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Artonic Quartet is thrilled to partner with Soprano Tasha Koontz, FF Collective, and the University of San Diego to present a program premiering music from The Schemes and Scandals of "Fat Leonard" Francis. Experience modern sonic storytelling with this dramatic ensemble composed of Artonic Quartet, made up of San Diego Symphony members, joined by soprano Tasha Koontz, featuring music by Caroline Shaw, John Adams, Phillip Glass, and San Diego's own Tommy Dougherty. Each piece on the program has its own tale to tell, including the world premiere of music from Dougherty's Schemes and Scandals of Fat Leonard, based on a true story of epic bribery and blackmail aimed at the U.S. Navy, and selections from Evergreen, the newest classical album from Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw where the singer improvises fresh melodies. In 2013, Malaysian military contractor Leonard Glenn Francis (known as “Fat Leonard”) was arrested in San Diego in an NCIS raid after years of maintaining control of the U.S. Navy’s massive Seventh Fleet by subording Navy officers with lavish parties and extravagant gifts which included luxury goods and prostitutes. At his hands, the Navy—a pillar of the American understanding of honor— had fallen prey to unthinkable corruption and the largest military security breach since the Cold War. Schemes and Scandals unearths the unheard female voices buried in the rubble of the far-reaching but largely under-publicized scandal to ask what is left when “honor,” patriotism, and the men who cling to them crumble. The program will also include a pre-concert informational session with Robert Gonzales, the world's leading "Fat Leonard" scholar. Related links: Artonic Quartet website FF Collective website | Instagram California Festival website | Instagram

Four-time Newberry Honoree, three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner, MacArthur Fellow, and National Book Award-winning bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson visits the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common to present her latest Young Adult novel, Remember Us. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation.

On Sunday evening, January 8 at 6 pm, PHES Gallery, in conjunction with the newest exhibition, Gallery Artists 2023, will host an artist talk with Lynn Schuette. Lynn Schuette will talk about Still Life, her recent series that uses painting as a way to address social issues and upends what the still life painting can be. The second installation in the series Still Life #2 (for Uvalde) is currently on view at the PHES and includes 19 paintings. The artist will discuss her research and work process and her previous related work. _________ Lynn Schuette is a visual artist whose practice includes painting, drawing, and mixed media. Schuette often explores the body and nature, ranging from classical figurative and landscape painting to anatomical/medical imagery often laced with contemporary social issues. Schuette’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions including California Connections: Selections from the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2017) and Homing In, an Exhibition of 50 San Diego Artists at Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla (2009). She was one of four featured artists in the Nature Improved exhibitions at the Oceanside Museum and the San Diego History Center, was included in the inaugural exhibition of the new San Diego Central Library Gallery, and was featured on ArtPulse TV (all 2013-14). Her work is also included in public, corporate, and private collections including the City of San Diego Art Collection, the San Diego History Center, and Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles. In addition to her art practice, Schuette is an arts consultant and the founder and former executive director of Sushi Performance & Visual Art (1980-1995). She is recognized for introducing nationally-acclaimed performance and dance artists to the San Diego community including Karen Finley, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachel Rosenthal, Joe Goode Performance Group, and the Black Choreographers Moving Project. For information on the Artist Talk and Still Life #2 (for Uvalde): phesgallery.com/special-event/ This is a free event. __________ Gallery Artists 2023 features the work of 12 local artists; Juanita Perez-Adelman, Judith Christensen, Becky Cohen, Ellen Dieter, Kaori Fukuyama, William Gullette, Paul Henry, Anne Mudge, Norma Pizarro, Gail Schneider, Lynn Schuette, Cheryl Tall. Gallery Artists 2023 will be on view through February 4, 2023 PHES Gallery is open Thursday-Saturday, 2-7 pm, and by appointment. info@phesgallery.com / 760-696-3022 Follow on social media: PHES: Facebook + Instagram Lynn Schuette: Instagram

A team of scientists argue that new vaccines and treatments wouldn't be critical if humans could figure out how to stop viruses from spilling over from animals in the first place.

Choreo & _______ is a performance plus an activity that allows for people to engage in something physical between short dance performances. This intersection of performance and participation creates a unique embodiment opportunity for dancers and audiences-participants alike. Choreo & _______ is about engaging with meaningful opportunities to move our bodies, play, enjoy physical expression, and build community through movement. Under the direction of Lead Artist Martin Anthony Dorado, Choreo & SCARYaoke will include dance performance + karaoke, spooky style. Between performances by Meesh Herd & Giovanna Francisco, The Tchotchkes, Tina Carreras, Erin Kracht, and Brianna Pilkinton (Accipiter Dance), the audience will have the opportunity to perform karaoke featuring '80s, '90s, and early '00s jams, and mingle in a festive costume party environment. Tickets are $15 for all participants. Related links: Disco Riot website | Instagram | Facebook

A Baltimore bridge serving as a vital highway artery collapsed early Tuesday after a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship crashed into it, sending several people into the frigid water below.

Polls closed in the 2022 Midterm Election Tuesday night, and final tallies will be trickling in over the next few days.

Native Americans are returning to raising buffalo and plants that tribes have grown for millennia. It's a way to reconnect with historic traditions, and to bring healthy eating to their communities.

The Lincoln High School Steel Stingers were named Rookie All-Stars in the FIRST Robotics Competition - San Diego Regional over the weekend.

Become a Member today and join us for an evening of contemporary art celebrating MCASD’s new special exhibitions "Celia Álvarez Muñoz: Breaking the Binding" and "Griselda Rosas: Yo te cuido."Enjoy a first preview of the exhibitions, remarks from the curators, and a cash bar.The night will also feature a live performance from the electronic/experimental pop duo Rabbitlight, fronted by the transborder artist Francisco Eme from 6:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.Burn All Books will be creating risograph prints of artist Griselda Rosas’s son's work (her frequent collaborator) as a members’ takeaway.Tours of the exhibitions will be provided every 30 minutes.