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Studio ACE is proud to present the first annual Valley Arts Festival (VAF), supported by a grant from The Conrad Prebys Foundation, with promotional sponsorship by Visit Oceanside. Like so many others, the festival was put on hold in 2020, allowing time for reflection and reinvention. We are pleased to announce the festival is making its official reemergence in 2021 as Valley Arts Festival, which will remain an annual celebration of arts and culture, now featuring different themes each year. To mark its official debut, Valley Arts Festival is pleased to present a celebration of Oceanside and its first peoples: the Payómkawichum (People of the West). The festival aims to help support and celebrate the indigenous population that lived on the land, now known as Oceanside. Valley Arts Festival will help educate the community on the beauty and strength of this amazing culture. A portion of proceeds from the festival will be donated to the San Luis Rey Mission Indian Foundation for enrichment programs. This free family-friendly festival will feature: • Native American flute music with Spiritual Storm • Native American blues music with Tracy Lee Nelson • Indian Fry Bread for purchase • Educational tables filled with historic cultural items and more! Date | Saturday, November 6 from noon to 3 p.m. Location | Heritage Park, Oceanside Free admission. Free parking. For more information please go to studioace.org/valley-arts-festival or call 760-730-5203.

The sudden cave-in of part of the busy East Coast highway created an immediate traffic nightmare for drivers. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro issued a disaster declaration.

Xavier Foley is known for communicating his virtuosity and passion for music on the double bass, which is rarely presented as a solo instrument. Winner of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Paiko Foundation Fellowship, and First Prizes at Astral’s 2014 National Auditions, Sphinx’s 2014 Competition, and the 2011 International Society of Bassists Competition. Program: J.S. BACH:Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (transposed for solo double bass) XAVIER FOLEY:Always on the Move for Double Bass and Piano VIVALDI:Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat Major, RV47 (transposed to G major for double bass and piano) XAVIER FOLEY:Lost Child Etude No. 11 “The Singer”Untitled Latin Paradise Date | Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! General seating starting at $51. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/xavier-foley or call (858) 459-3728.

Indigenous activist Alessandra Korap Munduruku was one of this year's recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots activists.

Note: Extended through Jan. 15, 2022. From San Diego Weekend Arts Events (KPBS segment): Quint Gallery meant it when they said they were transforming the "single, monumental work of art" model of the Quint ONE space on Girard. In this new show at that location, it's definitely now "many, small." This quick show to close out the year features works by 21 contemporary artists, including Kim MacConnel, Griselda Rosas, Kelsey Brookes, Sasha Koozel Reibstein, Gary Lang, Adrien Couvrat and Thomas DeMello. There'll be sculpture as well as flat works, and all of it will be on the wee side. Details: On view through Dec. 31. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery will be closed on Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1. 7722 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. —Julia Dixon Evans From the gallery: To close out our 40th year, Quint Gallery is using the 7722 Girard Avenue gallery to show a large grouping of small works, including painting, photography, drawing, and sculpture. Artworks by: Michael James Armstrong / Stephanie Bachiero / Adam Belt / Nancy Blum / Kelsey Brookes / Adrien Couvrat / Mara De Luca / Thomas DeMello / Manny Farber / Judy Fiskin / Thomas Glassford / David Ireland / Sasha Koozel Reibstein / Gary Lang / Kim MacConnel / Lee Materazzi / John Millei / Sean Miller / Richard Allen Morris / Patricia Patterson / Griselda Rosas Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1. Related links: Quint Gallery on Instagram Visiting information

Come enjoy an exciting and memorable Christmas show guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit, “Together Again For Christmas,” with nearly 90 singers featuring the nine-time International Chorus Champions Masters of Harmony based in Los Angeles, joined by their guest, award-winning Pacific Coast Harmony chorus of La Jolla, on Saturday, December 10 at 3 p.m. The acoustics in the beautiful Sanctuary are extraordinary and vibrant thus expanding the close harmony and magic the two choruses create. It’s a thrill for performers and audience as well! The venue is suited for musical performances from string quartets and small orchestras to vocal extravaganzas such as this. The surroundings are extraordinary with beautiful tile mosaics under an exceptionally beautiful dome covered with a mosaic image of Jesus. The Masters of Harmony chorus is one of the premier men’s a cappella groups in America. As a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, they regularly compete with more than 800 choruses from the United States, Canada, and several foreign countries. Besides cyclical competition at divisional, district and international contests, the chorus performs at barbershop shows, commercial bookings, community concerts, and other special events such as the International A Cappella Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia and the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. The Masters of Harmony welcomes men from all walks of life who enjoy singing at a high level. If you’re one of those men, they would love to have you join them Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at La Mirada Methodist Church, 15700 Rosecrans Ave., La Mirada. They have recorded eight albums. All are available at www.mastersofharmony.org or after this performance. Pacific Coast Harmony is a popular mixed barbershop chorus based in La Jolla composed of talented men and women from Southern California. Anyone who loves singing harmony is welcome to visit their rehearsals. They meet Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Find them online through here. SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Get ready to move and groove at our first ever Music & Movement Family Day! The San Diego Model Railroad Museum will welcome Songbirds Music to our Pacific Beach Room for an afternoon of fun celebrating the importance of music and the arts. There will also be crafts and coloring pages around the museum to enjoy when you’re not enraptured by our model railroad exhibits. This event is designed for families with children between 1 and 8, but all are welcome! Songbirds Music will perform at approximately 11:45, 1:30, and 3:15. Music & Movement Family Day is included as part of museum admission. Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022 Time: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Location: San Diego Model Railroad Museum, 1649 El Prado San Diego CA 92101 Buy Tickets Here!

A Spark In the Dark is a powerful picture book about the ocean of feelings inside all of us. Whether you are mad, sad, scared, or lost in the dark, there’s always hope -- a spark of light to lead you back home. A Spark in the Dark is a book to read aloud, a book to share, and a book to return to whenever you need it. There is light, and there is dark. But sometimes the dark creeps up and surrounds you. Still, even in those deep, dark moments, you can always find a spark of light, if you look. Because while you need light to find your way through the dark, you also need dark to see the light. Author-artist Pam Fong’s gentle text and luminous artwork guide readers through the dangers and marvels of the deep sea with an expressive little fish who must find its way home. A lush and moving picture book that gives young readers -- and their parents -- a way to think about and talk about the wide ocean of emotions that everyone feels.

March 2023 took us places: from scary Spain in Resident Evil 4 to Tchia's colorful archipelago, to the Diablo IV beta's grim Sanctuary.

From San Diego weekend arts events (KPBS feature): Preston Swirnoff's latest multidisciplinary work is called "Stained Glass Enters the Stream," and it's a circular composition, with no clear beginning or end. The apparatus Swirnoff uses to perform the piece involves an intricate analog tape looping between two machines, emitting a dynamic, tuned chord, and it's connected to an organ. Swirnoff has collaborated with artists Spenser Little, known for his intricate and text-based wire sculptures, and Richard Isabella. It's immersive and meditative, and the installation will remain on view through Jan. 16. RSVP with Swish for access to the free performance, to reduce the number of guests indoors. The performance will also be livestreamed on Instagram. Details: Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 at 7 p.m., or by appointment through Jan. 16. Swish Projects, 2903 El Cajon Blvd., North Park. Free. Related links: Preston Swirnoff on Instagram Swish Projects on Instagram