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STEPH RICHARDS, TRUMPET with MAX JAFFE, drums JOSHUA WHITE, piano STOMU TAKEISHI, electric bass Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater Event description: “A rising force in avant-garde jazz…a virtuoso of otherworldy sound” (Jazz Times) Trumpeter and composer Steph Richards has steadily established herself in as an engaging experimentalist on the jazz and creative music scenes, working with pioneering artists ranging Henry Threadgill and Anthony Braxton to Laurie Anderson and David Byrne. Her work is driven by a curiosity of what sensory variables are open to experimentation— often resulting in interdisciplinary works that include scent, dance, and performed in unexpected spaces such as carousels or underwater. Her works have been featured stages as iconic and varied as Carnegie Hall, the Blue-note and Lincoln Center. Originally from Canada, Richards has spent much of her career in Brooklyn, NY. Dedicated to experimental music without regard to genre, she is fluid in the contemporary music scene (she has performed alongside the Kronos Quartet and the International Contemporary Ensemble) as well as in the jazz and creative scenes, working with the many musicians such as Jason Moran, Ravi Coltrane and Sylvie Courvoisier. As a soloist, Richards’ solo records explore improvisation, spectral experimentation, groove and, in her more recent release, scent. Supersense (Northern Spy Records, 2020), is an inter-sensorial body of works by Steph Richards in collaboration with scent artist Sean Raspet. It is an exploration of the emotional dialogue between sound and scent, which evokes sensations that linger in the wordless space of sonic vibration and chemical reaction. "Supersense makes for high-grade experimental avant-garde and then some" (All About Jazz ****1/2). Her debut record Fullmoon (Relative Pitch Records) was hailed as a “bold pronouncement” by the New York Times and voted on multiple “Best of 2018” year end lists, including as the #1 Record of the Year by Free Jazz Collective. An electronic exploration of trumpet/resonating percussion and sampler, the record featured the work of pioneering electronic artist J.A. Dino Deane. Steph immediately followed up with her 2019 release Take The Neon Lights, a quartet situated between experimental jazz, free funk and avant rock, It also received high praise from critics, with Downbeat calling Steph “a virtuoso of nonlinear trumpet playing". For years she co-produced the NYC-based FONT Music festival alongside trumpeter Dave Douglas and now produces FONT West on the West Coast. She is on faculty at the experimentally driven University of California San Diego and is a Yamaha artist. Related links: Free. RSVP: http://music.ucsd.edu/tickets Streaming LIVE for FREE at http://music.ucsd.edu/live

From the organizers: The Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival is held in beautiful waterfront parks and piers, in Seaport Village, and on boats all along the San Diego downtown waterfront. Water taxis, trolleys, yacht party concerts, and sunset cruises are all part of the experience. The festival hosts over 80+ bands at 7+ stages, featuring some of the most prominent names in music. It integrates one of the most vibrant downtowns right into the Festival, with hotels, bars, restaurants, breweries, the Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy all within steps of the gates. All imagined into one of the most unique festival destinations in the world. View the performer lineup here. Follow on social media: Facebook & Instagram

This fall we are inviting budding naturalists for a 3-day adventure as we learn about nocturnal animals and what nature does at night. Through daily science and art activities, campers will explore adaptations and behaviors of nocturnal animals, how light affects plants, and how some animals survive in the dark. San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Backyard Renaissance presents a World Premiere... THE OCTOBER NIGHT OF JOHNNY ZERO by Francis Gercke directed by Richard Baird Cast: Marcel Ferrin, Geoffrey Geissinger and Jessica John at Tenth Avenue Arts Center 930 Tenth Avenue. Where the 163 turns into 10th Avenue On a dark and stormy night, all Johnny wants to do is get home. But when his mom doesn't arrive at his usual pick-up time and her work phone number refuses to connect, Johnny ends up somewhere he never imagined... At the Pinnolini's. In the early 1980s of a late October afternoon, local legend and high school superstar Johnny Grimes is on a mission — to get back to his house, finish his book report, and compete in the Conference Basketball Finals the following day. Schoolmate Franky Pinnolini has a similar ambition — to make it all happen. Armed with a relentless adoration for Johnny and a BMX bike with a basket, Franky takes Johnny on a journey through the strange and peculiar backdrop of a place called home. Set in the wilds of Delaware Valley in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern seaboard, The October Night of Johnny Zero is a world premiere based on events — both real and imaginary. Part true crime, part science fiction, the play slips down the rabbit hole of small-town suburban life and comes face to face with the myths and monsters that might lurk just below the surface. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

