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Indulge in the ultimate chocolate experience at our exclusive 'All Things Chocolate!' Baking Night Series. Join us on 7/26/24 at 6:00 p.m., for the second class in the series as we delve into the art of creating a luscious Chocolate Brooklyn Blackout Cake. This demo-style series is perfect for couples looking to add a touch of sweetness to their date night or a girl's night out. We will have light refreshments, but you are welcome to b.y.o.b. as you learn a new techniques to add to your baking repertoire in this demo-style class. You will learn to make a luscious Chocolate Brooklyn Blackout Cake, share a serving of our hard work and go home with the recipe to make at home. *As a thank you, we offer 15% off our retail selection For more information visit: sweetpetiteconfections.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

How can the art you make, make a difference? This camp will look at ways we can create dynamic and vibrant art from naturally found materials. Campers will make their own paint after isolating pigments from natural materials and make their own unique paper from recycled materials. They will look at tide pools and how they change, then practice plein air painting using paint they created. Their artwork will be included in the Plein Air festival at OMA in July. Welcome to our exciting summer camp at Oceanside Museum of Art! Our camp is designed to be a fun and engaging experience for children who have an interest in art and creative expression. During this camp, children will have the opportunity to explore the art museum in a unique way, learning about art and art making while having fun and making new friends. Our summer camp runs in one week sessions from June 19-23 and June 26-30. Drop off is from 8:30-9:00 a.m. and pickup is at 4:00 p.m. each day (Mon-Fri). This camp is open to children ages 6 to 12. Registration is open now and spots are limited, so be sure to reserve your child’s place today. We can’t wait to see your child at OMA Summer Camp 2023!

Make Music Day is a free celebration of music around the world on June 21st. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. The Museum of Making Music joins the celebration with a variety of fun, free activities, hands-on music-making, performances, and more! Here's what you can hear, see, and do at the Museum of Making Music on Make Music Day! Make Music Day LIVE! Acoustic Pop-Up Performances The Museum will transform its 270-degree immersive media gallery and lobby space into temporary small performance stages with short pop-up performances! These 30-minute performances will take place inside the museum and in our lobby. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. StudioACE Kids Activity, StudioACE will be hosting a fun make-and-play music and arts craft for kids and families! Build and decorate your own musically-themed art project! 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Community Drum Circles (presented by Ari Monge and Remo, Inc.) Borrow a drum or bring your own and join Arianna "Ari" Monge, a Board Certified Music Therapist and Director of the Health & Wellness program at Remo, Inc., for three exhilarating outdoor community drum circles that are sure to boost your energy and enjoyment. Guests are invited to come and go as the music and mood move you. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Evening Concert with OkCello (Paid Ticketed Event) Okorie Johnson is an American cellist-songwriter who performs under the moniker OkCello. His artistry integrates cello performance, live-sound-looping, improvisation, and storytelling - all culminating in original compositions that collide classical with jazz, EDM, reggae, and funk. For more information visit: museumofmakingmusic.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

People + Places: The Art of Street Photography Summer Camp for 6th-8th Grade July 29-Aug 2, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: La Jolla Historical Society, La Jolla Register Here Take your photography to the streets! Show people your world, through your eyes while exploring urban landscapes of San Diego and techniques street photographers use to capture the moments, objects, places and people that they see. Using DSLR cameras, explore the relationship between people and place as you learn about environmental portraiture, landscape photography, photojournalism, storytelling, lighting, framing and more! Equipment and snacks will be provided. This camp is open to 6th-8th grade students.

Us is a theatrical magic experience based on real-life, secret pop-up art exhibits orchestrated by the star of the show, Michael Lamb. Experience an evening of amazing, original impossibilities that both engage and involve the audience. Us is about the magic of family, community, and the act of living. For more information visit: artcenter.org

Jinghuan Liu Tervalon packed a few documents, keepsakes and clothing before leaving her Altadena, Calif., home ahead of the fast-moving Eaton Canyon Fire. Her son returned to find rubble and ash.

The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.

Calling all Dog Lovers! Puppy & Dog Adoption event with a side of Crafts! Join us on Saturday, July 13 from 10am-1pm for a fun dog adoption event with local non-profit The Cantu Foundation! Stop by to pet and love on the pooches and craft while you’re here! We’ll have a free kids craft, dog-themed of course! And, sign up for fun make & take craft options, including macrame! 3 Make & Take Crafts to choose from--or do them all! Jordan Masters, macrame’ artist, will teach how to make a Macrame’ Pet Collar. Fees for this craft experience will cover our costs, pay the artist, and 50% of proceeds benefit The Cantu Foundation & San Diego Craft Collective. This craft will run from 10am-12pm so crafters have time to complete their collars before the event ends at 1pm. Join in the fun and design your own personalized tote bag! Dog-themed Tote Bags are always useful. We like to call them Doggy Bags! Fees for this make & take will cover our costs, and after that, proceeds will be split to benefit The Cantu Foundation & San Diego Craft Collective. All ages will enjoy creating an image with our Dog-Themed String Art. Fees for this make & take will cover our costs, and after that, proceeds will be split to benefit The Cantu Foundation & San Diego Craft Collective. For more information visit: sandiegocraft.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Here, five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.

Register today for this rare opportunity to learn the ancient art of navigation from coastwise through celestial as the discipline unfolded through centuries of exploration, trade, naval warfare, and scientific advances. The combination of technical instruction and historical narrative makes this the only navigation course of its kind. It has been taught for several years in Universities and at the Maritime Museum by Capt. Ray Ashley, PhD, KCI, President and CEO, Maritime Museum of San Diego and navigator, bark Star of India. The comprehensive 10- week course will be held at the Maritime Museum Wednesday evenings from 6:00-8:00 PM, beginning July 10 and running through September 11. The course will also include a day of navigating at sea in either the Museum’s 19th-century replica tops’l schooner Californian or the replica 16th-century galleon San Salvador. The course is limited to 40 participants. For more information visit: sdmaritime.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram