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Our roundup of arts and culture to discover in San Diego this month: Visual art, music, theater, dance, outdoor festivals, books, film and more. Up next: The Rosin Box Project's women choreographers showcase; "Land and Sea" at MCASD; Omar Sosa; Sacra/Profana; San Diego Short Film Festival; Ron Currie; and Domonique King's "Get Hammered."

The Trump administration is expanding its immigration detention capacity, reopening a 1,000-bed detention center in New Jersey and adding beds at other privately owned facilities around the country.

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

Join San Elijo Lagoon Rangers and Nature Collective Ambassadors for a Family-Friendly Day! Discover the journey of a seed to grow into a plant, such as those sprouting up within the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve. Plant your own native seed to take home. Nature Collective ambassadors will also share ways you can help protect Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Nature Collective is a local conservation and science education nonprofit organization. They work to restore habitats, provide healthier waters, and increase wildlife diversity. They are dedicated to conserving the land and providing experiences for people to fall in love with nature. Visit: https://patch.com/california/san-diego/calendar/event/20241201/21549206-85c5-4588-a47d-f7b57c44ea00/nature-collective-hosts-family-fun-day Nature Collective on Instagram and Facebook

In honor of World Soil Day (Dec. 5), Nature Collective will host an all-inclusive habitat restoration event. Presented by Nature Collective and The Queer Sol Collective, San Diegans are invited to a day of re-establishing our relationship with nature and building community! Participants will work together to plant native plants at San Elijo Lagoon while restoring the symbiotic relationships between the individual and the land. This event will offer a talking circle, a place of safety, discovery, healing, and wellness, and a nature tour celebrating the planet’s inherent queerness. This 2SLGBTQ+-focused event is open to everyone; the queer community is especially encouraged to attend and come together, cultivate, and create a more sustainable, positive, and inclusive environment for all. Suggested donations of $5.00 to support a single seed growing into a thriving plant, $10.00 to help a young plant being cared for in a San Diego Garden where learning unfolds, or $25.00 to support the Queer Sol Collective’s Engaging Communities education program. It is a program designed to ignite the emotional connection between the self and the land, piecing together an understanding of what nature is: everything, including us. Registration is required; meet-up location is shared before the event but will take place around the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve in coastal North County. Visit: Nature Collective Hosts Inclusive Habitat Restoration Project, with The Queer Sol Collective Nature Collective on Instagram and Facebook

Love Your Wetlands Day is a once-a-year opportunity to explore Kendall-Frost Marsh in Mission Bay while also learning about the importance of coastal wetlands, the climate threats they face, and the ways local communities are working to restore and protect them. UC San Diego’s Natural Reserve System hosts Love Your Wetlands Day each year in conjunction with San Diego Audubon Society, City of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation and Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Last year more than 1,000 eager participants gathered at UC San Diego’s protected Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve in February to participate in Love Your Wetlands Day. Volunteers participated in conservation activities, listened to science talks, and helped repair traditional Native American sailing boats during the event structured to show love to the last 1% of wetlands left in Mission Bay. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-your-wetlands-day-2025-tickets-1029227937467?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doctors in Boston got tired of writing letters to power companies asking them to help vulnerable patients. Then they realized the solar panels on the hospital roof might offer a solution.

What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.

Patio Playhouse Community Theater is proud to continue their exciting summer season with the production of Hello, Dolly! July 26 - August 10. Come see it under the stars at Kit Carson Park Amphitheater. The perennial favorite Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler –but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello, Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Hello, Dolly! features such memorable songs as “Before the Parade Passes By,” “It Only Takes a Moment,” “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” and – of course – the title number, “Hello, Dolly!” Featuring a live 14 piece orchestra, Coastal Communities Concert Band (www.cccband.com), at Kit Carson Amphitheater. This is sure to be a family favorite! Directed by Geoffrey A. Cox, Produced by Michael C. Flores, Music Direction by Stephen Johnson, Choreographed by Candace Carbajal & Talitha Frame. Hello, Dolly! is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com Patio Playhouse is thankful for any patrons who choose to support the theater by joining as a member at any level or donating any amount. Members are an essential part of providing affordable shows that delight, entertain, and educate the community. As a member, you will be part of something special - Patio Playhouse has been providing quality shows and entertainment to our community since 1967. Join the ranks by making a donation via our website at patioplayhouse.com/support-us/. Tickets: Friday July 26th through August 10th. Performances on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 8 p.m. No performance on August 4th. All shows will be presented at Kit Carson Amphitheater located at 100 Amphitheater Dr, Escondido, CA 92025. Tickets are available for the cost of $25 for Adults, $22 for Seniors, Military, and Students $18 for Youth 16 and under. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For reservations, contact the Patio Playhouse box office at 760-746-6669, via email at boxoffice@patioplayhouse.com or via the website at https://patioplayhouse.com/hello-dolly/ Photo Credit: Tori Bleher