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The San Diego Jazz Fest is one of the longest running annual music festivals dedicated to celebrating jazz music of the early 20th Century. Since 1980, this event has been held during Thanksgiving weekend in San Diego, California, and features a variety of musical artists performing traditional jazz, swing, blues, ragtime, boogie woogie, gospel, and rhythm and blues. A list of invited bands and artists can be found on the band lineup page. Click here for more information about this event!

Shudder will stream the showcase of seven short films through July 19.

Perspectives Space is pleased to announce our inaugural show by San Diego artist Jay Bell. Over the last two decades, Bell has utilized innumerable facets of painting’s format, structure and tradition to invoke the shared experience of the observation of the sublime in nature. With historical references to both figurative and abstract art, Drive Home draws from Bell’s movements in and out of San Diego County through the ironic environmental buffer of Camp Pendleton. His approachable and accessible paintings engage the viewer in both the physical and metaphysical power of painting. A portion of all sales from this show will be donated to Campana Studio’s Community Printmaking Program. — Drive Home- Recent Work by Jay Bell Opening Event: March 5 from 6-9 p.m. Gallery open Wednesdays and Saturdays from Noon - 4 p.m. and by appointment For more information on this event please visit HERE!

La Jolla Playhouse's new theatre in residence stages "'Sense of Love" Oct. 14-16.

The city of San Diego has taken bold measures to greatly expand the number of bike lanes on its streets, a move partly in response to a number of traffic deaths that have occured in recent months. Plus, California will now study how to set up its own zero-fee public bank accounts, the latest step in the state’s exploration of public banking. And, this weekend in the arts, check out a performance from the Takács quartet, a solo exhibition from Perry Vasquez, San Diego Zine Fest and a sugar skull pinata workshop at the Mingei.

Saariaho, who battled a male-dominated educational system in her native Finland, forged a strong and singular voice in contemporary music.

From San Diego Weekend Arts Events (KPBS feature): The San Diego Symphony welcomes back their guest conductor, Edo de Waart to lead two performances of works by two great Russian Romantic composers, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, plus contemporary British composer Anna Clyne's 2016 work "Abstractions." Clyne's piece was inspired by five works of contemporary art, with each of the five movements corresponding to a work of art from the private collection of Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker. The artworks are Sara VanDerBeek‘s "Marble Moon" (2015), Julie Mehretu’s "Auguries" (2010), Hiroshi Sugimoto’s "Caribbean Sea, Jamaica" (1980), Ellsworth Kelly’s " River II" (2005) and Brice Marden’s "3" (1987-88). The composition is enchanting and mysterious, and is propulsive — even in the moody quiet of the first movement. The piece overall pairs well with Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances," which the orchestra will also perform, plus Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor." Details: Two performances, Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. The Rady Shell at Jacob's Park, 222 Marina Park Way, downtown. $25-108. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the Symphony: Edo de Waart, conductor Simon Trpčeski, piano San Diego Symphony Orchestra PROGRAM: ANNA CLYNE: Abstractions TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 A night to celebrate a pair of Russian Romantics! Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart leads the Orchestra in Sergei Rachmaninoff's melodic and shimmering Symphonic Dances. The virtuosic pianist Simon Trpčeski performs Piotr Tchaikovsky's beloved Piano Concerto No. 1.

KPBS Midday Edition co-host Maureen Cavanaugh is retiring after 25 years at KPBS.

Holiday season is here. Visit Spanish Village Art Center located in Balboa Park. See local artists working daily in their historic studios and colorful courtyard. Including glassblowing, potters, sculptures, jewelers, painters and lots more. Free admission Open everyday from 11a.m. - 4 p.m. 7 days a week Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day Visit https://spanishvillageartcenter.com/ or call 619-233-9050 Spanish Village Art Center - Balboa Park on Facebook + Instagram

Sunday, Aug.7, 2022 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Discover how two American composers are inspired by their respective Brazilian and Indian immigrant roots with influences that include a Brazilian martial art dance "fought" to music and Indian scales and rhythms.