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Before Illinois took over the issuing of license plates, Chicago made plates from thin, stamped aluminum. Of those, the first-ever made is expected to sell for upwards of $4,000.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ukrainian writer and poet Victoria Amelina, who was among those killed in a Russian strike at a pizza restaurant last month.

Even with the game delays we've gotten used to, 2023 is shaping up to be a banner year.

Sweden’s Queen of Swing, Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar. Whether she’s singing favorite jazz standards or playing one of many instruments, Gunhild’s sublime showmanship shines through. She is a jazz artist of the old breed, showing heavy influence from Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday. She combines extraordinary skills on trumpet and trombone with vaudeville stunts, like playing three trumpets at once. Join us for a wonderful evening filled with music and fun for everyone! Date | Thursday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Location | The JAI at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $63 to $83. A $15 food and beverage Voucher is included with each ticket. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/gunhild-carling or call (858) 459-3728.

The 90-year-old Californian's long absence and current condition raise questions about the institution's ability to deal with its internal issues of aging or disability.

“Encuentros, Convenings and Conversations,” a project of Las Maestras Center for Xicana Indigenous Thought, Art and Social Practice at University of California, Santa Barbara, in collaboration with the Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park in San Diego. We are honored to host and present: "Tlali Nantli: Conexiones con la tierra" - May 6 through May 29, 2022, join us for the opening reception on May 6 at 5 p.m. The relationship to land has been one of the most important connections that peoples across the world have upheld since the beginning of time. However, that connection was attempted to be disrupted due to the commodification of land enacted throughout the world by European forces. Today, systems of Neo-colonialism continue to enact policies to eradicate the sacred relationships that people hold to the land. This exhibition centers the nahuatl phrase Tlali Nantli which means Madre Tierra or Earthmother, to highlight the sacred relationships that peoples continue to uphold with the earth and all its creations on the Americas. "Tlali Nantli: Conexiones con la tierra," brings together the works of Xicana, Cubana, and African American artists, Gina Aparicio, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Susy Hernandez, Gilda Posada, Celia Herrera Rodriguez, and Fan Lee Warren. Together, the artists offer an intergenerational political and practical narration of what it means to uphold the feminine energies on this earth. The works in this exhibition are tied together through the sacred elements of life: water, earth, wind, and fire. Together, the artists deliver a reminder of the important physical and spiritual relationship that exists between humans and the Earth. This exhibition is the beginning of an intergenerational collaborative project between these artists that will culminate in a traveling collaborative installation, "Teo(tl)ria Xicana -An Assemblage of Energy." In the summer 2021 Celia Herrera Rodriguez invited these artists to come together, with the support of Las Maestras Center at UCSB, to talk about the possibilities of working together on a project that centered the feminine energy that emerges and is hyper-visible during times of crisis and chaos. Rodriguez invited the artist to join her in this project due to their skills, their politica, and their ways of working. Aparicio, Garcia-Ferraz, Hernandez, Posada, Herrera Rodriguez, Lee Warren, and Velencia are all artists that teach and work in the community and think about their work as an act of continuity. Teo(tl)ria Xicana -An Assemblage of Energy, the working title of the artistic collaboration will be a traveling installation that will be interactive with the communities in which it is mounted. "Tlali Nantli: Conexiones con la tierra," is the first exhibition of each artists’ individual work, and serves as the first step towards the initial discussion creating in collaboration. The Centro Cultural de la Raza was chosen as the first site of this artistic collaboration in acknowledgment of the historical importance that activist-cultural spaces have held in our communities. We offer these works as a way to augment, re-occupy, revive and honor the ground created by community artists/activists over the last 50 years. Gina Aparicio (Xicana sculptor/ceramicist) living/teaching high school in Georgia Nereida Garcia-Ferraz (Cuban painter/photographer) living/teaching in Miami, Florida Susy Hernandez (Xicana painter, fiber sculptor, and performance) living/working in Davis, California Gilda Posada (Xicana printmaker) living/teaching UC-Davis Celia Herrera Rodriguez (Xicana painter, installation, and performance) living/teaching UC Santa Barbara Fan Lee Warren (African American painter and sculptor) living/teaching Oakland, at Laney College Jairo Valencia (Xicano) living/teaching at UC Santa Barbara and Hood Herbalism Visit Centro Cultural de la Raza on Facebook

From the gallery: An art project inspired by Baja California & San Diego topography, representing the 5 topographic and climate regions: Beach(Coastal Prairie), Coastal, Inland, Mountain, and Dessert. Each zone provides flavors unique to the Baja California / SD region. The entire project is designed to go the bring experiences of our regional landscape to all our senses. The food is meant to be held, felt, smelled, and tasted. Music is made by the modules of sounds that directly simple from the climate zone. Augmented Reality is used to reflect new way of sharing food under the recent social norms. The exhibition can be viewed in the AAC Gallery at the Athenaeum Art Center (1951 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113) during opening hours, Tuesday and Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and every second Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., during the Barrio Art Crawl, and by appointment. Performances: Friday, Dec. 10 from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 from 6-8 p.m. Objective: In this special time, I hope to create an art experience that can dedicate to transcend both the physical Border Wall between Mexico & the U.S. as well as the emotion of the recent pandemic experience.The immersive art is designed to help recognize the interconnections among us. The project: The ingredients are grown/sourced locally in both Baja California & San Diego. The ingredients of native plants are included to reflect different ethnic layers of an immigration society. In a multicultural society with values of freedom of speech and mutual respect, we need each other to reconnect with direct experiences and to leave out our preconceived ideologies. Our bodies serve as basic equipment to receive information. Food-Landscape encourages us to engage our direct experience network again, which can help us build common ground. Artists: Maggie Shen Marcos Fernandes Claire Guilbert Harikrishnan Varma Learn more here. Related links: Follow Athenaeum Art Center on Instagram

'An Untitled Love' is Kyle Abraham’s newest evening-length work. Drawing from the catalogue of Grammy Award-winning R&B legend D’Angelo, this creative exaltation pays homage to the complexities of self love and Black love, while serving as a thumping mixtape celebrating our culture, family, and community. About the Company Founded in 2006 by choreographer Kyle Abraham, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham is a Black-led contemporary dance company that provides multifaceted performances, educational programming, and community-based workshops. The mission of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham is to create a body of dance-based work that is galvanized by Black culture and history. The work, informed by and made in conjunction with artists across a range of disciplines, entwines a sensual and provocative vocabulary with a strong emphasis on music, text, video, and visual art. While grounded in choreographer Kyle Abraham’s artistic vision, A.I.M draws inspiration from a multitude of sources and movement styles. More information, including COVID requirements (mask required, proof of vaccination or 48 hour COVID test), can be found on the ArtPower event page here. Related Links: A.I.M on Instagram A.I.M on Facebook

From the organizers: "Machine Music" is an evening of music never touched by human hands, featuring a diverse group of artists who create artistic sound worlds by electronic or electromechanical means. These vary from digital computer processing, to modular analog synthesizers, to 3D ambisonic speaker arrays. Join us for an evening of uncanny electronic performances that will dazzle with fascinating soundscapes and textures. With performances by: Joe Cantrell Haydeé Jiménez Xareni Lizarraga Michelle Lou Michael Trigilio aka Starvelab "Machine Music" is part of Project [BLANK]'s "Salty Series" of monthly-ish concerts at Bread and Salt. Related links: Project [BLANK] on Instagram Project [BLANK] on YouTube

This year's MacArthur Fellows include scientists, artists and historians. The so-called MacArthur "geniuses" receive unrestricted grants of $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity" and "promise."