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This weekend in San Diego arts and culture: Site-specific dance along the trolley line; Kazim Ali and poets without borders; motel soap art; "Dragon Mama," Picasso-inspired music; hip-hop art and more.

February 11–May 5, 2023 Opening Reception: Saturday, February 11, 5–8 p.m. (Barrio Art Crawl) "On the Blue Line" is a site-specific installation created by artist Armando de la Torre. Using found objects, photography, and recycled cardboard and wood, de la Torre incorporates sound and video to explore common threads between his community of Barrio Logan, the gallery space, and his own life. "For forty years the Blue Line trolley has been the heart line for many commuting to school or work from the San Ysidro/Tijuana station to the Downtown station. Recently it was extended to UCSD/La Jolla, promising to connect people with opportunities for jobs, education, and healthcare," he describes. The Barrio Logan Blue Line station is walking distance from the Athenaeum Art Center. "The Blue Line is a framing device and a metaphor for people on a journey to a better place and I simply want to show that anyone can express themselves and tell a story using common materials available to everyone. It's a simple act that can be very empowering." Related links: Athenaeum Art Center on Instagram Athenaeum Music and Arts Library on Instagram Armando de la Torre on Instagram

The Vista Farmers Market features over 50 farmers selling what they grow; local, certified, and organic growers with in-season produce. Actual, real farmers with an abundance of avocados, persimmons, apples, oranges, strawberries, peaches, and other fruits and vegetables. Farmers also sell dates, eggs, nuts, juices, honey, cheeses, sausages, plants, wool, flowers, and grass-fed meats. In addition, there are more than 40 foodmakers — prepared food artisans that sell fresh bread and other baked goods such as pies, cupcakes, and cookies, as well as sauces, salsas, dips, and pickles. All are available fresh each week. There are 14 countries’ foods represented in the hot food vendors serving breakfast and lunch. Over a dozen makers and crafters attend each week with their soap, pottery, clothing, hats, jewelry, gifts, dog treats, and more. Each week features a variety of musicians as well as several services such as knife and tool sharpening, and massage. * Accepts EBT & WIC*

The 42-room site will serve up to 164 individuals and provide an administrative office, laundry room, break room and parking lot.

These true stories range from a "meow-moir" of a Siberian cat to an exploration of what U.S. presidents do after the White House. Check out these nonfiction reads recommended by NPR staff and critics.

The North Park Thursday Market is a great community event. You can find farm fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, cheese, fresh fish, dips & sauces, yogurts, baked goods, bread, fresh flowers, hot foods, local crafts, and everything you need to stock a healthy home. It’s similar to what you would find in your local grocery store, but you are supporting local businesses! We have activities for kids, live music, and much more. Centrally located in the heart of San Diego, there is plenty to see and do in North Park. Take the evening to check out the surrounding shops with friends and family for an evening of fun in North Park! Parking / Travelling • North Park Parking Garage – $1 per hour & $5 per day • 30th Street Bike Lanes • MTS Bus Lines: 2, 6, 7, 10

Architectural visual art, Vivaldi ballets, hip-hop informed poetry, experimental pop, Bonita portraiture and more — get the details in our weekend arts roundup.

The reality star and business mogul appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to testify about the night in 2016 when masked men tied her up at gunpoint and stole more than $6 million in jewelry.

A new law Newsom signed last year says fast food restaurants must pay workers at least $20 per hour. The law includes an exception for restaurants with bakeries.

Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.