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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

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Experience the groundbreaking sounds of bebop pioneer and virtuoso composer Max Roach, whose far-reaching ambitions were inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him.

Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. See San Antonio finds including 1905 - 1954 World Series programs, Dr. Seuss lunch box art, ca. 1970, and Oscar Heyman jewelry, ca. 1955. Which appraisals have soared since 2007? One jumped up to $80,000!

Starting Wednesday, San Diego’s sidewalk vendors will face new rules. They come after plenty of community feedback and controversy.

The onetime Silicon Valley has surrendered herself to federal authorities at the Bryan, Texas, prison camp, an all-female facility about 100 miles outside of Houston.

Come celebrate the magic of spring with us in this heart opening concert with Mikey Pauker, Sierra Marin, and Lena Belle! With the magic of soul activating music, cacao, and community, we plant the seeds of our visions and allow them to turn into flourishing spring blossoms. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule: Doors: 6:30 p.m. Cacao Serving & Invocation: 7 p.m. Lena Belle: 7:30 p.m. Sierra Marin: 8:30 p.m. Mikey Pauker: 9:30 p.m. Stay Connected on Social Media! Mikey Pauker: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Sierra Marin: Facebook & Instagram Lena Belle: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

“Traffic Jams” free outdoor jazz concert series continues with the Steve Pandis Jazz Trio, outdoors in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd at The Conrad, 7600 Fay Avenue in La Jolla, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Rather than being stuck in traffic after work on Fridays, plan to meet up with friends at The Conrad and enjoy some jazz together instead—or come solo and make some new friends. It’s absolutely free and no advance registration is required. ABOUT LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY As one of Southern California’s leading presenters of première performing arts, La Jolla Music Society contributes to San Diego’s cultural vitality year-round through a rich variety of presentations, including classical, jazz, global roots, contemporary music, and dance. For more information, visit www.LJMS.org, or call 858.459.3728. La Jolla Music Society’s 2021-22 season is supported by The Conrad Prebys Foundation, The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, Banc of California, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, ProtoStar Foundation, Vail Memorial Fund, ResMed Foundation, Bright Events Rentals, Ace Parking, Brenda Baker and Steve Baum, Raffaella and John Belanich, Gordon Brodfuehrer, Mary Ellen Clark, Joy Frieman, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, Dorothea Laub, Jeanette Stevens, Debra Turner, and Bebe and Marvin Zigman. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook + Instagram + @ljmusicsociety on Twitter

A 25-year-old from Kiev is saying the same thing as other asylum seekers and advocates: border officials continue to deny asylum to people of color while letting in white Europeans. Meanwhile, San Diego’s November ballot could include a measure on charging single-family homeowners for trash pickup. Also, in the first of a three-part series exploring two years of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts industry, we look at classical performance through the eyes of a chorus, a ballet dancer, an opera singer and a music teacher.

UC San Diego’s school of Global Policy and Strategy professor Stephan Haggard previews a virtual forum being held Monday night about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. ,Next, some scientists believe the ocean is often overlooked when evaluating the effects of climate change and its potential to offer solutions. Margaret Leinen, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego talks about the investment required to make the ocean more transparent to researchers. Then, with San Diego becoming the most unaffordable city in the United States, some San Diegans are heading south of the border in search of a lower cost of living. What does that mean for the Tijuanense? Next, from a citrus grove to the side of a building or in a gallery KPBS Arts producer and editor Julia Dixon Evans joins us to talk about five works of visual art you can see in San Diego County during the month of March. Finally, Chalino Sanchez was a Mexican singer whose career was cut short at his peak when he was murdered in the early 1990s. A new podcast looks at the life of Sanchez, who has deep ties to Southern California, and why his legendary story still resonates decades after his death.

The beloved Secret Garden Tour of La Jolla returns on Saturday, May 20, 2023. Attendees are invited to stroll behind the garden gates of some of La Jolla’s loveliest secluded gardens during this fundraiser that supports the La Jolla Historical Society’s education and public programs. Also returning this year is the Friday night Secret Garden Party, taking place May 19, 2023 which provides guests an opportunity to mix and mingle with other garden enthusiasts while enjoying hors d'oeuvres, wine and live music from the Gand Band! The ever-popular Secret Garden Boutique at Wisteria Cottage will be open and free to the public throughout the day on Saturday, May 20. The boutique features vendors known for their artistic style and craftsmanship as well as a silent auction with one-of-a-kind items. Delicious, eats will be available from food trucks. Secret Garden Party - Friday, May 19, 2023 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Secret Garden Tour - Saturday, May 20, 2023. Self-Guided Tour from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Registration opens at 9 a.m. and Gardens open at 10 a.m.) Platinum Tour from 9:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $45 - $150 Visit: Lajollahistory.org or call 858-459-5335 La Jolla Historical Society on Facebook / Instagram