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Because your favorite love story is friendship. February isn’t just for romance. It’s for late nights, good music, and cocktails worth toasting with your favorite people. Skip the heart-shaped clichés and take Friday night with your girl gang at The Rooftop Bar. Inspired by the now-iconic Galentine’s tradition, this is your excuse to celebrate friendship the right way: curated beats, limited-edition craft cocktails, and a rooftop setting that sets the mood without trying too hard. No date required. Just the people who get you. Visit: https://www.rooftopbaroceanside.com/event/galentines-day-2026/ The Rooftop Bar Oceanside on Instagram and Facebook

Join us at the Villa Montezuma on February 16 for a frosty concert about the snow, ice, and winter weather! Start the year off right with our first Cinballera Salon of 2026, Songs of Winter! Join us on the third Monday of the month, February 16, at 7 p.m. at the Villa Montezuma, 1925 K Street, San Diego. We’re celebrating the last full month of winter with a concert all about the coldest months of the year. While snow and ice may be only a dream here in sunny San Diego, this collection of hibernal art songs and opera excerpts will leave you feeling delightfully frosty. In keeping with the Villa's gracious history, we encourage our guests to dress up for the evening! Gentlemen, dust off your favorite suit and tie, and ladies, here's a chance to wear that dress and hat you've been saving! For February, bundle up in blue! Join us for this chilly opera concert! Visit: https://www.classy.org/event/february-cinballera-salon-songs-of-winter/e753866 Villa Montezuma Museum on Facebook

Join Shoreline Community Services for an elegant evening in support of our unhoused neighbors and our newest initiative, Compass Commons — a workforce housing program providing safe, dignified sleeping spaces for working individuals experiencing homelessness. What to Expect: - Delicious drinks and hors d’oeuvres - A gourmet dinner and sweet treats - Live music & dancing - High-end prizes and raffle baskets - And, of course, BINGO! Why It Matters: Proceeds support Compass Commons and services at The Compass Station, helping members of our Community Care Crew — people who are working, contributing, and striving for stability — move from employment toward permanent housing. Your ticket helps turn rest into resilience and work into opportunity. Join us for a night that makes a lasting impact. *Dress to impress. Black tie optional Tickets: - Early Supporter Tickets are $160 and available until March 8. These include entry to the gala, open wine & beer, 1 raffle ticket, and 3 bingo cards - Standard Admission is $175 - VIP tickets available for $250, until March 8, which include entry, open wine & beer, 2 premium drink tickets, open wine & beer, 15 raffle tickets, and 3 bingo cards - VIP tables also available Shoreline Community Services on Facebook / Instagram

Art As Healing: Honoring Women’s Stories is a community gathering exploring the powerful intersection of creativity, healing, and human connection. Hosted by Womanity Portrait Foundation, this evening brings together artists, survivors, and community members to reflect on how art can serve as a tool for emotional healing, resilience, and self-reclamation. The event will feature short talks, personal stories from breast cancer survivors, visual art installations, and an open mixer designed to foster meaningful conversation and genuine connection. While the stories shared center women’s lived experiences the event is open to all who believe in the power of art to heal, connect, and inspire. While the stories shared center women’s lived experiences—particularly breast cancer survivors—the event is open to all who believe in the power of art to heal, connect, and inspire. What to expect: Visual Art Installation A curated display of portrait photography and artwork honoring women’s stories and journeys. Short Talks & Personal Stories Hear from women who have participated in Womanity Portrait Foundation programs, sharing how art has supported their healing and transformation. Program Schedule: 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Guest arrival · Wine & light snacks · Viewing artwork 6:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m. Presentation by Galina Semenova (Founder & CEO), Womanity Portrait Foundation 6::50 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Personal stories shared by breast cancer survivors who participated in WPF’s programs 7:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Blanca Lucia Bergman, MBA (Art Unites · Mental Wellness for Artists). Talk on the mental health benefits of the arts 7:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Community mixer Who Is This Event For?: - Artists & creatives - Breast cancer survivors & advocates - Wellness professionals - Community members & supporters - Small business owners & local leaders - Anyone curious about the intersection of art, healing, and human connection All genders are welcome. Please REGISTER to attend. Alcazar Garden Entrance. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-as-healing-honoring-womens-stories-tickets-1981915539731?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Womanity Portrait Foundation on Instagram and Facebook

SML is a new quintet composed of luminaries from Los Angeles’s thriving jazz, improvised, and indie music scenes—Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Josh Johnson, Booker Stardrum, and Gregory Uhlmann. Visit: ArtPower at UCSD Presents: SML ArtPower at UC San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

A decade after their San Diego debut at ArtPower, the Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha returns with their signature blend of traditional folk and global rhythms. Fusing raw vocals, rich instrumentation, and theatrical flair, they deliver an unforgettable, genre-defying concert rooted in deep Ukrainian heritage and a spirit of cultural liberation. DakhaBrakha on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for the opening reception of "Space Maker", an exhibition that centers on the idea that those who shape spaces—architects, designers, set designers, landscape architects, and other creative practitioners—can also sustain independent artistic practices that both inform and are informed by their professional work. Featuring a blend of historic works and contemporary pieces by local artists, the exhibition traces how creative practices rooted in design influence the shaping of spaces, objects, and communities, revealing the reciprocal relationship between artistic expression and architectural thinking. Visit: https://www.lajollahistory.org/space-maker La Jolla Historical Society on Instagram and Facebook

Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is one of the most popular string ensembles in the world. Erasing the boundaries between classical, dance, hip-hop and pop, VSQ performs spellbinding renditions of everything from Billie Eilish to BTS, Taylor Swift to The Weeknd, and Danny Elfman to Daft Punk. VSQ has garnered over 2 billion streams and numerous Billboard chartings since its inception. Vitamin String Quartet on Facebook / Instagram

Odd fingers and faces in the crowd of a recent Will Smith concert video led to suspicions of AI. But AI is improving fast, and there are serious implications for how "fake" crowds might be coopted.

Film Forum Coronado presents “Robot and Frank” Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6 p.m. Note: This film would normally be shown on the third Wednesday of the month, but the Winn Room is not available on that night, so it has been rescheduled for February 25. Film Forum Coronado Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 619-522-7390 Film and Discussion In The Winn Room Adults Free “ROBOT AND FRANK” (2012. 89 min. PG-13.) - A wily Frank Langella shines as a slightly dotty ex-jewel thief in this smart and snappy futuristic yarn. Worried about his father’s increasing state of disorientation, his son (James Marsden ) hires a robot to act as his dad’s aide and life coach. Before long, Frank and the robot carry out a series of daring neighborhood burglaries. With Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler and Peter Skarsgaard.