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Please join Cultural Noire Performing Arts Company for its 2026 JUNETEENTH Theatrical Celebration! Cultural Noire Performing Arts Company will present a Staged Reading of the 2002 Pulitzer-Prize Finalist for Drama, "Yellowman" by Dael Orlandersmith. The award-winning play is being presented in celebration of JUNETEENTH. "Yellowman" features Portia Gregory and Anthony Hamm and is narrated by Iris Anderson. The staged reading is directed by Gina M. Jackson. The theatrical celebration will be held on Sunday, June 14 at Community Actors Theatre (C.A.T.). Doors open at 2:30 p.m.; the staged reading begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at Eventbrite. Cultural Noire Performing Arts Company on Facebook / Instagram

Celebrate the summer solstice with two ocean-loving poets—North County's own Carly Marie DeMento and surfer Michael Klam. Join them for the release of two new books—the "2025-2026 San Diego Poetry Annual" and Klam's latest collection of poetry and visual art, "Stay There," Garden Oak Press: 2026. Carly Marie DeMento is a poet and third-generation San Diegan. Her poetry has appeared in the North American Review, Kestrel, and Green Hills Literary Lantern—and been hung in the best spot of all: friends' kitchens. Nominated for Best New Poets in 2025, Carly's work is supported by Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. She is the co-creator of "Desire, Calling"—a reading series that features queer writers, a dance party, and a fundraiser for local nonprofits. Michael Klam is associate publisher of the San Diego Poetry Annual. He is editor-in-chief of the bilingual edition of the SDPA. Klam hosts San Diego Central Library’s Conversations with Poets. His books include "The Cheapest Flight to Paradise" (Puna Press: 2017), "Anything for a Dull Moment" (Garden Oak Press: 2020), and "Stay There" (Garden Oak Press: 2026).

Unfurled Chula Vista is a free community art and open mic poetry event! Make your own flag, share your poetry, and experience a colorful exhibition of handmade flags created by the community for one day only. Made possible in part by the City of Chula Vista Performing and Visual Arts Grant.

Warwick's and USD’s College of Arts and Sciences and Humanities Center present Lisa See as she discusses her new book, "Daughters of the Sun and Moon." Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of "Lady Tan's Circle of Women," "The Island of Sea Women," "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane," "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," "Peony in Love," "Shanghai Girls," "China Dolls," and "Dreams of Joy," which debuted at #1. She is also the author of "On Gold Mountain," which tells the story of her Chinese American family's settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker's Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women. In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent. These characteristics should bring her great rewards, beginning with her arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big-footed daughter of peasants, has grown up hungry and with dirt between her toes. In a moment of desperation, Petal's father sells her to buy money for rice seed, and she is loaded onto a ship to the Gold Mountain—America—where she is once again sold. Moon is married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. She is educated, speaks fluent English, and has been endowed with a face of great beauty, yet her failed footbinding as a child has left her with a limp that lessens her value in the eyes of many. Each woman has her own desires. Dove wants to love and be loved, Petal desires freedom, and Moon seeks justice. Together they face a larger society that wishes them not one ounce of good will. Anti-Chinese sentiment is strong in Los Angeles, and this eventually leads to the Night of Horrors during which all three women are challenged in ways they could not have imagined. Brought together by hardship and heartbreak, they must use their bravery, endurance, and ability to "eat bitterness" to discover their voices, find freedom, and connect through solace and friendship. Together they are daughters of the sun and moon. $29+tax & fee: One General Admission & one copy of "Daughters of the Sun and Moon" $39+tax & fee: Two General Admissions & one copy of "Daughters of the Sun and Moon" Lisa See on Facebook / Instagram

Join us to kick-off the third-annual EXPO Design Market at MCASD with a pre-party featuring Los-Angeles based Artist Geller. SUPPORT THE ARTS! proceeds directly towards support MCASD programs and operations. All EXPO Pre-Paty tickets include 50% off museum admission EXPO is a two-day event series at The Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego built to showcase the best of Publishing, Design, Music, and community within San Diego and its neighboring communities. At its core, EXPO is an exchange of ideas, networking, and collaboration meant to encourage meaningful connection, and it is guided by MCASD’s mission to inspire expansive thinking and an inclusive world through contemporary art. Through this unified mission, EXPO fosters collaboration, celebrates creativity, and promotes inclusivity within our neighboring communities and bi-national region. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

In this six-week course, students will explore the fundamentals of 3D design while working hands-on with clay. Students will learn how to transform a lump of clay into a variety of forms, learning pinch, coil, and slab building, and creating a final project that showcases their skills. Ceramics offers a multi-sensory learning experience that supports different learning styles and encourages problem-solving, fine motor development, and confidence through experimentation and revision. Along the way, students will also strengthen collaboration, critical thinking, and an appreciation for creativity, culture, and community. Visit: Clay After-School Art Class ArtReach San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Winner of TWELVE 2025 BroadwayWorld San Diego Awards, "the wulfeater" is back! "the wulfeater" is an interactive musical theater experience coming back to the Tenth Avenue Arts Center San Diego this summer. Set in the fictional world of Cleveland, "the wulfeater" explores the intersections of capitalism, oppression, and patriarchy through an immersive and interactive experience that invites the voyeuristic gaze of its audience members. Welcome to "the wulfeater," motherf@cker…are you ready to have some fun? VIP Seating Information | $62 "the wulfeater" proudly serves the municipality of Cleveland and cordially invites you, a very important person, to purchase a very important person seat for your next visit. Each night, there are only 16 available VIP seats for purchase and these seats are located on the stage in front of the general admission risers. VIP seating is organized in tables of four. If you would like to reserve an entire table for your party, we ask that you purchase all four tickets in the same order. Beat the heat, skip the line, and most importantly, distinguish your very important self from the not so very important poors in the general admission seats. Welcome to "the wulfeater," you very important motherfucker, are you ready to have some fun? General Admission Information | $36 General Admission seating is open seating in the risers. Please note: There is also a performance on Thursday, Sep 17, at 7:30 p.m. Visit: https://www.thewulfeater.com/ the wulfeater on Facebook / Instagram

Enjoy the contemporary/ancient art of storytelling, alive and well, in the secluded and enchanting garden space of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, in the heart of downtown. Tales from the Asian Pacific Rim will delight all from ages 12 and up. Dynamic members of Storytellers of San Diego are there to weave the spell of cultural and heritage stories, bringing them vividly to life in this intimate garden oasis. Meet Jim Dieckmann, James Nelson-Lucas and Fred Laskowski in an afternoon to stir the imagination. Spend time at the gallery exhibit, and then relax in the garden setting to stories.

The 2026 San Diego International Fringe Festival runs for 12 days with new venues from Poway to Ensenada, international artists and the World Fringe Congress coming to San Diego.

A ukulele collective radiating sunny harmonies and island inspired grooves for the ultimate feel-good experience. Front Row Saturday is our signature series that brings audiences an intimate and memorable experience in the state-of-the-art Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium. Join us for a variety of nationally touring performers as well as new and emerging local artists. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Performances for all ages. New Sunset Strummers on Facebook