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About the exhibit: Featuring artwork by Alexa Vasquez, this exhibition will highlight the experiences of undocumented queer immigrants that migrated to the U.S. as children and came of age in the country. As undocumented queer immigrants, they experience a double marginalization in which they must navigate both xenophobic and homophobic violence. Their queer identities marginalize them within undocumented immigrant communities, who frequently hold homophobic beliefs. Similarly, their undocumented status excludes them from many queer communities, who are often opposed to undocumented immigration despite their otherwise liberal politics. Consequently, undocumented queer immigrants cautiously and strategically choose how and when to be out about their sexuality and/or immigration status. While this double marginality undoubtedly positions undocumented queer immigrants as one of the most vulnerable communities within the immigrant population in the U.S. and the country writ large, many undocumented queer artists are also using their lived experiences to politically empower their communities. Read more from curator M. Lilliana Ramirez and the artists here. About the artist: Alexa Vasquez is a trans woman of color and child migrant from the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. She is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in painting, writing, and fashion. Her work is autobiographical, poetic and political and her visual artworks are inspired by Oaxaca, by the experience of a migrant longing to make it back home. Her writings are memories of growing up in an immigrant household, leaving home, transitioning, and exploring trans womanhood. Related programming: EXHIBITION CELEBRATION Saturday, June 8, 2024, 5-7 p.m. Reserve your tickets to celebrate with us on (Members free, Visitors $15) OFF THE WALL Thursday, July 25, 2024, 6-7:30 p.m. Reserve your tickets for the next installment of OMA's conversation series that brings community leaders together with artists and curators to discuss current affairs which impact the health and well being of our region now and in the future. ($15 Visitors, $10 Members, $5 Artist Alliance / Students) Related links: Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA): website | Instagram | Facebook

The thrill of going behind-the-scenes to view the artistic process is an opportunity very few people ever get. In the case of Dr. Seuss, we can no longer visit his studio or see his creative process in action. But, with the never seen in San Diego “the spark of an icon” FREE exhibit at Exclusive Collections Gallery (EC Gallery) now we can. May 17th through June 7th, these concept drawings transport us to the moment of creation and allow us to peer over his shoulder as they come to life. We can feel the spark of creation as we follow the curved and dippy lines and watch as they form the icons that have now become so familiar in our everyday lives. To kick off this special exhibit, the gallery will hold a VIP reception on Friday, May 17 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) drew each page for every Dr. Seuss book published during his lifetime. What many people don’t realize is that for each final-line drawing, he would create multiple concept drawings leading up to the final published image. The works in this exhibition are a shining example that perfection is illusive, that perseverance in achieving one’s goals is a worthy pursuit, and that passion for one’s craft is more important than achieving the perfect outcome. RSVP is recommended. The cost for the show is free and open to all ages - except the Friday VIP event where guests must be 21+. For more information please visit: ecgallery.com or contact 800-599-7111 or pr@ecgallery.com Stay Connected on Instagram and Facebook

As the expanding Mideast war nears a one-year milestone, Israel launched targeted strikes in Lebanon overnight, where the conflict pushed further north.

Get your Tuxedo & Prom Dress ready for the 10th Annual PUPPY PROM! For the tenth year, Helen Woodward Animal Center invites adopted alumni, and furry dapper darlings to this celebration of animal rescue. The Center’s Puppy Prom reunites four-legged fluffies and friends on the dance floor to seek the year’s Best Dressed Prom King and Queen! Grab your favorite fuzzy love and rub hairy shoulders with other adoptees at Puppy Prom Saturday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hosted by Original 40 Brewing located at 3117 University Ave, San Diego. Helen Woodward Animal Center loves our kitty alumni too and will honor them with a “Best Dressed Kitty King and Queen” Photo Contest. To enter your rescue kitty, submit a photo of your cat dressed in their prom attire (if allowed by them). Then, get your friends and family to vote for your pet and invite them to attend this year’s Puppy Prom on May 18 at Original 40 Brewing Co. to vote in person. Prizes will be awarded for the “Best Dressed Kitty Prom King and Queen.” Cat parents are encouraged to attend to participate in voting for their fancy feline. Online voting ends May 17 at 5 pm. Helen Woodward Animal Center on Facebook / Instagram

Presented by Vegan Food Popup Events and hosted at Local Roots Kombucha on the 3rd Friday of every month. Live Music | Family-Friendly | Dogs Allowed | Free Parking Treat yourself to a spectacular selection of eats and treats at North County’s best night market with over 20 vendors including Pizza, Burgers, Sushi, Donuts, Chick’n Sandwiches, Dumplings, Loaded Fries, Gyros, Tamales, Wings, Noodles, Cookies, Empanadas and so much more. 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 entertainment. This beautiful indoor and outdoor venue features several seating areas, pool and other games, plus cozy fire pits. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/vista-vegan-food-popup-1589849 PARKING: There is a free parking lot onsite and free street parking nearby. VENDORS African Food Kitchen Cosmic Universal Babe Element Vegan Cuisine Hash Papas Stuffed Hashbrowns Local Roots Pizza Majestik Kulture Maya's Cookies Ms Kim’s Kitchen & More Ninfasland Pink Pantree Rizo's Kitchen Sabor Piri Piri The Donuttery The Fry Fix The Spice Sisters Yuseong Mandu About the Organizer Vegan Food Popup Events produces 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. In between bites, shop a selection of local products and services. All locations are family-friendly and dog-friendly and offer music and free parking. Since launching in 2019, Vegan Food Popup Events has supported hundreds of local food and craft vendors by providing venues for sharing their offerings with the community.

