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ArtWalk kicks-off with a Preview pARTy, sponsored by Ranch & Coast Magazine, where guests can get early access – meet the artists and view art pieces before the crowds. The sneak peek event will feature The Pettybreakers, a Tom Petty tribute band, and June and John’s Rockin Country Caravan, a Johnny Cash tribute band. “The Preview pARTy kicks things off in the best way – three hours jam-packed full of classic rock favorites,” said Curt Brooker, Director of ArtWalk San Diego. “For the last four years, we’ve jammed in this intimate pre-festival party for the whole family.” Tickets are only $28 and can be purchased here. For more information, please visit https://www.artwalksandiego.org/libertystation/ ArtWalk San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

2nd Annual Youth Exhibit "Sueños del Futuro: Youth-Led Land Stewardship" Join us on May 16 for the opening reception of our second annual youth led art exhibition. This exhibition is developed in collaboration with the 2026 Community Learning Partnership, CA Youth Leadership Corps Fellowship students from Southwestern College, and the High Tech High School’s students. This youth-centered exhibition invited students to imagine the future through art, storytelling, and design. Come enjoy art workshops, music, and a special performance by Teatro Izcalli! Saturday, May 16 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. CPMCC (1960 National Ave) Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center on Facebook / Instagram

"BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions" is adapted from a video art installation by Kahlil Joseph. The work is presented as a cinematic experience structured to resemble the sonic qualities of a record album. It combines fictional and historical elements in an immersive format that features fictionalized portrayals of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, alongside appearances by artists, musicians, members of Joseph's family, and material drawn from Twitter chats, collectively forming a vision centered on Black consciousness. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Kahlil Joseph (Director), Onye Anyanwu (Producer), King Britt (Prof. of Music), and Brian Cross (Prof. of Visual Arts), 6:30 - 8 p.m. Co-Presented by the Department of Visual Arts and IDEAS at UC San Diego.

Presented in celebration of Art House Theater Day! “Art house cinemas are community spaces and we need to make sure they remain a cultural staple where people get to experience art and chop it up together, organize and move things forward. Isolation created by streaming is a part of what allows fascism to grow and the reason why shared spaces are good for humanity. Art House Theater Day is a party you don’t wanna miss. It’s a cinema party!” — 2026 AHTD Ambassador, Boots Riley (director of "SORRY TO BOTHER YOU"). Synopsis: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green (LaKeith Stanfield) discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe. Art House Theater Day (AHTD) is an annual program of Art House Convergence (AHC) that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters - and independent film - contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that provokes, challenges, entertains, and inspires. Digital Gym Cinema on Instagram / Facebook

Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes Fan Experience in Petco Park: From Thursday through Sunday, Wizards of the Coast will host the Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes Fan Experience in Petco Park. Open to all (no badge required), fans can dive into this new collection with learn-to-play sessions, ticketed play, and exclusive giveaways. Around Downtown: All weekend long, Marvel fans can cool off with a Madripoor Sunrise Slushie inspired by Marvel’s Wolverine at the Omni Hotel Lawn and take a photo alongside a looming Proto-Sentinel Head before grabbing Marvel’s Wolverine claws. Also, be sure to keep an eye out while walking around the convention center and downtown area for a Marvel’s Wolverine-wrapped San Diego Trolley. Marvel Games Experience: Gamers can get the full Marvel Games experience with a hands-on look at Marvel Rivals, MARVEL Future Fight, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and Marvel Contest of Champions at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina in the San Diego Ballroom, running from July 23 through July 26, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Marvel Rivals fans will have a chance to meet some of the game developers and voice cast behind some of their favorite characters, as well as walk away with exclusive items, including posters and badges. MARVEL Future Fight fans are invited to challenge World Boss Thanos using Spider-Man in a special on-site gameplay event, with participants receiving an exclusive redeem code containing 550 crystals, along with a commemorative postcard. Fighting game fans can test their skills by playing a demo of MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls and take photos with Doctor Doom and Storm statues. And Marvel Contest of Champions players can test their skills with Towers, the brand-new game mode. Not only can visitors play the demo, meet the dev team, score a daily exclusive pin, and spin the prize wheel for in-game and physical items, but players can also take on the high-difficulty challenge to qualify for daily on-stage tournaments, competing live for ultimate bragging rights and massive prizes. We'll see you there! For more information visit: https://www.marvel.com/articles/live-events/sdcc-san-diego-comic-con-2026-marvel-panels-booth-schedule

In 1994, the last men's World Cup the U.S. hosted sparked soccer fever, from youth leagues to TV broadcasts to the formation of MLS. Now, can MLS harness this World Cup for a new generation of fans?

