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A special event on Saturday celebrates art, documentary storytelling, and the City Heights neighborhood with workshops, art stations, food, music and a Dinah Poellnitz-curated exhibition.

The latest generation of hard hats are designed to cushion the brain during an impact by absorbing forces that cause the head to spin.

Coachella is back after being shuttered by the pandemic. We take a look at the Do LaB stage, created by three brothers, as a renegade event.

The Oscar winner had released a written apology earlier, but this time posted one on YouTube. He said his behavior, striking Rock in response to a joke, was unacceptable.

How do octopuses change color and why do oysters make pearls? Investigate how slimy sea creatures live and thrive in their underwater homes. Then create an artwork inspired by what you have learned. This is an in-person workshop. *Please read all the information below! The San Diego Public Library and UC San Diego Extension are proud to bring all Library NExT programming to you for free, thanks to funding provided in whole or in part by the Library Foundation SD. If you need special accessibility accommodations, information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request. To request disability-related modifications or accommodations, please email LibraryNExT@sandiego.gov If you have comments, questions or grievances about Library NExT, please contact the Program Coordinator at LibraryNExT@sandiego.gov

Join a powerhouse lineup of collectors, gallerists, appraisers, & more for a candid discussion about the 'ins and outs' of art collecting in an ever-changing world. This event is geared toward aspiring art collectors and artists with work available for purchase. Inspired by the French salons of the early 18th century, "Brain Candy" is a contemporary version of this Enlightenment-era institution which provided a safe place for men and women to congregate for intellectual discourse.

As a songwriter, Alex Giannascoli has long taken a mutating, playfully distorted approach. But on his new album, full of songs about morality, he astutely focuses every magic trick in his discography.

There are still millions in rent relief available for county residents and officials are trying to figure out why some renters are not taking advantage of the offer. Plus, the political attitudes toward marijuana have been shifting for years thanks in part through spending on local elections by the cannabis industry. And, this weekend in the arts, new dance film, last chance to see works from 30 artists living in the border region and works by emerging artists.

Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Md., is hosting five decades worth of art by Canadian Jeff Wall, a photographer who begins a work "by not photographing."

Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves Internationally acclaimed and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O’Connell, Ph.D., recently back from a global expedition, will be sharing her observations and insights as we dive into the rituals elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, flamingos, and many more. About the book: Through her expeditions across the Pacific, the Caribbean, and the African savanna, she immerses us in the cultures of elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, and flamingos, along with human traditions across the world. What can we learn from the ritual of a 110-year-old tortoise gifting a Galapagos tomato to his mate? How do wolf packs mourn their dead? With fascinating stories and surprising insights about resilience, collective power, and self-awareness, O’Connell delivers a greater understanding of just how similar we are to these wild creatures and an appreciation of the social behaviors that lead to stronger relationships and communities. About the author: Dr. Caitlin E. O'Connell-Rodman has been called a modern renaissance creative. She is currently on the faculty at the Eaton Peabody Lab at Harvard Medical School studying elephant low-frequency hearing while also overseeing a non-profit foundation, (Utopia Scientific) promoting the importance of science and conservation. She is an award-winning author and photographer and has been studying elephants in the wild for the last thirty years, having written dozens of scientific papers and numerous feature magazine articles and two memoirs about her experiences. She taught creative science writing for Stanford and The New York Times and co-developed the award-winning Smithsonian documentary, Elephant King. Zoom link will be provided upon registration and posted here within 36 hours of the event.