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The La Mesa Village Association is proud to present the 29th Annual La Mesa Classic Car Show! This beloved summer tradition returns to downtown La Mesa June 1 - August 31 every Thursday from 5 - 8 p.m. along La Mesa Blvd. between 4th St. - Spring St. Walk or cruise La Mesa Blvd. to check out the variety of beautiful classics and enjoy live music from local bands! This is a FREE community event. Summer Band Line Up: June 1 - The Farmers June 8 - Private Domain June 15 - 4 Way Street June 22 - Blame Betty June 29 - Santana Soul July 6 - Stand Up Guys July 13 - Street Heart July 20 - Whiskey Ridge July 27 - Ron's Garage Band August 3 - Love is a Rose August 10 - Zeeland August 17 - Steal Dawn August 24 - 80z All Stars August 31 - The Farmers

The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival JFEST returns even stronger with new partnerships and venues that go from Balboa Park to Downtown, to La Jolla, Encinitas, and Carlsbad, reaching different corners of the county through great artistic programming. The 2023 edition will run from Thursday, June 1 until Sunday, July 16 celebrating three consecutive decades of performances that explore Jewish history, people, and ideas across San Diego with a wonderful schedule that will include virtuoso music, theatre, dance, and fine arts featuring the return of favorites like Grammy-nominated singer and touring band member with the legendary songwriter Leonard Cohen, Perla Batalla in House of Cohen: The Songs of Leonard Cohen and the return of the original theatrical piece Women of Valor, honoring six incredible women and how they have inspired the community. JFEST will also feature a special one-show-only reunion concert of the musical Witnesses, a moving production inspired by the diaries of 5 teenagers who died in the Holocaust. Recognized this year by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle as “Outstanding New Production” happening at the Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla. The debut of Eco-Jewish Play Fest, 7 plays. 24 hours to create. 1 night to enjoy! taking place in Coastal Roots Farm located in Encinitas for a full session of short new play creation, as well as The Whole Megillah New Jewish Play Festival celebrating new plays that are “unapologetically” Jewish that will be performed at The Old Globe and Carlsbad’s New Village Arts. Continuing with the theatrical line-up, "Hereville" playing at The Old Globe and New Village Arts involves a time-traveling, monster fighting orthodox Jewish girl. Theatre Dybbuk: "The Merchant of Venice" (Annotated), or "In Sooth I Know Not Why I Am So Sad" is a play from sixteenth century England that touches on how antisemitism and other prejudicial beliefs operate in our world today, to be performed at the Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla. The Congregation Adat Yeshurun, La Jolla will host the Festival Keynote: Judaism and Art with one of the world’s preeminent Jewish thinker and educator Rabbi Meir Soloveichik. In the musical section of JFEST, Jewish music takes on the flavor of cultures from Spain, Persia, Portugal, Romania, and many more in the 22nd Klezmer Summit: The World of Jewish Music happening at The First Universalist Unitarian Church of San Diego. “Neshama” – Music of the Soul, the community-wide musical concert that celebrates the deep connection of us all and Yale Strom’s "RECORDIALLY YOURS, LOU CURTISS, with a pre-show presentation on Jews and Folk Music at Digital Gym CINEMA, Park & Market, San Diego.

NOTE: Extended run until June 26. From the KPBS weekend arts preview: What do the '80s band The Go-Go's and 16th century Chivalric literature? Diversionary Theatre's upcoming production of "Head Over Heels," penned by Jeff Whitty ("Avenue Q"), might offer one answer. This is a "jukebox musical," so instead of original songs performed by the characters to advance the plot, existing, popular music is used. In this case, it's music by the '80s band The Go-Go's, based on Sir Philip Sidney's "Arcadia." The story effectively follows a royal family as they attempt to counteract an ominous prophesy — with some intrigue, jealousy and scandal along the way. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the organizers: From the visionary behind "Avenue Q" comes a bold new Broadway musical fairytale where Once Upon a Time crashes into our present moment. In the mythical land of Arcadia, the royal family is challenged to set out on a journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction. Through their adventure gender roles are upended, relationships liberated, and love is discovered in the most surprising of ways. Told to the hypnotic beat of the iconic 80’s all-girl rock band The Go-Go’s, Head Over Heels joyously unveils a path to a new world where diversity is celebrated and ladies lead! Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Want to help build a more sustainable future? This course will use Google Earth to survey sites around the world where people live. Students will then will create a design for a sustainable home in a place of their choice. This is a virtual workshop. Thursday, May 4, 2023 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Allowed Grades: 9th Grade to 12th Grade

