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San Diego’s biggest vegan night market. Presented by Viridian Productions and hosted at AleSmith Brewing Company on the 1st Friday of every month.Music | Games | Family-Friendly | Dogs AllowedIndulge in an epic assortment of eats and treats, including Pizza, Burgers, Sushi, Donuts, Chick’n Sandwiches, Dumplings, Loaded Fries, Gyros, Tamales, Wings, Noodles, Cookies, Empanadas and so much more. In between bites, shop a curated selection of local products, crafts and services.The San Diego Vegan Night Market is located at AleSmith Brewing Company, an expansive indoor and outdoor venue that features several seating areas, fire pits, golf simulators, ax throwing and games. It’s the perfect spot to gather and share food, drinks and good times.Stop by the A Way Home For Dogs booth to meet adoptable pups and to learn about fostering and other volunteer opportunities.This is a rain or shine event.PARKING: There is a free parking lot onsite and free street parking nearby.Vegan Food Popup Events by Viridian Productions are free monthly markets that showcase the best plant-based food in SoCal, featuring a rotating lineup of diverse vendors from San Diego, Orange County and LA.Learn more: https://www.viridianproductions.comViridian Productions on Facebook / Instagram

The San Diego Jewish Men's Choir will present a Carnegie Hall Preview Concert of their program, "A Celebration of Love." featuring songs about all different kinds of love in various languages including English, Hebrew, Ladino and Yiddish. Bring your family and friends and come wish the group well as they prepare for their Carnegie Hall debut as part of the Distinguished Artists International New York 2026 season!Visit: https://www.sdjmc.org/San Diego Jewish Men's Choir on Facebook

This Mother’s Day, give her a taste of coastal, Southern Italian cuisine right here in downtown San Diego! Garibaldi invites you and your leading lady to experience this Mediterranean journey with Mother’s Day Specials all night, and bottomless Rose Aperol Spritzes for $45. Located on the third floor of the InterContinental Hotel, enjoy bay-front, sunset views while dining on fresh seafood and handmade pastas. Secure your reservation today here. Garibaldi on Instagram

June 16 (at Scripps Research) features the all-star duo of bassist Dave Holland and Lionel Loueke on guitar and voice, playing music from their forthcoming release, "United." Holland makes a long-awaited return to the Athenaeum series, having last performed at the Scripps Research Hall in 2007. Holland’s passion for musical expression of all styles has propelled a career of more than 50 years and earned him top honors, including multiple GRAMMY awards and the title of NEA Jazz Master in 2017. His virtuosic technique and rhythmic feel are widely revered and in much demand. To date, his playing can be heard on hundreds of recordings, with more than 30 as a leader under his own name. Loueke last appeared at the library in summer 2023. A native of Benin, he came to the United States on a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and from there gained acceptance to the Thelonious Monk [now Herbie Hancock] Institute of Jazz in Los Angeles. Praised by his mentor Hancock as “a musical painter,” Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melody, and conventional and extended guitar techniques to create a warm and evocative sound of his own. The duo of Holland and Loueke embodies a soulful conversation between two masters, merging their unique voices into something beautifully transcendent. The album is a profound testament to true collaboration, beautifully fusing Loueke’s rich West African roots with Holland’s profound influence on modern jazz. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/jazz-25-0616Dave Holland on Instagram and FacebookLionel Loueke on Instagram and Facebook

This Mother’s Day, treat Mom to a brunch as fabulous as she is! Located at the InterContinental San Diego overlooking the bay, Vistal invites you to experience a Mother’s Day filled with Baja Coast seafood, artisanal California cheeses, truffle infused quiche and eggs benedict, and carving stations featuring prime rib and more. Pair these with your choice of bottomless sparkling rose, Aperol spritzes, or mimosas. Make your reservations today here — she’s worth it!Vistal Bar + Restaurant on Facebook / Instagram

The series concludes on June 21 with the return of the Melissa Aldana Quartet, with Aldana on tenor sax, Fabian Almazan on piano, Pablo Menares on bass, and Kush Abadey on drums. Aldana’s last Athenaeum performance was in March 2020, when she played music from her album "Visions" for Frida Kahlo, which earned her a first-ever GRAMMY nomination for Best Improvised Jazz Solo. Her program this June will feature music from her 2024 release on Blue Note Records, Echoes of the Inner Prophet. A native of Chile, Aldana moved to the United States to attend Berklee College of Music. In 2013, at age 24, she became the first female instrumentalist and the first South American musician to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Her latest album explores a fascinating paradox. As Aldana explains, it reflects her “personal journey, with an especially introspective point of view. The inner prophet is my own self, now older, who has the knowledge and the intuition and the truth about what my path should be. So, it’s this idea of connecting with that inner prophet,” she continues, “which reveals things about myself, including those things I don’t like.” At the same time, this deeply intimate, searching project is a celebration of collaboration and community. It documents the evolution of her quartet, capturing the collective insight they’ve garnered after extensive touring and travel, and arguing for their place among the most incisive working groups in jazz today.Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/jazz-25-0621Melissa Aldana on Instagram and Facebook

Reserve your seat for this month’s Artisan Table Signature Wine Series dinner for a taste of Napa Valley on the beautiful outdoor terrace at A.R. Valentien. Sip on standout wines from Darioush perfectly paired with the multi-course communal meal of seasonal bounty by Executive Chef Kelli Crosson. Roman Palumbo, Sales Manager, is joining this intimate dinner for an insightful discussion about the selected wine varietals. The Lodge at Torrey Pines on Facebook / Instagram

The series continues on June 11 with former San Diego residents vocalist Gillian Margot and Geoffrey Keezer (piano), featuring music from their eponymous new duo album. For this Athenaeum date, they are joined by Ben Williams on bass and San Diego jazz hero Peter Sprague on guitar. With an exquisite voice, a disarmingly wide vocal range, and a style that is deeply rooted in the tradition of the great jazz vocalists, Margot possesses a gift of storytelling and stunning lyrical delivery. A native of Toronto, Canada, Margot studied under a generation of jazz legends including Oscar Peterson, Freddy Cole, Carol Welsman, and Norman Simmons. Keezer is a GRAMMY-winning pianist, composer, arranger, and producer based in New York City, where he first moved in 1989 to become the final pianist with the legendary Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Keezer has toured and recorded with a galaxy of stars including Ray Brown, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Diana Krall, Wayne Shorter, Dianne Reeves, Sting, and Christian McBride. Partners in music since 2014 and in life since 2016, both Margot and Keezer share a predisposition to address, in Margot’s words, “different styles, genres, or grooves and feels, and harmonic implications,” an attitude that accounts for the capacious range of repertoire in their performances. A spirit of freedom judiciously balanced with collective consciousness pervades their recent recording, as Keezer and Margot mind meld on a half-dozen “Standard” standards along with authoritatively interpreted songs by Hermeto Pascoal, Peter Gabriel, Chick Corea, and Donald and Dorothy Brown. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/jazz-25-0611Gillian Margot on Instagram and FacebookGeoffrey Keezer on Instagram and Facebook