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2023 represented a collective reclamation of the cowboy for those who have traditionally felt threatened or excluded by the archetype of the patriarchal, ruggedly individualistic gunslinger.

Tom Smothers was the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium.

Sponsored by UC San Diego's Department of Visual Arts and Film Studies Program. Adrian Martin is a freelance film/arts critic and audiovisual essayist based in Malgrat de Mar (Spain). He is the author of ten books on cinema and popular culture, including "Mysteries of Cinema" (University of Western Australia Publishing, 2020), "Mise en scène and Film Style" (Palgrave, 2014) and the forthcoming "Filmmakers Thinking" (San Sebastián: EQZE, 2023). He is Adjunct Professor of Film and Media Studies at Monash University (Australia), and gives an annual seminar at EQZE film school (Spain). RSVP NOW Visit: https://visarts.ucsd.edu/news-events/20230126_adrianmartin.html

Watch Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Sept. 8 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Meet Robert Pace Kidd, a local artist in Rosarito who is a great character. He is a surfing cowboy who makes amazing paintings and leather relief work. Next we go to Polos art gallery. We find out that Rosarito is considered by some to be the headquarters of art for all of Mexico.

Ana Aranda is the keynote speaker for the National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature Spring lecture. Join us on Thursday, March 2 at 2 p.m. in the University Library Leon Williams Room (LL430). Aranda will read from her newest book, “Our Day of the Dead”, and answer audience questions. The event is free and open to everyone. Aranda is a children’s book creator, illustrator, muralist and art instructor. Her work has been featured in galleries and museums in the United States and around the world. Her illustrations can be found in picture books including: “The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra”; “Our Celebración!”; “Moth & Butterfly: Ta Da!”; and “How to Make a Memory”. “Our Day of the Dead” marks her debut as an author/illustrator. Aranda was born and raised in Mexico City, where she studied design. She completed her undergraduate studies in illustration at l’École de l’Image d’Épinal in France and then obtained her MFA in Illustration in San Francisco at the Academy of Art University. Her biggest inspirations are her childhood memories, the vibrant colors of Mexico, and music. Her work focuses on transforming the everyday into fantastical situations, and often include images from nature and whimsical creatures. For more information, please visit here! Stay Connected on Social Media! Instagram & Twitter

This year, the annual Love Thy Neighbor Toy Drive is happening in collaboration with the Commercial Street Artisan Market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10.

If you've found yourself reading the same picture book over and over (and over and over) to a small but determined audience we see you and salute you! Is it time to add a few new titles to the mix?

Join us on the 15 freeway for Clean California Community Days! Saturday, March 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Family games & activities Art installations by local artists Walk, Bike, & Beautify with local leaders Touch-A-Truck & safety equipment demos Learn about transportation & clean communities Caltrans is closing traffic on the northbound SR-15 between Harbor Drive & State Route 94 while crews perform routine scheduled maintenance. As the work is being performed, members of the public will have the opportunity to walk and bike the highway while helping to clean it up. Cleaning supplies available before 10:30 a.m. at any of the Event Parks; after 10:30 a.m. there will be available at a booth at SR-15/Ocean View Blvd. The Parks: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Dorothy Petway Park Resource booths, activities, and community cleanup Council District 8 10 a.m. - Dennis Allen Park Organized bike ride SD Bike Coalition & Council District 9 9-11 a.m. - Mountain View Park Cleanup and storm drain stenciling I Love a Clean SD & Council District 4 11 a.m. - SR-15/Ocean View Blvd Main Stage Event Caltrans Noon - 3 p.m. - Guilliam Community Park/ Imperial Avenue End the Day supporting local small businesses in the area Logan Heights CDC More information: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-11/programs/d11-cleanca/community-sr15 https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/

Organizers of Philly FatCon, Philadelphia's first ever fat-focused convention, set out to bring fat people together in a safe space last month.

The film is a satire based on Percival Everett's novel Erasure. It's about a Black author whose editors want him to write clichéd stories of Black life — that rang true to director Cord Jefferson.