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Premieres Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with KPBS+. Follow acclaimed ballerina Tiler Peck as she overcomes injury to reclaim her place on stage and debut her own choreography with New York City Ballet, revealing the resilience and artistry behind a modern-day prima ballerina.

Kumeyaay historian Ethan Banegas Luiseño-Kumeyaay (SDSU-American Indian Studies) discusses the process to develop a community-engaged comic that speaks from the perspective of the Kumeyaay people. This comic is a way to tell stories of Kumeyaay people from past to present and engage with their own communities, schools, and beyond. Hear more about how tribal historians are driving the work of this visual storytelling project as a creative team brings it to life. About Ethan Ethan grew up on the Barona Reservation in San Diego County. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History, Religious Studies, and Political Science in 2009 and his Master of Arts degree in History in 2017 from the University of San Diego (USD). Banegas is owner of Kumeyaay.com and Historian for the San Diego History Center, which operates the Junípero Serra Museum. He was first published in 2017 (Indian Gaming in the Kumeyaay Nation). In 2020, he published the Kumeyaay Oral History Project, a community-based research project, after collecting thirty-three personal interviews, video-taped oral histories, and photographs from San Diego’s First People. In 2024, he published two comics—“Beyond Gaming” and “Our Past, Present, and Future”—and served as project director and author of the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project. Through these community-based projects, Professor Banegas collected the voice of the Kumeyaay people, giving a voice to the voiceless. Mingei International Museum on Facebook / Instagram

Comic-Con is for everyone — this guide breaks down what disabled attendees need to know, from service animal policies to wheelchair seating and quiet rooms.

El martes es el primer gran día de elecciones en Estados Unidos desde que el presidente Donald Trump regresó a la Casa Blanca, y su liderazgo y políticas dominaron el debate en casi todas las contiendas, a pesar de que el republicano estuvo ausente de la campaña.

Catch breakout San Diego artist and four-time San Diego Music Award nominee Jesse Ray Smith live at the Brooks Theater (217 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA) with his full five-piece band for a night of powerful original music. The evening opens with a special performance by the Whitney Shay Duo. A soulful night of music you won’t want to miss! Jesse Ray Smith on Facebook / Instagram

Join San Diego based author Calvin Naraghi for a special meet and greet and book signing. Calvin will be signing copies of his gothic horror thriller "The House Rules," a recent bestseller in suspense and science fiction. Praised for its slow-burn suspense with the pace of a thriller, Naraghi's debut invites readers to enter Blythorne manor, where secrets hide behind every corner and horrors below every floorboard. Come chat with the author, grab a personalized copy, and learn about the upcoming sequel, "The Family Rites", set to release this fall. Visit: https://www.instagram.com/calvinnaraghi_writer/ Calvin Naraghi on Instagram and Facebook

DISCO RIOT presents "S P A C E Rising Showcase," the final presentation from Resident Artists Milana Aernova, Lauren Ai Ling Lee, Ilyana Hughes, Erik Izaak, and Niza Galindo. Through a 10-week artist residency process in collaboration with DISCO RIOT’s community partner Malashock Dance, our selected Resident Artists delved into research and development of new works. Join us for the culminating event for this process to see what their creative research and exploration has yielded. Tickets are $15 for artist/student/low income and $25 for general admission. DISCO RIOT on Facebook / Instagram

Resonance is a free, all-ages event hosted by St. Brigid’s Episcopal Church and Oceanside Theatre Company, that builds community through creative expression. Held in OTC's Studio 219 (219 North Coast Highway), this is a space for all creatively-inclined people — artists, musicians, writers, and more — to showcase their work and to practice spontaneous creation together. It’s not quite an open mic, jam session, drum circle, or art night — but it has elements of all of these. All are welcome to participate as much or as little as they choose. If you’d prefer to just come and enjoy the vibe and performances, you are welcome to do that too. Visit: Resonance Collaborative Open Mic Oceanside Theater Company on Instagram and Facebook

The Library's Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 5 to October 31. Each concert will begin at 1 p.m. in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On September 19, we will have Vania Pimentel on the piano. Concert pianist Vania Pimentel, born and raised in Brazil, has been promoting Brazilian music in creative recital programs. She has a BA in Music and another BA in Philosophy from Brazil, KA graduate artist diploma from Germany, Masters in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and DMA from the University of Houston. Her doctoral dissertation was on Brazilian toccatas, and her CD “Brazilian Toccatas and Toccatinas” was praised by the Brazilian Academy of Music and newspaper critics in Rio de Janeiro in the year of 2000, five hundreds years of Brazil’s discovery by the Portuguese. Dr. Pimentel became a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and worked as an assistant teacher at the Moores School of Music and the Texas Music Festival. In Brazil, she had worked for 14 years as a piano professor in Curitiba, PR. Her first award at a piano competition was at the age of seven in Rio de Janeiro. Her top awards are from J. S. Bach International Piano Competition in Paris (1984), and Jaen Competition in Spain (1982). Dr. Pimentel lived in Italy from 2005 until 2009, and performed at the series Pianomaster in Gravedonamon Lake Como, and chamber music at the Blaue Blumen concerts in Frankfurt. Afterwards, she lived in San Diego until 2022. She performed recitals at Palomar College, Fallbrook Library, Coronado Library, Encinitas Library, the Athenaeum, Carmel Valley Library, and chamber music in Temecula: Classics at the Merc. She performs frequently in Brazil, and has given masterclasses at many universities there. In 2020, she performed and taught at the 37th Music Workshop of Curitiba, in Paraná state. Last year she presented a solo recital during the Music Week of Lapinha, PR, and last April at the Chapel Santa Maria in Curitiba. Currently she lives in Miami. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/autumn-concert-series-hold-34513

Nico Hueso received his Bachelor's of Music in performance from Kennesaw State University while studying under Atlanta Symphony violist Cathy Lynn. Mr. Hueso has also studied with renowned performers Helen Kim, Juan Ramirez, Francisco Caban, David Grimal, Elias Goldstein, and Henry Hutchinson. Hueso has participated in several prestigious music festivals including the Pablo Casals Chamber Music Festival in Prades, France, the Festival International de Huapango in Panuco, Mexico, the Programa Musica de Camera para Niños, FOSJA in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the GMEA All College Orchestra 2011 as principal violist and soloist. Mr. Hueso has performed in master classes with the Ying Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and Chilingirian Quartet, and he has been a finalist in the MTNA Chamber music competition. His extensive orchestral & chamber music experience includes performances at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, the People's Theatre in Xi'an, and for the Confucius Institute of China, along with the Atlanta Virtuosi, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Symphony Orchestra, Old Globe Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Camarada Chamber Ensemble, the Athenaeum, Opera Neo, performing recitals at UCSD alongside Doctoral candidates, members of the San Diego Symphony, California Ballet, along with principal players of the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Vienna State Opera, amongst many others. In addition to classical viola, Hueso freelances and records in multiple genres as a violinist, guitarist, & electric bassist; he has been a guest soloist with the rock band Kansas in 2011 for their Symphony Tour, has performed with Placido Domingo, rock band Disturbed, members of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitclán & Nuevo Tecalitclán, tribute groups commemorating artists such as Otis Redding, and has collaborated with a number of up-and-coming pop and country artists, lending his skills as both a composer and studio musician. In addition to keeping a rigorous teaching and freelancing schedule, Hueso enjoys arranging, improvising and performing chamber music with his colleagues from Atlanta, San Diego, and Puerto Rico Symphonies. Nico Hueso on Facebook / Instagram