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Learn how to make probiotic-rich, gut healthy fermented vegetables! This class will teach you to make sauerkraut and other fermented vegetables deliciously and safely at home. Includes your own take-home jar of sauerkraut! Learn: We'll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods, and you'll learn how spice plays a role in fermented foods around the world Demo: We'll show you how easy it is to start making fermented foods yourself at home! We'll demo some simple seasonal fermented recipes which are loaded with healthy "probiotic" bacteria. Taste: We'll have a variety of fermented foods to sample, such as sauerkraut, beet kvass, and other fermented veggies Kombucha: We will be serving tasters of locally brewed Kombucha Do It Yourself: Roll up your sleeves and make your very own batch of sauerkraut to take home and ferment For more information visit: fermentersclub.com Stay Connected on Facebook

On Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 at 2 p.m., the La Jolla Symphony presents Armenian-American composer and documentarian Mary Kouyoumdjian's "Walking with Ghosts" for bass clarinet solo and orchestra at UC San Diego, featuring bass clarinetist Jeff Anderle and conducted by Music Director Emeritus Steven Schick. Described as “politically fearless” by New York Music Daily, Mary Kouyoumdjian will return to her alma mater as the 2023 Brenda and Steven Schick Commission Honoree. The orchestra will also present American operatic soprano and UCSD faculty member Susan Narucki in Strauss’s Four Last Songs, Varèse’s Octandre, and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. On May 21, 2022, "Walking with Ghosts" premiered at the One Found Sound Gala in San Francisco with Jeff Anderle, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) Woodwinds Chair. On June 6, 2022, Anderle and the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra performed the piece in St. Paul, Minn. "Walking with Ghosts" is inspired by Kouyoumdjian’s experience as a first generation American, and delves into what we carry with us from our heritage and our ancestors. Speaking on her rich working relationship with Anderle, Kouyoumdjian shared, “'Walking with Ghosts' is a reflection on the people, experiences, and histories that follow us throughout our lives – whether we walk with their support or carry the burden of their weight. This piece is dedicated to Jeff Anderle, whom I walk with, in creativity and in friendship.” Following this show in UC San Diego, The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, will present the world premiere of Mary Kouyoumdjian and South African-American director and writer Nigel Maister’s "Paper Pianos" on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Performance DetailsSaturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 at 2 p.m. UCSD Mandeville Auditorium | San Diego Tickets: Starting at $32- 41 (+ fees); $19 student tickets available Link: https://www.ljsc.org/events/october-29-30-2022-powerful-nature-921-873/ Program: Mary Kouyoumdjian – "Walking with Ghosts" [Brenda and Steven Schick Commission] Jeff Anderle, bass clarinet Strauss – Four Last Songs Susan Narucki, soprano – Intermission – Varèse – Octandre Stravinsky – Firebird Suite About Mary Kouyoumdjian: Kouyoumdjian is a composer and documentarian with projects ranging from concert works to multimedia collaborations and film scores. As a first generation Armenian-American and having come from a family directly affected by the Lebanese Civil War and Armenian Genocide, she uses a sonic palette that draws on her heritage, interest in music as documentary, and background in experimental composition to progressively blend the old with the new. A strong believer in freedom of speech and the arts as an amplifier of expression, her compositional work often integrates recorded testimonies with resilient individuals and field recordings of place to invite empathy by humanizing complex experiences around social and political conflict. Kouyoumdjian has received commissions for such organizations as the New York Philharmonic, Kronos Quartet, Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Beth Morrison Projects/OPERA America, Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can, International Contemporary Ensemble, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, the American Composers Forum, Roomful of Teeth, WQXR, REDSHIFT, Experiments in Opera, Helen Simoneau Danse, the Nouveau Classical Project, Music of Remembrance, Friction Quartet, Ensemble Oktoplus, and the Los Angeles New Music Ensemble among others. Her work has been performed internationally at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MASS MoCA, the Barbican Centre, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Millennium Park, Benaroya Hall, Prototype Festival, the New York Philharmonic Biennial, Cabrillo Festival, Big Ears Festival, 21C Music Festival, and Cal Performances. Her residencies include those with EMPAC, Buffalo String Works, Alarm Will Sound/The Mizzou International Composers Festival, Roulette/The Jerome Foundation, Montalvo Arts Center, and Exploring the Metropolis. Her music has been described as “eloquently scripted" and "emotionally wracking” by The New York Times and as "politically fearless" and "the most harrowing moments on stage at any New York performance" by New York Music Daily. In her work as a composer, orchestrator, and music editor for film, she has collaborated on a diverse array of motion pictures including orchestrating on the soundtracks to "The Place Beyond the Pines" (Focus Features) and "Demonic" (Dimension Films). Kouyoumdjian holds a D.M.A and M.A. in composition from Columbia University, where she studied primarily with Zosha Di Castri, Georg Friedrich Haas, Fred Lerdahl, and George Lewis; an M.A. in Scoring for Film & Multimedia from New York University; and a B.A. in Music Composition from the University of California, San Diego, where she studied with Chaya Czernowin, Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Anthony Davis, Steven Schick, and Chinary Ung. Dedicated to new music advocacy, Kouyoumdjian is a Co-Founder of the annual new music conference New Music Gathering, served as the founding Executive Director of contemporary music ensemble Hotel Elefant, and served as Co-Artistic Director of Alaska's new music festival Wild Shore New Music. As an avid educator, Kouyoumdjian is Assistant Professor of Composition at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and is a Lecturer at Columbia University; she has previously been on faculty at The New School, Brooklyn College's Feirstein School of Cinema, Mannes Prep, and the New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers program. Kouyoumdjian is proud to be on the board of the American Composers Forum and is published by Schott's PSNY. Learn more at www.marykouyoumdjian.com.

