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North County’s best night market. Presented by Viridian Productions and hosted at Local Roots Kombucha on the 3rd Friday of every month. Family-Friendly | Dogs Allowed | Live Music | Pool & Other Games Treat yourself to a spectacular selection of eats and treats including Pizza, Burgers, Sushi, Donuts, Chick’n Sandwiches, Dumplings, Loaded Fries, Gyros, Tamales, Wings, Noodles, Cookies, Empanadas and so much more. In between bites, shop a curated selection of local products, crafts and services. The Vista Vegan Night Market is located at the Local Roots Boochyard, the perfect evening destination for families and friends to gather and enjoy food, drinks and live music. This beautiful indoor and outdoor venue features several seating areas, pool and other games, a stage and cozy fire pits. This is a rain or shine event. PARKING: There is a free parking lot onsite and free street parking nearby. Vegan Food Popup Events by Viridian Productions are free monthly markets that showcase the best plant-based food in SoCal, featuring a rotating lineup of diverse vendors from San Diego, Orange County and LA. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vista-vegan-night-market-world-kombucha-day-tickets-1200545737619

San Diego’s biggest outdoor vegan market. Presented by Viridian Productions and A Way Home For Dogs on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Live DJ | Family-Friendly | Dogs Allowed | Free Parking Enjoy an incredible selection of food and drinks, with over 50 vendors including Pizza, Burgers, Sushi, Donuts, Chick’n Sandwiches, Dumplings, Loaded Fries, Gyros, Tamales, Wings, Noodles, Churros and so much more. SPECIAL EVENT: Community Open Skate Get ready to roll with the San Diego Skate Crew at the ultimate skate party! Lace up your skates and bring your favorite people to groove to the DJ and enjoy a day of sun and fun. This special event will be happening in the Mini Park during the monthly North Park Vegan Market. The North Park Vegan Market is located next to the North Park Mini Park, a great place to meet up with your favorite people to enjoy a day of food and fun. This spacious plaza features seating, gardens and a playground. Vendors are set up on 29th St and both sides of North Park Way between 30th St and Granada Ave. Stop by the A Way Home For Dogs booth to meet adoptable pups and to learn about fostering and other volunteer opportunities. This is a rain or shine event. PARKING: There is a 6-story parking garage on 29th St and North Park Way. Additionally, there is free street parking nearby. Vegan Food Popup Events by Viridian Productions are free monthly markets that showcase the best plant-based food in SoCal, featuring a rotating lineup of diverse vendors from San Diego, Orange County and LA. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-park-vegan-market-tickets-1200550000369

Join us for a FREE in-person Death Cafe, where we’ll come together to explore one of life’s greatest mysteries—death—through honest, open conversation. Why Attend a Death Cafe? Death is a natural part of life, yet few of us have ever gathered with others to talk about it. By breaking the silence and openly discussing death, we can reduce fear and anxiety, gain clarity on end-of-life planning, and learn how to better support ourselves and loved ones through life’s most challenging transitions. What to Expect Open, Respectful Conversation: Bring your curiosity, experiences, and questions. This is a welcoming, agenda-free space for sharing and listening. A Supportive Atmosphere: Come as you are. Whether you’re reflecting on your own journey or the passing of someone close, you’re not alone. Light Refreshments: Please arrive between 9 a.m. and 9:20 to get a drink and settle in. Enjoy complimentary snacks, tea, and coffee as we foster connection and understanding in a comfortable setting. Who Should Attend? Everyone is welcome—no prior experience or knowledge is required. If you’ve never talked about death before, this is a gentle way to start. Hosted By: Nicole, EcoLove Transitions—End-of-life Educator and Planner, Death Doula, and After Death Care Specialist Questions? Contact us at support@ecolovetransitions.com or call 858-815-1818 or 800-604-0270. Join us, and discover how talking openly about the end of life can bring more meaning, understanding, and even joy to the days we’re living right now. EcoLove Transitions on Facebook / Instagram

San Diego’s biggest vegan night market. Presented by Viridian Productions and hosted at AleSmith Brewing Company on the 1st Friday of every month. Family-Friendly | Dogs Allowed | Music & Games Indulge in an epic assortment of eats and treats, including Pizza, Burgers, Sushi, Donuts, Chick’n Sandwiches, Dumplings, Loaded Fries, Gyros, Tamales, Wings, Noodles, Cookies, Empanadas and so much more. In between bites, shop a curated selection of local products, crafts and services. The San Diego Vegan Night Market is located at AleSmith Brewing Company, an expansive indoor and outdoor venue that features several seating areas, fire pits, golf simulators, ax throwing and games. It’s the perfect spot to gather and share food, drinks and good times. Stop by the A Way Home For Dogs booth to meet adoptable pups and to learn about fostering and other volunteer opportunities. This is a rain or shine event. PARKING: There is a free parking lot onsite and free street parking nearby. Vegan Food Popup Events by Viridian Productions are free monthly markets that showcase the best plant-based food in SoCal, featuring a rotating lineup of diverse vendors from San Diego, Orange County and LA. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/san-diego-vegan-night-market-tickets-1200540090729

