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Come on down to the 26th annual City Heights El Día de los Muertos '23, which began as a school project and now receives 1,000 visitors. This festival is grass roots and there is plenty of room for everyone. Enjoy many highly decorated family, community and non-profit organizational altars. Enjoy food, a fun zone for children with bouncies and mask-making activities for all. Entertainment includes: Mariachi Victoria, Hoover High March Band; Drummers Without Borders, drum less and giant puppet parade; San Diego Ballet; Music with Rich and Friends; Elena Castaneda; Ray Navarette; Let's Dance for Fun, youth dance group; Ballet Folklorico and Fern Street Circus. Photo opportunities abound with 20 low-rider cars from Dead End Car Club. Fun and culture for the whole family. For more information visit: cityheightsba.org

Largest Kids Market in Southern California Coming to the Vista Farmers Market, Saturday October 21st The Ninth Annual Kids, Tweens, and Teens Market, the largest Kids Market in Southern California opens in oldest farmers market in San Diego County for kids from 7 to 17. The annual Kids Market is open from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Applications still available. Come out and support our local kids entrepreneurship! For more information visit: vistafarmersmarket.com Stay Connected on Facebook

The 101st annual Coronado Flower Show is set to take place, April 15-16, 2023. Organized by the Coronado Floral Association (CFA), this is the largest tented flower show in the U.S. and Coronado’s longest running tradition, which includes an array of events leading up to and throughout the two-day festival. This year’s event theme is Hollywood in Bloom. The main event, The Coronado Flower Show, is divided into five divisions – Horticulture, Design, Special Exhibits, Youth and Botanical Arts. The show has been a spring tradition since 1922 and is one of the largest tented flower show in the U.S. Located at Spreckels Park, this two-day event includes landscape displays, a variety of floral competitions, educational lectures and demonstrations, live bandstand entertainment, food, a beer & wine garden with locally crafted beers, and shopping. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Lamont Jackson, Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, spoke with KPBS about the new school year.

Join us for an opening reception on Friday, January 27, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. San Diego and Tijuana are geographically and historically sister cities, but in many ways today, they can seem worlds apart. Art and culture continue to bridge the physical boundary between the countries, fostering ongoing connections between creators and patrons in both regions. Paisanos, a project coordinated by the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura de Tijuana, is dedicated to developing a formal discussion surrounding migration and movement, and has brought together a collection of two-dimensional artworks whose narratives are inspired by their creator’s proximity to the border and life between two countries. Sparks Gallery and the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura de Tijuana are pleased to jointly present this collection in “Paisanos México,” opening January 2023 at Sparks Gallery in downtown San Diego (530 Sixth Avenue). Sparks Gallery fosters collaboration through art exhibitions, and is pleased to host its first international exhibition with artists from the Tijuana region. The exhibition consists of 17 pieces made in a variety of mediums by the following artists: Luis Alderete, Carlos Castrejón, Laura Lehman, Pablo Castañeda, Francisco Chávez Corrujedo, Carlos Coronado Ortega, Angela González, Ruth Hernández Ortíz, Virinia Lizardi, Daniel Marquéz, Antonio Oceguera Figueroa, Francisco Postlethwaite, Margarita Torres, Gerardo Diego, Ligia Santillan, Tony Beltran, and Liz Vaillard. All works on view will be for sale at the gallery. RSVP for this event here!

Next month, the La Jolla Art Association will feature artist Valerie Saiag. Valerie earned a dual degree in Art History and Studio Art from UC San Diego. Painting and sculpture are central to her art practice. She has presented her research by invitation at UCSD, Berkeley, Stanford and Harvard and has taught sections on writing, translation and history through her alma mater. According to Valerie, "It is a pleasure to share art. Culture in all its forms, from linguistic to artistic is the creativity which makes us fully human. Since childhood, most of us innately know that we must create. We draw, we paint, we build sandcastles, we gather sticks and pebbles. we have been creating art across the globe since our caveman days. Today, scientific research has shown that this creativity is mandatory for humankind's mental and physical well being. If any among us doubted the research, our days of COVID-era isolations should have proved it to us when, worldwide, people started gathering artwork and plants to make their homes comfortable--a creative endeavor in itself. This is not a capricious whim, rather our creativity is our greatest need and greatest capacity. It comes shining though even for the greatest scientists, as it is their creative intellect which allows them to innovate. I wish to bring hope and joy to those who are drawn to my art. May it bring them a sense of peace in these days and always." This month's demonstration will focus on how local, national and international artists brand themselves through their artist statements, biographies and resumes or CVs. Participants will compare and contrast real-life examples. Artists are welcome to share their own information for group feedback. Registration is required and can be accessed here. Follow La Jolla Art Association on Facebook!

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Dec. 6-13, 2022 Join us for the first student exhibition since the pandemic! The Fall 2022 Art Exhibition features artworks in a variety of media including drawing, design, digital media, printmaking, photography, painting, ceramics, fashion and sculpture, all produced by students enrolled in Studio Art classes and the Fashion Department. All aspects of the exhibition were designed and executed by the San Diego Mesa College Museum Studies class under the direction of Professor Alessandra Moctezuma and Gallery Coordinator Jenny Armer. The image for the invitation was designed by Museum Studies student Caitlin Garcia. For Gallery info call: (619) 388-2829 Reception and art sale: Wednesday, Dec. 7, 4-7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Ceramics, glass, art, jewelry, art books and accessories by students and alumni will be for sale. Light refreshments. Support local artists and purchase original gifts. Parking information: Free parking in Lot #1 for reception night only. Park in faculty spaces only. If you have a student permit, you must park in student spaces. During gallery hours, park in student spots in Lot #1, and purchase a ticket by the machines for $1 per hour or use the ParkMobile App (campus code: 21003). Related links: Facebook: Mesa College Art Gallery Instagram: @sdmesacollege_gallery TikTok: sdmesacollege_gallery

Art can make the brain's wiring stronger, more flexible and ready to learn, say the authors of a new book, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us.

The San Diego City Council has yet to appoint permanent members to the Commission on Police Practices, which voters overwhelmingly approved in 2020.