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Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Treasures of the Past: Lost Restaurants of San Diego,” with Martin S. Lindsay, at 10:30 a.m., May 21, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego. What makes a restaurant memorable, even years after it’s gone? Is it the location, food, the people, or the good times you had there? Join author Martin Lindsay as he takes us on a visual tour of some of the keepers — San Diego’s loved (and not so loved) long-lost restaurants. Martin S. Lindsay, AIGA, is an art director, author, and currently serves as board chair of Culinary Historians of San Diego. He blogs about food and history at ClassicSanDiego.com, and is author of “Ninety Years of Classic San Diego Tiki,” and has contributed to Tim Ferris’ bestseller “The 4-Hour Chef.” Martin has over 40 years experience in branding and design. His design firm serves the San Diego arts community, foodservice and restaurant industries. And, Martin has just been awarded the 2022 People in Preservation Award for Cultural Preservation from SOHO (Save Our Heritage Organization). The event is free and open to the public. A tasting and book signing will follow the presentation. Culinary Historians of San Diego is on Facebook

This weekend in the arts: Graffiti art at the Athenaeum Art Center; Barrio Art Crawl; Adia Victoria at The Casbah; Little Italy ArtWalk Summer Series; Katherine Brannock at Thumbprint; and Freestyle Love Supreme closes.

New art on our radar this month includes: Rizzhel Javier at The Front, Mary Jhun at Thumbprint, Christopher Puzio at La Jolla Historical Society and more.

Mindful Museum: Healing Harp Join us for a special afternoon of mediation, mindful engagement with art and healing harp therapy. Registration is not required. Date: Monday, June 6 Time: 1 p.m. (PT), In-person Cost: Free event. Donations welcomed!

Syntax: An Arrangement Feb. 4 to Mar. 12, 2022 Open House: Saturday, Mar. 5, 5-7 p.m. About the project: From Feb. 4, 2022 a group of 15 artists who gathered on Zoom in 2020 and 2021 have occupied Art Produce Gallery and considered what they are now, and how they move forward. "Making our practice public, we invite viewers to look in the gallery windows throughout the month while we make things, write words, share knowledge, chat, laugh, help each other and arrange the space." Participating artists: Michelle Montjoy, Ryan Bulis, Carrie Minikel, William Feeney, Brian Black, Bhavna Mehta, Joseph Perez-Green, Sheena Rae Dowling, Siobhan Arnold, Gilbert Neri, Richard Keely, Anna O'Cain, Tim Penney, Melissa Walter, Lynn Susholtz Related links: Art Produce on Instagram Art Produce on Facebook

A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.

Both of Quint's La Jolla spaces are currently full of Quint artists, with sculpture, photography, drawing and painting representing an impressive swath of time in contemporary art. Watch for the whimsical Tom Driscoll installation, an embroidered collage from Griselda Rosas, a mesmerizing Christopher Puzio sculpture and a recent acrylic monolith by Robert Irwin. There are 20 artists in total, including Jean Lowe, Ryan McGinness and Kelsey Brookes. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS (from "San Diego weekend arts events") About the exhibition: "Bounteous," a group show, will take over both La Jolla locations (7655/7722 Girard Avenue) from March 26 through May 21. The exhibition will be a vibrant conversation between many of the artists Quint Gallery has exhibited over the years, with styles ranging from California Light & Space, abstraction, photography, drawing, and sculpture. Artists: Nancy Blum • Kelsey Brookes • Mara De Luca • Roman De Salvo • Peter Dreher • Tom Driscoll • Manny Farber • Thomas Glassford • Tim Hawkinson • Robert Irwin • Gary Lang • Jean Lowe •Kim MacConnel • Lee Materazzi • Allan McCollum • Ryan McGinness • Patricia Patterson •Chris Puzio • Griselda Rosas • Derek Stroup Related links: Quint Gallery visiting information Quint Gallery on Instagram

The average price for gasoline in the county is $5.367, which is more than 13 cents higher than what it was a year ago.

During his nine-year Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown averaged more than a hundred yards rushing in every regular season game. He's the only player in NFL history to do that.

Steven Spielberg puts his parents' divorce front and center in a new film about a young filmmaking prodigy. Based on his own childhood, the movie is funny, melancholy and altogether marvelous.