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This weekend in the arts: Intimate photos of Frida Kahlo at California Center for the Arts, Escondido; the poet laureate and open studios at Space 4 Art; JFest's Jewish New Play Festival at The Old Globe; Young Lions Jazz Conservatory at the Loft; Ed Simon and Magos Herrera at the Athenaeum; Project [BLANK]'s chamber opera adaptation of Sartre at Bread and Salt; Drummers Without Borders at The Front; a livestream of TEDxSan Diego and more.

The 2023 Masquerade on-stage costume competition (or Cosplay Competition for those who favor that term), a tradition at Comic-Con from almost its beginning, will be Saturday evening, July 22, starting at 8:30 p.m. The event celebrates not only the contribution of costuming to the popular arts, but also the amazing creations that our attendees make and bring to the convention. The costume presentations, intermission entertainment, and then awards presentation will run 2 and ½ hours and be set in the Convention Center’s 3,900-seat Ballroom 20, with overflow seating again available at the large screen in the Sails Pavilion. Not a dance or party as the name may imply, it is more akin to a talent show set on a large stage before an audience, showcasing amazing costumes crafted by our non-professional but still very creative and talented attendees. Most costumes will be impressive re-creations from movies, television, anime, comic books, fantasy, Broadway shows, video games, and history; others will be completely original designs from the imagination. Some will be solo entries; others will be groups with a shared theme. All genres are welcome, but NO purchased costumes are allowed. For more information and to enter the competition, visit: https://comic-con.org/cci/masquerade Comic-Con International on Facebook / Instagram The event is free to participate in, or to have a seat in the audience, for anyone with a Comic-Con convention badge valid for Saturday.

Mira Mesa Market, a lifestyle shopping center in San Diego, California, together with Regal Edwards, invites the community to enjoy a series of popular movies throughout the summer. The Regal Summer Movie Express program will offer $2 G-rated or PG-rated movies for the whole family to enjoy starting at 10:30 a.m. each Tuesday and Wednesday from June 20th through August 16th. Regal Crown Club members receive 50% off popcorn purchases on Tuesdays. For more information, or to purchase tickets in advance, visit regmovies.com September 5 & 6 Despicable Me 3 Spirit Untamed

For the first time, the media titan was accused in court of knowing about a massive British tabloid-hacking scandal and helping to cover it up. The new leader of The Washington Post was named too.

Chinese automakers are winning over European consumers as part of a big push to enter markets abroad. Their success has sparked alarm among rival companies and lawmakers.

Honor the traditions of Día de Muertos with LJMS favorite Lila Downs, one of the most influential and representative artists of Mexican music in Latin America. Known for the importance she gives to issues such as social justice within her music, Downs is a singular and powerful voice, both as a singer and an activist, bridging traditions from across the Americas, with influences ranging from folk and ranchera music from Mexico and South America, to North American folk, jazz, blues, and hip hop. Winner of six Latin GRAMMYs and one GRAMMY, celebrated singer Lila Downs is one of the most powerful and unique voices that exist today. With a symbolic stage presence and emotional storytelling through song, her singing transcends all language barriers. Born and raised in both Oaxaca and Minnesota, Lila Downs is the daughter of a Mixtec Indigenous woman and Anglo-American father. She has written narratives of Indigenous resistance protecting the original vision of the sacred plants and food of her Oaxacan culture while keeping the traditions of the American continent. A passionate human rights activist, Lila Downs’ lyrics often focus on stories ranging from social injustice to the suppressed Latin American stories of women of indigenous and working-class origins. Lila Downs on Facebook La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

The agency is replacing its COVID-specific guidance with general guidance for respiratory viruses that says people should stay home when they are sick.

About 1 in 5 people killed by police since 2015 were having a mental health crisis. Like other cities, Philadelphia is trying a new approach: sending along social workers to respond to those calls.

Alexander Massialas, who won silver in Rio de Janeiro and bronze in Tokyo, gears up for another shot at the gold at the Olympics.

Director and writer Mikko Mäkelä says he wasn't interested in creating yet another sex worker drama focused on trauma. Instead, Sebastian is a knowing but conflicted young man learning about himself.