Director: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2024 Starring: Makai Garza, Micah Bunch, Nathaly Garcia, Nichole Dukes, Tony Aburto Synopsis: Celebrated directorial duo the Ross Brothers (Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Contemporary Color) turn their pioneering hybrid lens to the cinematic road trip with "GASOLINE RAINBOW." Undoubtedly candid yet deeply loving, this is an expansive portrait of the new generation as told in their own words. With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from inland Oregon embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted tail light, their mission takes them to a place they’ve never been — the Pacific coast, five hundred miles away. The plan, in full: “Fuck it.” Through desert wilderness, industrial backwaters, and city streets, they connect with outsiders on the fringes and discover their lives will be determined by the trails they blaze themselves. These are forgotten kids from a forgotten town, but they have their freedom and they have each other, hurtling toward an unknowable future — and The Party at the End of the World. A SXSW and Venice Film Festival selection, the mesmerizing "GASOLINE RAINBOW" depicts a wild and true coming-of-age. With a beating heart and an exuberant spirit, this rhapsodic look at today’s American West reminds us of the timeless joys of community. Visit: digitalgym.org/movies/gasoline-rainbow/ Digital Gym Cinema on Instagram + Facebook

Director: Joanna Arnow Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2024 Starring: Babak Tafti, Joanna Arnow, Michael Cyril Creighton, Peter Vack, Scott Cohen Synopsis: In her unsparing, acerbically funny feature debut, Joanna Arnow stars as an emotionally detached young Brooklynite drifting through unremarkable days and nights. Neither her on-again-off-again BDSM relationship with a mildly disinterested older man, nor her nondescript corporate job, appear to bring her any satisfaction, and her relationship with her unpleasable New Yorker parents only compounds the tiresome cycle of her routine. Arnow, who also wrote, directed, and edited this sharp and observant take on modern-day malaise, is known for her autobiographically tinged works of brutal honesty and deadpan self-deprecation. Here, she finds a core of poignant truth about the ways people search for those elusive, ever-shifting things like emotional happiness and sexual gratification, refusing to judge them while at the same time unafraid of presenting their flaws. Visit: digitalgym.org/movies/the-feeling-that-the-time-for-doing-something-has-passed/ Digital Gym Cinema on Instagram + Facebook

Oolong Gallery Presents "What is Built" - A Solo Exhibition by Christina Hendershaw Oolong Gallery is pleased to announce "What is Built," a solo exhibition by graphite artist and San Diego native Christina Hendershaw. This captivating exhibition will be displayed in the foyer gallery at Oolong from May 18 to June 9, 2024, offering a unique exploration of the ephemeral nature of urban structures in the form of graphite works on paper. This exhibition marks the final showcase in the gallery's current raw form before the warehouse undergoes significant construction and division. Please join us for the opening reception Saturday May 18 from 2-5 p.m. at Oolong Gallery, including an event to follow in celebration of the parallel show in the warehouse by Peruvian oil painter Sylvia Fernández. Before a foundation is poured or a beam erected, the conceptual framework of our cities materializes in the realm of imagination. These nascent structures, which eventually manifest as tangible entities, exist in a liminal state—simultaneously solid and elusive. Once built, they seamlessly blend into the fabric of our daily existence, often going unnoticed until moments of construction or demolition draw our attention. Hendershaw’s meticulous graphite drawings capture this delicate balance between presence and invisibility, examining the experience of spatial perception and collective memory. "These imagined structures straddle the line between solidity and intangibility," says Hendershaw. "Their presence is so pervasive, so assumed, that they often go unnoticed—perceived as indestructible and unyielding." Through ethereal and abstract representations of recently constructed ruins, Hendershaw’s work obscures rather than clarifies any authentic sense of place or location, referencing the transient nature of what is built. About Christina Hendershaw Born in 1983 and raised in San Diego, Christina Hendershaw now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. She holds an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles (2012) and a BFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (2006). Hendershaw’s work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows, including: Solo Shows: "Between, next to and in front of," Ice Gallery at Bread and Salt, San Diego, CA (2014) Group Exhibitions: 'Leucadia' Oolong Gallery x the Brown Studio Encinitas, CA (2024) Tryst Art Fair for Artist-Run-Spaces and Collectives, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA (2023) "The Body Is The House We Live In," The Floating Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2023) "All My Friends Are Architecture," Modest Common, Los Angeles, CA (2022) "Still Figuring Out a Title," Private Residence, Los Angeles, CA (2018) Exhibition Details Exhibition Title: "What is Built" Artist: Christina Hendershaw Dates: May 18 – June 9, 2024 Opening Reception: May 18, 2024, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Location: Oolong Gallery, 687 Second Street, Encinitas, CA 92024 Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. + by appt Oolong Gallery invites you to experience Christina Hendershaw’s exploration of the fleeting and often unnoticed aspects of our urban landscapes in the form of graphite works on paper. For more information, please visit www.oolongallery.com or contact the gallery at info@oolongallery.com About Oolong Gallery Oolong Gallery is a contemporary art space dedicated to showcasing innovative and thought-provoking works by emerging and established artists. Located in North County San Diego, CA, the gallery provides a platform for artists to engage with the community, speak to next generations and inspire better art collecting. Oolong Art Gallery on Instagram

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An Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza early Sunday. Israeli planes also lit up the skyline across the southern suburbs of Beirut, striking what the military said were Hezbollah targets.