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Join us for Voices on the Inside at the SDPL, a self-portrait photography and poetry exhibit by incarcerated members of Poetic Justice.Voices on the Inside unites our community with a multi-modal art exhibition, free to the public, rooted in the urgent need for a collaborative solution to amending punitive approaches to incarceration and increasing rehabilitation and healing. This exhibition offers an innovative and constructive approach to transforming prisons and jails by acknowledging and listening to those who are surviving incarceration. By bringing together communities for the purpose of dialogue, bridging differences, healing from harm together, and witnessing the humanity behind each individual, Poetic Justice hopes to make real change in the lives of incarcerated women.Poetic Justice is a community within and beyond women's prisons and jails, working alongside one another with a shared belief in the power of self-expression to change lives. Voices on the Inside, funded by the NEA, the World Design Capital and the California Arts Council, is a Poetic Justice photography and poetry program in collaboration with photographer Lisa Loftus that brings together incarcerated members of our community from California, Oklahoma, and Tijuana.On view at the downtown San Diego Central Library's Popular Library Fairway, April 29 through July 31, 2024.Opening reception: 1-4 p.m. Sunday May 5, 2024Feel free to arrive anytime between 1-2pm, as the reception and events will begin at 2pm. We can't wait to see you there!Reception information and RSVP here.Voices on the Inside is a free event, open to the public and if you would like to support the team who made it possible, please consider making a donation at the following link; https://www.poeticjustice.org/donate.If you are not in California or able to attend Voices on the Inside at the San Diego Library from May-July 2024, please also consider a donation that will allow Poetic Justice to bring this exhibit to your area!Related links:San Diego Public Library: website | InstagramPoetic Justice: website | Instagram

San Diego's renowned Songwriter Sanctuary series is back on April 26 at Normal Heights United, featuring a lineup of local troubadours including Calman Hart, Missy Alcazar, and Bug Guts. Joining them as our guest host is acclaimed poet and spoken word artist Lizzie Wann. About the MusiciansCalman Hart, born in Woods Cross City, Utah, began his musical journey in high school, eventually making San Diego his home. With acclaimed albums like "Red-Eyed & Blue" and "Train in the Distance," he's been a staple in the city's music scene for decades as a solo artist and alongside Jeff Berkley as part of acclaimed duo Berkley Hart.Bug Guts, (rosebud and Scott Ireland) met during San Diego's punk scene heyday. After a transformative acoustic jam session, they embarked on a musical journey, releasing over a dozen albums. With a blend of Alternative, Folk, Punk, and Americana influences, their live performances are known for their infectious and playfully provocative energy.Missy Alcazar is a professional dueling pianist known for her dynamic performances. She's the first resident female dueling pianist at Disneyland's "Showdown At The Golden Horseshoe" and has had her songs featured on TV shows like "90 Day Fiance." Active in philanthropy, Missy is working on establishing The Melba Foundation to provide free music lessons and instruments to under-resourced communities.Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Show starts at 7:00 p.m.Suggested Donation: $10 (all ages), with all proceeds directly supporting the artists. Donations are encouraged but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.Food & Drink: Concessions and beverages for purchase, courtesy of partners at Normal Heights United and sponsors: Duck Foot Brewing Company and Flying Embers. Guests are welcome to bring in food to the sanctuary (but please help us respect the space by disposing of your trash) - we recommend snagging takeout from one of the many delicious restaurant options on Adams Ave!Accessibility: For venue accessibility requests, please contact Molly Lorden at molly@nhunited.orgFor more information visit: lindsaywhitemusic.com

The San Diego Padres play the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park Stadium.For more information visit: mlb.com/padresStay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

In 1942, the United States incarcerated over 125,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps during WW2—including 1150 from San Diego. AjA’s Civil Liberties Project aims to remember this history through art while drawing parallels to the injustices happening today. Come view this art exhibit at Ocean View Growing Grounds, commemorating the erased history of San Diego’s Japanese American communities and its ties to the current humanitarian crises happening locally and internationally.Come join us for an afternoon of art, conversation, food, poetry, and mutual aid. Engage in direct collective action by making care packages for migrants and raising money for San Diego mutual aid groups.For more information visit: theajaproject.orgStay Connected on Instagram

The San Diego Padres play the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park Stadium.For more information visit: mlb.com/padresStay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

An interactive dark comedy TEDesque talk originally created as the playwright’s swan song.Through a series of lessons taught by a professional curmudgeon with high expectations, students reckon with their complicity in the BS of toxic positivity and social norms too many of us hide behind. Attendees can look forward to laughing at ourselves and the absurdity we condone.Content warning: math, many bad words

Get ready for a night of fun and mischief at USD's Shiley Theatre - Our first ever inaugural performance awaits. Don't miss out!FCMA Presents ”Spring Mischief” led by Jeff Malecki and the Wind Orchestra.Program: Nelson “Rocky Point Holiday”Grainger “Children’s March”Santos “Dolores, AmeriCan: Symphony for Band”Bolcom “Concerto Gross for Saxophone Quartet and Concert Band”- with HarmonyxBoulanger “Prelude in f minor”Tanouye “Kokopelli’s Dance”

Local author Shilpi Somaya Gowda explores immigration, class tensions and generational conflict in her latest book, "A Great Country."

This course will examine how a poem creates its argument through the emotional and sonic logic of the line. We will not only pay attention to the line as the fundamental unit of meaning in a poem but also engage with how the emotional context created in the line is shifted from line to line, ultimately creating a rhetorical argument for the complex emotional conditions under which a poem occurs. Additionally, classes will examine how elements of the line, such as length, rhythm, and sonic qualities such as assonance and consonance help construct the emotional “sense” of a given unit of meaning, and how that sense is transferred, refigured, and built upon by the same devices.For more information visit: writeyourstorynow.orgStay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Ten days of shorts, features and documentaries from around the globe screen at AMC Mission Valley and Digital Gym Cinema.