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Hop on over to Rustic Root for tasty Easter brunch specials, offered on Sunday, April 5, and available at both the Gaslamp and Solana Beach locations! These delightful New American comfort food specials include savory and sweet dishes such as the Pineapple Cloud Pancake and Steak & Eggs Benedict. Soak up the sunshine and sip on drink specials like the Bollini Pinot Grigio and Kiwi Sangria. Plus, little ones will receive a Bunny Bundle, a complimentary bag full of Easter candy! The Gaslamp location will be open for brunch at 10 a.m., and the Solana Beach location will be open for brunch at 9 a.m. Secure your reservation today! Rustic Root on Facebook / Instagram

Come enjoy an afternoon of electroacoustic music with San Diego State University’s Chamber Choir under the direction of Arian Khaefi. Taking place Saturday, April 11, 2026 4 p.m., the advanced ensemble will perform Mason Bates’ Mass Transmission for choir, organ, and electronics in addition to other celebrated choral works. The concert is free and intended for all ages! Thanks to the generous support of the church’s Cultural Events Committee, the concert is free to the public – both in-person and via YouTube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstChurchSanDiego About The Cultural Events Music Series: First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s cultural event music series brings a mix of classic and folk music to the Mission Valley neighborhood of San Diego. These free concerts take place throughout the year and are made possible through the support of generous donors. Learn more at: https://www.fumcsd.org/ministries/cultural-events-music-series/

Join us for a 90-minute Grainbakers breadmaking class featuring Spring flavors and seasonal beers. You’ll make our signature Spent Grain Artisan Dough and customize it from a selection of sweet and savory flavor options: - Dark Chocolate & Cherry - Lemon Poppyseed - Cinnamon, Lemon Zest & Almond - Cranberry Orange Walnut - Cheddar, Jalapeño & Bacon - Rosemary & Sea Salt - Cinnamon Raisin Class includes: - Lecture and hands-on instruction to make artisan spent grain baked bread - Recipe and instruction guide. - Super fun mixing session to make your dough - One bread in its first rise, ready to head home to bake - Extra spent grain for your freezer and recipes to make more bread VIP / FAQ: Participants must be 18 or older and have a ticket. Please wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes. You will bake your bread at home. You’re welcome to invite a friend to hang out while you’re in class — grab dinner before, then let them sip a pint and doomscroll while you create your masterpiece. This class is: - This class is fun for groups - This class is fun for a solo outing - This class is fun for couples - This class is fun for a girls’ night out - This class is fun for adults + their parents! - This class is fun for a Birthday activity Allergen Considerations: Almonds and Walnuts will be used. Pecans and Pistachios will not be used. Peanuts will not be used. Visit: https://www.grainbakers.com/ Grainbakers on Facebook / Instagram

Zarzuela comes to San Diego! A passionate beauty sways the hearts and political leanings of two men as Spain is torn between monarchy and revolution in Federico Moreno Torroba’s “Luisa Fernanda.” This fiery yet romantic drama is a great example of Zarzuela, a unique Spanish art form incorporating classical singing as well as spoken words to tell stories of the people. “Luisa Fernanda” was written in 1932, and it has been one of the most beloved Zarzuelas ever since. Cinballera Entertainment is honoring San Diego’s rich Hispanic history by performing this Zarzuela in concert at the beautiful Villa Montezuma. The production will be performed in costume and with as much staging as possible in the intimate setting of the Villa. Cinballera’s Season 3 finale also honors its founders’ operatic history. Sisters Tiffany and Rebekah Brannan performed in this opera at ages 12 and 9, their first opera. Cinballera Entertainment on Facebook / Instagram

In the shadow of the First World War, composers faced a world irrevocably changed. From Debussy’s starkly ravishing two-piano piece and Bridge’s elegiac lament to Poulenc’s sardonically defiant wit, this program reveals how upheaval reshaped musical language—culminating in Korngold’s Suite for Left Hand, written for a war amputee and transforming loss into radiant virtuosity. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Returning to SummerFest after last season’s electrifying collaboration with Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner—one of today’s most celebrated jazz pianists and a recent recipient of the Gilmore Jazz Pianist Award—brings his incredible trio to The JAI. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

What does it mean to make history in America? At the Library of Congress, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge transformed a national institution into a catalyst for chamber music, commissioning and championing not only American composers but many of the greatest international voices of her time. This program reflects that expansive spirit—celebrating music shaped by bold patronage, artistic exchange, and a distinctly American belief in possibility. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Great music sometimes slips from view—unfinished, unpublished, or simply forgotten—until history rediscovers it. From Chopin’s recently uncovered Waltz to Vaughan Williams’s nearly lost Piano Quintet, from a reconstructed gem by Mozart to a lush Octet by Charles Martin Loeffler recently brought back to light at the Library of Congress, this program offers the rare chance to encounter rediscovered treasures. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Feel the pulse of Eastern Europe in music drawn from village dances, folk songs, and centuries-old traditions. Composers channel the raw vitality of these sounds into works of sweeping drama and rhythmic fire—music that carries the spirit of the countryside onto the concert stage. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Encounters with Eastern music left a lasting mark on Western composers, from the sounds of gamelan heard by Debussy at the World Fair to Lou Harrison and John Cage’s lifelong fascination with Javanese and Indian sounds, culminating in a newly created chamber work based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram