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MCASD has partnered with Space Time, an organization that cultivates time-based art works, to produce a series of events that consider works on display while presenting rare artist videos and live performances and lectures. See works by two artists, Jacolby Satterwhite and Super Squirrel (Sarah Hankins), that incorporate found material to critique pop culture and imagine better worlds. This program is presented in partnership with Space Time and in conjunction with "Alexis Smith: The American Way." It takes place during Free Third Thursday in Jacobs Hall on January 19, from 5 p.m. –7 p.m. with performances at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Satterwhite’s video "Country Ball 1989-2012" (2012) fuses drawing, live performance and digital technology to translate and document personal mythology. Here the artist's sources are a home video of a family cookout and his mother's drawings. Hand-tracing the drawings and importing them into a 3D animation program, Satterwhite builds a lush, computer-generated landscape. Super Squirrel (Sarah Hankins) is a DJ, producer, ethnomusicologist, and electronic noisemaker. Working with samples, VSTs, and analog synths, she explores themes of psychopathology, the carnivalesque, horror, oddity, intimacy, and haunting. In live performance, she creates quasi-narratives by way of irrational pop/electronic/folk mashups, which are smeared with noise and paired with curious videos. RSVP: https://mcasd.ticketapp.org/portal/product/83/event/989a731a-fb5a-4cf4-abd9-b3716866179f Space Time Art on Facebook / Instagram Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Java Joe Flammini proudly presents Jeff Berkley. Jeff is honored with awards that span from Kerville, Texas to Artist of the Year of the 2023 SD Music Awards and the SD Music Hall of Fame but beloved for for his musical prowess , versatility and camaraderie. Whether a soloist performing original music with tender lyrics and strong signature guitar work , or with the storytelling duo Berkley Hart, fronting the brilliant Jeff Berkley and the Banned , the stellar ensemble cast of O Berkley Where Hart Thou , or a Pink Floyd Carry the Stone tribute …Jeff is a creative musical force of nature. His lyrics will bring you to new heights —up a mountain or to the moon itself! Jeff Berkley is equally versed behind the massive soundboard of the Satellite recording studio, with pen in hand writing both lyrics and his column “Smoke Signals” for the SD Troubadour and on festival, theater and venue stages wherever the musical road takes him. October 14, the road takes Jeff to beautiful Pine Valley, California. As San Diegans, we are blessed to have beautiful venues in beautiful places. Pine Valley House is a century-old edifice with modern amenities, cozy comfort cuisine and the best listening room possible. And the legendary Java Joe Flammini presents the artists we want and need to hear in this idyllic setting! Come a part of this music experience and enjoy an evening with Jeff Berkley you will always remember! Please email Nica Knite with the time, number in your party and phone number should you wish to make pre-show dinner reservations: thepinevalleyhouse@gmail.com Please feel free to text Celeste Abbott if you need more info (619) 818-2596

With overwhelming talent and innate musicality, Seong-Jin Cho is one of the consummate talents and most distinctive artists of his generation. About Seong-Jin Cho | Seong-Jin Cho was brought to the world’s attention in 2015 when he won First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, and his career has rapidly ascended since. In January 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. An artist high in demand, Cho works with the world’s most prestigious orchestras including Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductors he regularly collaborates with include Myung-Whun Chung, Gustavo Dudamel, Andris Nelsons, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Simon Rattle, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Lahav Shani. Highlights of Seong-Jin Cho’s 2023–24 season include his anticipated debut at the Salzburger Festspiele with the Mozarteumorchester and Ivor Bolton, and his return to London’s BBC Proms with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Santtu-Matias Rouvali. He returns to the Concertgebouworkest, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra, giving performances in both Boston and Carnegie Hall, and debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco and Chicago Symphony Orchestras. Cho also embarks on several international tours, including with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in Korea, and with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Andris Nelsons in Korea and Japan, and performs with the National Symphony Orchestra Washington and Gianandrea Noseda throughout Europe in Spring 2024. He also appears in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls including the main stage of Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Berliner Philharmonie, Musikverein Wien, Konzerthaus Wien, Prinzregententheater München, Barbican London, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Walt Disney Hall Los Angeles, Festival International de piano de la Roque d’Anthéron, and Verbier Festival. Seong-Jin Cho’s latest recording is his solo album, The Handel Project, released in February 2023, and in August 2021, he released Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Scherzi with the London Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda for Deutsche Grammophon. He had previously recorded his first album with the same orchestra and conductor featuring Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 as well as the Four Ballades. His solo album, The Wanderer, was released in May 2020 and features Schubert’s “Wanderer” Fantasy, Berg’s Piano Sonata op. 1 and Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor. A solo Debussy recital was also released in November 2017, followed by a Mozart album with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in 2018. All albums have been released on the Yellow Label and have garnered critical acclaim worldwide. Born in 1994 in Seoul, Seong-Jin Cho started learning the piano at the age of six and gave his first public recital aged 11. In 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of Japan’s Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. In 2011, he won Third Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at the age of 17. Stay Connected on Social Media | Twitter + Facebook + Instagram

The Latin GRAMMY Award–winning, all-female Flor de Toloache mixes tradition and innovation, breaking boundaries with its edgy, versatile, and fresh take on traditional Latin American music. Like the legendary love potion that the Toloache flower is used for in Mexico, the talented New York ensemble casts a spell over its audiences with soaring vocals and physical elegance. The members’ diverse ethnicities and musical backgrounds transcend culture and gender by forging new paths. The group has graced international stages from Mexico to Japan and has extensively toured to cities in the US, Europe, and Latin America. With a total of five studio albums to date, “Las Flores,” as their fans call them, recently released Motherflower, described by the artists as a fiercely feminist mosaic of genres inspired by mariachi. There will be 2 performance times; 6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.

First Prize, Concours International de Piano Clara Haskil in Switzerland Tchaikovsky Competition 2019, Silver Medalist With an innate musical sensitivity and naturalness to his artistry, 24-year-old pianist Mao Fujita has already impressed many leading musicians as one of those special talents which come along only rarely, equally at home in Mozart as the major romantic repertoire. About Mao Fujita| Born in Tokyo, Fujita was still studying at the Tokyo College of Music in 2017 when he took First Prize at the prestigious Concours International de Piano Clara Haskil in Switzerland, along with the Audience Award, Prix Modern Times, and the Prix Coup de Coeur, which first brought him to the attention of the international music community. He was also the Silver Medalist at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, where his special musical qualities received exceptional attention from a jury of leading musicians. Fujita has been invited to appear in recital at major international festivals including the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Tsinandali and Riga-Jurmala festivals, among others, and he made his highly-anticipated US recital debut at Carnegie Hall in January 2023. Recent and upcoming orchestral highlights include performances with the Gewandhausorchester, Munich Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Philharmonique de Radio France, Konzerthaus Berlin, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, RAI, Filarmonica della Scala, and Lucerne Festival orchestras, while his many conductor relationships include Vasily Petrenko, Christoph Eschenbach, Riccardo Chailly, and Andris Nelsons. In November 2021, Fujita signed an exclusive multi-album deal with Sony Classical International. The new partnership sees him explore many facets of repertoire across several releases, starting with an eagerly-anticipated studio recording of Mozart’s complete piano sonatas, which is due for release in October 2022, following an acclaimed series of performances of the complete sonatas at the Verbier Festival in 2021. Fujita has been invited to perform the same set of works, interspersed with sets of Variations, over five concerts for his debut at London’s Wigmore Hall at the end of the 2022/23 season. Starting piano lessons at the age of three, Fujita won his first international prize in 2010 at the World Classic in Taiwan, and became a laureate of numerous national and international competitions such as the Rosario Marciano International Piano Competition in Vienna (2013), Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians (2015), and the Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Piano Competition (2016).

Join us on Zoom on December 15, 2022, for an artist talk with indigenous illustrator, writer, and comic book artist: Weshoyot Alvitre. We will talk about her work in and outside of her art, as well as the importance of using the indigenous voice to re-frame colonial narratives through her medium. This artist talk is a parallel activity to our current exhibition "Our Ancestor’s Dream", on view at The Front Gallery until January 7. This is a free, virtual event and will take place over Zoom on December 15, 2022, beginning at 6 p.m. Zoom Meeting ID: 838 1458 0912 Passcode: 329323 Follow Weshoyot Alvitre on Facebook & Instagram!

The 46th annual Mt. Carmel Tournament of Bands will showcase the finest in musical and artistic pageantry, with approximately 30 high school marching bands from across San Diego County and Southern California scheduled to compete. Field performances by small bands will take place in the morning (9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.) at Mt. Carmel High School’s Sundevil Stadium, with field shows by larger bands set for the afternoon and evening (3 p.m.-9 p.m.). Following the morning field shows will be a free parade band competition on the Mt. Carmel High School campus (12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.). Food, drink and merchandise concessions will be available during the field shows. Field show tickets can be purchased in advance online, or the day of the tournament at the ticket window. Field show tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors, military and students; and free for kids under 3. Reserved seating is available for $25. Tickets include admission to both the morning and afternoon/evening field show performances. Attendees also can enjoy an exhibition performance by San Diego State University’s marching band during the evening field show. Parking is recommended in the neighborhoods surrounding Mt. Carmel High. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Mt. Carmel Music Foundation.

On Sunday, February 19, First Lutheran Church of San Diego’s Music & Arts @Third&Ash will present BLACK VOICES/BLACK WRITERS, a staged reading of the work of classic and contemporary black writers including Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Bil Wright, Audre Lorde, and more. The cast: Rhys Greene ("Emmett Till," ION Theatre, "Father Comes Home from the War," Intrepid Theatre, "Sizwe Banzi is Dead," San Diego Black Ensemble Theatre), Portia Gregory ("The Trip to Bountiful," ACT Award Winner Best Actress, "The Music Sounds Different to Me Now," La Jolla Playhouse Without Walls Festival ) author, playwright Bil Wright (American Library Association Stonewall Award, LAMBDA Literary Award), and Karole Foreman (Lady Day, 2019 Ovation Award, "Blues in the Night" (Northcoast Rep.), "A Little Night Music," San Diego Theatre Critics Nomination). Curtain at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. (doors open at 3:30 & 6:30.) First Lutheran Church of San Diego, 1420 Third Ave. $20 donations suggested. First Lutheran Church San Diego on Facebook

From the museum: MCASD Staff Art Showcase opens this Thursday, December 15, concurrent with Free Third Thursday (10 a.m. - 8 p.m). Every day, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego benefits from the dedicated efforts of our staff, whether they interface with our public in the galleries, or labor behind the scenes, keeping us operational and programmed. Many of our staff members have chosen to work at MCASD because they themselves are artists. We have mounted staff exhibitions in the past, yet these shows were presented in the offices, and the audience was limited to employees. This season, we are excited to feature our staff’s artwork as a community exhibition in our Axline Court. Featuring works by: Zachary Abramson (@lardvarkin), Lead Museum Educator Anira Abreu (@abreu.ani), Visitor Engagement Ambassador Pantcho Atanassov, Security Services Representative Natalie Avery, Membership and Giving Circle Associate Aidan Braito, Facilites Engineer Paul Chien, Security Services Representative Alannah Dye, Venue Specialist Georgina Flores (@musgrl), Visitor Engagement Ambassador George Garcia (@broaderthanbroadway), Manager, Security Services Marina Grize (@marinagrize), Creative Producer Chris Hincke, Database Manager Mayce Keeler (@keelercat), Visitor Engagement Ambassador Maru Lopez (@marugenia2), Supervisor, Museum Educator Alexander Mazegue (@alexandermazegue), Preparator, AV Technician, Collections and Exhibitions Summer Padilla Elliott (@summer.padilla), Lead Visitor Engagement Ambassador Jared Padilla Elliott (@padillaelliott), Venue Specialist Charlie Pintado (@chachiebears), Visitor Engagement Ambassador Marcos Rebello, Security Services Representative Dante Rowley (@danterowley), Manager, The Shop Norma Schwab, Museum Educator Collete Tamayo (@colletetamayo), Lead Museum Educator Reed Vickerman, CFO/COO Jeremy Woodall (@jeremywoodall), Chief Preparator, Collections and Exhibitions Sophy Zepeda (@sketchbook.definition), Security Services Representative Related links: MCASD on Instagram MCASD on Facebook

dohee lee (she/her) is a Performance Artist, Ritualist, and Educator from Jeju Island South Korea.  Since her arrival in the USA, she has been a vital contributor to both the traditional and contemporary arts landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.  Her creative and award-winning vision comes from traditional Korean music, singing, drumming and dance, which is rooted in Korean indigenous ritual. dohee invites the CSUSM campus community to join in on a Korean ritual from Jeju Island called “The Ritual of Sickness” (Chilseong Saenamgut-칠성새남굿). dohee lee will explore this ritual as a contemporary performance and communal process where the aim is to remove white supremacy culture and to call in vital spirits (Chilseong-칠성신 **) back to humanity and land. “Chilseong Saenamgut-칠성새남굿” is a dedication to the struggling earth and marginalized communities most vulnerable to environmental racism, and an invitation for us all to confront and heal from our own internalized racism. CSUSM Experimental Dance Project Co-Sponsors: MUSC department (Ching-Ming Cheng: email)