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Join the Women’s Museum of California for a virtual lunchtime lecture on Tuesday, December 13 featuring artist/activist Desiree Aspires. Learn about the intersection of art and activism and how Desiree founded Printmakers Against Racism during the pandemic and raised over $50,000 for Black Lives Matter and other causes. Register for the talk in advance to be sent the Zoom link. Desiree Aspiras (she/her) is an educator, therapist, and printmaker in San Diego who deeply values how art can transform us and connect us to meaning. Her printmaking and book arts projects have been exhibited in spaces in San Diego, including the Athenaeum Art Center. She is the founder of Printmakers Against Racism, a project she started which engages printmakers across the world to make and sell prints and donate their proceeds to support racial justice. She is also a mindfulness facilitator and founder of Deep Breath Network, where she hopes to create diverse and welcoming spaces to share contemplative practices to support personal and social transformation with changemakers here in San Diego and beyond. She currently teaches at University of San Diego and Bastyr University California. She earned her Masters in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego and BA in Political Science from UCLA.

Mission Valley, an open-air shopping center located in San Diego, is proud to host the area’s first-ever 626 Night Market events on select weekend dates between September 16 and November 12. The 626 Night Market is an outdoor weekend experience modeled after the nighttime bazaars of Asia where people come together to eat, drink, socialize and be entertained. This iconic California festival combines an exciting collection of street food, merchandise, crafts, artists, games, live concerts and other attractions to create an epic event that appeals to people of all ages. Showcasing local talent – including performers, chefs and entrepreneurs – the 626 Night Market serves as a platform for the community to connect with one another. Open from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on select Saturdays and Sundays this fall, the 626 Night Market will also feature a full alcohol bar with limited-edition cocktails (21+ only). This event is free of charge and open to the public; while free to attend, space is limited and pre-registration is required: https://www.626nightmarket.com/minisd. For more information, click here or visit https://www.mission-valley.com/events. WHEN: Select Saturdays and Sundays this Fall Sept. 16 – 17: 1 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sept. 30 – Oct. 1st: 1 p.m. – 10 p.m. Oct. 21 – 22: 1 p.m. – 10 p.m. Nov. 11 – 12: 1 p.m. – 10 p.m. Mission Valley on Facebook

The Richmond, Va. band brings its signature hot and funky "solar music" to the Desk.

Kay Rivers Studio & Gallery Kay Rivers Studio & Gallery Presents: HUNT FOR ART TOUR/SCAVENGER HUNT There are many hidden art treasures in Escondido to be found, and we will discover them All. The treasure hunt/scavenger hunt gives you clues to finding them. But just to be fair, we will all leave at the same time. You will be given your first clue Saturday evening at 4:00 PM online. Then the next one is at the next location and so on. Date: November 5, 2022 There are many hidden art treasures in Escondido to be found, and we will discover them All. The treasure hunt/scavenger hunt gives you clues to finding them. But just to be fair, we will all leave at the same time. You will be given your first clue Saturday evening at 4:00 PM online. Then the next one is at the next location and so on. Upon finding and arriving, you will find the next clue, and so on. Each week we will discover hidden treasures about Escondido art and the artist that make it. Each hunt will take somewhere between 1 to 5 hours depending on you and your team. You may choose to find the clue, and then quickly move on to the next clue, or you may want to simply stay awhile and enjoy the art at that clue's location and then move on to the next one. You may opt to stay and enjoy the venue (Your 1st drink is on me and the theater tickets are paid for as well.) Teamwork is encouraged although not mandatory. The object is to have fun discovering Escondido’s hidden art treasures. You will receive the link to the first clue online, and after your spot is reserved. All the other clues will be found in one of the hidden treasures in Escondido. You can take part in as many hunts as you like. They all start Saturday evening at 4:00 PM online, where you will be given your first clue for the night. A donation will be made on the participants' behalf to the Southern Sudanese Community Center of San Diego. Thank you for your participation. Good luck and have fun!

NPR's Scott Simon offers a tribute to music legend and friend Tony Bennett, who died Friday at age 96.

Kintsugi | Embracing Imperfection Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In this workshop, students will learn about the origins of Kintsugi, the Japanese ‘art of golden repair,’ and its meaning as it relates to one’s own life. Instructor Luis Santiago explains, “In these uncertain and crazy times, I believe people can find some solace and comfort in realizing that their so called “scars” and imperfections are things that do not need to be hidden or ashamed of.” While the traditional craft of Kintsugi can take multiple months to complete, mastery in application, and involves toxic lacquer, the techniques used in this workshop to repair two ceramic pieces and embellish these pieces in two distinct Kintsugi-inspired ways brings it to a much wider audience and allows for completion in one workshop. All materials are included. Students will learn two distinct ways of highlighting the breaks of their provided ceramic pieces and will take home a unique piece. Ages 17+ are welcome. Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Project [BLANK], San Diego’s most innovative interdisciplinary music organization, will team up with Nick Lesley of Space Time for a concert of "illuminated music" featuring various methods of real-time image and sound manipulation. Central to the program is a screening of Studies by pioneering video artists Steina and Woody Vasulka. The concert will feature live musical performances and other video works that take inspiration from the Vasulkas’ early experiments in electronic image-making. As the next installment of Project [BLANK]’s Salty Series, "SPACE TIME ART" is curated by local musician and media artist Nick Lesley and features live performances by Helixhand and Kevin Schwenkler. The program will begin with a screening of Steina and Woody Vasulka’s rarely-seen, Studies, a series of evocative short films created in 1970 and 1971 that employ the couple’s early experiments in digital and analog processing. Following the screening, multimedia artist Helixhand (Ash Capachione) will perform a live audio-visual piece using digital film, machine generated imagery, and animation in cobination with improvised sound loops and found audio samples. Musician and composer Kevin Schwenkler will follow with a musical exploration of a series of still images featuring live electronics and audio-modulated processing. In addition to the live performances, TV screens around the space will display electronic media works spanning several decades. Stay Social! Facebook & Instagram

An animatronic recreation of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the first Black American brigadier general in the United States Air Force during World War II, is the centerpiece of the exhibit.

The tech giant's sudden move took the thousands of employees working on the effort by surprise and sent a jolt to the automotive industry, which was closely watching the specter of an Apple car.

The San Diego County Registrar of Voters expects voter turnout for the March 5 primary election to be between 45% and 50%.