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Collage 2024: Connected hopes to give you a, “celebration of the human experience and an invitation to explore the many ways in which we are ALL connected.” Quoted by Young Adult Member, Lynzie Allyn. San Diego Civic Dance Arts invites you to their critically acclaimed annual dance showcase performance in the beautiful and historic Casa del Prado Theater in Balboa Park. If you have already seen a collage showcase, you know you won't want to miss this. If you have yet to experience SDCDA at its finest - plan to attend one of our 11 performances. Once you've seen these dancers on stage, you will seek them out again and again, year after year...and the San Diego Civic Dance Arts Winner of the Bravo Award for Best Dance Show in San Diego for three years in a row, Collage 2024: Connected is certain to captivate and impress. Join us as we return to the stage for another visually stunning production that will be one of the years can't miss performances!Featuring new work by Kevin and Dea Nguyen (Professional dance creatives who have worked with BTS, Daddy Yankee, Paula Abdul and more), Elijah Gibson (Texas based choreographer and founder of Social Movement Contemporary Dance), Mark and Solvieg Santillano (Co-Founders of SoMar Dance Works), local artist and Professor Donna Flournoy, and the talented dance staff of Civic Dance Arts. Collage features various dance styles such as tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, modern, and Musical Theater.Along with breathtaking costumes, imaginative set pieces, and gorgeous theatrical lighting, our professionally trained dancers deliver a show that is certain to impress. Suitable for all ages.If you have not yet had the pleasure of seeing the Civic Dance Companies perform, be prepared to have your socks knocked off. Our dancers train for years in the Parks and Recreation program and Company is truly a dance conservatory type environment. We are excited and ready to welcome you to the theater and connect through dance!San Diego Civic Dance Arts (SDCDA) has often been viewed as the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department’s “best-kept secret.” For over 80 years, through the use of public, nonprofit and volunteer partnerships, SDCDA has provided an accessible, affordable world-class dance program to San Diego. For the past 25 years, Andrea Feier, a Julliard trained dancer herself, has led SDCDA.Collage is held over the first three weekends of February. “I love how the City makes dance accessible and affordable to anyone who wishes to participate,” said Andrea. “The passion of the dance staff who have found their calling teaching for this program and have made it their life's work teaching for Civic Dance Arts is incredible. Working with dance staff and other City workers dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives is inspiring.”The passion her staff have for the program is evident. Andrea noted that several of her team members have worked with the program for over 20 years, and Dance Recreation Leader Kathy Landry is in her 44th year of service.“We have been changing lives one step at a time. Come dance with us,” said Andrea. And get your tickets for collage 2024: connected.Important: Plan enough time to find parking and be checked into the theater. Show is two hours long with one 15 minute intermission. Please note that the doors to the theater will close ten minutes before showtime. No late arrivals will be admitted.Not Allowed: No food or drink, Flash Photography, Videography, Illuminated Screens During PerformanceFor more information visit: a.purplepass.comStay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

Join the Zoom or livestream! “Body Modification: Anatomy, Alteration, and Art in Anthropogeny“ is the topic of a free, virtual public symposium hosted by the CARTA: UC San Diego/Salk Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 (Beginning 10 a.m. Pacific with Q&A and expert discussion and commencing ~ 1:30 p.m. Pacific), co-chaired by Mark Collard (Simon Fraser University) and Francesco d'Errico (University of Bordeaux). Event Summary:Permanent body modification is an intriguing phenomenon. It is regularly practiced by living humans but is not seen in other extant mammals. It is highly variable within and between cultures. It is also often both expensive and risky. All of these characteristics—its uniqueness, its variability, and its actual or potential costliness—make permanent body modification an important behavior for scientists to understand. However, the scientific study of permanent body modification is in its infancy. The goal of this symposium is to provide a snapshot of where we are at with regard to research on permanent body modification and to identify questions that should be prioritized over the next decade. The symposium will bring together academics from a number of disciplines as well as practitioners from the permanent body modification industry. We will cover a wide range of historical and contemporary permanent body modification practices, including but not limited to tattooing, piercing, finger amputation, and cranial modification. In addition to considering the ‘when’ and ‘where’ of permanent body modification, we will delve into the motivations behind this behavior, considering both the personal justifications offered by participants and the scientific hypotheses proposed to explain it.Additional Information:For updates regarding the Zoom and live webcast on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, follow CARTA’s X/Twitter (@CARTAUCSD), Facebook (@ucsdcarta), and LinkedIn accounts.Funding for this online-only symposium was provided by many generous CARTA friends like you. Closed captioning for recordings was made possible by CARTA Patrons Ingrid M. Benirschke-Perkins and Gordon C. Perkins.For more information, please email: khunter@ucsd.edu or carta-info@anthropogeny.org or visit carta.anthropogeny.org

For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.

San Diego has less than seven months before its self-imposed deadline of achieving zero traffic deaths and serious injuries. Advocates are hoping for a final push to fund small and inexpensive safety improvements at the most collision-prone intersections.

A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.

Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of families.

The California Festival takes place Nov. 3-19 across the state, with dozens of distinct performances throughout San Diego spotlighting new musical compositions written in the last five years.

Agreeing to an out-of-network doctor's financial policy, which protects their ability to get paid and may be littered with confusing jargon, can create a binding contract that leaves a patient owing.

The city's latest inventory of greenhouse gas emissions underscores the urgency of building more walkable neighborhoods where residents can get around without driving.