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Looking for some not-so-scary fun? Come to the Mission Valley Library for a hauntingly good time with Halloween STEAM-powered (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) crafts and activities. There will be ghost making, a scavenger hunt, and more. This program is suitable for preschool and elementary ages. Costumes are encouraged but not required. View this event on Facebook

From the museum: The Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego is pleased to present Aesthetics of Commodity, a solo exhibition, by Los Angeles-based artist Carolina Caycedo at ICA San Diego North. The exhibition features a unique series of digital collages in which Caycedo overlays 19th and 20th-century stocks and bonds from the commonwealths of Puerto Rico, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Carolina Caycedo deconstructs the visual language of financial bonds and their implication of a colonial legacy in her show Aesthetics of Commodity. In a series of digital collages, Caycedo overlays 19th and 20th century stocks and bonds from the commonwealths of Puerto Rico, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, calling attention to the symbolic text and imagery emblematic of the consumption of land and the economic and social systems formed through the sale of those bonds. Elaborate tableaus, vignettes, and borders extracted from historical documents highlight themes parallel to Manifest Destiny, slavery, and modern day capitalization of public infrastructure. Learn more here. Related links: ICA San Diego on Instagram ICA San Diego on Facebook

Welcome Ages 6-12. Instructor Lydia Kardos teaches this introductory ceramic hand-building course. Students will create functional and nonfunctional ceramic art. Learn how to create with coils, slab construction and clay pinching methods. See the beauty of the final results as your pieces come out of the kiln. Students will create multiple pieces and learn how to glaze finished artwork. All materials included. Different projects every month. Repeats welcome! Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

The San Diego Blues Festival will not return to the Embarcadero this year, ending 12 years of the family-friendly event benefiting the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and its North County Food Bank chapter.

After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want.

A Montana treatment center is one of two places in the U.S. offering long-term residential behavioral treatment for kids as young as 4. Now, administrators say it might have to close.

From the Hausmann Quartet: May’s Haydn Voyages program journeys through places and times far and wide, from Haydn’s Vienna and London to Milhaud’s Europe, Caroline Shaw’s musical depiction of the grounds of Washington DC’s Dumbarton Oaks and Max Vinetz’s work inspired by a cross-country journey. Max was also a prize winner in our 2021 Quarantine Composition Competition, and we’re proud to share his work in his native San Diego. Related links: Hausmann Quartet on Instagram | Facebook

This Free Third Thursday, celebrate the launch of the full-color publication accompanying Celia Álvarez Muñoz's first museum retrospective with a talk by the artist. The publication will feature artwork by Celia Álvarez Muñoz, essays by Dr. Kate Green, MCASD Assistant Isabel Casso, and Josh Franco, and a conversation between Roberto Tejada and Celia Álvarez Muñoz.

Pacific Coast Harmony will present “Happy Together,” a concert of modern four-part acapella harmony music on Saturday, June 17 2023, at 3:15 p.m. at the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, 5967 La Sendita, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. The music spans the Great American Songbook, Broadway theater and film, popular songs, and beyond. In addition to the chorus, there will be several quartet appearances, featuring “The Summertimers Harmony Band,” 2022 Barbershop Harmony Society Far Western District champs. The concert will follow a reception from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. with beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased by emailing PacificCoastHarmonyInfo@gmail.com or by calling (619) HARMONY /427-6669. Pacific Coast Harmony is an a cappella ensemble based in La Jolla, California, under the direction of Bonnie McKibben, an award-winning director, quartet champion, and recording artist. PCH is proud to be a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. For more information, visit PacificCoastharmony.org or call (619) 427-6669.

The San Diego Chorus is currently auditioning treble singers for all voice parts. RSVP for our Guest Open House on May 24 to learn more! Women and non-binary treble singers are welcome! RSVP to an upcoming Guest Open House or drop in on any of our casual weekly rehearsals to learn more about our year-round, soft audition process. The San Diego Chorus meets on Wednesdays from 6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. in Room 207 of the Casa del Prado building of Balboa Park. Experience the JOY of singing 4-part, a cappella harmony for yourself. You'll meet a dedicated, talented and passionate group of singers ready to welcome you with open arms. RSVP today and we'll be standing by to greet and guide you every step of the way.