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Celebrate the holiday season by creating a traditional Filipino parol! A parol is a Filipino ornamental lantern displayed during the holidays. The word is derived from the Spanish word “farol” which translates to “lantern.” The parol symbolizes light over darkness, so by hanging a parol you’re bringing hope, positivity and love into your home during this festive season. The parol was originally made with strips of bamboo and papel de japon or tissue paper, but for Family Sunday we are going to do a modified version with paper straws and pipe cleaners! This workshop will be led by Alex and Raena Castro, members of the PASACAT Philippine Performing Arts Company based in National City. PASACAT is an acronym for Philippine American Society and Cultural Arts Troupe and is celebrating 51 amazing years of Philippine song, music and dance. The company's mission is to preserve and promote Asian Pacific culture through the arts, thereby, extending goodwill and enhancing cultural understanding. Alex and Raena are members of PASACAT's senior company and have participated in a multitude of performances around the community. Both individuals have a passion for the arts and are excited to be representing their rich culture with Mingei International Museum. Workshop sign-up will begin the day of the event at 10 a.m. by our Education Center. Space is limited. Workshop times: Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

This weekend in the arts: "San Diego Views" at Joseph Bellows Gallery; "Music at the Museum" plus Shinpei Takeda at Oceanside Museum of Art; Chris Warren's sound immersion at Art Produce; City Ballet's "Don Quixote"; and Plays by Young Writers at Joan Kroc Theatre.

Cardboard Superheroes Weekend Workshop January 15 & 16, Noon - 5 p.m. Build your favorite pop-culture characters out of cardboard -- such as Wall-E, Minecraft Steve, Captain America's Shield, Thor's Hammer, PAC-MAN, and more with Cardboard Superheroes, a non-profit that promotes the arts in education. In this special 2-day workshop only at the Comic-Con Museum, come meet the teenage founders of Cardboard Superheroes, Connor Lee and Bauer Lee, who have been building life-sized models since they were in 4th grade. They have extended their collection to include HulkBuster armor, C-3PO, Groot, and more! As an added bonus, you can make your own special effects action video with SEARCH Your Voice , an organization helping kids build confidence and become better public speakers. Become your favorite superhero, such as Captain America, Thor, or Wonder Woman, shooting lightning bolts, dodging lasers, or wielding the power of Mjölnir! Bring your leftover cardboard boxes from the holidays to use to build the models, so we can all work to recycle and support a sustainable world. Admission: Free to museum attendees on Jan. 15-16 on a first-come basis Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 15-16, 2022 from Noon – 5 p.m., at The Conrad Prebys Art Studio Cardboard Superheroes is on Facebook + Instagram Comic-Con Museum is on Facebook + Instagram

A USC alumna who lives in San Diego County donated $15 million to the Department of History at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the university announced Tuesday, calling it the largest gift ever given to one of the university's humanities departments.

"A CELEBRATION OF IRELAND" takes the audience on a journey to the Emerald Isle with Traditional toe-tapping tunes, songs in Gaelic and English, folklore, history and Irish poetry. Four Shillings Short, the husband/wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California, have been touring in the US & Ireland since 1997 and “bring musical diversity, captivating storytelling and humorous side notes to create an amazing show.” Follow them on Facebook!

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."

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.

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.

Rolling Stone broke the story of an FBI raid on the home of national security journalist James Gordon Meek. As edited, the story left out a key detail originally included: why Meek had been targeted.

Every year, dozens of Venezuelan migrants arrive in Colombia seeking to deconstruct their way of conceiving breaking.