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Ian Cooper is Jordan Peele’s producing partner and the Creative Director of Monkeypaw. With a primary focus on the feature slate, Ian oversees the visual and conceptual underpinnings of all Monkeypaw projects from the early development stages through execution and release. His scope of oversight extends to all Monkeypaw ancillary projects, including books, events, and exhibitions. Lauren Mackler is a curator and writer based in Los Angeles. In 2010, she founded Public Fiction, a forum for staging exhibitions, performances, and programs by contemporary artists and writers, as well as a journal with the same mission in print. The Adam D. Kamil Guest Lecture was established by the UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts to inspire undergraduate students and to provide insight into the career of an established artist working in media production. For more information visit: visarts.ucsd.edu

The GI Film Festival is back to showcase films about veterans and the military experience. One narrative short film looks at a combat veteran’s transition back home.

Enjoy a Saturday evening of visual art as Encinitas civic and local art galleries and city partners swing open their doors at Art Night Encinitas from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The event celebrates the city’s diverse visual art scene at participating locations and is free to the public. Enjoy live music, workshops and refreshments at several locations. A free shuttle is available making several stops at civic and partner sites throughout the city. For schedules, maps and shuttle information, go here. Art Night Encinitas was conceived by the Commission for the Arts to bring focus to the civic art spaces and thriving visual art scene in Encinitas. The four-times-a-year art open house benefits artists through the sale of their art and provides the public an opportunity to interact with artists and learn about the creative process. Make sure to check the website for the calendar of events for each Art Night and all participating artists, musicians and city partners. The dates and time for this year's Art Nights are: Saturday March 4 - 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday June 3 - 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 9 - 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday Nov. 18 - 5:30-8:30 p.m. Please feel free to email the City of Encinitas arts team with any queries or on how to get involved: arts@encinitasca.gov Related links: City of Encinitas on Instagram

'Buffalo Fluffalo' may seem big and intimidating, but it's all puffery. He really just needs some snuggalos from his friends in this rhyming book from author Bess Kalb and illustrator Erin Kraan.

New legislation announced Wednesday in Sacramento would prevent school districts across the state from telling parents their students identify as LGBTQ+ to avoid what supporters of the legislation describe as “forced outing.”

This world premiere event invites visitors into what it calls “a realm of ringside thrills and backstage secrets.”

Four plaintiffs in Florida say Hershey falsely represented several Reese's Peanut Butter products by showing "explicit carved-out artistic designs" on the wrappers being sold.

Digital Gym Cinema has some film options if the lines for that new Marvel movie are too long. Documentaries on the human body and Little Richard are showing this weekend.

Experience the transformative power of receiving Divine Light from your Higher Self to bless uplift your auric field and life. By meditating with Divine Light to improve and strengthen your aura, you can make changes in your life faster, more effectively and with greater chances of sustained success. There are many spiritual energies to work with, and each offers inspiration and enrichment in any aspect of life from relationship, career, prosperity and healing, as well as to develop your soul’s potential and draw closer to the Divine source. Join us every week for a twenty-minute live, guided meditation. Based on the meditation practice taught in the international, bestselling book "Change Your Aura, Change Your Life" and a 4,000 year tradition developed by mystic clairvoyant and teacher, and co-founder of Spiritual Arts Institute Barbara Y. Martin. Visit: https://spiritualarts.org/events/higher-self-meditations-with-divine-light/ Spiritual Arts Institute on Facebook

The MacArthur Foundation is looking for ideas that would solve one of the biggest global challenges. The winning proposal will receive $100 million.