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Sunday, June 25, 2023 on KPBS 2 / Stream on demand. Kodo Nishimura is a Buddhist monk, makeup artist and LGBTQ activist. At first glance, these three facets of his identity may seem entirely separate. The common thread running through them, however, is a desire to live life as the person he most wants to be. Current law is not sensitive to LGBTQ issues in Japan, a nation where same-sex marriage is not formally recognized, and awareness of related matters is not well-developed at the individual or societal level.

Jim Metzner has traveled far and wide to record sounds of the world and share them with listeners. The Library of Congress will preserve thousands of tapes and other items dating back to the 1970s.

In this docent-led talk you will explore major works by artists who triumphed despite human setbacks and prevailed through hope, humanity and creativity. Ludwig van Beethoven’s usage of “Ode to Joy” within his last symphony symbolizes his commitment to resilience despite becoming deaf. Likewise, other successful artists, including several painters represented in the Timken collection, have overcome various obstacles and continued to create great works of art. These artists all adapted to their situations with purposefulness and adaptability. They did not dwell on the negative but moved forward in their artistry. We are fortunate to have the gift of this timeless art! Date | Thursday, February 10 from 11 a.m. to noon Location | Online via Zoom Register here! This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the class' site or contact Alexandra Riley at ariley@timkenmuseum.org or by phone at (619) 550-5955.

A new mural in Chicano Park depicts the fight against a tool that left many farmworkers permanently disabled.

The indefatigable saxophonist who helped redefine jazz in the late 1960s died in his sleep Thursday.

Florida Gov. DeSantis' pugnacious approach to issues involving race, sexual orientation and public health has pushed him to the front of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Join UC San Diego Visual Arts on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 (1:00pm-2:30pm) with a remote lecture from Victoria Fu. VICTORIA FU is a visual artist who received her MFA from CalArts, MA in Art History/Museum Studies from University of Southern California, and BA from Stanford University. She attended the Whitney Independent Study Program and was in residence at Skowhegan. Fu has received grants from Art Matters and the Harpo Foundation, and is a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow. Her artwork is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA. She lives and works in San Diego, where she is Associate Professor of Art at University of San Diego. For more information and registration for virtual zoom link please visit HERE! YouTube Stream

Our weekend arts picks: Trash Lamb Gallery, acoustic music along Adams Ave., "Bob Fosse's Dancin'," "Women in Jazz," high school orchestras at the Shell, "Les Paul through the Lens," and György Kurtág's "Kafka Fragments."

San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present the return of the soundON Festival (formerly known as the soundON Festival of Modern Music), featuring our ensemble-in-residence, NOISE, coming together once again after the long hiatus of the pandemic. The members of NOISE have curated a festival exploring the surreality of the gradual return to 'normalcy' and the irreversible perspective of a world transformed and that will never be 'normal' again. The eclectic and international collection of works embrace imperfection, liminality, chimeric adaptations, tension, and the cautious return to the illuminated beauty of the world welcoming us back. Dates: Jan 6-8 Times: 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Location: Athenaeum Music and Arts Library Cost: Festival passes: $75 General Admission / $60 Athenaeum Members / $25 Students Single night tickets: $27 General Admission / $22 Athenaeum Members / $10 Students For more information on this event and ticket purchases please visit HERE.

San Diego leaders have announced a plan that would create a San Diego Black Arts and Culture District in the Encanto neighborhood.