It's hard to overstate the kindness and good-natured humor the U2 singer and guitarist brought to this set, where they performed reimagined songs from All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Known for their dramatic blend of rock and electronic music with orchestral arrangements, The Airborne Toxic Event joins the San Diego Symphony in an electrifying concert you won't want to miss! The Airborne Toxic Event skyrocketed to popularity with the gold-selling single "Sometime Around Midnight" from the band’s self-titled 2008 debut album, a song which spent a staggering eight weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart. Since then, The Airborne Toxic Event has played a diverse spectrum of concerts, from performing with the San Francisco Symphony and Colorado Symphony at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre, to playing at the Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals. Lead singer and songwriter Mikel Jollett’s New York Times bestselling memoir Hollywood Park was released in 2020 to critical acclaim from the Wall Street Journal, NPR and even Oprah’s O Magazine naming it one of their memoirs of the year. In Hollywood Park, Jollett chronicles his extraordinary personal journey, from his early childhood in one of the most infamous cults of the 1970s, through a childhood of poverty and emotional abuse, before finding his voice as an artist amidst the confusion of an adult life spent nursing the wounds of childhood, and the redemption which came from looking inward and an acceptance of self and the fierce love of family. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Grammy®-winning singer, songwriter, producer and best-selling author Richard Marx has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, landing a #1 song on the charts (for himself and others) in each of the past four decades. He remains the only male artist in history whose first seven singles reached the Top 5 on the Billboard charts. John Waite will be performing his catalogue of hits from his 40-year career as a solo artist and with The Babys and Bad English. Waite’s catalogue of hits features some of the most loved songs of the 80s and 90s – the #1 Worldwide hit "Missing You," The Babys' "Isn't It Time" and Bad English's "When I See You Smile" rank amongst some of his biggest international hits and are still heard on radio today. Others include "Tears," "Change" and "These Times Are Hard For Lovers." "Every Step Of The Way" and "If Anybody Had A Heart" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 Demi Moore film About Last Night. "Deal for Life," penned by Martin Page and Bernie Taupin, was featured in the Days Of Thunder soundtrack. Please note: the San Diego Symphony does not appear on this program. Stay Connected on Social Media! Richard Marx: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter John Waite: Facebook & Twitter

This is an in-store event that will also be broadcasted live through Crowdcast for those unable to attend in person. This event will consist of a 30 minute discussion with Mary McMyne and conversation partner Jenn Givhan, followed by the book signing. If you're joining us virtually, Mysterious Galaxy's virtual events are hosted on Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event and here to view our virtual code of conduct. Accessibility: Real-time captioning for all Crowdcast events is available via Google Chrome. For enabling captions, please follow this guide. More info here. About the Authors: Mary McMyne has widely published stories and poems in venues like Redivider, Gulf Coast, Strange Horizons, and Apex Magazine, and her debut fairytale poetry chapbook, Wolf Skin (Dancing Girl Press, 2014), won the Elgin Chapbook Award. She is a graduate of the New York University MFA Program. Jennifer Givhan, a National Endowment for the Arts and PEN/Rosenthal Emerging Voices fellow, is a Chicana and indigenous novelist, poet, and transformational coach. She is the author of Jubilee, which received an honorable mention for the 2021 Rudolfo Anaya Best Latino-Focused Fiction Book Award, and Trinity Sight, winner of the 2020 Southwest Book Award. She has also published four full-length poetry collections and her honors include the Frost Place Latinx Scholarship and the Joy Harjo Poetry Prize. She raises her children in New Mexico. About The Book of Gothel: Germany, 1156. With her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, young Haelewise has never quite fit in. Shunned by her village, her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes in wolf-skins, and of an ancient tower cloaked in mist, where women will find shelter if they are brave enough to seek it. When her mother dies, Haelewise is left unmoored. With nothing left for her in her village, she sets out to find the legendary tower her mother spoke of—a place called Gothel, where she meets a wise woman willing to take Haelewise under her wing. There, she discovers that magic is found not only in the realm of fairy tales. But Haelewise is not the only woman to seek refuge at Gothel. It’s also a haven for a girl named Rika, who carries with her a secret the church strives to keep hidden. A secret that reveals a dark world of ancient spells and murderous nobles, behind the world Haelewise has always known.

Summer Residency: June 17 - July 7, 2022 Exhibition On View: July 13 - Sept. 4, 2022 This will be the third in the Timken's popular summer series featuring local artists-in-residence. Following the success of Bhavna Mehta (2018) and Roman de Salvo (2019), we have invited Marianela de la Hoz to produce new work within the museum. De la Hoz is an admired painter whose work has been displayed in museums in Mexico and the United States. For the Timken, she proposes to complete a series of small-scaled works loosely based on the narrative of Penelope, a key character in Homeric myth, who uses weaving (and unweaving) as a clever strategy for delaying the pursuits of her suitors until her husband, Odysseus, returns from war. Related links: Timken Museum of Art on Instagram Timken Museum of Art on Facebook Timken visiting information

Live Theatre. Trinity Theatre Company presentes: "LARPing: A live action role play" Directed by Eddy Lukovic You are now at the center of Hollow's heart. Britta is the Dungeon Master and rolls to hit. John makes up songs about popcorn while breaking the rules. David sweats out a dance for his dream girl. And Jenny blasts the best music at The North Pole. Which of these characters are real? What is normal? What is play? And how brave are we - how vulnerable can we get - in revealing who we are and what we need? SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook & Instagram