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To celebrate this year's Public Radio Music Day, we asked KPBS staff what they're listening to right now, and why they love it.

A huge housing development planned for Otay Ranch has been struck down in court. A San Diego judge agreed with environmental groups and California’s attorney general in a lawsuit against the Adara at Otay Ranch project. Plus, the federal commission charged with replacing Confederate names on military bases is getting thousands of suggestions, but that's just one step in a process that will likely take years. And, the big news in the art world this weekend is the celebration for winners of the San Diego Art Prize. Other art events around the county include the Symphony's take on Gabriel García Márquez, a mural walk and a new play commissioned by the Old Globe.

Failure was not an option when Léon arrived in New York, a determined 24-year-old pianist from Cuba. At nearly 80, she says some things haven't changed.

The low inventory of homes for sale in San Diego is driving prices up again. Plus, a Poway man wants his community to call him if they find a rattlesnake on their property, but relocating live rattlesnakes is not quite as simple, or legal, as some might think. Then, this weekend in the arts: opera singer Stephanie Blythe performs the music of Johnny Mercer, artist Katie Ruiz installs a new ofrenda for the San Diego Botanic Garden's fall festival, the Symphony brings a beloved children's story to life at the Shell, and there's an art auction at the Bread and Salt complex.

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

Artists Brody Albert and Nathaniel Klein will open a new exhibition, "A, B, C, D" at Best Practice on July 9, with a reception from 5-8 p.m. Albert is based in Los Angeles; Klein is based in San Diego and Denver. They use object-based sculpture, assemblage, multimedia, performance and installation work. More information from the gallery: Brody Albert’s meticulously produced sculptures translate pedestrian objects to platonic ideals. For this exhibition, Brody took two objects (scare-owls and cardboard boxes), reproduced them in shifting scales and hues, and arranged them to make a series of visual koans. Nathaniel Klein’s video work eschews editing in favor of choreographed movements in and between frames. For this exhibition, Nathaniel made five videos composed of objects collected from 99¢ stores, sorted by color, and arranged into interrelated, evolving still lifes. Brody is an artist and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Nathaniel is an artist and educator recently relocated to Denver, Colorado. Working collaboratively as OH since 2014, Brody and Nathaniel design and publish small-run Risograph and screen-printed publications, and occasionally curate. This exhibition at Best Practice will include a new OH publication take-away. Related links: Best Practice on Instagram

The Chrysalis: Monarch School’s Center for the Arts opens in Barrio Logan supporting students who are experiencing homelessness.

This piano trio last appeared at The Athenaeum in 2016. The Neave Trio will perform an all-French program. They’ll perform a piece by 19th-century composer Louise Farrenc's Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 33 off their highly praised CD, "Her Voice." A member of the group of composers known as Les Six, Germaine Tailleferre is rarely heard in concert halls today. We’ll end with the beloved Piano Trio by Ravel. Date | Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. Location | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Get tickets here! Members: $50 Nonmembers: $55 Students: $15 This event is presented by the Chamber Music Series at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library. For more information, please visit ljathenaeum.org/events/chamber-0315-2022 or call (858) 454-5872.

Below the Belt highlights patients' stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are seven surprising facts from the film.

Ranging from immersive assemblages of sculptural objects and figures to printed works on paper, Alison Saar’s art is found in collections and exhibitions around the world. In this lecture, she explores the themes of race, gender, and identity found in her work. Challenging cultural stereotypes, Saar presents views that are resistive, empowering, meditative, and always honoring her ancestors. Don’t miss seeing why the art of contemporary artist Alison Saar is found in the collections and exhibitions of public and private institutions around the world. Date: Friday, February 18, 2022 from 10am-12pm Location: Virtual Zoom Cost: Free Reserve your spot for the online guest lecture by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place. Space is limited.