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Exhibition Dates: September 16–November 11, 2023 Opening Reception: Friday, September 15, 6:30–8:30 PM The Athenaeum is pleased to present a special exhibition of works by late French artist Françoise Gilot, featuring many never-before-exhibited lithographs. Born in 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Françoise Gilot's career spanned eight decades, with works ranging from visual art to poetry and prose, including best-selling memoirs. Gilot met legendary artist Pablo Picasso when she was 21, the same year she had her first Paris exhibition. She counted among her friends leading artists of the period, including Matisse, Braque, and Cocteau. Gilot and Picasso raised their two children together until separating in 1953. Gilot married artist Luc Simon in 1955, with whom she had a daughter before divorcing in 1962. Gilot began visiting the United States in the 1960s to exhibit her work and maintained studios in La Jolla, New York, and Paris. With a degree in philosophy from the University of Paris and another in English literature from Cambridge University, she became an accomplished writer and poet, authoring and illustrating several books. Over time, her art practice expanded to include printmaking techniques such as monographs and aquatints. Gilot's children appear as the subjects of many of her works, along with themes of birds, emblems, and Greek mythology. Gilot's childhood in France and travels to Greece and Asia are also frequent subjects. Later in life, Gilot married Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, and lived for a long time in San Diego. The Athenaeum hosted a private reception and pop-up show in 2022 in celebration of Gilot's one hundredth birthday. Gilot continued to paint until her death in June 2023. The exhibition can be viewed in the Joseph Clayes III Gallery at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037) during open hours, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Appointments are not required. Related links: The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library website | Instagram | Facebook

Albini led the abrasive underground rock bands Big Black and Shellac and recorded — by his own estimate — thousands of albums, including classics like Nirvana's In Utero and the Pixies' Surfer Rosa.

Einbinder says her experience on the competitive cheer team in middle school taught her extreme discipline and focus — which she then put toward comedy. Her new Max special is Everything Must Go.

From the museum: Exhibition Title: Son de Allá y Son de Acá Curated by: Rigoberto Luna, Christian Ramírez, Vicente Telles, and Ricardo Islas in collaboration with Chicano Park Museum. Description: Over 40 Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x artists from across the American Southwest converge at Chicano Park Museum. Opening Date: October 7, 2023 Closing Date: TBD Opening reception: Please join us for the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center’s First Anniversary and the unveiling of our newest exhibit, "Son de Allá, Son de Acá"! The CPMCC will be open from 1-7 p.m. for all guests to view our exciting new addition. At 4 p.m., our official celebration of these two great milestones will begin, featuring performances throughout the evening by DJ Sholove and DJ Skreemn Meme, Mariachi Victoria, and Tres Con Todo. Food free to all guests will be served from 4-6 PM, wherein Taquizas los Chuchys will be preparing mouth-watering tacos and aguas, and Churros El Tigre will be serving tasty churritos! Anniversary-special $3 general admission, and those 18 and under receive free admission. Events conclude at 7 p.m. We hope to see you there! -Your CPMCC Familia Curator Statement: Through our series of exhibitions titled Son de Allá y Son de Acá, our goal is to bring awareness to the Chicano/a and Latino/a creatives living and working in underrepresented and marginalized areas. We aim to bridge art communities, create awareness of new voices, foster communication, increase opportunities, and expand our understanding socially, culturally, and historically between artists across state borders. This cross-border exchange highlights the shared historical and socio-political ties between states within the U.S.-American Southwest, predating the Spanish conquest to current complexities at the U.S.-Mexico border. The exhibition features emerging and well-established artists in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, fiber, action figures, sculpture, and performance. It reveals the impact of place in shaping the identity and practice of artists working in landscapes with deeply shared histories while uncovering the common threads and examining the similarities of parallel narratives, cultures, and heritage. Son de Allá y Son de Acá is an ambitious project that amplifies the voices of contemporary Chicano/a and Latino/a artists and showcases contemporary art that transcends boundaries and celebrates the cultural diversity of the American Southwest. Through a multidisciplinary showcase, visitors can witness a convergence of communities where art is a universal language of unity. The exhibition invites viewers to experience the vibrant art found in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas Chicano/a and Latino/a communities to inspire cross-communication and dismantling assumptions of Southwestern art. The exhibition paves a pathway for artists of diverse backgrounds, emphasizing that their identities are not monolithic. At the same time, they recognize the similarities that bind them and the interconnections that make them stronger together—simultaneously combating the long-standing exclusion of their narratives in institutions across the Southwest to represent their presence accurately while highlighting the practice of innovative contemporary Latino artists who utilize a variety of mediums to capture the essence of place and experience. Fiber works resonate with tales of labor and tradition, paintings celebrating identity and family, and sculptural work crafted from the everyday artifacts of the U.S.-Mexico border form a visual language of the border towns’ complexity and migration narratives. Each approach and medium becomes a conduit for expression, inviting visitors to step into their world to feel the pulse of their communities. Son de Allá y Son de Acá is curated by @realricardoislas (CA), Rigoberto Luna (TX), and @vcents83 with support from @c.ramirez__, and in collaboration with @chicanopark_museum. Related links: Exhibition information at Latinos in America Chicano Park Museum website | Instagram | Facebook

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Tuesday's action does not immediately allocate the funds, but does send a message to Mayor Todd Gloria for next year's budget process that the council believes the discretionary funds in question should fund the arts.

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Clinton Davis is an expert in old-time American folk music, and has the authentic roots and musical mastery that allows him to bring it alive, along with the other members of the Clinton Davis Stringband. A fifth-generation Kentuckian, Clinton grew up in rural Carroll County. He is currently based in San Diego. His repertoire spans fiddle and banjo music native to his family home, the exuberant ragtime piano and guitar of early 20th-century New Orleans, and ballad songs and dance music of the Southwest. His prowess across instruments and traditional American styles has gained notice from the standard-bearers of previous generations, and earned him a place amongst a new generation of American folk musicians. Renowned fingerstyle guitarist Stefan Grossman has called him “a master…carrying on the traditional music torch of Mike Seeger.” The Deering Banjo company has called his playing “simply sublime.” No Depression has called his work “a joyous and soulful restoration of American music tradition.” Tim McNalley is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and songwriter from Southern California. While usually seen on the upright and electric bass, he also performs on guitar, keyboards, cello, violin, mandolin, and sitar, a breadth that has allowed him the opportunity to collaborate with artists such as Paul McCartney, Ariana Grande, Adam Melchor, Changuito, Jim Kweskin, and Burt Turetzky. Ryan Finch followed his deep love of music, from his hometown of Bishop, California, up to the Bay Area, and across the country to Boston and back, with plenty of stops along the way. When he eventually decided to pursue the technical side of music production, Ryan moved to San Diego, where he has been engineering and producing artists in the studio. When he is behind a recording console, Ryan also performs on piano, guitar, bass, banjo, and mandolin. He is deeply influenced by varied acoustic music traditions, notably American folk and jazz. For more information visit: sdfolkheritage.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The artist's radically inventive new album produced with Justin Raisen plays like an apt distillation of what it's like to live right now.

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