Join us for a Concert & a Celebration! The Poway Symphony Orchestra presents “An American Celebration” on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 4 p.m. at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. Under the baton of Conductor John LoPiccolo, this special program honors America’s 250th birthday with a vibrant all-American lineup of iconic 20th-century works that capture the spirit, soul, and story of our nation. The program features "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin, performed by San Diego pianist Dan Yu, alongside "Fanfare for the Common Man" and selections from "Rodeo" by Aaron Copland, music from "West Side Story" by Leonard Bernstein, and works by Scott Joplin and Charles Ives. After the final notes, continue the celebration at a festive post-concert reception in the lobby—open to all ticket holders. Meet the Maestro, soloist and musicians and enjoy cake, wine and refreshments as we come together to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Discounts for Seniors, Students and Children | Free Parking at the PCPA $45 - $55 general $38 - $50 senior (65+) $18 - $25 student $15 - Youth (12 and under) For tickets: https://pcpa.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/19151. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA) box office at 15498 Espola Rd in Poway or by phone at 858-748-0505. The box office is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 1-6 p.m. and one hour before the concert. The Poway Symphony Orchestra on Facebook

Presented by Centro Cultural de la Raza and La Pocha Nostra. Back to San Diego borderlandia, a must see iconic one-time show by performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña - writer, activist, radical pedagogue & artistic director of the performance troupe La Pocha Nostra. In this solo performance monologue, performance artist and writer Guillermo Gómez-Peña presents a selection of classic texts from his vast “living archives” alongside recent work written over the past four years. Artist Statement: My current performance represents the fruit of my life’s work in all its iterations: live performance, lecturing, archiving, literary work, mentoring, community activism, all coming together to address the dangers of the times we live in with its disregard for human life and insidious undermining of democracy. At this time in my life I am thinking as much about legacy as I am trying to continually produce socially conscious experimental artwork that is simultaneously plugged into the national debates. I have learned from decades of touring performance material to locations beyond the Border that a call to action - in the form of a work of art - has the power to elicit compassion and inculcate a desire for social justice. For me performance art is a form of radical democracy and citizenship which depends on the presence of the audience/community to succeed. I view my approach to creating this hybrid piece as "performing the archives" for multiple contexts: The art world, academia, community and the media. I am particularly interested in connecting with a new generation of audience members who may not have been exposed to the history of my generation, performance art and the Chicano movement. Centro Cultural de la Raza: Website / Facebook / Instagram

Gus Fink Studios and The Tipsy Crow (770 Fifth Ave.) today announced a Comic-Con collaboration naming the historic three-story Gaslamp Quarter bar the official home base of "The Kreepy Crossing," a free public art treasure hunt and live painting event on Friday, July 24, from 4 to 8 PM. Throughout the afternoon, eleven original Gus Fink paintings will be hidden across historic Gaslamp landmarks, with clues dropping every 20 minutes to a large social audience of followers — free to find, and finders keepers! Fink, creator of the Kreepy Cuddles character line carried nationally at Spencer’s, and Spirit Halloween, will paint live at an easel at The Tipsy Crow all evening before revealing a new character at 8 p.m. The reveal is followed by a giveaway of 100 free SDCC exclusive collectibles and a drawing for $500 in prizes. The event is open to everyone — no Comic-Con badge needed. To mark the partnership, The Tipsy Crow’s bar team will debut “Sid’s Night Watch” an exclusive cocktail inspired by the fan favorite Kreepy Cuddles character Sid, a onetime nightmare re-imagined as a protective guardian. The Kreepy deliciousness will be available only at The Tipsy Crow and only during Comic-Con weekend. Hunt clues will post in real time from @gusfink and collaborator Emi Boz’s @emi_boz channels beginning at 4 PM on July 24. Full event details and a countdown are live at www.gusfinkstudios.com "The Gaslamp is already the creepiest, most beautiful neighborhood in San Diego, hiding my paintings in it feels like setting little creatures loose in their natural habitat,” said artist Gus Fink. "And The Tipsy Crow was fate. You don't pass up on a chance to nest with a crow." I can’t wait to paint and introduce everyone to something brand new.” “Comic-Con Friday is the best night of the year in the Gaslamp, and hosting Gus makes it even better,” said Aryanna Duran, Director of Marketing and Events at The Tipsy Crow. “Between the hunt ending at our door, a live painting on Fifth Avenue, and a cocktail built around one of Gus’s characters, this is exactly the kind of only in San Diego experience we love bringing to the neighborhood.”

"Vignettes: Stories from the Latina Experience" is an evening of original short plays that center the voices of Latina women, including U.S.-born Latinx artists, as they navigate life, identity, and belonging in the United States. Through intimate, deeply personal stories, these vignettes explore family relocation, cultural adjustment, generational ties, and the resilience it takes to carve out a sense of home. New Village Arts on Facebook / Instagram