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Join us this winter as we explore weather and the four seasons and discover new ways to make music. We invite all budding scientists and musicians ready for new challenges and problem solving as we complete daily science and art activities. December 27 - 29 | January 3 - 6 Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Ages: Entering Kindergarten-entering 3rd Grade (4 - 8 years old) San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

From the organizers: Celebrating ballet masterworks from the 20th century by the father of American ballet, George Balanchine, and the famed New York City Ballet principal dancer, choreographer, and artistic director Peter Martins. 'Rubies' In 1967, the great Russian-born choreographer, George Balanchine, created his world famous ballet Jewels for the New York City Ballet. The three act ballets all have a different composer and motif. Rubies, with music by Igor Stravinsky, is the second act of the ballet and truly captures the sexy energy and athleticism of our country. The ballet is packed with adventure, fun and playfulness, and the dazzling bejeweled costumes will take your breath away. 'Divertimento' from 'Le Baiser De La Fée' Divertimento from Le Baiser De La Fée (the Fairy’s Kiss) was created for the New York City Ballet for the 1972 Stravinsky Festival. The New York Times dance critic has described the ballet as one of George Balanchine’s greatest and most unusual works. The choreography is deeply poetic and has always moved audiences by its light and shade, creating an experience you will never forget. 'Ash' With accelerated tempi to the exciting music by Michael Torke, Peter Martins, former artistic director of New York City Ballet, launches 10 dancers on a non-stop series of thrilling solos, duets, and ensemble dances that leaves audiences amazed and thrilled. Performances: Sat, Nov. 12, 2022 at 8:00pm Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 2:00pm Balboa Theatre 868 Fourth Ave, Downtown San Diego Thur, Nov 17, 2022 at 7:30pm Concert Hall, California Center for the Arts 340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido City Ballet of San Diego on social media: Facebook + Instagram

Hamburger Mary's in Orlando, which has held drag performances since 2008, is asking the court to block the implementation of the state's new law, which the governor signed last week.

This festival from local contemporary movement arts organization Disco Riot will feature artists whom identify as part of the queer, trans and gender-nonconforming dance community in San Diego and beyond. Queer Mvmnt Fest will empower and showcase LGBTQ+ artists from all backgrounds through performance, workshops, discussions, and classes geared for affinity groups as well as open to the general public. The festival will further highlight the work of BIPOC artists within the LGBTQ+ community, examining and centering the need for addressing inequity through an intersectional lens. This festival is the first of many actions towards representation and celebration of queer and BIPOC dance artists in the San Diego community. For the day-by-day schedule of performances, workshops and more, go here. For location details, scroll to the bottom of this page. Friday, Jun. 24: 4:30 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Film screenings 5:30 p.m.: at City Heights Annex: Panel discussion, facilitated by José Héctor Cadena, about portrayals of dance in film. 6 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Film screenings (repeat of 4:30 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. at Art Produce: Queer partner salsa dance lesson with Michelle Morales 8:30 p.m. at Art Produce: Opening garden party Saturday, Jun. 25: 10 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Xochii de la Noche 11:30 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Bernard Brown 6 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Performance, featuring Xochii De La Noche, Avery Polster, Anna Brown Massey, Victor De La Fuente, Jasmyn Hamblin, and Jay Carlon. *note: minors in attendance must be accompanied by an adult. This production contains partial nudity 7 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Panel discussion, facilitated by José Héctor Cadena, on the body as a canvas 8 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Performance (repeat of 6 p.m.) Sunday, Jun. 26: 10 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Mirrored Fatality 11:30 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Avery Polster 12 p.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Jay Carlon 2 p.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Marty Dorado 4 p.m. at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Performance featuring Guillermo Castro, Lavina Rich, Sebastian Eusebio Arredondo, Tylor Bradshaw, Sara Celaya, Alyssa Rose, Sol Dela Rosa, Bernard Brown, and featuring special guest performance by James Gilmer of Alvin Ailey 5:15 at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Panel discussion facilitated by José Héctor Cadena on collaborative dance performances 7 p.m. at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Performance (repeat of 4 p.m.) 9 p.m. at Urban Mo's: Closing Party Monday, Jun. 27 (Youth and Family Night) 4:30 p.m. at the Mingei: Youth and family workshop with Alyssa Rose 6 p.m. at the Mingei: Performances and films that highlight LGBTQ+ youth 7:30 p.m. at the Mingei: Panel discussion and info session Related links: Disco Riot on Instagram Disco Riot on Facebook Festival tickets and details Location information: City Heights Annex: 3795 Fairmount Ave, San Diego, CA 92105 Art Produce: 3139 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104 Tenth Avenue Arts Center: 930 Tenth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 BalletCenter Studios: 246 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103 Urban MO's: 308 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 The Mingei: 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101

