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From the San Diego Public Library: Honoring Steve Kowit’s contributions to American Poetry! San Diego Poetry Annual and San Diego Public Library present the 6th annual Steve Kowit Poetry Prize, given to deserving poets anywhere in honor of celebrated local poet Steve Kowit, a former teacher at San Diego State University and Southwestern College. Poems of the Kowit honorees are published in a special section of the San Diego Poetry Annual (SDPA) each year. The program will feature performances by winners, honorable mentions and special guests, and an award ceremony honoring this year's winners. Cash awards totaling $1350 and honoraria are provided by the San Diego Entertainment and Arts Guild. First place: "Snakes and Ladders" by Eve Grubin Runner up: "Apocalypse Dancing" by Roy Bentley Second runner up: "Portrait of the Artists As A Young Fashionista" by Lee Rossi Registration for this event will close on April 8, 2022 at 4 p.m. This is an in-person event, held at the Shiley Special Events Suite. Masks may be required and social distancing protocol will be followed. Related links: San Diego Poetry Annual San Diego Poetry Annual on Instagram

In Chita: A Memoir, Rivera recounts her career originating roles in major Broadway shows. Now 90, Rivera remembers West Side Story from the beginning: "I was there at the first flicker of the skirt!"

A controversial installation in "The Street Legacy: SoCal Style Masters" exhibition in Escondido is staying put. The piece depicts pigs as police officers.

Amid President Joe Biden's announcement that his administration will be forgiving up to $20,000 in federal student loans, scammers may be looking to take advantage of borrowers.

Lafourcade discusses De Todas las Flores, her first album of entirely new material in seven years.

Watch the San Diego Padres take on the Minnesota Twins for a four-day, four game showdown! Game Schedule: CocktailFest & Italian Heritage Celebration: July 29, 2022 @6:40 p.m. Join us in Gallagher Square for pregame happy hour featuring $5 drink specials and live music, available from the time gates open until first pitch (approximately 4:30-6:30 p.m. PT). Celebrate Italian Heritage with a specialty themed Padres hat! Tickets MUST be purchased through Padres.com/ThemeGames to receive the related item, available only while supplies last. Second Game Day: July 30, 2022 @ 5:40 p.m. Salute to the U.S. Navy & Bruce Lee Tribute: July 31, 2022 @1:10 p.m. The Padres will recognize and honor the men and women who serve our country. Active duty service members, Veterans and their families receive 25% off tickets on Sundays and 10% off all season long, available online through verification by GovX. Join the Padres in paying tribute to Bruce Lee and our local Martial Arts programs. Your Theme Game package includes a limited-edition themed Padres hat, donation to the Bruce Lee Foundation, and a ticket to the Twins vs. Padres game.

A CalMatters investigation found that schools had wildly different approaches to stimulus spending — from laptops to shade structures to an ice cream truck. No centralized database exists to show the public exactly where the money went.

San Diego engineer and scientist Neil Thompson wrote a children's book about the science behind curly hair.

From San Diego weekend arts preview: Haydn's iconic "The Seven Last Words of Christ" was originally composed for a Good Friday service in the late 1780s in Cádiz, Spain, then later adapted for a string quartet. It contains seven pensive sonatas, each inspired by the seven phrases attributed to Christ during the crucifixion story. An introduction movement and a closing "Earthquake" piece round out the work, and the final movement is as violent, fast and loud as the title suggests. Hausmann Quartet have performed this work during Holy Week in prior years, and this year they're pairing up with a vocal quartet (led by Tasha Koontz) to perform chorales between each movement. Tickets are donation-based, with guests choosing one of three organizations working in Ukraine. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the organizers: In collaboration with St. Peter's Episcopal Church, the Hausmann Quartet presents a performance of Joseph Haydn’s epic masterpiece, The Seven Last Words of Christ. Originally commissioned for a Good Friday service in 1783, it was adapted for string quartet by the composer and has since become a treasured Easter-time tradition around the world. The Hausmann Quartet will be joined by a quartet of vocalists, who will sing the chorales that precede each movement. This concert will feature a name-your-own ticket price, with proceeds going to your choice of three nonprofits with a presence in Ukraine: Doctors Without Borders World Central Kitchen Voices of Children Related links: Hausmann Quartet on Instagram Hausmann Quartet on Facebook

This weekend in the arts: Disco Riot's LGBTQ+ dance festival; "New Native Narratives" and Guillermo Echeveste at The Front; new Park Social activations; Gilbert Castellanos at The Shell; "Freestyle Love Supreme" at The Old Globe; and Pride performances at SDMA.