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Brian McCarty's nonprofit provides art therapy to kids who have escaped conflicts, then transforms some of their traumatic drawings into toy dioramas to help people understand the horrors of war.

Two long-time San Diego artists collaborate for a swinging good time! Beloved by jazz aficionados, swing dancers, and San Diego’s LGBTQ+ community, Sue Palmer burns up center stage surrounded by San Diego’s finest classical dancers. Not to be missed! The second half of the program features Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s seminal salute to Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and Benny Goodman, SDB’s Opus…Swing! Related links: San Diego Ballet website | Instagram Sue Palmer on Facebook

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

The eye of the camera told the stories of kangaroo care for human babies, Angola's intrepid female de-miners, Ukrainian refugees who find a warm — and familiar — welcome in Brazil and more.

Please join us for an evening with the artist Perry Vàsquez as he discusses his process and inspiration for his work. Vásquez has exhibited his artwork in group and solo exhibitions locally and internationally and is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and Laguna Beach Art Museum. Vásquez is currently a Professor of Art at Southwestern College, CA. In 2020, as a part of his ongoing Gates of Heck project, Vásquez published The Beatrice Suite (under the pseudonym Coconut Dalí), a musical composition based on the text of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Perry was recently selected to create a series of murals for the new San Diego County Probation Building. He is also a winner of the 2021 San Diego Art Prize. Thursday, January 6, 6:00 – 7:00pm FREE / NO RSVP REQUIRED Located at Sparks Gallery 530 Sixth Ave. San Diego CA 92101

The 26-year-old, who wrested the gun from a shooter who killed 11 people, has been hailed as a hero. Now, he's using his platform to redirect the overwhelming support to Asian American communities.

Join us at Barracks 16 for a night of art, music, celebration, and fun! Amazing views of different art pieces plus an added bonus of music and celebration for all. You won't be disappointed, don't miss out on this exciting event! Date: Dec. 11, 2021 Time: 4pm-8pm Location: Barracks 16 Arts District Liberty Station Cost: Free For more information on this event please visit HERE!

The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music recounts the story of Flack's father finding her a beat-up, old, upright in a junkyard — a treasure that led to a life in music.

On Feb. 5, 2022, Charles Givens was found unresponsive in his cell at Marion Correctional Treatment Center. An autopsy and other documentation indicate Givens suffered a beating, a lawsuit alleges.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the nation's first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren once they received final approval from the FDA for various grade levels. Plus, legal scholars are calling for the disbarment of a law professor who worked to keep Donald Trump in office after his election loss. And a preview of the arts happenings this weekend.