Written over the course of three years, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 is a monumental two-part declaration of faith that reveals the composer’s wide-ranging influences, from folk song to mythology and philosophy. This vastly expansive work is Mahler’s ode to nature, progressing in ever wider circles from the intimacy of flowers and meadows, to a colossal vision of humanity, and the splendor of the cosmos and its Creator. Perhaps no other symphony of Mahler’s so well embodies his famous declaration to Sibelius, in Sibelius’s own account: "Die Symphonie muss sein wie die Welt, Sie muss alles umfassen." ("A symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything.") World-renowned mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill will make her San Diego Symphony debut, conducted by Music Director Rafael Payare, for these final concerts of this historic season. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

Considered one of the finest pianists of today, Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes the Jacobs Music Center stage to perform his acclaimed interpretation of Camille Saint-Saëns' final piano concerto, written while he was vacationing in Cairo, Egypt. Then Rafael Payare and the Symphony tackle Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, "Leningrad." The first performance of the Leningrad took place in August 1942, a year into the 30-month blockade of the city by Axis powers, and was broadcast throughout the city as a show of defiance against German forces. Since then, the symphony has become a powerful international symbol of human resistance to brutality, barbarism and injustice. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/elegant-to-epic-saint-sa%C3%ABns-and-shostakovich/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook

South Korean composer Unsuk Chin has spent most of her working life in Germany where, as a young artist in Berlin, she absorbed many of the acoustic enthusiasms of European modernists in the late 20th century while swiftly building a distinctive language of her own. Her cello concerto, widely described as a triumph at its first appearance many years ago, has been taken up by many cellists and most recently by our own Alisa Weilerstein. Weilerstein’s mastery of drama and plangent lyricism is the perfect match for Unsuk Chin’s defiant and expressive music. Bruckner is one of the greatest one-offs in the history of music. The heir to Schubert and Wagner (but to hardly any other of the great composers!), he had a deep influence on Gustav Mahler, who loved and admired him passionately. But perhaps his deepest roots lay in the folk-music of the Austrian countryside where he grew up, and in the church music of centuries ago. He himself was an organist and church musician of great distinction, but – more than that – a man of deep religious feelings, and his music vividly reflects that. The Seventh, one of his later symphonies, often makes the orchestra sound like a colossal organ in an ancient medieval church. Indeed, this symphony has often been described as nothing short of a cathedral in sound. It would be hard to imagine music better suited to exploring the deepest resonances of our beautiful new hall, especially under the baton of music director Rafael Payare. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/weilerstein-and-payare-perform-chin-and-bruckner/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook

Ruth Reinhardt returns to lead the Symphony in two delightful works by two Czech masters: the Overture and "Three Dances" from Smetana’s folk-inspired romantic comedy, "The Bartered Bride" and Dvořák’s infectiously joyous "Symphony No. 8", which was conceived and written in the gorgeous green landscape of fields and woods around the small community where Dvořák had his country home. Having grown-up as a country boy in a largely agricultural community, the composer was passionate about the beauties of the rural world, taking pleasure especially in the rich variety of the songs of wild birds, which he would listen to in the little wood at the bottom of his garden. Probably no other symphony in the established repertoire is so full of delicious suggestions of singing birds as this! And at the center of the concert, something else entirely! Having quickly established himself as one of the leading classical saxophonists today, Steven Banks returns to San Diego to take the Jacobs Music Center stage with famed Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu’s Soprano Saxophone Concerto Albireo Mode. Written nearly 20 years ago, this accessible and gentle music, shot through with the sound of temple bells and the liquid traditions of American free jazz for which Yoshimatsu has a special admiration, takes its title from a famous double star in the Cygnus constellation, and is divided into two movements: the first – "Topaz" – after the precious stone which is often a pale-yellow color, and the second – "Sapphire" – after the familiar dark-blue stone. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/czech-masterpieces-and-a-saxophone-concerto/

We’ll shake, we’ll rattle, and we’ll clap along to the beat as we dance to exciting rhythms with our friends in the percussion family! Your family’s musical exploration starts here! San Diego Symphony musicians share their favorite sing-a-longs, rhymes, dances, and musical games in a series that introduces your youngest listeners to the instruments of the orchestra. Designed for families with children ages 0 – 5, these interactive, fun, and sensory-friendly concerts are 30 minutes. Each Symphony Kids concert will feature fun pre-concert activities. Families are encouraged to arrive early and enjoy hands-on experiences, including crafts and musical instrument exploration in collaboration with ChIMES. These concerts are sensory friendly and feature options like a designated quiet room, sensory kits (upon request), and social stories to support your family's visit. In partnership with SDSU Center for Autism + Developmental Disorders and Autism Society San Diego Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/symphony-kids-meet-the-percussion/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook

The artistic collaboration between Duke Ellington and composer/ arranger Billy Strayhorn is one of the most important in the history of American music. Duke Ellington trusted Billy Strayhorn’s artistic gifts from the moment he joined the band in 1939, until Strayhorn’s death in 1967. Strayhorn wrote many of the songs we associate with the Duke Ellington Band today, including their theme song “Take the A Train”, “Satin Doll”, “Something to Live For” and many more. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/duke-ellington-and-billy-strayhorn/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook