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The second Special VAMP Storytelling Showcase of the year arrives this June in the beautiful Art Produce outdoor performance space, just in time to celebrate our survival of half another year! Featuring eight of the best storytellers in the land delighting you with true tales while you plop your keister down on guaranteed seating. Just what you've been asking for! When: Saturday, June 18th @ 7pm Where: Art Produce 3139 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104. Price: $20 non-members / $15 members Age: All ages but mature content & language are guaranteed

The Greater San Diego Music Coterie, directed by Dr. Angela Yeung, presents two symphonic works inspired by Rome, Bizet’s Roma Symphony and Respighi’s Pini di Roma. Also selective arias from Donizetti's Don Pasquale with soprano Emily Ortlieb. All Saints Episcopal Church offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Make your reservation here to receive directions to free parking. Admission is free with free-will donation at the performance. Donation via Venmo, Zelle, or by check can be tax deductible. Visit here for more updates about this event.

Nominated for 3 categories in the San Diego Music Awards, Daring Greatly continues their residency at Old Town Blues Club on April 20, 2023. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. No food is served, nor is outside food permitted, so please plan accordingly. 21 and over only. There are no reservations. All tables seat 4. Sitting is all first come first served with no guarantee of sitting together as a group. We will do our best to accommodate. We advise that you arrive early. There are tickets for inside and outside seating at different price points. About Daring Greatly: Daring Greatly is a dynamic and accomplished band from Calgary, AB. Their unique fusion of classic and modern rock, with southern influences of country and pop has captivated audiences across the Western US and Canada for over eight years. Lead vocalists Patrick and Liam Croome's brotherly connection shines through their performances, and drummer Brayden Tario's long-time friendship with the brothers adds comfort and camaraderie. The band welcomed electric guitarist David Mills in 2019, adding a distinct California sound, and Matt Spatol on bass in 2021. Their 3 nominations in the 2023 San Diego Music Awards for "Best Rock Artist" “Best Rock Album - Gird Valley” & “Song of the Year - Never A Goodbye” reflects their devoted fanbase. The band draws inspiration from Brene Brown's writings and Theodore Roosevelt's "The Man in the Arena."

Satisfy your celluloid addiction and mainline film 24/7 with Cinema Junkie’s Beth Accomando. So if you need a film fix, want to hear what filmmakers have to say about their work, feel like taking a deep dive into a genre, or just want to know what's worth seeing this weekend, then you've come to the right place. You can also find Beth's coverage of other arts and culture events here.

This month, LJAA will feature a demonstration by Ann Chaitin, a mixed-media artist. The demonstration will be held on Thursday, April 28 from 3-5 p.m. The demonstration will show how a variety of handmade papers, bits of nature, photos and found objects can be combined and layered to reflect a personal visual image. Chaitin says that "mixed media lends itself to working with varied textures and multiple layers, often becoming a symbolic representation of time or place or person that is real and personal." Free and open to the public. (In-person) Held every fourth Thursday of the month. Visit: https://www.ljcommunitycenter.org/art-receptions La Jolla Community is on Facebook

By ingeniously weaving improbable and conflicting forces that make up his personal history, Eurovision expert William Lee Adams affirms an idea of home that yearns to transcend space and time.

(In-person). Bring your device & photos to class to learn how to merge 2-3 images into 1, using the elements of each picture that you love! Bring two pictures to class already divided in your photo gallery (1 a picture of the sky and clouds and 2) a picture of a tree or your favorite picture. The class is led using an iPhone. The apps required to take the class include: Distressed FX*, Reflect*, and Snapseed. Class requirements: iPhone, Apple ID and password. (Some applications used to create digital art have an additional fee.) Artist Beverly Brock is the instructor. Class will be held on Thursday, April 21 from 1-2:30 p.m. Cost is $10M, $20NM. Visit: https://www.ljcommunitycenter.org/art-classes Supplemented by the Marilyn Nass Creative Arts Fund. La Jolla Community is on Facebook

LGBTQ+ students at San Dieguito Union are calling for change after a district trustee and parents engaged in what they call “transphobic behavior” in a private Facebook group chat.

In his new book, 97-year-old Robert Jay Lifton shares the "survivor wisdom" he's learned from those who've lived through terrible events — the Holocaust, Hiroshima, POW camps.

Experts refer to "climate grief." Terry Tempest Williams explains what this feels like to someone who has spent their life thinking about our psychic and spiritual connection to the natural world.