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The San Diego Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is hosting its annual native plant sale at Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead in Escondido this year! Come explore the historic Sikes Adobe Farmhouse and its surrounding native gardens to inspire plant purchases for your home, yard, balcony, or restorative, water saving, & fire resilient landscape. Browse an extensive selection of California native shade trees, water-wise shrubs, seasonal flowers, bunch grasses, ground covers, and succulents sourced from CNPS and Southern California native plant nurseries: SAN DIEGO COUNTY Moosa Creek Nursery - moosacreeknursery.com Native West - nativewest.com Neel’s Nursery - neelsnursery.com ORANGE COUNTY Tree of Life - californianativeplants.com LOS ANGELES COUNTY El Nativo Nursery - elnativogrowers.com Theodore Payne - theodorepayne.org SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Native Sons Nursery - nativeson.com Las Pilitas Nursery - laspilitas.com In addition to live native plants, the open-air garden market will include vendor booths offering seeds, bulbs, books, wildlife arts and crafts, and expert advice from seasoned landscape professionals. Food trucks will be available to provide refreshments as supplies last. Partner organizations will provide information on local programs and share some secrets of the wild! Make friends with great folk and learn about these amazing organizations and how they protect, restore, and enhance our open spaces and conservation areas. Learn about ReWilding efforts, water savings programs, and upcoming events great for families of all ages! Check out the native gardens of the historic adobe and the efforts of the San Dieguito River Park volunteers and Rangers to rebuild and preserve this cultural gem at Lake Hodges on the banks of the San Dieguito River where the newest cross county ‘Coast to Crest Trail’ is now being pieced together. Discover this hiking and biking paradise and share connecting moments with friends and family. Create new wildlife habitat around your home and join a peaceful celebration of life with those who share your love of plants and wildlife in San Diego. For more information, please visit the CNPS San Diego website: https://www.cnpssd.org/fall-plant-sale-2024 California Native Plant Society on Instagram and Facebook

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Ten Years of Serving the San Diego Arts Community! Come help us celebrate with a very down-home theme: BARNYARD. Help us honor over 100 juried art shows, 10 national shows, two books, and art classes for hundreds of growing artists. Anything that pays tribute to the farm or any animals that may be on or near the farm—bring it! Art on 30th artists are avid animal lovers and have contributed to numerous animal charities over the years. This time, we will be donating a portion to the San Diego Humane Society. So get your paint on and go “Hog Wild!” We intend to celebrate and donate. Juror Katie McCloskey professional artist and art instructor 10th Anniversary Party + Opening Reception: Saturday, June 22nd, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Exhibit Dates: June 22nd - July 19th For more information visit: ashtonartgallery.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

A new festival celebrates an accessible, enduring and analog form of art and archiving in Oceanside. Dozens of zinemakers, artists, musicians and vendors join the event at The Hill Street Country Club.

A special opportunity for San Diego+Tijuana youth to express their unique point of view on the subject of PLACE, through digital works of photography, mixed media and illustration. On May 18, 2024, Outside the Lens will host “Voice Out,” a reception, panel discussion, and juried youth arts exhibition featuring photography, mixed media, and illustrations at the organization’s Wonder Lab in San Diego’s East Village. The exhibit will display works by young creatives from San Diego and Tijuana that express their unique perspective on “Place.” This year’s exhibition marks a first for Outside the Lens, and the inaugural theme of “Place” aims to create a welcoming space and place for young people, families, educators, creatives, and all community members interested in experiencing artworks that explore the concepts of belonging, connection, and self-expression. The show’s title, “Voice Out” refers to how empowering it can feel for young people to tell their own stories and how that empowerment can positively transform entire communities. Free registration for the event is available through the “Voice Out” website. There will also be paid tickets available for an exclusive preview and reception from 3-4 p.m. All entries will be displayed and celebrated and the evening will include a live DJ set, a panel discussion, and an awards ceremony. Youth, aged 8-12, and teens, aged 13-19, are encouraged to submit digital work through Outside the Lens’ “Voice Out” website from March 4 through April 7, 2024. A jury of youth, artists, and community leaders from the San DiegoTijuana region will select winning submissions to be featured on the night of the event. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three works in each category. More information and event registration details can be found here. “Voice Out” Exhibition: Save the Date: Outside the Lens will host the free “Voice Out” exhibition and youth arts event on Saturday, May 18, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Wonder Lab, 125 14th Street, San Diego. Visit the “Voice Out” website for more details on how to register and attend. About Outside the Lens: Outside the Lens amplifies the voices of youth facing systemic disadvantages through the media arts, encouraging self expression, learning, and civic engagement. We activate voices of youth, catalyzing change within themselves and their communities and have brought arts-integrated programming to over 25,000 students in weekly classes, after-school programs, summer sessions, workshops, and teacher training for over 20 years. OTL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our IRS tax ID number 26-4832772. Stay Connected with Outside The Lens! Facebook | Instagram | X

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. In Casas Grandes, Pati rides in style with local art curator Mayte Lujan in her 1960s Cadillac. Mayte owns a bed and breakfast, Las Guacamayas, where she invites Pati into the kitchen to make chile con queso in impossibly soft flour tortillas. Later, Pati learns about another tasty export from Chihuahua, pecans, at Gustavo Vazquez's farm, where his family has been growing them for generations.

'Tis the season! Local independent bookstores share their favorite reads to give you gift ideas for the reader in your life.

Built for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition, a complex of now 32 single-story cottages, known as the House of Pacific Relations International Cottages, occupies an area of under two acres. The variety of cultures represented is matched by an equally diverse floral landscape from around the world. While the charming buildings draw most visitors’ attention, it’s worth taking a closer look at the rich variety of trees and other flora. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the second Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 1.5 to 2 hours and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours. Visit: House of Pacific Relations International Cottages Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

A play about the drive-in, flowers meet art, Oceanside's disappearing places and more arts and culture events in San Diego this weekend.

The Trump administration has halted the U.S. refugee program, Pakistan is taking steps to force Afghans out — and their lives may be at risk if they return to their own country.