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Hamsa Fae (she/they) presents, Trans Aphrodesia, an intimate, one-night poetry and performance gathering that invites viewers to contemplate repressed eroticism and hyper-sensuality as pathways for transformation. After exhibiting her first works at Mingei International Museum in October 2023, Hamsa installs the second half of her award winning book, Blood Frequency, alongside the debut of her durational performance, "When No One is Watching". In sponsorship with VietVote, the event is FREE to the public. Viewers consent to suggestive content and the Safer Space Policy upon entry. 7 p.m.: Doors 7:30 p.m.: Performance 8:30 p.m.: Artist talk Related links: The Brown Building The Brown Building Arts on Instagram

Susan Orlean is one of the featured authors in this year's Writer's Symposium by the Sea, hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University.

The painting, entitled Ecce Homo, was attributed to a different artist when it went to auction in 2021, but the Prado museum says it has now been verified as a lost work of the Italian master.

Ballscene House Mother, Grand Dutchess and Miss Montana Two-Spirit Drag Queen Landa Lakes, (J Miko Thomas) will perform traditional Chickasaw Story and Dance that explores the current issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Femmes in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Through the arts of drag, traditional stories and memories of her upbringings, Land Lakes will show what it means to be Chickasaw, and further, a Native American Two-Spirit. This presentation will include dance films, Chickasaw stories, plays and children's dances. Through original music, lip sync and drag performance, Landa Lakes opens the stage for the embodiment of pain and resilience. These performances and offerings are a prayer to heal wounds and bring to light the importance of the intimate and vulnerable Two-Spirit stories. We will conclude with time for a Question-and-Answer session, to discuss Two-Spirit performance, and the futures of Indigenous people’s survivance.    

ABOUT WORKING TITLE Curated by Diana Benavidez and Leslie Ann Leytham, Project [BLANK]’s annual exhibition of local art and music returns with a ritualistic mélange of paintings, sculpture, multimedia art, and live performances. A transborder team of artists and musicians invade the gothic halls of the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in Bankers Hill and fill it to the brim with works that explore connections between the earthly and the divine. This three-day, community-based event will include new works, world premieres, and thought-provoking performances featuring some of the most exciting creative voices in Southern California, Tijuana, and Baja California. Audiences will embark on a pilgrimage through sacred spaces, profane realities, and everything in between. Visual artworks by Ana Luisa Diaz de Cossio (video and sound installation); Ash Capachione, Maria Molteni, Laura Campagna, and Vin Caponigro (video) ; beck haberstroh and Kirstyn Hom (mixed media sculpture); Brian Black and Joe Cantrell (sculpture, video, and sound installation); Cat Gunn (mixed media sculpture); Claudia Cano (tapestry); Diana Benavidez (sculpture / curator); eka.gren (sculpture and video installation); Erika Roos (video installation); Esther Gamez Rubio, Ivan Trujillo, Mariana Salazar, and Wilfrido Terrazas (performance art, sound, and mixed media sculpture); India Thompson (video and sound installation); Janet Sit (sound installation); Marlon PV (sculpture); Nick Lesley (video); and Yasmine Kasem (mixed media sculpture). Performances: Thursday, January 11: Akari Komura (solo violin, artifacts, and electronics); Ilana Waniuk and Teresa Diaz de Cossio (violin, flute, and electronics); Jonathan Nussman (solo voice and electronics); and Joseph Bourdeau (electronics and video improvisation). Friday, January 12: David Aguila (solo trumpet and electronics); Natalia Merlano Gomez (solo voice improvisation); Myles Ortiz-Green and Valerie Jackson (electronics and video improvisation); Zane Shrem-Besnoy (solo voice and electronics). Saturday, January 13: Jesus Cervantes and Odessa Uno (violin, dancer, and electronics); Kosuke Matsuda (solo percussionist and water droplets); Leslie Ann Leytham (solo voice); and San Diego New Verbal Workshop (acapella choir). To learn more about the artists, visit projectblanksd.org/working-title-2024. Related links: Project [BLANK] website | Instagram | Facebook

The decision came after more than 100 students walked out of class and rallied outside the district offices earlier this month.

For NPR Music's hip-hop and R&B editor, no list could capture an accurate picture of the year, yet there's still value in calling out the albums that felt unignorable.

Jan. 11 - Feb. 3, 2024 Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday Noon - 8 p.m. The first MFA in Visual Arts group exhibition held in the Mandeville Art Gallery since 2015, "NOT NOW BUT NOW" features six emerging artists who reckon with the impossibility of now through urgent evocations of past and future. Spanning photography, film/video, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, and performance, the works in the exhibition reimagine communal archives and ancestral histories, contest colonial narratives of progress and discovery, and portray the body as defiantly present, undergoing constant movement and transformation. Participating Artists: Deanna Barahona, JAX, Jun!yi Min, Naomi Nadreau, Chanell Stone, Nathan Storey Public Programs: Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, 6-8 p.m. "NOT NOW BUT NOW" Opening Celebration - RSVP NOW Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, 6-8 p.m. Artist-led tour of the exhibition Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Closing performance of “a practice for a home without a ceiling” by Jun!yi Min Visit: https://mandevilleartgallery.ucsd.edu/exhibitions/not-now-but-now.html

La Jolla has always been the art lover’s paradise, with its avant-garde and iconic galleries. Get ready to experience the ultimate artistic extravaganza with First Friday Walks, where you can sip, snack, and saunter through 20 + iconic galleries. Whether you are a serious collector, an art enthusiast, or just love soaking in creativity, this free event is for you. Expect a feast for the senses with sips, snacks and a new theme very month. Register for the next First Friday Art Walk HERE. When you do, you’ll get a FREE All Day Parking Pass and an advance copy of the next Art Walk Map. La Jolla by the Sea on Facebook / Instagram

Nancy Pelosi opens up about wielding power — and what she was doing in the days leading up to President Joe Biden announcing he was abandoning his race for a second term