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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Mirae kh RHEE's immersive MOPA exhibit; a Juneteenth music, art and film event at Oolong Gallery; "XICANA! San Diego"; Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival; Make Music Day; "A Streetcar Named Desire"; writer Lizz Huerta; Bro-Am Fest and more arts and live music picks.

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The San Diego Symphony’s annual summer favorite returns to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, bringing Beethoven’s "Coriolan Overture" to life, along with Felix Mendelssohn’s "Violin Concerto", performed by violinist Clara-Jumi Kang. The outdoor environment of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is the ideal setting in which to hear the program’s final work - Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” – in which the composer marked birdsongs in the score, just one element in this symphony that helps to evoke the countryside that inspired it. Conductor Marie Jacquot and Kang both make their San Diego Symphony debuts in this exciting program. Marie Jacquot, conductor Clara-Jumi Kang, violin San Diego Symphony Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62 MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

Join Palomar College's Pride Center for a very special screening of "Mosquita y Mari" followed by an in-person conversation with the film's writer/director Aurora Guerrero! The screening will take place on Palomar College's San Marcos campus on May 8 at 5:30 p.m. Synopsis: This exquisitely crafted coming of age tale follows a pair of Latina teens who fall gradually in love against the backdrop of Southeast Los Angeles. When straight A student Yolanda — aka Mosquita (Fenessa Pineda) decides to help struggling tough girl Mari (Venecia Troncoso) with her homework an intense attraction evolves between the two. As their friendship grows, a yearning to explore their strange yet beautiful connection surfaces. Lost in their private world of unspoken affection, lingering gazes, and heart-felt confessions of uncertain futures, Yolanda’s grades begin to slip while Mari’s focus drifts away from her duties at a new job. Mounting pressures at home collide with their new-found desires thus driving Yolanda and Mari’s relationship to the edge, forcing them to choose between their obligations to others and staying true to each other. RSVP and Learn More

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The Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra presents a violin and harp duet, on Friday, April 21 at 1 p.m. Ciara Dabkoswski (violin) and Stefan Wendel (harp) will be playing "Saint-Saens' Fantaisie" for Violin & Harp, "Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango", and "Kreutzer-Boscha's Nocturne No.1" in Bb. Stefan Wendel and Ciara Dabkowski are a violin and harp duo from San Diego, CA. They met playing for the Villa Musica Summer Orchestra in 2016 and regularly perform together in various ensembles, including the Coronado Philharmonia, City Ballet Orchestra, and La Jolla Symphony. Stefan received his degree in harp performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London and now serves as principal harpist with the City Ballet Orchestra while pursuing a graduate degree in Mathematics. Ciara received her degree in Mathematics from UCSD and in addition to her career as a software engineer, serves as orchestra manager and librarian for both the City Ballet Orchestra and Villa Musica Summer Orchestra. Doors open at 12:45 p.m.. Seating is first come, first served. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/sv-hold-34228

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Antonina Khyzhniak, who appeared in stock footage included in a White House Instagram video for the Trump administration's tax bill, responded with a humorous video — and a serious message.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about balancing leadership and motherhood.