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Premieres Friday, March 24, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Follow two performers as they break down barriers in music. Opera singer J’Nai Bridges takes the stage in “A Knee on the Neck,” a tribute to George Floyd. Country artist Rissi Palmer works on her latest album while uplifting other artists of color.

Artist Phung Huynh incorporates pink donut boxes into her portraits of young Cambodian-Americans who grew up in their family donut stores in Southern California.

Poverty, by America author Matthew Desmond says if the top 1% of Americans paid the taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion each year: "That is just about enough to pull everyone out of poverty."

There's lots of talk about China supplying weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. But one Chinese product already plays a key battlefield role - a cheap, popular, off-the-shelf, commercial drone.

For more than 20 years, Poway OnStage has partnered with the world-renowned Missoula Children’s Theatre to present its annual Musical Youth Theater Camp. Children K-12th grade will audition, rehearse and stage a full-scale musical performance in just six days! This year, local young thespians will perform an all-new version of the classic tale, Alice in Wonderland. Auditions and participation are free and open to the public as they are supported by Poway OnStage’s donor supported Arts in Education Initiative. The Alice in Wonderland play will take place at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 12 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Get your tickets here! Adults: $20 Kids (18 and Under): $10 For more information, please visit powayonstage.org/event/poway-youth-theater-alice-in-wonderland/.

San Diego crosses another milestone in its vaccination effort — 3 million COVID-19 vaccination doses administered, but across the state vaccination has slowed. Plus, a historic building in the heart of the Gaslamp District is on the verge of shutting down for good if it doesn’t get financial help. And, a preview of the weekend arts scene includes art made by construction equipment, a virtual baroque concert and more.

The Pacific Lyric Association proudly presents Die Fledermaus. This quintessential Viennese comic operetta is set in opulent turn-of-the-century Vienna revolves around a pair of friends engaging in a fierce battle of pranks, a beautiful wife who’s contemplating infidelity, and her maid, who wants nothing more than to be an actress. Their schemes cleverly intertwine at a grand New Year’s Eve ball — with plenty of waltzing, of course — and end up in prison where Champagne is blamed for all. This fully-staged opera and cast of 25 singers and 25 musicians will welcome you back into the world of live entertainment! All performances will take place at the California Center for the Arts Escondido on the following schedule: • Friday, October 15 at 7 p.m. • Sunday, October 17 at 3 p.m. • Friday, October 22 at 7 p.m. • Friday, October 24 at 3 p.m. Get tickets here! General admission is $48 F or more information, please visit pacificlyricassociation.org/diefledermaus2021 or contact Alexandra Keegan at alex.pacificlyric@gmail.com or call (310) 766-4411.

This year, the academy invited 397 artists, including actors, directors and people who play other roles in filmmaking.

The 2023 men's tournament is wide open: to find a recent champion in the Sweet 16 field, you have to go all the way back to 2014 winners UConn.

Discover a broad spectrum of this year's most compelling classical music, from booby-trapped string quartets and chilled-out piano to full-throttle percussion, electric guitars and high-flying vocals.