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"La Frontera" highlights over 85 works from international contemporary jewelry artists, including 24 artists who were born, raised, live, or work along the U.S. – Mexico border region. The exhibition, La Frontera, explores the complexity of the U.S.–Mexico border as a physical reality, geopolitical construction, and state of being through the medium of jewelry - an object repeatedly used for communication throughout human history. Worn to visibly adorn the body, jewelry is inherently performative. As personal tokens, these objects are suggestive of often unknown aspects of the person who wears them. This interplay between the external appearance and internal significance allows us to consider the surface of the body as a border, making it uniquely intimate. In this exhibition jewelry becomes a personal platform to explore themes such as home, migration, landscape, and identity. La Frontera features over 85 works from contemporary jewelry artists from diverse backgrounds, including 24 artists who were born, raised, live, or work along the U.S.–Mexico border region. Expanding on traditional jewelry forms, materials, and function each artist redefines jewelry itself as they explore the symbolic and material significance of the borderlands and the stories they tell of geography, existence, and desire. Exquisitely crafted, these objects are mementos of journey and place. They are stories that are worn. Originally curated in 2013 by Mike Holmes and Lorena Lazard, La Frontera was redeveloped in 2023 by the curators with assistance from Secret Identity Projects co-founders, Jess Tolbert and Kerianne Quick. Mingei International Museum presents this traveling exhibition in conjunction with a concurrent La Frontera exhibition at CECUT - Centro Cultural Tijuana. The exhibition travels to Mingei and CECUT from its opening at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts in El Paso, Texas, and the Centro Cultural de las Fronteras at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in 2023. Exhibition programming: Art Break lecture 10:30 -11:30 a.m. Mar. 1, 2024 College Night at Mingei 5-8 p.m. Mar. 27, 2024 Camiones de México workshop 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mar. 28, 2024 Collisions of Self workshop 5:30-8 p.m. Mar. 29, 2024 Related links: Mingei International Museum: website | Instagram | Facebook

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One of the options for women runners is a bodysuit that is noticeably cut high on the hips. Critics say the outfit looks uncomfortable, revealing — and problematic.

The Jason Mraz Foundation announced “Kaleidoscope,” a musical performance by San Diego area arts program students February 17 at 7 p.m. and 18 at 3 p.m. at California Center for the Arts in Escondido. All organizations participating in the performance are beneficiaries of grants from the Jason Mraz Foundation, whose mission it is to shine for inclusive arts education and the advancement of equality. Students of all abilities and backgrounds from the following programs will perform songs from Mraz’s catalog along with the GRAMMY-Award winning musician/songwriter and recent runner-up on “Dancing With The Stars”: ● A Step Beyond Dancers ● Banding Together ● Diversionary Theatre ● Monarch Dance ● San Diego Young Artist Music Academy ● Tap Fever Studios ● Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts ● Wheelchair Dancers “Over the past few months, I pushed myself creatively, and physically more than I have in decades,” said Mraz, referencing his “Dancing With The Stars” run. “I revisited what it was like to be a beginner in the performing arts, to immerse myself in something completely new, finding strength, joy, self-acceptance, and pride as I learned and grew every week. That is the power of the performing arts, and that is the opportunity I want to share with these students as we rehearse for this collaborative concert experience.” More information on the Jason Mraz Foundation: https://jasonmraz.com/foundation/ https://www.instagram.com/jasonmrazfoundation/ https://www.facebook.com/JasonMrazFoundation/ https://twitter.com/jasonmrazfdn?lang=en

New research shows lifelong bikers have healthier knees, less pain and a longer lifespan, compared to people who've never biked. This adds to the evidence that cycling promotes healthy aging.

Austria's interior minister said an 18-year-old was taken into custody Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect.

The Coronado Historical Association invites you to purchase a Wine & Lecture series ticket, so you always have a seat at the latest installment of our popular lecture series. Current members can pre-purchase a series of tickets for CHA's January through May Wine & Lectures for $60 (a $15 savings!). New members also can gain exclusive access to this series ticket for $120, which includes a 1 - year General/Family Membership to CHA (a $40 savings!). To purchase select the "date" May 31, 2024, and "time" midnight and then the number of tickets. Once the series tickets are purchased, they are non-transferable. You will be a VIP. Your name will be added to the will-call list, and no physical ticket is given or needed to check-in. List of Events Include | • When Monsters Walked San Diego's Streets: Three Unsolved Murders in 1931 (Jan 18) • Home of the Brave Film Screening (Feb 15) • "The Most Interesting Store In Town": Quon Mane & San Diego's Chinese-American Legacy (Mar 21) • The History of SEAL Team 3 & 5 (Apr 18) • Henry G. Fenton in Coronado (May 16)

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In February, San Diego Museum Month commemorates its 35th anniversary, showcasing more than 60 museums and cultural institutions across San Diego County.

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