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Swish Projects will open a solo exhibition of new works by Jonny Alexander, "Heavy Levity," from Mar. 18 through Apr. 10, 2022. An opening reception will be held Friday, Mar. 18, 2022 from 6-9 p.m. Viewable by appointment using Calendly or via email. This exhibition is centered around a series of large paintings on canvas, contrasting natural landscape with the human-made impact, and Alexander has linked the paintings to each other. "One painting of a living room scene depicts a ‘painting’ on the wall. Elsewhere in the exhibition that painting can be found at full scale. The works together become connected and self referential, pointing to the overall theme of blurred boundaries and giving a sense of the liminal space that is created when our perceived separations converge," Alexander writes in his artist statement. Alexander's work is surreal, but within each work, what stands out the most is the juxtaposition of something from nature, or something wild (flowers, landscapes, rocks) with a human, domestic element (a living room setup, a table, an architectural detail). —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS. From San Diego Weekend Arts Events Related links: Jonny Alexander's website Jonny Alexander's artist statement on Instagram Swish Projects on Instagram

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A 125-million-year-old fossil from the early Cretaceous shows the skeletons of a smaller mammal biting a larger horned dinosaur, suggesting a much more complex ancient food web.

The San Diego Symphony’s Winter-Spring 2022 season continues to connect communities throughout San Diego and beyond with music featuring world-class artists. About Mendelssohn's "Italian": Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl takes us on a musical voyage to the immortal “land where the lemon-trees bloom, and the gold orange glows...” in Felix Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, inspired by his year-long trip to that country in 1830. Principal bass Jeremy Kurtz-Harris performs music by Tijuana-based composer Andrés Martín, whose concerto draws on the rhythms of tango from his native Argentina. Schedule • Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m., at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido • Thursday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m., at the Joan B. Kroc Theater • Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m., at the Patrick Henry High Get tickets here! Tickets staring at $25. For more information, please visit sandiegosymphony.org/performances/mendelssohns-italian or call (619) 235-0804.

FX's limited series revival Justified: City Primeval offers the nostalgic return of a beloved character. But that alone isn't enough. We take a look back at reboots that worked, and those that didn't.

In the history of popular music, there have been few singer / songwriters that have been as prolific and impactful as the legendary Carole King & James Taylor. Carole King has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame respectively. She wrote several Top Ten hits for various groups with her partner and husband Gerry Goffin during the '60's and in 1971, her Tapestry album became the top-selling pop solo album ever and held that position until Michael Jackson's Thriller in 1982. Over the course of her long career, she penned over 400 songs that have been recorded by more than 1,000 artists. James Taylor rose to fame in the 1970s, when he became known for writing and performing sensitive, affecting songs. Over the course of a long-running career, Taylor has won five Grammy Awards and is the first artist to have top 10 albums in each of the last 6 decades. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and received a National Medal of the Arts in 2011. Taylor continues to be esteemed as a songwriter and performer whose work speaks to people's inner emotional lives. In November of 2007, Carole King and James Taylor came together to perform a concert that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The concert was also a reunion of the two artists who performed regularly together in the early ‘70’s. With the intent to pay tribute to this legendary musical collaboration , Stephen Bock of the stellar tribute to James Taylor “Taylor Made” has joined forces with Carla Buffa of the popular Southern California Carole King tribute “Sweet Seasons” to put together a show that honors the legacy of both of these renowned performers. When you attend a Taylor Made Tapestry performance, you will be astounded by this bands immaculate renderings of such classic numbers as “Fire and Rain”, “It’s Too Late”, “Carolina in My Mind”, “So Far Away”, Your Smiling Face”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “Shower the People”, “Jazzman”, “You’ve Got a Friend”, “Locomotion”……. this excellent group of musicians faithfully pay tribute to these iconic artists with outstanding accuracy and attention to detail. Come and celebrate the music of two of the most renowned pop artists of our generation with Taylor Made Tapestry, a Tribute to Carole King & James Taylor.

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.

Join Timken Museum of Art for a fun filled virtual talk! Leonardo de Vinci once said, "Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen." Over the centuries, poets have inspired visual artists to create imagery displaying emotion and summarizing the stories told in their poetry. Conversely, painters display emotion, political comment and humanity, which capture the imagination of the poet and are translated to the written word. Date | Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 11am Location | Virtual Link Register here! Must register online to attend. From Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Edmund Spencer in the 16th century to Albert Bierstadt and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the 19th century, this docent-led talk will examine the result of these collaborations that have inspired creativity across the centuries providing art for us to appreciate and enjoy. For more information, please contact Alexandra Riley at ariley@timkenmuseum.org or by phone at (619) 550-5955 or visit the website: https://www.timkenmuseum.org/calendar/event/virtual-talk-paintings-poetry-inspiring-each-other-across-centuries/

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

Fire departments around the state are struggling with staffing shortages. COVID-19 is one reason, but San Diego's Fire Chief says there are a lot of other complicating factors hurting the firefighting workforce. Meanwhile, a father and son were reunited in San Ysidro on Veteran’s Day after being separated for nearly two decades. Plus, when COVID-19 hit, funding plummeted for Arts For Learning San Diego.