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MOPA celebrates its 40 years in Balboa Park and 50 years as a photo nonprofit with an intoxicating exhibition directly from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. "Arresting Beauty: Julia Margaret Cameron" is a collection of work by one of the most innovative and influential photographers of all time. She pioneered the close-up and took photographs deliberately out of focus because she found them more beautiful that way. MOPA is pleased to be the first venue in the United States to exhibit this extensive collection from a pioneering portraitist criticized in her own time but now admired for her innovative and unconventional techniques. MOPA on Facebook / Instagram

San Diego County Orchid Society hosts its large, annual international show and sale, this year themed Orchids of the Earth. Enjoy world class displays, hundreds of magnificent plants, free classes, and conversations with orchid conservation experts. Connect with orchid growers and vendors from across the US around the globe on Earth Day weekend. See, learn, and shop at this grand celebration of beauty and color in Balboa Park’s Casa del Prado. Event details and walk-in class schedule can be accessed through here. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Twitter

There’s no shortage of events happening this season in San Diego. Here are some of our favorite family-friendly ones you won’t want to miss.

From the organizers:You are invited to join us for the de la Torre Brothers C You Saturday! on April 15 at Balboa Park!In celebration of de la Torre Brothers: Post-Columbian Futurism, the de la Torre brothers’ first solo museum exhibition in San Diego, we invite you on a journey into the site of an epic battle for the future of humankind in one of their largest and most ambitious projects to date!

The San Diego Automotive Museum will be hosting a garage sale, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy beautiful Balboa Park and see gorgeous cars and exhibits at the San Diego Automotive Museum. Items for sale will include collectibles, home décor, toys, art, books, and more. Admission will be reduced to $5.00 with any Garage Sale purchase. All proceeds will benefit the San Diego Automotive Museum. Please park in the main lot then follow the signs to the back of the Museum. Cash only. The $5.00 admission will allow you to view many of the beautiful cars the Automotive Museum has to offer. The exhibit floor will have the Mercedes 540K, Louie Mattar’s Fabulous $75,000 Car and a 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Saloon to name a few. A Delorean is also on display and perfect for photo opps. In the rotating exhibit section is Innovative Electrics. The following vehicles will also be on display: 2021 Little Giant EV 2010 Spira Solar Powered USPS Truck Prototype 2019 Sondors EV Prototype 2010 Tesla Roadster 1999 EV Global Electric Bike Please check the museum’s website for the most up-to-date event information: www.sdautomuseum.org. For questions about this garage sale, please email brandi@sdautomuseum.org San Diego Automotive Museum on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

San Diego’s original and longest-standing Thanksgiving Day “turkey trot” is back, and it’s critical mission remains the same: To provide crucial funds to feed the homeless through Father Joe’s Villages’ meal program. During this season of giving and plenty, we invite you to give back to our community and make an impact on those who have less. Date | Thanksgiving Day, November 24 Location | Balboa Park Race Day Timeline: • 6:30am – Registration Opens • 6:30am – *Optional Sunrise Mass Begins • 7:30am – Race Starts • 7:45am – Post-Race Festival Begins • 8:15am – Start Line Closes • 9:15am – Awards Ceremony •11:00am – Event Closed *Please note roads around Balboa Park will be closed off and parking will be limited. You can find the detailed list of road closures at this link under our FAQ.

San Diego’s largest healthcare provider, Sharp, began notifying more than 60,000 patients this week that cyber criminals may have their personal information. Then, how community outcry sank a plan for a cement factory on a Port of San Diego terminal. Plus, long-time Ocean beach resident Jay Kahn, who died in 2022, left the San Diego Foundation a surprise $100 million gift in his estate. How the money is being used to help some small San Diego music nonprofits. Next, choreographerJeremy McQueen is bring his ballet company, The Black Iris Project, to his hometown for the first time. We hear about the two original ballets the company will perform Wednesday at the Balboa Theater. And finally, San Diego State University graduate Lesley Paterson heard her name read as an Oscar nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay for, “All Quiet on the Western Front.” She discusses the long journey to have her work adapted and ultimately recognized by the academy.

San Diego’s campsite has served more than 220 households in the first 12 weeks. Here's what some have said about it.

A march was held in Balboa Park on Saturday by San Diego’s Belarusian community.

Bruce and Alana Coons, the leaders of Save Our Heritage Organisation, took a trove of donated antiques to their private mansion in Mississippi.