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RELATED: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla reopens to the public (KPBS feature) After five years of renovation, we are excited to welcome you back to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's Flagship location in La Jolla. We reopen with the special exhibition Niki de Saint Halle in the 1960𝘴, the first exhibition to survey the experimental work of the French-American artist during this pivotal decade, from the artist’s Tirr, or “shooting paintings,” to the exuberant sculptures of women she called Nanas. RELATED: Artist Niki de Saint Phalle's radical decade We invite you to experience the new collection galleries, including works from artists such as Ruth Asawa, Lorna Simpson, Robert Irwin, Tschabala Self, John Baldessari, James Luna, and more. Enjoy architectural tours of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Building designed by Selldorf Architects, picnic in the oceanview Art Park, peruse the new event spaces and outdoor terraces, and celebrate the future of contemporary art in our community. Be among the first to experience the newly expanded Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Flagship location in La Jolla. Join us today to receive a special invitation to our Members’ Reopening Celebration. More details are forthcoming, including music, entertainment, activities, and more! Date | Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Location | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla Plan your visit here! This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit mcasd.org/events/mcasd-grand-reopening or call (858) 454-3541.

The New Children’s Museum commissioned two artists on staff, Marcus Deridder and Taylor McCabe, to paint a large-scale and interactive mural. The World of Les Mor and Mor no Mor mural will be unveiled for visitors to experience on Wednesday, August 17. The World of Les Mor and Mor no Mor is an interactive mural that spans from the Museum’s main level to the upper level. The mural depicts two worlds: Les Mor on the upper level with friendly feathered fellows, and Mor no Mor on the main level with mischievous cave dwelling creatures. Travel between the two worlds through the magical elevator portal and help the citizens of each world stay in touch by passing on their mail! WHERE | The New Children's Museum WHEN | Opens to the public on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 • Museum open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. + 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ADMISSION | Tickets can be purchased here! • Access to the mural included in entry fee • $15 for Children (over 1) & Adults • $10 for Seniors (65 & up) • Free for Children under 1 SOCIALS| Follow The New Children's Museum on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The late 29-year-old Sacramento native will be posthumously honored with a bronze plaque that will be installed at the newly renamed park.

French superhero comedy and Ozploitation action film at Digital Gym Cinema.

Capture the beauty of the Oceanside Pier at sunset with step-by-step instructions from artist W.B. of Cynthia’s Artistic Expression. Fuel your inspiration with a selection of alcoholic sips for those 21 and up or non-alcoholic sips for all ages. Instruction, painting supplies, and two beverages included for $60. Space must be reserved 24 hours in advance due to supplies. No same day sales.

A celebration of Jewish music, including Klezmer classics and the music of Salamone Rossi. The Hutchins Consort plays on the eight scaled violins of the violin octet designed and built by famed luthier Dr. Carleen Hutchins. The instruments are the first successful attempt to create an acoustically balanced set of instruments that can sound truly like violins across the entire range of written music. With instruments ranging from the tiny treble violin, tuned one octave above the standard violin, to the gigantic large bass violin, tuned one octave lower than a 'cello, the Hutchins Consort produces an astonishing palette of sounds.

Quint Gallery is hosting an afternoon pop-up at their Santa Fe St. warehouse location, featuring Abraham Razo (signs as Dhef and Rancholo), a Mexicali based graffiti artist. His distinctive and instantly recognizable style of loopy circles, often with smiles or suggesting animal elements, manages to be both fierce and playful at the same time. The artist will be presenting his work and doing a live painting on parts of Jean Lowe’s SWANK TANK, her recent Hummer EV sculpture, last on view in October 2022. Quint Gallery on Instagram

Members of Sigur Rós found their way back together slowly, but the Icelandic group's singer says that when they started playing it felt like nothing had changed.

Moxie Theatre has partnered with the San Diego Audubon Society to bring Anna Ouyang Moench's "Birds of North America" to local stages. The play explores the impacts of climate change on birds — and a father and daughter who struggle to understand each other.

The Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and is expected to raise interest rates in an attempt to bring down inflation. Next, an SDSU department chair said the reassignment of a tenured professor over the use of racial epithets in the classroom is a symptom of "larger cultural deficiencies" at the university. Black students and faculty are hurting, he said. Later, as the Marines conclude the questioning of the son of a former San Diego County GOP leader who tried to join a white nationalist group, some experts say the military's new rules on extremism miss the mark. Later, Padres baseball is gearing up for the spring after a labor dispute. Finally, Midday Edition begins a series of stories on the impact of the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts.