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Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.

"It's very hard to narrow the list," says the Chief Preservation Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The 2023 list includes a gas station, an artist studio and two Chinatowns.

The new port of entry at Otay Mesa could drastically reduce border wait times, but only if there are enough Customs and Border Protection agents to staff it. Meanwhile, Star Theatre Company in Oceanside joins the effort to collect signatures and guarantee arts and music education in every California public school. Plus, Black Comix Day returns to San Diego this weekend at the Worldbeat Cultural Center.

Join music, art, literary, and dance historian Victoria Martino in a five-week lecture series, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Diaghilev by rediscovering and redefining the scope of his immeasurable influence on modern culture. Who was Sergei Diaghilev? What did he do? Condemned by his own country as the ultimate exemplar of bourgeois decadence and depravity, he was excised from Soviet cultural history. Yet, in the international world of art, music, dance, and theater, he was revered, even idolized, as the greatest impresario of all time. Creator, critic, curator, Diaghilev played all these roles, defining for many the very meaning of contemporary art in the 20th century. In his role as founder and director of the legendary Ballets Russes, Diaghilev commissioned and patronized a veritable lexicon of artists, choreographers, composers, dancers, and designers: from Matisse to Picasso, Fokine to Massine, Debussy to Stravinsky, Nijinsky to Pavlova, Bakst to Chanel. Date | Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 7:30pm Location | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Purchase tickets here! $16-$21 The lectures will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. For further information on this event please visit website: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/martino-22-0426

Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work.

San Diego Dance Theater's professional company will perform March 17th-19th in the Light Box Theater. The show will feature original work by company members Matthew Armstrong, Cecily Holcombe, Mario Jaimes, and Artistic Director Terry Wilson. To learn more about the dancers performing, go here. Performance Schedule: Friday, March 17th, 2023 @ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18th @ 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19th @ 2:30 p.m. Related links: San Diego Dance Theater on Instagram

An exhibition of illuminated manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum explores how Jesus' mother was portrayed before Renaissance artists painted her with golden curls, perfect skin and blue eyes.

Over the coming year St. Luke's North Park will be offering several films with deep ties to Africa. Most of the films will be directed and filmed in Africa, though some may focus on the diaspora living in other parts of the world. The second film of the year is JUWAA (2021). About the film: Shot in Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Juwaa is a subtly powerful drama offering African characters rarely seen on screens. Years after a traumatic night, a son and a mother reconcile and slowly peel away the layers of their complex relationship. About the Director -Nganji Mutiri: Nganji Mutiri is an award-winning artist born in Bukavu, DRC and currently living in Belgium. He works in theatre, cinema, poetry, and photography, always looking for connections and perspectives between the singular and the universal. Juwaa is his first feature film as a writer/director, but he has worked on some other previous films/ projects. This Film is presented in collaboration with African Film Festival, Inc. Related links: St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Facebook St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Instagram African Film Festival, Inc. on Instagram

Author Luis Reyes explores the legacy of Latin and Hispanic artists in American film.

The Mexican artist answers our "El Tiny" questionnaire, and tells us about why he thinks art is the "blood of everyday life."