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Indigo—a varied plant family that grows worldwide and the deep, blue dye it produces—has a long and multifaceted history of cultivation, production, and distribution. "Blue Gold" combines science, craft, and history to explore this color’s complex past and present. Indigo’s beauty and ubiquity have eclipsed the unpleasant realities of its growth and manufacture, including hard labor and pollution, and its association with colonialism and slavery. As a pigment, indigo has been assigned protective properties, healing powers, and dangerous qualities that have shaped its uses in craft and the arts. The exhibition highlights the roles of botany, chemistry, medicine, ecology, and economics in indigo cultivation. Contemporary craftspeople and artists working with indigo, such as Laura Kina and Porfirio Gutierrez, address questions about the sustainability of indigo, its problematic legacies, and technological alternatives to manual processing. Closed Mondays / Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, & Sunday from 10 to 5 p.m. / Fridays from 10 to 8 p.m. Mingei International Museum on Facebook / Instagram

From the KPBS/Arts newsletter: Local artist Melissa Walter and the New Mexico-based mixed media artist Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado will both open separate exhibitions at Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego-North campus in Encinitas. While Walter's work is always fascinating and science-informed, for this show she is also debuting some experimental animation. Rodríguez-Delgado will show installation work that combines drawing, sculpture and collage. Opens with a reception from 4-8 p.m. on Aug. 17. Free. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the museum: Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego’s Encinitas location presents its fall exhibitions: San Diego-based artist Melissa Walter will create a site-specifc installation of the 100 drawings that comprise Southern Blot Method, as well as an experimental animation that conveys the computational processes of DNA analysis as something more familiar. And in his first solo museum show in the continental United States, Puerto-Rican born, New Mexico-based Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado, will present a new installation that combines drawing and collage, alongside new and existing sculpture. These exhibitions are part of ICA San Diego's 2024-2025 Interface season, which explores the parallels between art and science in our daily lives. Visit: icasandiego.org/current-season to confirm museum hours. Closed Monday–Wednesday https://icasandiego.org/plan-your-visit/

Monday, August 12, 2024 , 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Additional Dates Thursday, August 01, 2024, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Friday, August 02, 2024, 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 03, 2024, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Show more dates Location The New Children's Museum 200 W Island Ave San Diego, CA (619) 233-8792 Visit: The New Children's Museum The New Children's Museum on Instagram and Facebook

Cinema Under The Stars presents "North By Northwest" Thursday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. Cinema Under The Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 295-4221 www.topspresents.com "North By Northwest" Released: 1959. Time: 136 minutes - Hitchcock leads us on a merry chase in a hypnotic caper of Cold War shadiness. An ad-exec (Cary Grant) is mistaken for an agent by sinister forces.

A local photography and media arts organization called Outside The Lens is hosting an 8 week photography workshop called "Our Family, Our Story." The hands-on storytelling workshop is specifically for military-connected individuals, couples, and families. You’ll be experimenting with cutting-edge photography alongside professional photographers on their team. Also, no equipment or experience is required. Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

In the Pacific Northwest, an informal group of community members meets every week to discuss their disagreements. While they often differ on political views, they enjoy the face-to-face engagement.

These experts argue technological developments have changed warfare more in the past several years than the decades spanning from the introduction of the airplane.

Workers will stage a two-day strike starting Wednesday, alleging unfair bargaining tactics, allegations the UC system denies.

A "bomb cyclone" is forecast to bring heavy snow, high winds and life-threatening flooding to the Pacific Northwest in the next few days.

A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.