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National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater, often in extreme conditions beneath Arctic ice and in predator-infested waters. Journey with him from the North Atlantic, where harp seals face the threat of declining sea ice, to the temperate waters of New Zealand, home of the fastest shark in the world—the mako. The stunning images he captures while on assignment offer a mesmerizing glimpse of the “soul of the sea.” National Geographic Live is presented by Office Depot. Date | Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $36 to $70. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/brian-skerry or call (858) 459-3728.

The opening concert for La Jolla Music Society SummerFest 2022 brings together compositions written in collaboration with multiple composers or played by multiple performers on the same instruments all performed by some of the most brilliant chamber musicians of our era. A series of Romantic-era variations culminates in two stunning quartets, Bacewicz’ Quartet for Four Violins and Czerny’s Quartet for Four Pianos, with four of the finest pianists in the world—Garrick Ohlsson, Inon Barnatan, Joyce Yang, and Wynona Yinuo Wang—on stage at once. With prelude interview with Inon Barnatan hosted by Leah Rosenthal at 6:30 p.m. at the The JAI. Date | Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $53 to $113. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/opening-night-side-by-side or call LJMS at (858) 459-3728.

Cinema Junkie chronicles a century of Black cinema, from silent films to superheroes and beyond.

This special event transforms The Conrad for the spellbinding, once-in-a-generation vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, a multi-GRAMMY-winner and MacArthur Fellow. Salvant has a captivating passion for storytelling and weaves together jazz, blues, Baroque, and folk traditions from the world over. This evening’s concert will feature works from her new album, "Ghost Song," her “most revealing and rewarding album yet” (The New York Times). You’ll leave the concert entranced, but don’t float away too soon. Stick around after the show for the best of San Diego’s culinary scene, craft cocktails, and more live music. This show is part of La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2022, with a prelude interview with Cécile McLorin Salvant hosted at 6 p.m. Date | Wednesday, August 17 at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $48 to $98. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/cecile-mclorin-salvant or call (858) 459-3728.

From San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Desert art, Dia de la Mujer, contemporary dance and more (KPBS feature): The Front gallery's long-running women-centric group exhibition, Dia de la Mujer, opens its 2022 iteration on Saturday, Mar. 5. This year, it's curated by Monica Hernández, with a jam-packed line-up of more than 40 artists, plus installation pieces by Xoque Art and the nonprofit youth program ARTS (A Reason To Survive). On my radar: a piece by Angelica Omaña, called "Generico Generacional" that combines painting with stacked brand-name medicine boxes; Annalise Neil's work; Tarrah Aroonsakool's "Her Mother’s Thai Silk," as well as the ARTS interactive postcard project. At Saturday's opening reception, there'll be music, live spoken word and installation activations, and Mujeres Brew House will be on hand for refreshments. [Read more] — Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the organizers: Opening reception: Saturday, Mar. 5, 5-8 p.m. The 15th Annual Dia De La Mujer Exhibition celebrates its opening reception on Mar. 5, 2022, with over 40 local artists from San Diego, San Ysidro, and Tijuana. The Front Arte y Cultura at Casa Familiar invites the public to attend the opening reception and its following Dia De La Mujer events. About the exhibition: Continuing its long tradition in San Ysidro and San Diego, Casa Familiar’s Dia de la Mujer celebration brings together a wide array of artists over several events to elevate the works of BIPOC women and non-binary artists. It is an open invitation for artists to explore relevant issues of identity, gender, politics, community and/or spirituality. This year’s exhibition is curated by Monica Hernandez, community organizer and curator from San Ysidro, California. Monica was one of the curators for the first Dia de la Mujer exhibition 15 years ago. “LOVE IS AN ACTION – Amor en los tiempos de pandemia is an invitation to present works that reflect on our resiliency, elevate the interconnectedness of all our relations, and explore love as a movement towards other possible worlds,” said Mónica Hernández, curator. “It is a call to boldness and a return to love.” Participating artists: A.V. Rose, Aida Urbina, Alexa Macias, Alondra Zamorano, Angelica Omaña, Annabel Tourrado, Annalise Neil, Betty Bangs, Bhavna Mehta, Bridget Rountree, ChulaMaiz, Claudia Moncada, Cristina Muñoz Brown, Damariz Aispuro, Emily Hicks, Esther Gámez, Esther Rodriguez, Gabriela Kovats Sanchez, Gabriela Ponce, Irma Bejarte, Judith Limones, Juliana Garcia, Karina Zuñiga, Leila Tamari, Lourdes Araiza, Lynn Susholtz, Maria Kazvan, Maricruz Salgado, Mayra Huerta, Mayra Meza, Monica Nuñez Aragon, Nanzi Muro, Natalia Ventura, Paola Segura, Patricia Cruz, Rianne Magbuhat, Samantha Estrada, Tarrah Aroonsakool, Vanessa Salas, Veronica Aponte, Veronica Aranda, Veronica Kovatz, Yvette Roman XoQue Art in Motion with Berenice Badillo, Ana Maria Herrera, Jennifer Clay, Sandra Carmona, Selina Calvo & Cynthia Vaquez Parallel activities: -WORKSHOP – Ánimo Mujer at ARTS in National City. Mar. 10 5-7 p.m. (Works on display March 11 – April 2) -SIDRO SATURDAYS – Arts & community market. + ART THERAPY WORKSHOP. Mar. 19, 2-6 p.m. More information -PANEL / PLATICA – What does it mean for love to be an action. Virtual event . Apr. 7, 6 p.m. -VIDEO RELEASE – 15 years of Dia de la Mujer. Virtual event. Apr. 21, 6 p.m. -CLOSING RECEPTION / TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION May 7, 6 p.m. Related links: The Front Arte & Cultura on Instagram Opening reception information on The Front's website

Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Retired mechanic Gualberto Elizondo, "Weber," surprised his grown kids when suddenly his grilling hobby turned him into a local celebrity and internet sensation. Local chef Chuy Villareal of Cara De Vaca wants the world to know that the north of Mexico isn't just carne asada and he's putting a Mediterranean twist on his traditional dishes.

The Baroque period contains riches that inspired composers above any other. We begin with J.S Bach’s immortal concerto for two violins, and continue to explore some of the most captivating pieces of his era and beyond, with C.P.E. Bach’s (his son) Cello Concerto, Biber’s brilliant and irreverent Battalia, a commentary on the Thirty Year War that engulfed Europe at the time, and Grosso Mogul, Vivaldi’s fiery and dazzling concerto. Date | Sunday, July 31 at 3 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $48 to $98. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/beyond-bach or call (858) 459-3728.

During a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., Biden announced an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks that take place and support communities impacted by gun violence.

Step into the famed halls and studios of Le Conservatoire de Paris, the epicenter of Paris’ most innovative musical minds where, whether as student or professor, composers like Debussy, Lili Boulanger, Franck, and Fauré reflected the great artistic and intellectual movements of their times. This event is part of La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2022, with a prelude performance by the Aestas Trio at 6:30 p.m. Date | Saturday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $48 to $98. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/le-conservatoire or call (858)n 459-3728.

Interdependent yet independent, these selections explore the musical concept of counterpoint—the relationship between two or more musical lines or voices, used by composers spanning the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century. The evening includes the world première of a multimedia version of Steve Reich’s New York Counterpoint, commissioned by La Jolla Music Society for SummerFest, the Synergy Initiative, and Lincoln Center, which will feature clarinetists from all of the Lincoln Center performing ensembles. Date | Saturday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $48 to $98. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/point-counterpoint or call (858) 459-3728.