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A "social circus" looks to tell stories through free performances that reach across generations and cultures.

Join us for the 7th Annual Alley Art Festival Nonprofit curated, inclusive and innovative art festival experience to inspire creative minds to be returning to Historic Downtown Vista, July 22, 2023 The Alley Art Festival is teaming up with Backfence Society and they are bringing Alley Art Back to Downtown Vista and celebrating ELEVATED760's 1 year anniversary! Join us on Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 4:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m. in Historic Downtown Vista in front of 110 S. Citrus Ave., Vista, California. The festival is a family-friendly, free one-day event featuring live entertainment, including music curated by Elevated760, art demonstrations, children’s art activities, an artist market, food trucks, and more! Organized by a collaboration of community arts organizations, The Backfence Society and The Vista Art Foundation, this free-to-attend, nonprofit community festival focuses on art appreciation and diversity among the San Diego and Los Angeles Art Communities, showcasing local, regional, and emerging artists. Enjoy browsing and connecting with artists who create through traditional art forms and contemporary styles. We will be hosting 75 booths of different Artists exhibiting an array of mediums from contemporary to traditional: sculptures, conceptual creations, music, paintings, and many other forms of art. The festival will also host food trucks and an artist market with canvas paintings, jewelry, paper crafts, photography, home decor, ceramics, gift items, and other artistic creations available to purchase. In addition, a children’s arts and craft station will be available to inspire budding artists, where they can create a piece of art to take home with them. Always evolving, and ever-changing, the festival welcomes any artists who push the creative envelope. All are welcome to participate and share in the inspiration and passion that artists bring to this unique experience in the Vista countryside. Seize the chance to experience a myriad of art forms up close and create memories with the one-of-a-kind Alley Art Festival. It is not too late to take part and exhibit, so vendors and artists interested in participating in the event can contact the organizer at: backfencesociety@gmail.com or Elevated760@gmail.com. Follow them on Instagram as well @AlleyArtfestival @BackfenceSociety @Elevated760 For more information visit: downtownvista.org

Moises Esparza looks back on ten years of programming for San Diego Latino Film Festival to curate a list of film recommendations.

Join Film Geeks San Diego and Media Arts Center San Diego as they present a 12 Hour Marathon of Zombie-themed horror movies at Balboa Park's Comic-Con Museum. Your ticket for our fourth Secret Morgue Marathon Event will include 6 Secret Zombie Films, 2 catered meal breaks & fun Trivia Games with many exciting prizes. This event will also include live educational film Introductions by Neuroscientists Bradley Voytek and Eric Leonardis, as well as an actual brain dissection performed in-person. Check for emails and visit our Film Geeks SD Facebook page for additional updates and information. Regarding the film lineup, this is a SECRET Morgue, consequently, we will not reveal ANY titles until they screen. You just have to trust us to reanimate some worthy films! We hope you'll be interred with us.

It fuels many of us each morning, with an extra rush of energy — coffee! But how did that magical drink come to be so ubiquitous? One San Diego restaurant is providing clients with traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies and a history lesson.

This weekend in the arts: Works of art from hundreds of artists at Bread and Salt, a Mexican-heritage "Nutcracker," and more.

A lively talk presented by award-winning author Jamie Gold, covering all aspects of your home and how it relates to your wellness: > How to add resilience against storms, wildfires and power outages to your home and property > Why multi-generational living can benefit your family – and tips for making it succeed for all > What technologies like the metaverse and artificial intelligence mean for our homes and lives > How, why, and where to add flex spaces to your home > Why noise reduction is crucial for healthier lives and home spaces – and how to achieve it. Copies of her book, "Wellness by Design," will be available for purchase at the event. Please sign-up for this event at the library's front desk. You can register by phone (619-475-4642), by email (bonitalibrary@sdcounty.ca.gov) or in person at the branch (4375 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA 91902).

Premieres Tuesday, Aug.13, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Examine a racially complicated American city as it confronts both its past and future. Boston’s acting mayor, a black woman once bussed as a child to hostile neighborhoods, breaks 200 years of white male mayors and ushers in the historic 2021 mayoral race.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Blue Ribbon Baking Championship on Netflix, Lev Grossman's novel The Bright Sword, and more.

Researchers at Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center say Iran was behind four fake news sites geared toward amplifying polarizing messages to both liberal and conservative audiences.