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VirgoTwins — the Chicago-born/West Coast-based duo of MC Gilead7 (of Chicago hip-hop legends Tomorrow Kings) and San Diego-based underground producer Boricua Sandy (Roc Marciano, 2MEX). The duo is performing at Corazon del Barrio on Saturday, July 8 in support of their new album, "ArtSpace" (out now). "ArtSpace" is a ten-song meditation reminiscent of underground hip-hop during the early 2000s (think Atmosphere’s "Overcast!" And Sonic Sum’s "The Sanity Index"). Sandy — known for her work in San Diego’s underground scene — produced the album’s lush and intelligent instrumentals while Gilead7 floats imaginative and sharp bars on top. The Chicago Sun Times reviewed the album, saying ""ArtSpace" is a stunner, as lavish conceptually as it is musically; the album rewards close — and repeated — listening.” Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

AnomaR is an annual Ramona creative community gathering that is a hands-on Ramona arts festival offering the opportunity for everyone to explore what it means to be creative to enrich lives through ART! This event is sponsored by 2Create Gallery and The Ramona Art Center to enrich lives through ART!

Born in Mexico City, 4-time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sánchez began to play the drums at age five and performed professionally as a teen in Mexico’s Latin, jazz and rock scenes—when he wasn’t participating as a member on Mexico’s Junior National Gymnastics Team. He later pursued a degree in classical piano at the National Conservatory in Mexico and in 1993 enrolled in Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory, where he graduated magna cum laude in Jazz Studies. Following nine albums and 18 years as one of the most cherished of Pat Metheny’s collaborators, Sánchez has also recorded and performed with Gary Burton, Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden and Chick Corea. In 2014 Sánchez’s popularity soared when he scored Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman which ended up garnering four Academy Awards (including Best Picture). Today, Sánchez is among the most sought-after jazz drummers in the world and has been Modern Drummer’s “Jazz Drummer of the Year” on multiple occasions. His new album SHIFT – Bad Hombre Vol. II, featuring Dave Mathews, Trent Reznor and a host of other guest artists, will be released on Warner Bros this August. Stay Connected on Social Media | YouTube + Twitter

Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Best Play Winner of the 2008 Tony, Drama Desk, & Outer Critics Circle Award of Best Play Meet the Westons. A vanished father. A pill-popping, scathingly acidic matriarch. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Holed up in the large family estate in Osage County, Oklahoma, tensions boil over in the ruthless August heat. Mix it all up and you’ve got a play that unflinchingly – and uproariously – exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. For more information visit: backyardrenaissance.com

Join instructor Suzanne Balestri to learn the basics of Fused Glass and create your own glass jewelry to keep for yourself or give as a gift. This fun workshop offers a perfect introduction to Kiln-Formed (fused) glass for beginners, and allows those who have worked with glass before to hone their abilities and finesse their skills. You will learn how fused glass differs from other forms of art glass, how to use the various tools involved in creating glass art, and how to cut and grind the glass you will be using in your wearable art project. Using a colorful array of glass and pre-fired adornments, you’ll construct abstract or representational designs to be fashioned into earrings, pendants, rings, cuff links, even belt buckles! Each student will have plenty of space in the kiln for several items! Your pieces will be fired in a glass kiln to completely fuse each design into one solid piece, and will be ready for you to pick up the following week. Workshop fee includes pre-workshop instructional videos, all glass, equipment, and kiln firing of several pieces. An Additional Supply Fee of $10 (cash only) is due to instructor at the workshop. It includes pre-fused adornments plus jewelry findings for up to 3 items (excluding leather for bracelets/belts). Additional findings, chains, cording, and leather for bracelets and belts will also be available for cash purchase. This workshop is recommended for all skill levels – ages 13 and up. Beginners welcome!

