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Ready to step up your Pleistocene rock art skills to the next level? If so, put on your dirty painting clothes and come to the SDAC for this all-ages outdoor art event where we’ll be spraying, blowing, and flinging our favorite ancient pigments like an Ice Age Jackson Pollock! All art materials will be provided. Tickets include coffee, tea, and light refreshments. About Ancient Echoes In our Ancient Echoes series, we look back into the archaeological record at the origins of many of our favorite things and breaking the conceptions of their modernity. Have you ever wondered about the roots of mead, chocolate, or beer? What about the importance of art, dance, and music to Ice Age hunter-gatherers? Ancient Echoes explores these topics and more, offering an interactive experience aimed at connecting us back with our deep past. Visit: Ancient Echoes: Ice Age Pigments - Handprint Edition San Diego Archaeological Center on Instagram and Facebook

Come join the San Diego Archaeological Center and celebrate San Diego Beer Week at BattleMage Brewing with a free presentation delving into the murky, storied archaeological past of our favorite malted beverage. From ancient Sumerian hymns to Egyptian tombs, to the secretive monasteries of old Bavaria, we’ll uncover how archaeological findings, such as brewing tools and ancient recipes, reveal beer’s influence on culture, economy, and social life throughout history. About Ancient Echoes: In our adult friendly Ancient Echoes series, we look back into the archaeological record at the origins of many of our favorite things and breaking the conceptions of their modernity. Have you ever wondered about the roots of mead, chocolate, or beer? What about the importance of art, dance, and music to Ice Age hunter-gatherers? Ancient Echoes explores these topics and more, offering an interactive experience aimed at connecting us back with our deep past. Visit: Ancient Echoes: 10,000 Years of Beer San Diego Archaeological Center on Instagram and Facebook

Devastating droughts, floods, skies of fire, murderous crowds, and a prophet's lone footsteps through a land of uncertainty and self-doubt. Mendelssohn's oratorios certainly skirted the line between opera and sacred music, but his depiction of the prophet Elijah is unique in its epic dramatic power. Music Director and Chorus Conductor Arian Khaefi leads the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus in a performance of Mendelssohn's monumental Elijah. Visit: Elijah's Triumph La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook

The celebrated pipa performer Wu Man joins the orchestra for a world premiere by UCSD faculty member Lei Liang. In the second half, the past is unraveled, from the complexity of Arnold Schoenberg’s twelve-tone music to the lush voice of his brother-in-law, Alexander Zemlinsky, and finally culminating in the rarely-heard original version of Schumann’s Symphony no. 4, a masterpiece of the Romantic era. A miniature masterpiece by Julia Perry, a recently rediscovered mid-20th century icon, opens the program. Visit: Echoes of Time La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook

Anna Thorvaldsdottir's METACOSMOS plunges the listener into a vast maelstrom of cosmic forces tugging in all directions until finally colliding into what the composer calls unified chaos, followed by George Walker's Lyric for Strings and Margaret Bonds' The Montgomery Variations. The concert will conclude with John Adams's profound and reflective masterpiece, On the Transmigration of Souls, written in the year following the September 11 attacks in New York City. Visit: Transmigration La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook

Commercial company Intuitive Machines has landed its second probe on the moon, but company officials say it isn't in the correct position. The same thing happened last time.

Rumorosa on Harbor Island brings a signature upscale Cali-Baja-inspired experience to this spectacular waterfront location. For National Taco Day, the restaurant will feature a Blackened Local Swordfish taco with candied serrano slaw and citrus crema for $5. Rumorosa’s tacos are always priced at $7 or $5 during Happy Hour. In addition to a menu of salads, sandwiches, tostadas, and fresh ceviche, the restaurant’s lunch menu features a creative selection of Street Tacos, featuring the bold flavors of the adjacent border. Selections include Grilled Carne Asada with salsa verde, and avocado mousse; Smokey Chicken topped with salsa roja, and fresh pico de gallo; Citrus Pork Carnitas featuring pico verde, and cilantro; Wild Mushroom and Black Garlic with avocado mousse, and pico verde; Baja Style Fish piled with cabbage, and topped with lime crema, and chipotle crema; and Birria with beef short rib, birria jus, and crunchy radish. Rumorosa is located at 1380 Harbor Island Drive. For more information or reservations, visit www.rumorosasd.com.

Unity San Diego Spaghetti Dinner And Poker Tournament! Unity San Diego is hosting former KPBS "A Way with Words" co-host Dr. Richard Lederer to teach us how to play Texas Hold'em Poker. The event will start at 4:30 where Dr Lederer will personalize his books offered for sale. 5:00 brings a delicious spaghetti, garlic bread and salad buffet where you will also be able to bid to have Richard host a party for you. 6:00 brings a Texas Hold'em tutorial and the start of the tournament. Prizes for the top 3 winners!

Where would we be without the mentors and teachers in our lives? Alongside a moving work by UCSD faculty member and Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis, anticipation builds as we prepare for the world premiere for our 2024-2025 Nee Commission, bestowed upon a UCSD graduate student in composition. And amidst the whirlwind of Petrouchka, Stravinsky pays homage to his own influential teacher, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Visit: Legacy: On the Shoulders of Giants La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook

Journey through time and tradition with folk-inspired music by Haydn, Bartók, and modernist icon Ruth Crawford Seeger. In its U.S. premiere, Andrés Martín, a Tijuana-based composer, portrays the life and legacy of Mexican folk saint Juan Soldado. Visit: Folk Forward: Seeger, Bartok, and the Border La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook