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The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.

Filmmaker Morgan Neville dives into a surprisingly enigmatic comic in his two-part Apple TV+ documentary.

It's been a year since Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying allegations.

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.

An exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown features Carmen Argote's thoughtful, disruptive use of materials, chemistry and a walking-based process.

“Gifted with a gorgeous voice and a flair for composing resonant Hawaiian songs, [Kalani Pe’a] is a major, innovative figure in contemporary Hawaiian music.” – Maui News With his distinctive vocal range and a gift for composing soulful Hawaiian songs, Kalani Pe'a is one of Hawai'i’s brightest stars. His 2017 debut album, E Walea, won the Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album, making Kalani the first Hawaiian recording artist to ever win in the category. Kalani Pe’a’s third and most recent release, Kau Ka Pe’a, garnered him his 3rd Grammy for Best Regional Roots Music Album, as well as two Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards (Hawai‘i’s “Grammy”), including the coveted Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year. Influenced from an early age by classical and R&B music, Kalani blends his soothing melodies and powerful ballads with hauntingly gorgeous harmonies and resonant lyrics—creating a musical style all his own, delivered with the passion, poetry and soul of Hawai'i. For more information visit: artcenter.org Stay Connected on Facebook

July 17 – 21 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Upcycling Denim This week of Summer Camp is all about fashion design. Learn basic sewing techniques, practice design and drawing skills and then bring your idea to life in a wearable work of art. This 5-day camp will be exercising different techniques every day! We will be upcycling old denim and making our very own custom creations. Use one of our sewing machines or bring your own. Beginners welcome! This camp is recommended for 8-18yrs. Upcycled denim jackets and all other materials provided. Sewing machines are available for borrow. What to bring: A sun hat or sunscreen if your child is sensitive to sun. It’s best to dress in layers. We will be outdoors. Bring a refillable water bottle with water in it and a snack (no sugar or peanut products please). Bring your sewing machine if you have one. If not, let us know you need to borrow. There is an afternoon Sewing Summer Camp from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. this same week. If you’d like your camper to stay, there’s a $20 fee for the week to cover the 1-hr gap. They can bring a lunch and have lunch with us with the option to do some fun crafts after lunch. Click here to add the lunch break. We will also transfer your child from another camp in Liberty Station. • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers welcome • Military and sibling discounts Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

BEST PRACTICE is proud to present Belly, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Los Angeles-based artist Aaron Douglas Estrada. Belly examines the metaphorical expression “belly of the beast,” a phrase used throughout history for being in the heart of a challenging situation. The work explores identity, the dynamics of commodities, and navigating through life’s everyday struggles. Each artwork becomes a repository for acts of decolonization and a testament to self-preservation rituals. It serves as an archive for memories, with the intent to both honor and question. This exhibition contains a diverse array of materials, sounds, and paintings. These include chandelier webs crafted from chains, hand-painted subwoofer music boxes that serve as veladoras (candles) filled with bouncing beans accompanied by audio clips. The sculptural works incorporate salvaged materials from random encounters and gifts from loved ones. The paintings are transformed from drop cloth canvas into serged tapestries that reference Indigenous textiles and cobijas. These materials allude to the intricate nature of identity and its challenges within a consumption-driven economy. This intricacy forms a web of socioeconomic factors that ultimately shape the very essence of our being. What does it mean to confront adversity, honor heritage, and exist in a world both challenging and beautiful? Aaron Douglas Estrada is an artist whose work explores the relationship between the body and its surroundings, moments of play, and the process of decolonization. As a first-generation Salvadorian native of Los Angeles, he draws inspiration from his upbringing in the city and his interactions with diverse cultures and lifestyles. Through his artistic practice, he documents the materials he encounters and captures the energy embedded within them, reflecting on collective memories and everyday life. His work serves as an archive for these memories, incorporating songs, sayings, and cultural symbols that carry multi-layered histories into his sculptures, paintings, murals, public artworks, and installations. Related links: Best Practice: website | Instagram Aaron Estrada: website | Instagram

R.B. Stevenson Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition "Seen & Forgotten" featuring new paintings by San Diego artist Stephen P. Curry. How to visit: The exhibition opens with a reception for the artist: 5-8 p.m. Saturday October 21. Gallery will be open at 1 pm. for early viewing. On view through November 22, 2023. Gallery Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday Contact: Phone: 858.459.3917 rbstevensongallery@sbcglobal.net "Still life painting is a questioning of beauty in light of our immediate reality. These paintings begin with imagery of current events that are depictions of destruction, violence, and death in the initial underpainting process as a way to influence, contradict and subvert the act of observation and the painting process as well as the final opposing representation of the beauty of nature. These contradictory images exist simultaneously to engage in a conversation in the seen and the unseen or forgotten. At the same time challenging, yet playful compositional choices are meant to break with traditional still life and illusionistic representational effects are intentionally brought up short by the physical nature of the paint itself. Drips and splatters, dabs and smears, paint does what paint does." -Stephen P. Curry Related links: R.B. Stevenson Gallery website | Instagram | Facebook

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