San Diego Premiere: "The Chronicles of Kalki" By Aditi Brennan Kapil | Directed by Desireé Clarke This comic-book-infused girl-gang thriller chronicles the adventures and mysterious disappearance of Kalki, a young woman who may or may not be the final avatar of Vishnu. Has Kalki come to rid the world of demons and evil or just to make high school a hell of a lot more interesting? Produced in partnership with Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore and Little Fish Comic Book Studio. Previews | May 7 & 11, 2023 Opening Night | May 12, 2023 ASL Performance | May 21, 2023 Note: $15 RUSH tickets available at the Box Office 1 hour before each performance. Ticket sales conclude online 2 hours before showtime. Hardship tickets are also available upon request. Please call the Box Office at (858) 598-7620 for more information. PLEASE BE ADVISED. The Chronicles of Kalki is irreverent, provocative, and a hell of a lot of fun. It explores themes of young female empowerment, sexuality and queerness. It may not be suitable for all audiences. This program is a collaboration of MOXIE Theatre, Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore and Little Fish Comic Book Studio. Related links: Moxie Theatre on Instagram | Facebook

San Diego Model Railroad Museum presents "Step Right Up: Circus Trains" This exhibit opens June 13, and will be shown during regular museum hours, Tuesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The circus is in town at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum! Our summer exhibit is full of fascinating and colorful model trains, railroad cars, and animals. Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore railroad history through the wonderful world of the circus. This exhibit opens June 13 and is included in the price of admission. Visit: www.sdmrm.org or call (619) 696-0199 Summer hours: Tuesday - Sunday, May 26 - Sept. 2023 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Regular Hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. CLOSED Monday, except for certain special operating days. San Diego Model Railroad Museum on Facebook / Instagram

San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum in Escondido, California, invites children ages 0 to 10 to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math through interactive exhibits and hands-on activities. Experience life in a bank with the brand-new exhibit, "Money Sense," get creative in the Outdoor Maker Studio, dig for dinosaur bones in Base Camp, and make new friends at Little Explorers Summer Camp beginning June 19! Visit www.sdcdm.org / 760-233-7755 San Diego Children's Discovery Museum on Facebook / Instagram

In "Master Slave Husband Wife," Ilyon Woo describes the story of Ellen and William Craft escaping slavery.

April 24, 2023 SHelter to Soldier and Zero8 Hundred to Host Inaugural “SISTERHOOD OF SERVICE” Event will honor more than 100 women who have served this great nation through military service San Diego, CA -- Shelter to Soldier, a San Diego non-profit committed to supporting veterans on their mental health journey with trained psychiatric service dogs, along with Zero8hundred, whose mission is to support transitioning military members throughout their post service lifecycle through impact, engagement, and community connection, will host the inaugural “Sisterhood of Service” event on Thursday, May 18, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Mission Beach Women’s Club. Sponsored by The Boeing Company, the free event will honor more than 100 women who have served this great nation through military service. Shelter to Soldier and Zero8Hundred will honor their service, assist them with resources that can help them thrive following military service, and inspire them to continue to be a voice for women who serve and are transitioning to civilian life. The luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. emceed by Kristi Hanson of Jagger & Kristi on Magic 92.5. Guests will be treated to lunch provided by Toast Catering, with inspirational messages from the region’s women in military and veteran communities. Guest registration will open at 9:30 a.m. and includes an event swag bag with self-care gifts as well as complimentary opportunity drawing tickets for giveaways. Optionally, guests can enjoy a guided bay front yoga flow for all levels at 10 a.m. by Veterans Yoga Project, as well as paddle boarding or kayaking provided by Mission Bay Sport Center at 2:30 p.m. For more information and to register, please visit here. About: Shelter to Soldier is a nonprofit organization that adopts dogs from local shelters and trains them to become service dogs for post 9/11 combat veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, Military Sexual Trauma, and or other injuries associated with traumatic service experiences. The program also places emotional support animals (ESAs) with active-duty military and veterans, as well as deploys the Shelter to Soldier Canine Ambassadors, a team of therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers, to provide visits of love and comfort to local military, veterans and their families. Zero8Hundred’s Mission is to support transitioning military members throughout their post service lifecycle through impact, engagement, and social / community connection! Zero8Hundred provides a peer navigation, social work, platform that is collaborative in nature and is responsive to the needs of our service members transitioning back to our San Diego community. Services offered assist with Employment, Education, Health & Wellness, Social / Community Connections / Networking, and Basic / Urgent Needs such as Housing, Food, Mental health, and Childcare.

Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina's presidential election, reflecting voters' wariness about handing the presidency to a right-wing populist.