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This weekend in the arts: Music, dance and avant garde performance at Intervals; Glen Wilson, June Edmonds and April Banks at BFree Studio; LITVAKdance's "Terrain"; Adams Avenue Unplugged; Mission Fed ArtWalk; WOW Fest; San Diego Book Crawl and "Trino."

Iliza Shlesinger is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and author, selling out theaters around the globe with a devoted fan base who are known for creating their own Iliza-inspired swag to wear to her shows. Iliza coined the term "Elder Millennial" in her eponymous 2018’s "Elder Millennial", which is also the subject of "Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over", her “fan-u-mentary” giving fans an inside look into her life on tour. Her other specials are "Unveiled" (2019), "Confirmed Kills" (2016), "Freezing Hot" (2015) and "War Paint" (2013). In 2022, Netflix released her 6th stand-up special "Hot Forever" and her second book "All Things Aside" was published. Her podcast, "AIA: Ask Iliza Anything on Earwolf" is a fan favorite and features Iliza giving out her barefaced life advice to fans' questions. Next, she’ll launch Iliza’s Locals a three-episode series highlighting 18 of her favorite L.A. comedians. The series will stream exclusively on the 800 Pound Gorilla platform April 4 before moving over to YouTube April 28. Iliza wrote and starred in the Netflix Rom-Con movie "Good On Paper" and played opposite Mark Wahlberg in the #1 Netflix film "Spenser Confidential". She also appeared in the critically acclaimed indie drama "Pieces of a Woman" with Vanessa Kirby. Other credits include, "Instant Family", starring Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, and "The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show", a comedy series she created and starred in for Netflix. In March 2020, in response to the pandemic, she and her husband, Chef/James Beard Award nominated author Noah Galuten, launched "Don't Panic Pantry" as a way to encourage people to stay at home and flatten the curve. The fun, follow-along at-home cooking show streamed live via Iliza’s Instagram and Facebook page with more than 250 episodes. It has been featured "TODAY Show, The Talk", and has been sponsored by companies like Le Creuset, Dansk and Bob's Red Mill. "The Don't Panic Pantry Cookbook" published in January of 2023. Iliza’s first book, "Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity" (Hachette Book Group) was a subversively funny collection of essays offering her unique perspective on women's behavior. She recently guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live and previously hosted her own limited run late night talk show "Truth & Iliza" on Freeform. She is the only female and youngest comedian to hold the title of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Iliza regularly supports a variety of causes including Team Rubicon, Cystic Fibrosis, various environmental causes, and has performed abroad several times with the USO. She lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband Noah, their newborn daughter Sierra Mae and their Chinese rescue dog, Tian Fu. Connect with Iliza Shlesinger on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The annual public community auction is April 22 from 4 p.m. to 8 p..m. Registration sign-up, silent auction bidding begins w/ live auction preview, featuring country store, ethnic foods, raffles, adult & children’s games, etc. On April 23 from Noon to 6 p.m., Live Auction @ 6 p.m. featuring works of Carter, Salvador Dali, Russell, trips, wines, furniture, tools, photography, gold jewelry, signed sports memorabilia, etc. Visit: https://resurrectionchurch.org

Our arts picks this weekend include: Swish Projects at the New Children's Museum, San Diego Dance Theater's Live Arts Fest, "Black Voices, Black Writers" and more.

Exhibition on view: Aug. 22 – Sept. 8, 2022 RECEPTION: Thursday, Aug. 25, 4 – 7 P.M., ART GALLERY FA 103 FREE PARKING IN LOT # 1. PARK IN STAFF SPACES ONLY. MASKS REQUIRED. San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery hosts this exhibition of pictorial and sculptural investigations on color, light and texture, featuring recent artworks by San Diego-based artists Christian Garcia-Olivo, Kaori Fukuyama and Melissa Walter. The advent of Modernism inspired artists to explore abstraction and in the 20th century painters were motivated to pursue explorations with a variety of media in order to capture both the material and the immaterial. Jackson Pollock’s drip paintings, physically vigorous in form and action, can be contrasted with the ethereal rigor of perceptual light works by the Southern California Light and Space movement of the 60s and 70s; and to the interest on phenomenology of some conceptual art. The three artists whose works are assembled together in "The Weight of Color", "The Shape of Light", delve into these legacies; there’s a push and pull of the picture plane, a celebration of both organic and synthetic pigments while surface and materials are manipulated in novel and unexpected ways. These artists manipulate paint and pigments in novel and unexpected ways: Shaped canvases vibrate in contrasting colors; paint becomes solid like skin and thread; pulverized lava dust shaped into words. Gallery hours: M,T,W 12 - 5 pm, TH 12 am - 7 pm or by appointment. Closed Fridays, Weekends and School Holidays. For info call (619) 388-2829. Gallery website: www.sdmesa.edu/art-gallery FREE and OPEN to ALL San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery: Facebook Instagram

Communities from Houston to New Orleans opened cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settled across a broad swath of the U.S. South on Saturday.

