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Join us for our Makers & Macrame Workshop with our guest instructor and local macrame artist, Jordan of The Knottery. This is KNOT your average workshop! This is an interactive 3-hour workshop and is $79 per guest. In this specialty event, we will first make an entertaining staple: our versatile 6x16 Mini Wood Tray. Customize your Mini Wood Tray with your choice of (non-toxic!) stain and designer paint colors. Then, we learn techniques of the art of macrame. Registration includes instructions and supplies to complete an on-trend project: your choice of ONE stylish Macrame Wristlet or ONE pair of Macrame Earrings. You will be able to choose your cord colors when you arrive for your workshop. The Knottery offers a wide selection of colors. Take home your DIY project, stylish macrame project, and some crafty knowledge on a new skill! Click here to register for this event!

#MeToo helped launch a wider examination of society's treatment of women in everyday life, at the workplace, and in Hollywood. But there remain institutional problems resistant to change.

Electronic music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee — aka TOKiMONSTA — underwent two brain surgeries in 2016 that temporarily stripped her of her ability to understand words or music.

For more than three decades, GRAMMY Award-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. Throughout his career Sanchez has held aloft the torch lit by such innovators as Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente and Cal Tjader, embraced by each of those icons and entrusted to carry forward the traditions of Latin Jazz. Come see him perform at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. Click here for more information about this event!

One of the brightest vocal stars of our day joins a tremendous guitar virtuoso for an unforgettable evening showcasing the rich, magnificent musical traditions of Spain. This intimate evening pairs multiple GRAMMY© Award-winner Isabel Leonard, the glamorous mezzo-soprano who has dazzled opera lovers at the great houses worldwide, with Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, praised by Billboard as “the soul of the Spanish guitar.” When| Thursday, December 1, 2022 @7:30 p.m. Prelude lecture · 6:30 PM Where| The Conrad Prebys Pefroming Arts Center Tickets|$44 to $94 For more information about this event, click here.

JUNE 4 - JULY 30, 2022 * Preview Night: Thursday, June 2 from 6 - 9 p.m. in conjunction with Hillcrest’s First Thursday Walk in ART in Mural Alley Artist Reception: Saturday, July 2 from 6 - 9 p.m. Over 70 artworks presented at The Studio Door from artists working in 13 states who identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Ally. Curated with the support of Alyssa Nitchun, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Executive Director. Participating Artists Joseph Abbati, Brock Archer, Brandin Barón, Chad Berwald, Nathaniel Bice, Laicee Blackwell, Pierre Bounaud, John Breitweiser, Nathan Carroll, Maurice Cassidy, Lance Chang, Jacob Clayton, Ariel Cooper, Joan Cox, Roy de Vries. Yvette Deas, Darren Domingo, David Dumo, Stevan Dupus, Brett Dyer, Nicholas Ebakidze, Matthew Finley, C Foodoreanu, Irwin Freeman, Colette Hebert, Gerard Huber, Dean Jester, Nikki Kelsay, Tali Lopez, Sooltan Madsen, Michael McFadden, Todd Muffatti, MisterOsborne, Richard Poulin, Danne Sadler, Dan Simoneau, Smittybones, Syd Stevens, Teemstir, Minnie Valero, Tim Weedlun, Alisa White, Danielle Wogulis, Hugo Ximello-Salido and Paul F. Yount. Featured Artist Stefan Talian selected by event producer The Studio Door. * 5th year celebration expanded to Two Months: Pride Month (June) and San Diego Pride (July) Related links: The Studio Door on Instagram The Studio Door on Facebook Gallery information

JJ Cale, who died in 2013, wrote hit songs for Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Tom Petty. In a 2009 interview Cale discusses his passion for music, not the spotlight. Plus songwriter Al Howard and his mother discuss their ambitious 100 song project that includes a painting for each song.

Everyone in the community is invited to Light Up a Life, a special candle-lighting ceremony to celebrate the people whose lives have warmed their hearts and whose memories illuminate their lives. The Elizabeth Hospice will host this family-friendly event on Sunday, November 13, 2022, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the California Center for the Arts at 340 N. Escondido Blvd in Escondido. Light Up a Life blends inspirational messages, music, and a memorial ceremony to lift the hearts of those touched by loss, illness or sorrow. Admission and parking are free. Registration is required by November 4, here! All attendees will have the opportunity to light a candle during the memorial ceremony. In support of The Elizabeth Hospice’s nonprofit mission, a donation of $50 is suggested. Individuals can receive a 2022 keepsake ornament with a $100 donation or a personalized ornament with a donation of $250 or more. Information on sponsorship opportunities can be found here or by calling 760-796-3708.

The proposal would allow family members, first responders and others to refer people with debilitating psychosis to be evaluated, treated and housed before they end up in the criminal justice system. Plus, more than 2 million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with the veteran's care and face challenges like stress, anxiety, and social isolation. And, in this weekend arts preview, we have some contemporary ballet set to Bluegrass, visual art from the border to the desert, and a chamber concert dedicated to Ukraine.

The Emilio Nares Foundation (ENF), a nonprofit that helps families navigate their child’s journey through cancer, invites the community to attend their 19th annual Harvest for Hope Fundraiser at Coasterra Restaurant on Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The annual fundraiser features signature dishes from local San Diego chefs paired with fine wine and spirits, a craft beer tasting and live entertainment from art entertainer and cancer survivor, Amy Burkman, and Saxophonist, Brian Pierini. General admission tickets cost $180 per person. Proceeds raised will help the Emilio Nares Foundation continue to provide free services to low-income, underprivileged families whose children are battling cancer. WHEN | Sunday, September 18, 2022 ‣ This event takes place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE | Coasterra Restaurant ‣ 880 Harbor Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92101 TICKETS | Purchase tickets here!