Reasearch shows teens don't get sleepy until 10:45 or 11 p.m. But high school classes in Nashville still start at 7:05 a.m. "It's not a badge of honor," says the mayor.

Alden Global Capital, which bought the San Diego Union-Tribune in July, has a playbook for gutting newspapers and other businesses, say journalists and industry analysts.

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “A Brief History of Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert from the Roman Empire to the Present Day,” featuring Valerie Campbell, at 10:30 a.m., September 17, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library. People around the world enjoy frozen treats, but you might be surprised just how long ago this practice began. Roman aristocrats and Persian Emperors enjoyed desserts made with natural snow. But how were these made and how were they transported in an era before refrigeration as we know it? What are the differences between the treats of old and today’s? Our speaker will answer these questions and more. Valerie Campbell is a professional film and TV costumer with a passion for history and ice cream. When not working on film sets, she has experimented with creating new frozen dessert flavors and recreating old ones; and after twenty years of trial and error, wrote a book about her experiences. “The Stories and Recipes of Valerie’s Cat Eye sCream!” For several years, Valerie has served her authentic ice creams to guests at The Doctors House Museum in Glendale’s Brand Park, where she is a docent. She is also a creator on TikTok called @valeriescateyescream where she shares her love for ice cream making, art and stories about working in the film business. The event is free and open to the public. A tasting will follow the presentation.

From the gallery: BEST PRACTICE is pleased to announce the opening of We miss, the first U.S. solo presentation of the work of Hyeyeon Kim. The exhibition will consist of two videos and a reinterpretation of a past performance work. About the works: "Room for Breathing Only" is a video piece that depicts what appears to be a ritual performed by three women in a dimly lit room. For this work, the artist gathered her mother and grandmother in a room where they were given simple instructions to - without talking - communicate only through the tearing and crumpling of a single piece of blank paper. "Take Care (2019)" is a performance piece in which willing participants following instructions to board a train in Seoul, South Korea at a particular time and to look in a specific direction as the train leaves the station are greeted in the distance by the artist waving to them. For her show at Best Practice, Hyeyeon has reworked Take Care to happen periodically over the course of the exhibition and to be viewed online through an extensive municipal CCTV system installed throughout the metropolitan region of Seoul. She will appear briefly during the opening reception. For "Backwards to the Future (2021)," the artist stitched together a 14-minute long video narrative using only leftover and extraneous footage from several years of previous video projects. "Without shooting anything new, I decided to create a work with only the footage I already had. Looking at the huge amount of trash that is waiting because there is no more space to dump it, it seems that mankind can now be sustained with what has already been made. Need to invent new ones? The same goes for artworks. Potential trash sleeping in the corners of computers, cell phones, and external hard drives? This time, I will call them potential works." — Hyeyeon Kim About the artist: Hyeyeon Kim is a video and performance artist. She is interested in the interaction of people and social norms that shape personal relationships. She received her MFA from the University of California, San Diego in 2012. She currently lives and works in Seoul. Related links: Best Practice on Instagram

California has been a world-famous incubator of the arts. But arts education is lagging in public schools.

Two new and highly contagious COVID-19 variants have been detected in San Diego. This comes as more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the county Wednesday – the highest one-day number reported since February. And, one of the most competitive races in San Diego's June 7 primary election is the race for City Council District 2. Incumbent Jen Campbell faces five challengers. Finally, San Diego’s parks will come alive with public art this weekend. The civic initiative Park Social grew out of a desire to offer local artists financial support during uncertain times. We have details on some of the projects that will be on display.