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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

Winners of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2022 Banff Competition, the Isidore String Quartet returns to ArtPower, bringing fresh energy to works by Haydn, Billy Childs, and Dvořák. Isidore String Quartet on YouTube / Instagram

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

15 South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.

The coalition focused on making Americans healthier is frustrated with the Trump administration's stance on environmental toxins and most recently, its support of the company that makes the pesticide.

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.

Toast National Margarita Day on February 22 at Margaritaville Hotel San Diego with an all-day celebration featuring live entertainment, food and drink specials, a Margarita Tasting Crawl, and a photo-op setup. The day kicks off with a live DJ at LandShark Bar & Grill from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a traveling mariachi performance from 2 to 3 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., attendees can take part in a Margarita Tasting Crawl with specialty margaritas served throughout the hotel, including a Prickly Pear Margarita, Classic Margarita and non-alcoholic option, Coffee Margarita, and Frozen Margarita at various locations. Additional offerings include a $5 Blender Cup Special, dining and margarita combos at the 5 o’Clock Somewhere Rooftop Bar, and, of course, a 5 p.m. Cheers featuring $5 margaritas. Perfect for kicking off a Gaslamp night out this National Margarita Day! Margaritaville Hotel San Diego on Facebook / Instagram