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This weekend's San Diego arts top picks: Luis Alonso Sánchez at Bread & Salt; San Diego Potters’ Guild; "The SpongeBob Musical"; "Measure for Measure"; Dear Tomorrow's jazz-and-pasta pop-up; Icelandic indie folk; ballet and more.

Celebrate National Cocktail Day at The Rooftop Bar in Oceanside, where our cocktail menu pays tribute to the legendary surf breaks that define the San Diego coastline. Inspired by the rhythm of the Pacific just below us, each drink is named after a favorite local surf spot, capturing the character and energy of waves that have shaped Southern California surf culture. From Buccaneer, bold and funky like its fast-breaking barrel, to Grandview, always a promise of a good time, and Moonlight, bright and classic with a twist of coastal creativity, every cocktail reflects the personality of the break it’s named for. Join us above the Pacific and raise a glass to National Cocktail Day with a menu inspired by the waves, the surf, and the laid-back energy of San Diego’s shoreline. Visit: https://www.rooftopbaroceanside.com/event/national-cocktail-day/ The Rooftop Bar Oceanside on Instagram and Facebook

ArtWalk kicks-off with a Preview pARTy, sponsored by Ranch & Coast Magazine, where guests can get early access – meet the artists and view art pieces before the crowds. The sneak peek event will feature The Pettybreakers, a Tom Petty tribute band, and June and John’s Rockin Country Caravan, a Johnny Cash tribute band. “The Preview pARTy kicks things off in the best way – three hours jam-packed full of classic rock favorites,” said Curt Brooker, Director of ArtWalk San Diego. “For the last four years, we’ve jammed in this intimate pre-festival party for the whole family.” Tickets are only $28 and can be purchased here. For more information, please visit https://www.artwalksandiego.org/libertystation/ ArtWalk San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Critics revisit classic and modern films exploring U.S. ideals, history and contradictions.

Join OMA’s Free First Sundays for Art for All! Each month, OMA welcomes friends and neighbors on Free First Sundays to join in Art for All, our fun hands-on art-making experience led by artists and cultural partners from our community. Can’t get enough of printmaking? Miss our last printmaking Art for All? Join us for a free workshop celebrating the many styles of printmaking featured within the "Matrix Multiplied: Hybrid Approaches to Printmaking exhibition." Whether you’re new to art or have your own creative flow, Art for All is the time to let your imagination soar. Visit our to spark your creativity! Explore different art-making materials through creative projects at each session while learning from local and regional artists. Check back each month to see what we’re up to next! These informal drop-in workshops are open to all ages. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided free of charge, while supplies last. All levels welcome! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for Studio Arts, when OMA transforms into an artist’s studio, offering skill-building workshops led by distinguished professor and arts educator Robin Douglas. Inspired by world renowned artists, you will explore different media, techniques and subjects found in an artist’s studio. After a brief slide presentation for inspiration and context the session will continue with demonstrations. 2-D and 3-D Collages In this workshop, you’ll use a variety of handmade papers, fabrics, fibers, and natural textures to create your own inspired collage. Bring in an object that needs transformation or choose from our collection and leave with a dynamic multi-leveled, multi-textured object! This full day workshop held from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. is meant to get you in the art making groove and develop new approaches to seeing and creating artworks. Whether you have a lifetime practice or are new to expressing yourself, we exchange ideas and techniques in a supportive and challenging environment. Students of all levels are welcome to stretch their creative muscles and build community with us. All supplies and light refreshments for each workshop are included in the cost. A break for lunch and relaxed discussion will occur midday. Please bring your own bagged lunch or feel free to visit one of the restaurants close by on our provided list. Ticket Prices: Adult: $100 Member: $70 Space is limited. Register today! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

In welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing in May for a summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to find an answer to the question of whether China and the U.S. would be able to overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major country relations. After two days of intense conversation, the two leaders offered a tentative “yes,” proposing to create a new era of what they called “constructive strategic stability.” Following in the tradition of Susan Shirk, who insists on asking difficult questions and challenging conventional wisdom, the political scientist Graham Allison will devote this lecture to examining both the promise and the limits of that vision. Presider: Meghan O’Sullivan, Director, The Belfer Center; Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Speaker: Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School ------------------ This public lecture is organized by the 21st Century China Center (21CCC) at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information about this and other 21CCC events, please visit china.ucsd.edu.

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For animation lovers, the creations of Chuck Jones have been a staple of many childhoods. During Comic-Con week, the Chuck Jones Gallery in Seaport Village invites visitors to view original animation art, new releases and special presentations and panels. Special guests include Disney artist Steve Barton, “The Simpsons” animator Stephen Reis and Ben Olson, an animation director and licensed Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera and Disney fine artist. Thursday, July 23-Saturday, July 25 | Chuck Jones Gallery, 809 W Harbor Drive, Seaport Village

Presented by Centro Cultural de la Raza and La Pocha Nostra. Back to San Diego borderlandia, a must see iconic one-time show by performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña - writer, activist, radical pedagogue & artistic director of the performance troupe La Pocha Nostra. In this solo performance monologue, performance artist and writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña presents a selection of classic texts from his vast “living archives” alongside recent work written over the past four years. Artist Statement: My current performance represents the fruit of my life’s work in all its iterations: live performance, lecturing, archiving, literary work, mentoring, community activism, all coming together to address the dangers of the times we live in with its disregard for human life and insidious undermining of democracy. At this time in my life I am thinking as much about legacy as I am trying to continually produce socially conscious experimental artwork that is simultaneously plugged into the national debates. I have learned from decades of touring performance material to locations beyond the Border that a call to action - in the form of a work of art - has the power to elicit compassion and inculcate a desire for social justice. For me performance art is a form of radical democracy and citizenship which depends on the presence of the audience/community to succeed. I view my approach to creating this hybrid piece as "performing the archives" for multiple contexts: The art world, academia, community and the media. I am particularly interested in connecting with a new generation of audience members who may not have been exposed to the history of my generation, performance art and the Chicano movement. Centro Cultural de la Raza: Website / Facebook / Instagram