Cups, windows and bottles are the familiar presence of glass in our lives. Yet, glass is so much more. Curated by Barrio Glassworks owner Mary Devlin, Breaking Glass Boundaries captures the magic of glassblowing and sculpture, offering a fusion where complex material is reimagined as swimming sea creatures, teardrops and even dramatic sentries. Experience this vivid expression of versatility, creativity, intricacy and the beauty of glass in many new and unexpected forms. Barrio Glassworks, founded in 2020, is a public glassblowing studio and retail gallery located in the historic Barrio community of the Carlsbad Village at 3060 Roosevelt Street. Stop by for a unique experience with an open viewing section for the public, allowing an up-close look at the mesmerizing art of glassblowing. Pop Up Art activities will take place at the Cannon Gallery between noon and 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, July 22 or Aug. 12 where visitors can join in for a unique and free activity with one of the featured glass artists. For more information visit: barrioglassworks.com

Join us for a day of fun to celebrate and kick off San Diego Pride! Local San Diego Queens from the Haus of St. James, will join us from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for Storytime with Queens, followed by a Q&A session to learn more about the Queens themselves and the art of drag. Enjoy Pride-themed arts and crafts all day – featuring a cookie decorating contest to be judged by the Queens! All programming, except for the cookie decorating contest, is included with standard Museum admission or membership.

A four-day festival featuring four different shows celebrating Black artists in San Diego, from poetry to photography and all that’s in between. THURSDAY, MAY 25 3:00 p.m.: Plaza Art Exhibit Opens 6:00 p.m.: Black Lady Showcase and A Black Man’s Song presentation 8:00 p.m.: Opening Night Soiree FRIDAY, MAY 26 2:00 p.m.: Barbeque reading presentation By Robert O’Hara 8:00 p.m.: Black Voices Black Writers reading presentation Conceived and directed by Bil Wright SATURDAY, MAY 27 2:00 p.m.: Black Lady Showcase and A Black Man’s Song presentation 7:30 p.m.: Barbeque reading presentation By Robert O’Hara SUNDAY, MAY 28 2:00 p.m.: Barbeque reading presentation By Robert O’Hara 7:30 p.m.: Black Lady Showcase and A Black Man’s Song presentation About the productions: We are bringing back the Black Lady Showcase! Last year we had a wonderful time celebrating Black Lady Artists of San Diego. This year we're bringing it back bigger than ever and we're bringing the guys along too. We are welcoming local artists to share their art their way. Black Lady Showcase Directed by Carla Banu Dejesus Stage Manager Jessica "Miss J Hawk" Hawkins Black Man's Song Showcase Directed by Jaeonni Davis Crawford Stage Manager Zane Alexander Organizer Durwood Murray Barbeque centers around the O'Mallerys, a dysfunctional group of siblings who come together for a park barbeque in order to stage an emergency intervention for their sister Barbara, whose drug habit has gotten out of hand. However tehre are in fact two O'Mallery families, one white and one black. Each appear in different, yet similar scenes that juxtapose to create a dialogue about racial and family politics. Directed by Kimberly King Stage Manager Imahni King The San Diego Black Artist Collective presents the Black Arts Festival at The Old Globe. A four-day festival celebrating Black Actors, Playwrights, Musicians, Visual Artists and more. San Diego Black Artist Collective: Our mission is to facilitate a FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT AND RESOURCES that provides a sense of community, a safe haven, and a sanctuary for artist development. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING Black Artists in San Diego in producing work that is unapologetic, authentic, and healing to the Black experience across the diaspora. Related links: The Old Globe Arts Engagement on Instagram | Facebook San Diego Black Artist Collective (BAC) on Instagram | Facebook

This weekend in the arts: A Guelaguetza Festival at San Diego Museum of Art; Irving Flores, Tina Chong and Joshua White at UC San Diego Park and Market; Justin A. McHugh at Good Faith Gallery; Kevin Maloney at The Book Catapult; 'The Ferryman' at New Village Arts; Greater San Diego Music Coterie's "Scandinavian Winter"; and Broadway's "Frozen."

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