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Join us on Free Third Thursday, November 16 for My Barbarian, a collective consisting of Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, and Alexandro Segade, who will perform a staged reading of "The Mother and Other Plays, " previously presented at the Whitney Biennial 2014, among other venues nationally. This live adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s "The Mother" (first performed in 1932), includes original musical numbers and improvised content, and also maintains the Brechtian concept of the Lehrstück, or learning-play, by inviting audience members to participate in select scenes. A play about the revolutionary potential of motherhood, My Barbarian's "The Mother and Other Plays" offers audiences a theatrical, and critical, performance experience.  Refreshments will be available for purchase from The Kitchen. About My Barbarian | My Barbarian (Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, and Alexandro Segade) is a collective whose theatrical work often references the legacies of California’s countercultural era , drawing on a multitude of sources to establish the richness of matrilineal creative inheritance. Two of the collective’s members, Malik Gaines and Alexandro Segade, are faculty in the University of California, San Diego’s Department of Visual Arts.

Artonic Quartet is thrilled to partner with Soprano Tasha Koontz, FF Collective, and the University of San Diego to present a program premiering music from The Schemes and Scandals of "Fat Leonard" Francis. Experience modern sonic storytelling with this dramatic ensemble composed of Artonic Quartet, made up of San Diego Symphony members, joined by soprano Tasha Koontz, featuring music by Caroline Shaw, John Adams, Phillip Glass, and San Diego's own Tommy Dougherty. Each piece on the program has its own tale to tell, including the world premiere of music from Dougherty's Schemes and Scandals of Fat Leonard, based on a true story of epic bribery and blackmail aimed at the U.S. Navy, and selections from Evergreen, the newest classical album from Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw where the singer improvises fresh melodies. In 2013, Malaysian military contractor Leonard Glenn Francis (known as “Fat Leonard”) was arrested in San Diego in an NCIS raid after years of maintaining control of the U.S. Navy’s massive Seventh Fleet by subording Navy officers with lavish parties and extravagant gifts which included luxury goods and prostitutes. At his hands, the Navy—a pillar of the American understanding of honor— had fallen prey to unthinkable corruption and the largest military security breach since the Cold War. Schemes and Scandals unearths the unheard female voices buried in the rubble of the far-reaching but largely under-publicized scandal to ask what is left when “honor,” patriotism, and the men who cling to them crumble. The program will also include a pre-concert informational session with Robert Gonzales, the world's leading "Fat Leonard" scholar. Related links: Artonic Quartet website FF Collective website | Instagram California Festival website | Instagram

Join New York Times bestselling author, world-renowned scientist, and autism spokesperson Temple Grandin, Ph.D. for a celebration of DIFFERENT KINDS OF MINDS, the Young Readers Edition of the instant New York Times bestseller Visual Thinking. This event is for all ages, and an audience Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation. This event is free and open to the public. Reserved seating is available for those who pre-order a copy of "Different Kinds of Minds" from the Library Shop SD. About the Book: Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Maya Lin. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you? Do you like puzzles, coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works. Are you good at math? Working with your hands? Are you a neat freak or a big mess? With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers: verbal thinkers who are good with language and visual thinkers who think in pictures and patterns. You will discover all kinds of minds and how we need to work together to create solutions to help solve real-world problems. About the Author: Temple Grandin is a distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Animals in Translation, Animals Make Us Human, The Autistic Brain, and Thinking in Pictures, which became an HBO movie starring Claire Danes. Dr. Grandin has been a pioneer in improving the welfare of farm animals as well as an outspoken advocate for the autism community. She resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. Related links: Library Foundation SD website | Instagram San Diego Public Library website | Instagram Temple Grandin website | Facebook

Opening Reception sponsored by the Friends of the Central Library - Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 3 - 5 p.m. The San Diego Art Prize is predicated on the idea that the visual arts are a necessary and rewarding ingredient of any world-class city, and was conceived to promote and encourage dialogue, reflection, and social interaction around San Diego’s artistic and cultural life. This annual award honors artistic expression with a cash prize, exhibition opportunities, and spotlights artists in the San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico region whose outstanding achievements in the field of visual arts merit recognition. The San Diego Visual Arts Network is pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2023 San Diego Art Prize: Mely Barragan, Anya Gallaccio, Janelle Iglesias, and Joe Yorty. Recipients were nominated by 17 local arts professionals and selected by an esteemed panel of curators from respected institutions: Pedro Alonzo - Adjunct Curator, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, Texas, Susanna Temkin - Curator at El Museo del Barrio, New York, New York, Kathryn Kraczon - Director of Exhibitions of the Brown Arts Institute (BAI) and Chief Curator of the David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University, Providence Rhode Island. Free 2hr parking The Visual Arts Program (VAP) demonstrates the library’s role as a cultural institution embracing a broad range of disciplines while assisting San Diego’s emerging, mid-career, and established artists achieve visible opportunities and receive wider local, regional, and national attention. Gallery Hours: Monday & Tuesday, 1-7 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday, Noon – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.

More than half of the Colorado River's water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms.

Thursday's presidential debate is the first time — and one of the only times — voters will see President Biden and former President Donald Trump side by side ahead of November.

Scientists at a biotech company say they have created a key stem cell for Asian elephants that could help save the endangered species and become a steppingstone for bringing back the woolly mammoth.

In addition to generating cleaner electricity, covered canals have the added benefit of reducing evaporation in arid locations.

Financial difficulties and mass layoffs are shaking up newsrooms and media organizations across the country, including in San Diego.

Mark your calendars and join us for an unforgettable experience! Join KPBS for a premiere screening of Season 2 of the PBS television series NATIVE AMERICA on November 1 at 6 p.m. at California State University San Marcos. This event will showcase episode 3 "Women Rule." NATIVE AMERICA follows the engineers, politicians, and artists who draw upon Native tradition to build a better twenty-first century. The 6-part series premieres October 24 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV! (Episode 3 premieres Nov. 7) Panel discussion and Q&A with Arigon Starr (Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma), Betty Osceola (Miccosukee Tribe), Jennifer Johns (Diné), Paige Bethmann (Mohawk/Oneida). Registration information at caiiff.com. Directions: https://www.caiiff.com/directions