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The Anyone’s Guess Band sources only the finest cross-genre musical materials from the 80s, 90s, 20s and Today, handcrafts them with unique style, packages them into bespoke ever-changing set lists and then delivers these fine quality tunes to their audiences wrapped in a sonic experience not often found. Their portfolio of songs has one theme in common: They must be great tunes that everyone knows, which aren't played by every other band out there.

The Anyone’s Guess Band sources only the finest cross-genre musical materials from the 80s, 90s, 20s and Today, handcrafts them with unique style, packages them into bespoke ever-changing set lists and then delivers these fine quality tunes to their audiences wrapped in a sonic experience not often found. Their portfolio of songs has one theme in common: They must be great tunes that everyone knows, which aren't played by every other band out there.

The Book Catapult is pleased to host Kevin Maloney for his new novel, The Red Headed Pilgrim on Friday, January 27 at 7:00pm. Kevin will be in-conversation with local author and KPBS arts producer, Julia Dixon Evans. On a sunny day in a business park near Portland, Oregon, 42-year-old web developer Kevin Maloney is in the throes of an existential crisis that finds him shoeless in a field of Queen Anne’s lace, reflecting on the tumultuous events that brought him to this moment. Growing up in the suburbs, young Kevin suffered “a psychological break that ripped me from my humdrum existence” mainlining high fructose corn syrup and episodes of The Golden Girls. Thus begins a journey of hard-earned insights and sexual awakening that takes Kevin from angst-ridden Beaverton to the beaches of San Diego, a frontier-themed roadside attraction in Helena, Montana, and a hermetic shack on an organic lettuce farm. Everything changes when Kevin falls in love with Wendy. After a chance tarot reading lands them on the frigid coast of Maine, their lives are unsettled by the birth of their daughter, Zoë, whose sudden presence is oftentimes terrifying, frequently disturbing, and yet - miraculously - always wondrous. The Red-Headed Pilgrim is an irresistible novel of misadventure and new beginnings, of wanderlust and bad decisions, of parenthood and divorce, and of the heartfelt truths we unearth when we least expect it. Kevin Maloney is the author of the novella Cult of Loretta and the forthcoming story collection Horse Girl Fever. At times a TJ Maxx associate, grocery clerk, outdoor school instructor, organic farmer, electrician, high school English teacher, and teddy bear salesman, he currently works as a web developer and writer. His short stories have appeared in Hobart, Barrelhouse, Green Mountains Review, and a number of other journals and anthologies. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Aubrey. Related links: The Book Catapult on Instagram

Last year’s Big Time brought Angel Olsen to a deeper, truer sense of self than ever before. Borne from the twin stars of grief and love, the album delivered a beautiful sense of certainty, the sure-footed sound of an artist fully, finally at home with herself. But within that wisdom comes the realization that there is no finish line, no destination or static end point to life while you’re living it, and Forever Means collects songs from the Big Time sessions that hold this common theme. They are, in Olsen’s words, “in search of something else.” With special guest King Tuff For more information visit: humphreysconcerts.com Stay Connected on Facebook

As one of the most influential and beloved Americana artists of the 21st century, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals captivated audiences since their formation in 2004. The band’s influence can be heard in the music of countless artists, from Wilco to The Avett Brothers. In 2010, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals disbanded, and Adams returned to his solo career. Since then, he has released a steady stream of solo albums, including no less than 5 studio albums in 2022 alone. March, 2023 - Ryan Adams & The Cardinals announce their long awaited return. Adams has put together an all-star line-up who will hit the road in the US in the Summer of 2023. The line-up: Ryan Adams, Brad Pemberton, Chris Stills, Daniel Clarke and Don Was. For more information visit: humphreysconcerts.com Stay Connected on Facebook

Jennifer Lopez offers a companion to her 2002 album This Is Me...Then. On This Is Me...Now she is once again inspired by falling in love with Ben Affleck.

From the museum: Light Cones—a term used to express the path a flash of light travels through spacetime—presents Mexican artist Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio’s long-held interest in the complexities of time. Working in charcoal and graphite, the artist’s series of cloud sketches and murals delve into the human experience of time and its contrasting, yet indivisible, philosophical, scientific, and spiritual notions. In a nod to Jorge Luis Borges’ Clouds I sonnet, “We are the ones who drift away. The host / Of evening clouds dispersing in the west / Is our very image. . . ,” Ortiz-Rubio composes immersive, nebulous scenes to explore the instant: the small window of time we call the present, and the space between transitions. Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio is a Mexican artist whose work includes oil painting, drawing, muralism, and installation. She received her MFA from the New York Academy of Art and BA in art history and visual arts at the University of San Diego. She has exhibited in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and United States, including Centro Cultural Tijuana, Quint Gallery, Instituto Cultural Cabañas, and Bread & Salt Gallery, where she also completed a residency. Ortiz-Rubio currently teaches drawing and painting at University of San Diego. On view Nov. 12 through Dec. 31, 2022 Related events: Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 11, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Artist Walkthrough: Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. to noon Artist Talk: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Related links: Athenaeum Music and Arts Library on Instagram

A first in a career spanning six decades: Cher has a Christmas album. She talked with NPR about her mother, her experience working with Stevie Wonder, and the time she hopped a freight train at age 9.

2023 Year of the Cat or Year of the Rabbit? Find out on January 20-22 in City Heights * free admission If you are looking for something fun and exciting to start the New Year off right while also giving back, look no further! 2023 SD Lunar New Year Festival is back. The festival will include folk and traditional performances, arts and cultural exhibitions, lion dances and firecrackers, and plenty of family fun activities for the kids. More importantly, the festival is inclusive, pet friendly, and free with no admission cost. 2023 will mark an exciting milestone as it also will be the groundbreaking event for the Boat People Garden, a mini park to be built approximately one block from our festival site. If you participated at any of the SD Lunar New Year festivals before, this is your accomplishment. All proceeds from 2020, 2022, and this year 2023 will all be used for the construction of this park. Even if you just attended and purchased goods and services, or if you participated as a vendor, sponsor, entertainer, artist, volunteers, or by any means, you directly contributed, and this park is possible because of you! So don’t forget to stop by the groundbreaking site to pick up a rock or some grain of sands to show to the world because this is your accomplishment and you help paid for those rocks, those sands, and those soon to be installed benches, tables, lanterns, flowers, plants, public art, sculpture, mural, etc. Giving back to the community is the greatest gift of all and we couldn't be more thankful to you for your contribution. Let's make this another festival to remember and let's celebrate this tremendous progress we've made together. Join the fun this January 20-22nd at Jeremy Henwood Park – 4455 Wightman Street, San Diego, CA 92105. If you had trouble finding parking last year, worry no more. Parking spaces are available at Rosa Park Elementary School, and several underground parking structures from several buildings nearby. There will be signs so you cannot miss it. The Lunar New Year Festival will be open Friday, Jan. 20 from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday January 21 from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Sunday, January 22 from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Admission is free

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