Manzanita Concerts is pleased to welcome Eric Dickerson (Baroque Lute) and Lynn Schubert (Baroque Flute), performing their program “Music of the High Baroque” on historical instruments. Eric Dickerson earned his Masters of Music from SDSU and has performed regionally and nationally on classical guitar and historical instruments. He is joined by Lynn Schubert, his colleague from the San Diego-based Kensington Baroque Orchestra. Program: Sonata for Lute and Flute in G - Ernst Gottlieb Baron (1696-1760) Sonata in C, “Partita Grande” - Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750) Free-will donations support the artists.

Enchanted musicians, sorceresses, and corpses abound, the wee folk arrive and you are there. Enjoy spine-tingling supernatural tales from members of Storytellers of San Diego in an eclectic, artsy atmosphere from: JT Moring with guitar, Lissette Ryan with hurdy gurdy, Fred Laskowski, Eduardo Parra with jarana and Mindy Donner, and Triena and Allen, tandem duo. Costumes are optional. Excellent java on hand. Come be beguiled. Ages 12 and up. Storytellers of San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Kick off your Sunday evening with the first ever Italian Heritage Concert in Little Italy, featuring world-renown Pop Opera singer, Nick Palance! Held in the Piazza della Famiglia, guests will be treated to a performance from the artist known as “The American Boticelli” by critics. Soak in the ambiance of Little Italy's beautiful central Piazza during an upscale evening of buona musica e buona compagnia. Wine and charcuterie will be available for purchase to enhance the experience. Limited number of tickets available. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert takes place from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

After her father died when she was 24, Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery where she lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her new memoir is Cloistered: My Years as a Nun.

This January 5th, we'll be virtually welcoming photographer, Jorge Sánchez Navarro to our gallery to speak about his work. Our virtual artist talk will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. via Zoom meeting. Join the Zoom meeting here. Jorge Sánchez Navarro, is a committed artist who, by meeting the indigenous communities of the State, their leaders and traditional authorities, managed to create links and understood their uses and customs, for which he felt the need to share their culture, for which the Images captured by his lens tell a story that expresses, beyond words, the character of each person portrayed. Related links: The Front Arte & Cultura on Instagram

Tuesday, Aug.8, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Mapiko is a traditional masked dance performed by the Makonde men of Northern Mozambique. Filmmaker Sara de Gouveia’s film follows Atanásio Nyusi, a compelling storyteller and legendary Mapiko dancer, taking us on a visually dramatic journey through Mozambique's past (including Mapiko’s role as a tool to challenge colonization during the Mozambican War of Independence) and its vibrant present.

Perfumed Gloves and Jasmine Fields: How France Become a Fragrance Capital Join us for an evening of art and fragrance! This lecture and interactive session led by art historian and fragrance writer Jessica Murphy will focus on France’s rise to prominence as a center of Western perfumery. The phrase “French perfume” evokes luxury, quality, and sensuality. But how did that association come to be? France’s ascendance as a site of fragrance production from the sixteenth century through the nineteenth century was due to a very specific blend of patronage and politics, as well as a timely mix of trade, technology, and terroir. This lecture will trace the unique chain of events and individuals that ensured the success of perfumery’s specialized craft within French culture and society, from the “Sun King” to the Guerlain family. For the second half of the event, we’ll look closely at several French paintings from the Timken’s collection and pair them with scent, enhancing our visual experience through the sense of smell. Charcuterie & Wine with Dessert Intermission Timken Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

The U.S. will bestow Congressional Gold Medals on members of a secret Army unit that carried out what came to be known as psychological operations.