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HEM Crew (Hecho en Mèxico) started in 1989 in the streets of Tijuana/San Diego with cross-border graffiti practices. Over the years, the HEM crew's talent has earned them recognition as one of the oldest and most established graffiti crews in the binational region. In addition to the urban space, HEM Crew has gained a reputable space in museums and galleries. For instance, in 2012 HEM crew retrospective was featured at CECUT Tijuana's largest Museum (Centro Cultural Tijuana.) Showcasing the first graffiti retrospective of the region. The exhibition reception opens with a live painting event during the Barrio Art Crawl. Opening Reception: Saturday, July 9, 2022, 5–8 p.m. Related links: Athenaeum Art Center on Instagram Shente on Instagram Spel on Instagram

San Diego Writers Festival co-founders Marni Freedman and Jeniffer Thompson, in partnership with The Coronado Public Library and Warwick’s, are pleased to announce the fourth annual festival taking place at various locations within the library on Saturday, October 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. This year’s festival features an amazing line-up of literary talent, including keynote speaker and international bestselling writer Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of Secret Daughter, soon to be a movie produced by Amazon with Priyanka Chopra and Sienna Miller, NYT’s bestselling writer Qian Julie Wang, author of Beautiful Country, Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actress Renee Taylor, best known for her role in the hit TV sitcom, The Nanny, who will share insider stories about her career as an actor, screenwriter, playwright, producer, and director. WHEN| Saturday, October 8, 2022 - This event runs from 9 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. in the Coronado Performing Arts Center's Main Stage Theater. For a full schedule of events, visit here. For a printable map and schedule, visit here (PDF). WHERE| Coronado Public Library - 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, California 92118 ADMISSION| This is a FREE event! SOCIALS| San Diego Writer's Festival on Instagram |Facebook |Twitter

Dürer was so great an artist, an all-encompassing thinker that he was almost a Renaissance in his own right. He did it all: The first self-portrait, the first portrait of an animal, the first realistic landscape drawings. Dürer was interested in nearly everything, building up an Encyclopedia of his own time. It's fair to say that without Albrecht Dürer, printmaking as we know it would not exist. And even though his fame was largely built on his prints and graphic style, his financial income was secured with commissions of paintings of religious subjects and portraits, and these works remain held in high esteem for their draftsmanship and use of color. He was, and remains the most famous artist of the Northern Renaissance who successfully integrated an elaborately-detailed Northern style with Italian Renaissance's ideals of balance, coherence, and monumentality. In today's docent-led talk we'll join Dürer in his journey to celebrity status, gaining an understanding of why and how his art remains as important to us today as in his time. *This is a virtual event that will take place over Zoom. RSVP NOW Timken Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram / @TimkenMuseum on Twitter

Rhiannon Giddens has won Grammys, a Pulitzer prize for her opera Omar, and a MacArthur Fellowship. She's composed music for ballet and video games. And her new album is called You're the One.

Discovered at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival by Quincy Jones, Cuban-born GRAMMY Award nominee Alfredo Rodriguez has rapidly risen to stardom under the tutelage of the famed producer. Since arriving in the US in 2009, Rodriguez has appeared on prestigious stages such as the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl and the Gilmore Keyboard Festival. Come see him perform at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m.

On Earth Day, a look at San Diego's zero waste policy — the city’s goal to recycle, reuse and stop generating waste by the year 2040. Plus, besides a restaurant and urban garden, the business model of the nonprofit MAKE Projects in North Park is a job training center for refugees and immigrants. And it’s already making a difference. Finally, this weekend in the arts: Black Artist Collective at The Old Globe; Yolanda López and Irma Sofia Poeter; "Mother of the Maid" at Moxie; Broadway San Diego presents "Rent"; Anya Gallaccio at Quint ONE; the Symphony; and Spellling at the Casbah.

San Diego is not only the home for Comic-Con, but for also some of the comic book industry's most influential artists and writers.

CPUC voted to move some climate credits for utility customers to an earlier date, so customers could get some relief from high bills.

Test your figure drawing or painting skills in this uninstructed painting session. Models vary and will be costumed or nude. No matter what your level of experience, you’re welcome to join and experience the thrill of painting directly from a live person posing for you. Date/Time: Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to secure your spot: Email Dottie Stanley dottieaartist@gmail.com. Ticket Prices: Free/M, $5/NM. Participants split the model fee. For further information, visit here! Stay Social! Facebook & Instagram

A federal appeals court struck down a state law prohibiting the sale of semi-automatic rifles to people under the age of 21. The law passed shortly after the 2019 Poway Synagogue shooting. Then, a national baby formula shortage is a serious issue for some San Diego families. And, two more journalists were killed in Mexico this week bringing the total deaths to 11 this year. The murders are rarely solved and investigations often lack transparency. Next, May is mental health awareness month. UC San Diego professor emeritus Andrew Scull has a new book coming out on the subject. He says the U.S. has largely failed in treating mental illness throughout its history, calling it “a riddle we must continue to strive to solve.” Finally, the San Diego Italian Film Festival will celebrate the life of its late founder Victor Laruccia with a screening of the Italian film “Loose Cannons” at the Museum of Photographic Arts on Friday.