Search results for

The Department of Homeland Security says it has ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

San Diego Unified officially opens its newest elementary school in honor of the Kumeyaay people.

Thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes without raising the alarm, officials said Wednesda

50 years ago, Atari released the original Pong as an arcade game. To mark the anniversary, Atari co-founder and Pong designer Allan Alcorn spoke with NPR to reflect on the game's development.

Discover these five notable works of visual art in San Diego this month, from Sien Collective, Kaori Fukuyama, Amir H. Fallah, Annie Goldman and Chitra Gopalakrishnan.

President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally.

The Media Arts Center of San Diego helps elementary school students learn about movie making during their spring break.

With a new refugee crisis in Ukraine, the Rohingya, who fled Myanmar for Bangladesh years ago, feel as if no one pays heed to their plight. Now thousands are risking their lives to flee once more.

LITVAKdance has dedicated the Fall of 2021 to revisiting some of its most well-received repertoire from their four year tenure. At the Garfield Theatre at the Lawrence Family JCC, LITVAKdance will present five works full of punch, play and power. Choreographers include local dance icon and octogenarian Patricia Sandback, visiting choreographer Chuck Wilt and LITVAKdance artistic director, Sadie Weinberg. Performance event includes pre-concert complimentary cocktail and conversation with LITVAKdance artistic director, lobby art exhibition, intermission performance by Kelzmer violinist Yale Strom and access to current LFJCC photo exhibit, "Jerusalem: Art and Mystery" by Viviana Tagar. This is LITVAKdance's first main stage production since March, 2020. Note: Proof of COVID vaccination is required to enter LFJCC facilities. Program: "Rein" by Keith Johnson: Rein was originally commissioned as a part of LITVAKdance's virtual Fall 2020 production Polymorphic, a collaboration with composer/violinist Kristopher Apple. A play on words, the dance vacillates between the feeling of being reined with the release of a summer rainstorm. Keith is a professor of dance at CSU Long Beach and performed in NY with the companies of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Doug Varone and Dancers. "Radiant" by Chuck Wilt: Premiered in Fall 2019 and called 'turbulent and athletic' by dance critic Janice Steinberg, the 18-minute work for 6 dancers was inspired by the life and work of queer artist and AIDS activist, Keith Haring. Chuck directs Una Productions, a dance company currently based in San Fransisco. He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. "Girls with Balls" by Patricia Sandback: A comic work created by the octogenarian in 2019, Girls with Ballstakes a serious look at all of the balls women are expected to keep afloat in life through witty and playful dance vignettes that include rhymes, spoken word and even a ukulele. Patricia was a professor of dance at San Diego State University for almost half a century. She continues to make work and perform in her retirement. Works by artistic director Sadie Weinberg: In addition to directing LITVAKdance Sadie teaches at UC San Diego and MiraCosta College. She holds a BFA from The Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College and an MFA from UC Irvine. "Another Ezio Summer: New and Archived Phrases": A work for 12 dancers, "Another Ezio Summer" brought the house down at LITVAKdance's Spring 2018 inaugural performance."I gave myself two tasks; never repeat and layer. I wanted to match the intensity of Ezio Bosso's music; just when it feels like the sound can’t possibly get bigger, it does." "The Practice of Coming Back": A solo with four supporting dancers inspired by company member, April Tra and her uncanny ability to shift seamlessly from intricate isolations to watery, full-bodied connectivity. The piece is a study on coming back to a movement idea; a metaphor for being forced to continue to grapple with the same thing over and over.

A spectacular family holiday concert, Carols by Candlelight, will take place December 10 & 11 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Now in its 32nd year, proceeds from this holiday country concert will go to Rady Children’s Hospital. The two-night concert will feature country music stars singing their hits and favorite holiday songs. This year’s headliner is Mark Wills, making his Carols by Candlelight debut. Wills, a member of the Grand Ole Opry, has eight Top 10 Country Singles, three Top 10 Country Albums and has been named Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist. Other headliners, and Carols by Candlelight veteran performers, include Jamie O’Neal, Anna Vaus, and Steve Vaus (2010 Grammy winner). O’Neal, an Academy of Country Music Award Winner, and multi-Grammy Nominee, has three Top 10 Country Singles. Anna Vaus was recently named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country; she also just received the Miranda Lambert Award and ASCAP Award. Also appearing in this year’s line-up is Back to the Garden, a Woodstock tribute band, recreating the music of the era, featuring the music of the Byrds, the Doors, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, Mamas and the Papas, Carole King, the Eagles, and more. Following the on-stage performances, to close the evening, the audience and stars meet in the courtyard and sing “Silent Night” by candlelight. In addition to the live entertainment, the benefit also features a live auction offering autographed guitars and other items, as well as silent auction items and raffle prizes, donated by sponsoring organizations. To learn ways to get involved or become a donor, visit http://www.carolsbycandlelight.com/our-donors/. VIP Orchestra seating, first 16 rows, is $94 per ticket, while the standard orchestra is $70 per ticket. Tickets are available (starting at $18) through the Box Office at (800) 988-4253. Active-duty military and first responders may purchase tickets at the box office at 50% off regular prices (ID required). The California Center for the Arts is located at 340 N. Escondido Blvd in Escondido (92025). For more information, visit www.CarolsByCandlelight.com.