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This weekend in the arts: Coachella or "couch-ella," Desert X; piñatas, Wayne Thiebaud, contemporary dance and contemporary classical music

Cannupa Hanska Luger is a multidisciplinary artist and an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota and European descent). Through monumental installations and social collaboration, Luger activates speculative fiction and communicates stories about 21st Century Indigeneity, combining critical cultural analysis with dedication and respect for the diverse materials, environments, and communities he engages. He lectures and produces large-scale projects around the globe and his works are in many public collections. Luger is a recipient of a 2021 United States Artists Fellowship Award for Craft and was named a 2021 GRIST Fixer, he is a 2020 Creative Capital Fellow, a 2020 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow, and the recipient of the Museum of Arts and Design’s 2018 inaugural Burke Prize, among others. Guest lecture: Oct. 6 from 6:30-8 p.m. SME 149, Structural & Mechanical Engineering, UC San Diego Open Studio: Oct. 14, 2022 from 12-2 p.m. Main Gallery, Visual Arts Facility, UC San Diego Related links: UC San Diego Visual Arts events Follow the artist on Instagram. UC San Diego Visual Arts on Instagram

San Diego County released an $8.11 billion proposed 2023-24 budget Thursday with major investments in the realms of homelessness, mental health and substance use disorder, improving the justice system and investing in core services such as roads, fire protection and parks.

Did you know that 40 percent of the food grown, processed and transported in the U.S. currently goes to waste? Adopting a zero waste mindset in the kitchen is a key step everyone can take to reduce this amount and live more sustainably. Join I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the City of Vista, on Wednesday, November 9 from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. for our free Save Your Scraps webinar! Come hungry to learn ways to reduce food waste and how to recycle right in the kitchen. We’ll share tips on meal prepping, food storage, low-waste cooking, and how to properly dispose of food waste through the County’s new curbside organics recycling program. Discover what types of waste can be put in organics recycling bins, and why it is so important to keep organic waste from reaching the landfill. You’ll leave with the tools you need to stop wasting food (and money) in your home! Please register to receive the Zoom link. We look forward to seeing you on November 9!

Join the San Diego State community for the 6th Annual Aztecs for Life Blood Drive with the American Red Cross! The blood drive will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November16, at Viejas Arena. If you are coming from campus, please enter at Gate 3 along Aztec Walk. The Red Cross urgently needs blood donors to give now to help keep the blood supply from dropping ahead of the holidays. Blood donations collected will help treat cancer patients, trauma victims, surgery patients and others requiring life-impacting blood. As a thank you, and while supplies last, those who came to donate will receive a FREE T-Shirt, a $10 e-gift card from a selection of merchants, along with Woodstock's and Eureka! coupons and other giveaways. To make an appointment, visit GoAztecs.com/BloodDrive or RedCrossBlood.org, or download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App and use the code Aztecs.

About this event The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts is pleased to invite you to the screening of Transborder Film Fellowship with Omar Lopex, Jafet Arzate, and Marinthia Gutierrez on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Mosaic 113 Auditorium in the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood. About the Program Providing youth in the US/MX transborder region with resources & 6 months of mentorship to produce a short analog 16mm film. The inaugural Fellows and projects for 2022/23 are Jafet Arzate (Las Señales Ya No Están en el Cielo / The Signs Are No Longer in the Sky) and Marinthia Gutiérrez (She Stays / Ella Se Queda). Location The Mosaic 113 Auditorium is located in the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UC San Diego (Mosaic Building). Parking The closest visitor parking is located in the Scholars Parking underground parking structure. Weekend parking is $2/hour. Questions Email surajisranicenter@ucsd.edu. By registering for this event you agree to receive future correspondence from the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts, from which you can unsubscribe at any time.

Join us on October 6, from 5-8 P.M. at the San Diego Scottish Rite Event Center to learn more about clinical trials and hear personal experiences from those who are involved in them. You can also connect with a variety of local health and wellness organizations to find out more about their programs and services. A light meal of individually wrapped sandwiches, refreshments, and dessert will be provided.

Our featured bands this year include the Band of Gringos, Nightmare on 80's Street, Daring Greatly, Safety Orange, Custard Pie, 3rd Project (ska band) along with solo artists Ben Powell and Robin Henkel. Our VIP dinner cruise passengers will begin loading at 5 P.M. with a tasty dinner (with dessert!) awaiting at a reserved table. At 6:30 P.M., our general admission passengers will board with the Sternwheeler leaving the dock at 7:30 P.M. for a 3 1/2 hour cruise on the calm waters of Mission Bay. There will be live music on all three levels the entire evening with each of the bands playing a 75 minute Power Set! Get ready to dance on one of our 2 awesome dance floors too! Plus, at 9:45 P.M. will be our costume contest on the 2nd level!. If U want to have some fun, then this is absolutely it! This will be our 9th cruise over the last 6 years so find confidence in this is going to be awesome!!! Please note the dinner buffett includes salmon, mango chicken, grilled vegetables, mediterranaen salad, potatos, and a very nice dessert! No refunds within 30 days of the EVENT.

Film Forum Coronado presents "The Hawks and The Sparrows" Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 at 6 p.m. Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118 Free | Film and Discussion “THE HAWKS AND THE SPARROWS” (1966. 90 minutes.) - Controversial Pier Paolo Pasolini directed this subversive comic odyssey focused on a father (Italian screen legend Toto) and his slow-witted son who take a time-traveling stroll through life accompanied by a talking “left-wing intellectual “ crow spouting Marxist philosophies and social critiques. (Italian with English subtitles) Film Forum Coronado is held in the Winn Room at the Coronado Public Library, twice a month, with a brief introduction before the film and a discussion afterward, led by Ralph DeLauro. This program is presented by the Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Island Film Festival.

On the first Friday of every month, the Arts District in Liberty Station is packed with ways to enjoy the best in life! Whether your visit includes a waterfront walk, a bite & drink from one of the great restaurants or market, or a bit of fun shopping, San Diego Craft Collective will always have a free, outdoor, family-friendly craft for kids that evening from 5 - 6 p.m. Each month the craft changes, so pop in while you're visiting and get crafty! December's Craft: Holiday Pom-Poms! This project is great for youngsters. Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter