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Join us for the receptions for MFA thesis shows by Mika Castañeda and Heige Kim! 'Ooooooooh Wheeeeeee! To be a pig in a tree… [THE ONE THAT GREW EMOTIONS AND DIED]' • Mika Castañeda MFA Thesis Exhibition June 9 - June 16, 2023 • Opening Reception: June 9, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. with performance "quieting down" by Alejandrina M. Medina and jun!yi Min at 6:00 p.m. • Performance Space, Visual Arts Facility For More Information Visit: visarts.ucsd.edu 'out of place' • Heige Kim MFA Thesis Exhibition June 9 - June 16, 2023 • Opening Reception: June 9, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. with performance & poetry by jun!yi Min and alishya almeida at 7:30 p.m. • Main Gallery, Visual Arts Facility For More Information Visit: visarts.ucsd.edu UC San Diego Visual Arts on Instagram

California utility regulators are moving the state closer to an unprecedented way to pay for electricity.

Two-wheeled electric vehicles offer great speed and ease of use and could be a sword in the fight against greenhouse emissions. But health officials in San Diego question whether they are safe to use.

Free Live Craft Demonstrations & Portable Saw Milling! Friday, June 2 from 4-7 p.m. Drop by San Diego Craft Collective on June's First Friday for a big HUGE crafting experience. We have a special guest this month! We're partnering with our friends at Lumbercycle to show the community how urban trees can be cut into usable lumber. We'll be cutting logs from trees removed from Liberty Station that would have otherwise gone to the landfill. Come by and tour our garden, watch some cool people mill some big logs, cookies, and ask questions and learn about biomass utilization and sustainable urban forestry! Free to the public and open to all ages! We'll have earplugs available for anyone who would like them. On the first Friday of every month, the Arts District in Liberty Station is packed with ways to enjoy the best in life. Whether your visit includes a waterfront walk, a bite & drink from one of the great restaurants or market, or a bit of fun shopping, Craft Collective opens their doors for a fun evening of connecting over craft. Drop in and check out our upcoming workshops, tour our educational garden, or bring a young one in your life for a free, family-friendly craft that evening from 5-6 p.m. This month, kids will be crafting with leather. Each month the children's craft changes, so pop in while you're visiting and get crafty! Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

You are invited to the Intersections Concert Series featuring The Alison Brown Quintet presents Bluegrass: Bending It with Folk and Jazz. Join UC San Diego for our Intersections Concert Series at Park & Market in the Guggenheim Theatre hosted by UC San Diego and New York-based violinist Yale Strom, one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history. One of the most multi-faceted minds in roots music, Alison Brown is a GRAMMY-winning musician, GRAMMY-nominated producer, former investment banker (with an AB from Harvard and an MBA from UCLA) and co-founder of The Compass Records Group which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2023.  Alison grew up in La Jolla and began her musical career as a teenager in the San Diego bluegrass scene. Over the course of her career, she has expanded on her love of bluegrass and built a reputation as one of today’s most forward thinking and innovative banjo players. She is known for taking the instrument far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences into a sonic tapestry that has earned praise and recognition from a variety of national tastemakers including The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, People, NPR and USA Today. On her new release, aptly titled "On Banjo," Alison continues her musical explorations on a set of original compositions with special guests including Steve Martin, Kronos Quartet, Sierra Hull, Anat Cohen, Sharon Isbin, Stuart Duncan and members of the Alison Brown Quintet. Alison is the recipient of the USA Artists Fellowship in Music and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. A pioneer among women in the music industry, Alison was the first female to win an Instrumentalist of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association; in 2019, she became the first female 5-string banjoist to be inducted into the American Banjo Museum’s Hall of Fame. She recently worked with the Spring Valley-based Deering Banjo Company to develop the Julia Belle model low banjo in honor of the late John Hartford. Alison serves on the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy and as co-chair of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize. She lives in Nashville with her husband, bassist and Compass Records co-founder Garry West and their two children Hannah and Brendan. More info: The Intersections Concert is a new interdisciplinary event series, presented by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, taking place at the multi-tenant, mixed-use business, arts, and educational office building in downtown San Diego’s East Village. Intersections offers new, diverse takes on traditional ideas and forms in a variety of disciplines, from artistic performances to educational lectures will take place at Park & Market’s state-of-the-art Guggenheim Theatre. Hosted by UC San Diego and New York-based violinist Yale Strom, one of the world's leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history.

You can catch stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, Fortune Feimster, on the radio, on screens both big and small, and touring her stand-up across the nation. Fortune Feimster’s first one-hour special, "SWEET & SALTY", is currently streaming on Netflix and was nominated for Best Comedy Special for the Critics’ Choice Awards. Prior to her one-hour special, Netflix released Feimster’s half-hour special in 2018 as part of THE STANDUPS, which received rave reviews. She has done late night TV sets on CONAN and LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and has another acclaimed half hour special on Comedy Central. Beginning her career in Los Angeles as a member of the prestigious Groundlings Sunday Company, Fortune Feimster first became known nationally as a writer and panelist on E's hit show CHELSEA LATELY before starring as a series regular on Hulu’s THE MINDY PROJECT and NBC’s CHAMPIONS. She has gone on to have many guest appearances and recurring roles on TV shows including RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE, DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, DRUNK HISTORY, CLAWS, 2 BROKE GIRLS, WORKAHOLICS, GLEE, IDIOTSITTER, TALES OF THE CITY, THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, LIFE IN PIECES and @MIDNIGHT. On the film side, you can catch Fortune in OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY, SOCIAL ANIMALS, FATHER OF THE YEAR, and YES DAY. You may recognize her voice from TV, in roles including Evelyn on THE SIMPSONS, Brenda on Fox’s BLESS THE HARTS, and Ava on Cartoon Network’s SUMMER CAMP. Fortune can currently be heard every morning with Tom Papa on Sirius XM's channel 93 on their show, WHAT A JOKE WITH PAPA AND FORTUNE. She also hosts a weekly podcast with her partner, Jax, called SINCERELY FORTUNE. Feimster frequently recurred on LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE on Comedy Central and is currently starring opposite David Spade on the new Netflix series, THE NETFLIX AFTERPARTY. You can catch her playing Pam on NBC’s KENAN or Pinky in the recently released BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR. Along with co-writing and selling two comedy pilots to ABC, the latter of which is produced by Tina Fey, Fortune co-wrote and is attached to star in two features, BAD COP BAD COP and FIELD TRIP, both of which were acquired by Spielberg’s Amblin Pictures. ADMISSION - 7 p.m. show can be purchased here - 9:30 p.m. show can be purchased here CONNECT WITH FORTUNE FEIMSTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Enjoy the warm spirit of hospitality that Leo Carrillo made famous at his ranch by attending the Fiesta at the Rancho. Guests will enjoy an evening with live entertainment, a hosted bar and a delicious meal set outdoors amidst the tranquil beauty of Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. This special evening benefits the California History & Art Program at Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. Over 1,200 local 4th grade students will have the opportunity to visit Carrillo Ranch to share in Leo’s vision of early California life and participate in an interactive art lesson. Your support and fundraiser proceeds allow this award-winning program to be offered to all 4th grade students in the City of Carlsbad at no cost.

The Civic Theatre is set to host a night of pure musical excitement as Grupo Frontera brings their unique blend of Música Mexicana to San Diego on June 16, 2023. The band, which formed just one year ago, has already been seeing massive success with three songs on the Billboard 100, including the Fuerza Regida collaboration “Bebe Dame,” the Carin Leon collaboration “Que Vuelvas,” and the viral single “No Se Va.” Fans can expect to be dazzled by the electrifying energy of Grupo Frontera as they showcase their musical prowess on stage. Made up of Adelaido Solís, Julian Peña Jr., Alberto Acosta, Carlos Zamora, Carlos Guerrero, and Juan Javier Cantu, the band has been captivating audiences with their infectious rhythms and unmistakable sound. Grupo Frontera has become a fan favorite on social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, with their hit single “No Se Va” amassing more than 255 million views on YouTube, while “Que Vuelvas” has 119 million. The band is showing no signs of stopping, with their latest release, the lovelorn track “Di Que Sí” with Marca Registrada, already receiving critical acclaim. GRUPO FRONTERA IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook & Instagram

KPBS is exploring how much time kids in San Diego and Imperial County have to play and what that means for their mental health. We want to hear from you.

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