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From the KPBS weekend arts preview, Nov. 18, 2021: Let's give this one the best title award. New York-based artist Marina Zurkow will launch her residency at ICA North (formerly Lux) in Encinitas with a reception on Friday. The exhibition is immersive (artistically speaking, not aquatically) and will transform the gallery space. Zurkow's work is informed by the space between human civilization and ocean, the uneven relationship between the two, and, of course, human impact. Sculptural elements will include actual local marine debris (smell included), and the installation will feature several generative video works that will transform throughout the residency. Details: Marina Zurkow's residency begins with an opening reception Friday from 6-8 p.m. and will be on view through Jan. 30, 2022. Regular gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. ICA North, 1550 S El Camino Real, Encinitas. $0-10 for the reception, pay what you wish gallery admission. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS. From the gallery: The Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego presents experimental art and learning at its two campuses in Balboa Park and Encinitas. Launching on November 20, Artist-in-Residence Marina Zurkow invites the community to rethink our connection to the oceans by completely transforming the I-C-A San Diego North Campus gallery in Encinitas into an immersive installation that will activate the senses. Dive into the transformed galleries that emulate an underwater environment. Free admission through ICA San Diego’s Pay As You Wish initiative. Schedule: Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 - Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 Hours: Thursday – Sunday from Noon to 5 p.m. (Closed Monday–Wednesday) Visit www.icasandiego.org or call (760) 436-6611 Related Events: Opening Reception Nov. 19, 2021 | 6–8 p.m. Art Exploration: Marina Zurkow Dec. 9, 2021 | 5-6 p.m. OOzy: Ocean Thinking and Being (a guided meditation with eyes wide open) Dec. 12, 2021 | 11 a.m. - noon Family Day Jan 8, 2022 | 12-2 p.m. Soupy Salty Sonic: An Edible Exploration of Fluid Ocean Inner Spaces (Private Experience: RSVP is needed) by Marina Zurkow & Anna Rose Hopkins Jan. 21, 2022 | 6-8 p.m. Soupy Salty Sonic: A liquid wanting (Public experience at the beach) by Marina Zurkow & Anna Rose Hopkins Jan. 23, 2022 | 9-10 a.m. Related links: ICA on Instagram ICA on Facebook

March is Women’s History Month, and Women’s Resource Center at San Diego State University has prepared a slate of empowering and insightful events. Kicking off with a virtual keynote on March 3rd featuring noted author Roxane Gay, the Women's History Month events include the following: • Women of Color Empowerment Group on Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Our Womxn of Color Empowerment Group is back! This virtual meeting space is co-hosted by Counseling & Psych Services and the SDSU Center for Intercultural Relations! • Self-Love, Body Image, and Gender-Affirming Clothing on Friday, March 4, noon to 4 p.m. – Join us for an afternoon of self-love and exploring body image, while picking up free clothing from the Pride Center's Community Care Closet! • Women's Global Recovery Roundtable on Tuesday, March 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | This event will feature several speakers throughout the day, bringing awareness to issues of women's mental health and addiction and highlighting the voices of women in recovery. • Women of Color in the Workplace on Wednesday, March 9, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Being a woman of color in the workplace can bring new challenges! Together we'll learn about responding to microaggressions, impostor syndrome, stereotypes, and patriarchal or familial expectations. • Queer Femme Healing Circle biweekly on Fridays, March 11 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Join the Women's Resource Center & Pride Center's Queer Femme Healing Circle! A safe space to connect with other femmes and discuss the lived experiences of queerness and being femme-presenting. • Violence on the Land/Violence on Our Bodies on Monday, March 14, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Audience members will learn how gender-based violence is used to assert control of natural resources and will engage through art response and dialogue. Click here to see full schedule of activities. These events are free and open to SDSU students and staff. For more information, please visit sacd.sdsu.edu/womens-resource/womens-history-month or call Women's Resource Center at (619) 594-2304.

Federal money has been set aside to fix the cross border sewage flows fouling local beaches, but that solution remains a long way off. And, fact checking on claims by San Diego’s Former Mayor Kevin Faulconer now Republican Recall Election Candidate. Plus, a preview of this weekend’s local arts events.

As the more transmissible delta variant continues to spread, San Diego County’s death toll from COVID nearly doubled in one week. We bring you an update on the impact the virus is having in San Diego County. Plus, one of the most contentious housing measures to come out of the California legislature is now on it’s way to the Governor’s desk — Senate Bill 9, which allows up to four units to be built on lots zoned for single family houses. And, San Diego County students with special needs faced extra challenges in virtual learning. Now they're making up for lost time back in class. Then, Supervisor Nora Vargas joins Midday Edition to discuss what the new county arts and culture council would look like and how it might work. And, the KPBS Summer Music Series continues with DJ Artistic, considered an architect of the local hip-hop scene who curates and produces events, makes space for emerging artists and is a four-time SDMA winner.

A new exhibit in New York shows what the statues ACTUALLY looked like.

RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 18, 2022 Don’t miss this intimate evening with one of the biggest musical forces of our time! The 16-time Grammy Award-winning writer/producer, David Foster, performs songs he wrote or produced from his four decades of hits and includes fascinating storytelling about the songs, artists, and moments of his life. Some of the music man’s hits include Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me,” Whitney Houston’s “The Bodyguard,” Earth Wind and Fire’s “After The Love Is Gone,” Chicago’s “You’re The Inspiration,” Josh Groban’s “You Raised Me Up,” Michael Buble’s “Home,” Natalie Cole’s “Unforgettable” and so many more. Location | California Center for The Arts, Escondido Get tickets here! Second Balcony – $40 First Balcony – $45 Mezzanine – $50 - $90 Parterre – $60 Orchestra – $65 - $90 For more information, please visit artcenter.org/event/an-intimate-evening-with-david-foster-hitman/.

In 2016, a former Disney animator gave his followers a challenge: draw a mermaid every day for the month of May. Today, prompts motivate people to make pieces of mermaid art.

In the arts this weekend, we have art made by construction equipment, a virtual baroque concert, several art opening receptions in the Barrio Art Crawl, and a final week of a play that imagines Martin Luther King Jr's final night.

Bioengineering leads to products that perform like plastic but aren’t made from petroleum, and some are biodegrade.