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"Songs of Alice Barnett: A San Diego Composer’s Unsung Legacy" Concert-Lecture Series presented by Dr. Katina Mitchell and Dr. Yewon Lee Mondays, June 16, 23 & 30, 2025 In an enlightening and entertaining concert and lecture series, vocalist Dr. Katina Mitchell introduces audiences to a long overlooked local music luminary, composer Alice Barnett. Over three evenings, Monday, June 16, 23, and 30, Mitchell will discuss this valued representative of the art song while also performing Barnett’s works in Mitchell’s lovely soprano voice with piano accompaniment by Dr. Yewon Lee. Within the classical tradition, even the most sophisticated female musicians receive less enduring celebration than their male contemporaries, and Alice Barnett (1886–1975), later known as Alice Barnett Stevenson, a renowned female art song composer who spent her life in San Diego, deserves rediscovery. Despite national praise during her lifetime—when her works were performed from local schools to New York stages—her name has faded into obscurity. Barnett’s life was marked by artistic determination, early divorce, single motherhood, and musical entrepreneurship. Trained in Chicago and Berlin, she built her career in San Diego, composing, performing, and producing concerts. A co-founder of the San Diego Symphony Association, she was also a passionate music educator and arts advocate. Her Impressionist-inspired art songs were hailed as both beautiful and adventurous, earning her the description of “one of the greatest song writers in the country.” Her story reveals a dynamic cultural legacy hidden in plain sight—a woman who shaped her city’s musical life and deserves recognition today. Individual Lectures: $35 member / $45 nonmember / $12 student; Series of 3 Lectures: $99 member / $129 nonmember / $30 student Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/music-lectures Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

Join Outside The Lens for the final exhibition of "Land + Lenses," a youth-led community arts program that explores identity, land, and belonging through photography and mixed media. Featuring original works by seven youth apprentices and community participants, this event is a reflection of their creative journey since February—complete with interactive art-making, live music, food, and guided gallery tours. Land and Lenses is created in partnership with The Institute for Public Strategies and Casa Familiar, and is funded by the Arts in California Parks Local Parks Grant Program, administered by Parks California. Please visit ArtsinCaliforniaParks.org for more info. RSVP: https://www.outsidethelens.org/events/landlenses-final-exhibition/ Outside the Lens on Facebook / Instagram

El número de estadounidenses que solicitaron beneficios por desempleo disminuyó la semana pasada, lo que indica que los despidos siguen siendo bajos, incluso cuando varias empresas de alto perfil han anunciado recortes de empleo.

Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Expressive Floral Paintings Plant, play, and paint flowers, succulents, leaves, gardens, ponds and forests. Actual plant life may be incorporated into the paint. Create your own colorful tactile landscape. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

As October brings vivid mountain colors, the post Helene hospitality industry in Asheville, North Carolina hopes for a big return of tourists.

La administración Trump demandó a California por proporcionar matrícula universitaria estatal, becas y ayuda financiera financiada por el estado a estudiantes que no tienen permiso para estar en Estados Unidos.

Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Art and Music Inspired by music, start hearing colors and shapes. Painting to music will bring out your lyrical composition. Many techniques and tools will be available for added expression. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Image and Text Bring in a line from a poem or lyrics from a song and respond to it or create an emotion with colors, shapes, lines, and textures. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Presented by the San Diego Black Artist Collective, the festival features dance, poetry, play readings, gospel music and more through Sunday.

A promising writer-turned-adjunct college professor grapples with the harsh reality of being undervalued and disposable in academia. As he confronts mounting disillusionment, he must chart a new path forward. A deeply personal meditation on purpose, identity, and resilience in a system that prizes flexibility over commitment. Please join us for special post-screening Q&As with local filmmaker Ron Najor after the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night screenings of "Adjunct." Showtimes: Thursday, July 17, 2025: 7 p.m. (post-screening filmmaker Q&A) Friday, July 18, 2025: 4 p.m. (post-screening filmmaker Q&A) Saturday, July 19, 2025: noon, 7 p.m. (post-screening filmmaker Q&A) Sunday, July 20, 2025: 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2025: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2025: 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2025: 7 p.m. ***** Ron Najor is a producer best known for the critically acclaimed feature "Short Term 12," which appeared on over 100 year-end top-ten lists and received the Golden Tomato Award from Rotten Tomatoes as the highest-rated limited-release film of 2013. Najor made his producing debut with the indie feature "I Am Not a Hipster," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned him a nomination for the Producers Award. He later directed and produced the short documentary "American Baghdad," which premiered at AFI Docs in 2016. Expanding into episodic storytelling, Najor co-wrote, directed, and produced the indie pilots "The Dream" and "Pretend Partners," which were official selections at SXSW in 2020 and 2021. "Pretend Partners" received a Special Jury Recognition for Best Duo at SXSW. Najor’s feature, "Adjunct," which he wrote, directed, and produced, premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2024. Most recently, he produced the feature film "Lucky Lu," starring internationally acclaimed actor Chang Chen, which premiered at Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 2025. Media Arts Center San Diego on Facebook / Instagram