This festival from local contemporary movement arts organization Disco Riot will feature artists whom identify as part of the queer, trans and gender-nonconforming dance community in San Diego and beyond. Queer Mvmnt Fest will empower and showcase LGBTQ+ artists from all backgrounds through performance, workshops, discussions, and classes geared for affinity groups as well as open to the general public. The festival will further highlight the work of BIPOC artists within the LGBTQ+ community, examining and centering the need for addressing inequity through an intersectional lens. This festival is the first of many actions towards representation and celebration of queer and BIPOC dance artists in the San Diego community. For the day-by-day schedule of performances, workshops and more, go here. For location details, scroll to the bottom of this page. Friday, Jun. 24: 4:30 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Film screenings 5:30 p.m.: at City Heights Annex: Panel discussion, facilitated by José Héctor Cadena, about portrayals of dance in film. 6 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Film screenings (repeat of 4:30 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. at Art Produce: Queer partner salsa dance lesson with Michelle Morales 8:30 p.m. at Art Produce: Opening garden party Saturday, Jun. 25: 10 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Xochii de la Noche 11:30 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Bernard Brown 6 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Performance, featuring Xochii De La Noche, Avery Polster, Anna Brown Massey, Victor De La Fuente, Jasmyn Hamblin, and Jay Carlon. *note: minors in attendance must be accompanied by an adult. This production contains partial nudity 7 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Panel discussion, facilitated by José Héctor Cadena, on the body as a canvas 8 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Performance (repeat of 6 p.m.) Sunday, Jun. 26: 10 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Mirrored Fatality 11:30 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Avery Polster 12 p.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Jay Carlon 2 p.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Marty Dorado 4 p.m. at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Performance featuring Guillermo Castro, Lavina Rich, Sebastian Eusebio Arredondo, Tylor Bradshaw, Sara Celaya, Alyssa Rose, Sol Dela Rosa, Bernard Brown, and featuring special guest performance by James Gilmer of Alvin Ailey 5:15 at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Panel discussion facilitated by José Héctor Cadena on collaborative dance performances 7 p.m. at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Performance (repeat of 4 p.m.) 9 p.m. at Urban Mo's: Closing Party Monday, Jun. 27 (Youth and Family Night) 4:30 p.m. at the Mingei: Youth and family workshop with Alyssa Rose 6 p.m. at the Mingei: Performances and films that highlight LGBTQ+ youth 7:30 p.m. at the Mingei: Panel discussion and info session Related links: Disco Riot on Instagram Disco Riot on Facebook Festival tickets and details Location information: City Heights Annex: 3795 Fairmount Ave, San Diego, CA 92105 Art Produce: 3139 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104 Tenth Avenue Arts Center: 930 Tenth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 BalletCenter Studios: 246 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103 Urban MO's: 308 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 The Mingei: 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101

The commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Col. Thomas M. Bedell, and the commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Maj. Gen. Bradford J. Gering, invite the San Diego community and aviation enthusiasts to the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Sept. 23-25. The theme of this year’s air show is “Marines: Fight, Evolve, Win.” and is a direct reflection of the Commandant of the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 program and the technical innovations the service is undertaking to remain the 21st century’s force in readiness. “It’s been almost three years since MCAS Miramar was able to open its doors to our neighbors and share in our love of aviation, and I am extremely excited to be able to do so once again. We are proud to call America’s Finest City home and bring back one of the world’s most anticipated aviation exhibitions”, said Bedell. The full schedule has been released (subject to change). Guests can count on seeing the Marine Corps’ F-35B demonstration, the unique Marine AirGround Task Force demonstration, the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, Aaron Fitzgerald flying the Red Bull Helicopter, a 5G Technology Expo and much more. The air show is free to the public and upgraded seating options are now on sale. For ticket information, COVID-19 protocols, business and vendor opportunities, and more, please visit the Miramar Air Show website at miramarairshow.com. There are currently no COVID-19 protocols on www.miramarairshow.com. Friday-Sunday: September 23-25 8 am: Gates open to the public 9:30 am: Jon Melby / Precision Exotics I Race the Runway Experience 9:48 am: Kent Pietsch Interstate Cadet (Trucktop) 10 am: USAF C-17 West Coast Demo Team 10:16 am: Opening Ceremonies | USA Golden Knights / USN Leap Frogs 11:03 am: USMC F-35B Aerobatic Demo 11:23 am: Kent Pietsch (Deadstick) 11:31 am: USAF U-2 Dragon Lady (Friday Only) 11:45 am: Redbull Air Force | Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 / Aaron Fitzgerald Redbull BO-105 Helo / Wingsuit Flyers 12:12 pm: Vicky Benzing 450 Stearman 12:26 pm: Mike Goulian Extra 330 12:40 pm: Hot Streak Jet Truck II / Mike Goulian Race 12:48 pm: Kent Pietsch (Comedy) 12:58 pm: USA Golden Knights & USN Leap Frogs 1:15 pm: MAGTF | Marine Air Ground Task Force 2:04 pm: USAF F-22 Raptor Demo w/P-51D Heritage Flight (Saturday & Sunday Only) 2:36 pm: Rob Holland Aerobatics MXS-RH 2:50 pm: Hot Streak Jet Truck II / Rob Holland Race (Saturday & Sunday Only) 2:58 pm: USN Blue Angels and Fat Albert 4:13 pm: End of Aerial Demonstrations NOTE: Times are approximate and subject to change. Follow @MCASMiramarCA on Twitter #MiramarAirshow

This weekend in the arts: "Our Ancestors' Dream" at The Front; "Little Shop of Horrors"; the La Jolla Art and Wine Festival; 25 years of Oceanside Museum of Art; and the San Diego Symphony performs Beethoven's 5th and more.

W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc) were the biggest rock band in Zambia in the 1970s and spearheaded a new genre dubbed Zamrock, fusing influences that ranged from the Rolling Stones to Black Sabbath and James Brown and mixing them with traditional African rhythms and bush village songs. At the peak of their popularity, the band often needed police to keep fans at bay while their lead singer Jagari riled up crowds by stage diving from balconies and dancing manically as the WITCH’s blend of psychedelic rock and African rhythms permeated the surrounding atmosphere. Join W.I.T.C.H., Night Beasts and Breanna Barbara for their live performance at Belly Up Tavern on Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Get tickets here! Advanced admission: $20 Day-of-show admission: $25 Reserved loft seating: $35 Ages 21+ only. For more information, please visit bellyup.com/email-builder/witch or call the venue at (858) 481-8140.