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Jan van Eyck was a revolutionary painter whose discoveries were felt from the beginning to represent something entirely new. More than any other artist he made painting into the ultimate art. His works were sought by princes and merchants throughout Europe, who prized them for their remarkable qualities of verisimilitude, technical and coloristic virtuosity, and heightened expressive power. It was said he knew fabrics like a weaver, buildings like an architect, and plants like a botanist. Of his 20 extant works, two stand out as so remarkable in their iconography and symbolism that they continue to intrigue scholars to this day: 'The Ghent Altarpiece' and 'The Arnolfini Portrait.’ The 'Ghent Altarpiece' was the young van Eyck's first major public work and the first large-scale oil painting to gain international renown. The 'Arnolfini Portrait' has been a matter of intense inquiry as to its subject matter throughout its history. This docent-led talk will explore these two works, considering the questions that have kept art historians fascinated for the past six centuries. Image: “Arnolfini Portrait”

Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.

Red No. 3 was banned from cosmetics three decades ago. Consumer advocates question why it's still allowed in food products, including many popular with kids.

The KPBS Summer Music Series celebrates local music. Each week features performances and interviews with San Diego musicians representing a cross-section of the region's diverse music scene.

Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, June 5 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. American bass DeAndre Simmons uses his velvety voice to captivate audiences. He has performed for dignitaries such as President Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela. Comedian Ray Grady has toured the nation carving a name for himself and working alongside comedians Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon on the BET+series REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOOD.

Join UCSD as they host a MFA Thesis Exhibition from Visual Arts Graduate Student "Blight Birth Burning in Brine is reimagining my feelings of my personal memories through misremembering, adding, and subtracting its details. Blurring truth and fiction to create new imagined memories." Dates | Monday, May 16th- Thursday, May 19th at 5pm Location | UCSD Visual Arts Facility Free Event! For further information on this event please visit: https://visarts.ucsd.edu/news-events/20220511-20_victorcastaneda.html

Four-time Grammy-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett confirms new nationwide summer tour dates with his renowned Large Band. An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band will feature an arrangement of Lovett standards, as well as songs from his critically acclaimed album 12th of June. Watch the band perform on PBS’ “Austin City Limits” last fall. 12th of June was released last year on Verve Records. Produced by Chuck Ainlay and Lovett, the album features a mix of new originals, standards by Nat King Cole and Dave Frishberg, and a Horace Silver instrumental, representing Lovett’s dynamic live performances with his Large Band. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the new album continues to highlight Lovett’s ability to fuse elements of jazz, country, western swing, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. Of the album, The Wall Street Journal hails, “Few artists can bring all of these moods and sounds into one place and put a personal stamp on them all; Lyle Lovett does that.” Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Whether touring with his Acoustic Group or his Large Band, Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music. Since his self-titled debut in 1986, Lovett has evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers. Among his many accolades, besides four Grammy Awards, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, was named Texas State Musician and is a member of both the Texas Heritage Songwriters’ Association Hall of Fame and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Producers have been saying for years that large Broadway orchestras are not financially feasible. In fact, the issue led to a strike 20 years ago. So why are some shows bringing them back?

Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + encore Monday, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. From managing the longest-running Black theatre company in the United States, to building his name at some of today’s top television networks, Yolanda Franklin and Louis R. Brown III talk about the process of producing and the diverse content they produce on both stage and screen.

A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson ’74, PhD ’82 April 17, 2023 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Sally T. WongAvery Library, 2nd Floor On behalf of Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla, Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons, and Audrey Geisel University Librarian Erik T. Mitchell, you are invited to attend the UC San Diego Library’s Author Talk Series featuring alumni and internationally acclaimed author Kim Stanley Robinson ’74, PhD ’82. Hosted by the UC San Diego Library and Academic Senate Committee on Campus Climate Change, the evening will take a deep dive into how we can best tackle climate change today and into the future. The program will begin with student presentations on climate change, followed by a moderated discussion with Robinson around his bestselling novel “The Ministry for the Future.” Copies of the book will be available for purchase from the UC San Diego Bookstore at the event. Registration is now open and required: https://cvent.me/93DlM7 About the Author Kim Stanley Robinson is the author of more than twenty books, including the international bestselling “Mars” trilogy, “New York 2140,” “Aurora,” “Shaman,” “Green Earth” and “2312,” which was a New York Times bestseller nominated for all seven of the major science fiction awards — a first for any book. In 2008, he was named a “Hero of the Environment” by Time magazine. In 2016, he was given the Heinlein Award for lifetime achievement in science fiction, and asteroid 72432 was named “Kimrobinson” in his honor. One year later, in 2017, he was given the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society. A prolific writer and speaker, his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Nature and Wired, among many others. His novel “The Ministry for the Future” was selected as one of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2020 and one of Bill Gates’ “5 Great Books for the Summer” in 2022. Robinson earned a BA in literature from UC San Diego in 1974. In 1975, he earned an MA in English from Boston University and returned to UC San Diego in 1982 to earn a PhD. He currently resides in Davis, California. About the Committee on Campus Climate Change This committee confers with and advises the UC San Diego Academic Senate and administration on matters pertaining to campus decarbonization, climate change impacts and mitigation, climate change in educational programs, and climate change research. It studies and collects data on the climate change impacts of campus activities and develops recommendations for short-term, medium-term, and long-term changes to campus policy and behavior. Contact: ucsdlibrary@ucsd.edu Registration: https://cvent.me/93DlM7