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"Bloodlines & Brushstrokes" AAPI Group Exhibition Presented by Thumbprint Gallery, Hosted at Distinction Gallery Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9 | 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Exhibition Dates: May 9 – June 6 Location: Distinction Gallery Thumbprint Gallery is proud to present "Bloodlines & Brushstrokes," a dynamic group exhibition celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and their diverse creative voices. Hosted at Distinction Gallery, this exhibition serves as an extension of the "Bloodlines & Brushstrokes" exhibition currently on view at Thumbprint Gallery in La Jolla, expanding the conversation and bringing additional visibility to the featured artists and themes. The exhibition opens Saturday, May 9 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will remain on view through June 6. Featuring original works by several local AAPI artists, "Bloodlines & Brushstrokes" highlights the richness of cultural identity, heritage, and lived experience through a wide range of visual styles and mediums. From deeply personal narratives to bold contemporary expressions, the exhibition offers a vibrant reflection of the many perspectives within the AAPI community. The opening reception coincides with the Escondido 2nd Saturday Art Walk, inviting guests to experience an evening of art, community, and culture throughout downtown Escondido. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet participating artists, explore the exhibition, and enjoy live music during this special celebration. This month's featured window display artist at Distinction Gallery is Lourans Mikhail, a multi-faceted creative currently living in San Diego, California, after honorably serving 13 years as a U.S. Marine. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Mikhail creates work across sculpture, painting, murals, and graphic design to explore different perspectives and challenge complex narratives surrounding socioeconomics, culture, politics, and race. Inspired by his Assyrian heritage, graffiti, comics, anime, cartoons, and fine art, Mikhail’s work exists between the realms of lowbrow and pop surrealism. Through the use of wordplay and perspective—both figurative and literal—his work invites viewers to reconsider familiar ideas and engage with layered visual storytelling. "Bloodlines & Brushstrokes" serves as both a celebration of artistic excellence and a platform for representation, dialogue, and connection within the AAPI community and beyond. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Cover art "Rock, Paper, Scissors" by Lucy Halle (detail) Live music by Soft Serve Thumbprint Gallery on Facebook / Instagram

Elegant and inviting, this café jazz style band blends silky swing rhythms and classic standards into an atmosphere made for courtyard vibes. Saturdays in the Courtyard is a vibrant outdoor performance series that fills the beautiful Ann Kulchin Courtyard with music, energy and community spirit. Bring friends, enjoy the festive atmosphere and experience the best new and emerging artists in North County and San Diego under the open sky. Admission is always free. Soto Six: Website / Instagram / Facebook

At its three most popular campuses, UC agreed to admit more California students and reduce the number of out-of-state students. The state covered the loss of revenue from nonresident students, who pay three times what instate students pay.

Celebrate Amphibian Week at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Friends of San Diego Wildlife Refuges. Everyone is invited to explore the fascinating world of frogs, toads, and salamanders through hands-on activities and nature experiences. Enjoy a Baja California treefrog hike, see live amphibians up close, play amphibian games, and take part in a creative frog art project. Activity books and coloring pages will be available for children and curious adults alike. This free, all-ages event offers a fun way to connect with nature and learn about the amphibious residents of San Diego County. Bring your family and join us in celebrating Amphibian Week.

Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday in anticipation of a deal. Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed this Friday.

An initiative to help San Diegans at risk of losing food assistance is going to a vote before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Thursday.

Two talented novelists talk mystery and historical fiction and the 1980s as they discuss and sign their recent books at Library Shop Mission Hills. T Greenwood presents "Everything Has Happened" and Élan Les Vies shares "The Lemon Twist." This event is free and open to the public. Proceeds from book purchases support the San Diego Public Library. ABOUT THE BOOKS "Everything Has Happened": A disappearance from the past echoes in the future in this ambitious and wrenching mystery, perfect for readers of "The God of the Woods." Four decades have passed since Edie Marshall’s little brother, Charlie, vanished on his walk home from day camp. After the case went cold, Edie never left, her dreams disappearing right along with Charlie. Now she teaches at her old high school, and has returned to her childhood home to care for an ailing mother. When the long-dormant tip line set up for Charlie rings for the first time in years, Edie assumes it’s a wrong number— but on the other end is Jericho Jenkins, the only person of interest ever identified in the investigation. "The Lemon Twist": In 1984, Iris Sailor’s brutal fall on the ice unravels everything— her memory, doping secret, and figure skating career. Dumped by her coach/boyfriend and banned from competing, Iris finds herself utterly alone, wishing there was some way she could reconnect with her estranged sister, Sam. When she returns home after her fall from grace, she finds an old postcard tucked alongside the rest of her mail. Strangely, the card advertising Nova Bay is postmarked September 14, 1981— the same day Sam disappeared. As she’s about to chuck it in the trash, Iris realizes there’s only one word scribbled on the back: HELP. ABOUT THE AUTHORS T. Greenwood is the author of sixteen novels. She has received grants from the Sherwood Anderson Foundation, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Maryland State Arts Council. She has won four San Diego Book Awards. Six of her novels have been Indie Next picks. BODIES OF WATER was a finalist for a Lambda Foundation award, and KEEPING LUCY was a 2021 Target Book Club selection. She teaches creative writing for San Diego Writers, Ink and for The Writer’s Center. She and her family split their time between San Diego, CA and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Élan Les Vies is a Californian author of mysteries and thrillers. His writing is shaped by the duality of his upbringing, split between a coastal suburb and a border reservation. He is also known by his stage name, The Coyote, and is recognized for his eclectic 1960s sound and nostalgic Southwestern brand. Élan currently lives between San Diego and Paris, France, with his wife, Clémence, and his dog, Sam. Register: https://libraryfoundationsd.org/events/greenwood_vies

Hilton advances to the November general election, where he’ll face longtime politician Xavier Becerra.

Artists, audiences and community leaders gathered outside City Hall on Monday to protest drastic cuts to arts funding in San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed budget for the new fiscal year.

St. Vincent Jules Buckley, conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra St. Vincent has been regarded as one of the most innovative and fascinating presences in modern music for nearly 20 years, constantly reinventing her audio and visual personae over the course of a kaleidoscopic catalog and winning six Grammy Awards along the way. This summer, St. Vincent will venture once more into unexplored territory with a first ever limited run of orchestral performances. These special shows will see a selection of favorites and deep cuts spanning the St. Vincent discography brought to life in spellbinding new dimensions with the aid of Grammy-winning artist and renowned orchestrator, arranger and conductor, Jules Buckley. Together, St. Vincent and Buckley will enlist the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, along with other established orchestras across the nation, to forge new sonic worlds from her acclaimed albums, including "Marry Me," "Actor," "Strange Mercy," "St. Vincent," "MASSEDUCTION," "Daddy’s Home" and "All Born Screaming" – in what promises to be a series of unforgettable evenings of unique symphonic reinterpretations of songs from one of modern music’s most eclectic and acclaimed bodies of work. St. Vincent on Facebook / Instagram