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Prima ballerina Olga Smirnova will leave Moscow's Bolshoi ballet and Russia in protest of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. She told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about her experience with the Bolshoi in 2018.

According to her lawsuit filed Friday in San Diego Superior Court, female employees were sexually harassed by one of the museum's male employees and regularly sexually harassed, groped, or otherwise inappropriately touched by intoxicated guests at museum events.

Our arts and culture picks for the weekend ahead feature an oral tradition workshop, innovative digital theater, the launch party for the San Diego Italian Film Festival, a new protest photography exhibition, a livestreamed goth night from the Casbah and songwriter Amenta Abioto.

The coming winter may provide Ukraine with more opportunities to retake land from Russia, Western military analysts say. It will also bring a change in battlefield tactics.

NASA's Artemis moon rocket has finally launched after months of setbacks, from fuel leaks to hurricanes. If successful, the mission signals a big step toward returning humans to the moon.

Bodhi Tree Concerts presents a Concert For Peace To Benefit Ukraine on Saturday, March 27, 2022 at 5 p.m. Both LIVE and LIVE-STREAMED Responding to the humanitarian crisis at the Ukrainian border created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bodhi Tree Concerts is holding a concert to raise funds for World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that feeds refugees. Venue: Vision Center located at 4780 Mission Gorge Place, Suite H, San Diego, CA 92120 Some of San Diego’s most popular and well-known musical artists are donating their talents to perform at the concert, which will be live-streamed as well as welcoming a vaccinated audience in person. The concert will be free to attend, with a suggested donation of $50 or “Donate what you can,” enabling 100 percent of donations to be tax-deductible. Online donations can be made here: https://www.bodhitreeconcerts.org/concert-for-peace Participating artists: Mark Danisovszky Walter DuMelle Irving Flores Michael Morgan Sharmay Musacchio Katie Polit Angelina Réaux Nicolas Reveles DeAndre Simmons Michael Sokol Mary Taylor Ken Anderson & Dale Fleming of the MLK Jr. Community Choir Members of the San Diego Opera Chorus and more! “We felt we had to do something and this is what we know how to do,” says Bodhi Tree Concerts co-founder and -director Diana DuMelle. “We are extremely moved by and grateful to the roster of local artists that have volunteered to perform. We believe that music truly is a common language, a powerful tool to bring people together—and we are going to use it to raise some money and awareness for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters.” COVID NOTICE: All in attendance must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID test taken within the past 24 hours before entering. Masks will be required for everyone entering the venue, regardless of vaccination status. Please be advised that these requirements may change without notice. Visit Bodhi Tree Concerts on Facebook

The Christchurch City Council will end its contract with Ian Brackenbury Channell, reportedly the world's only state-appointed wizard. The "Wizard of New Zealand" has had a long and unique career.

This year's nominations are in and there are few surprises.

Mozart's 'Così Fan Tutte' welcomes audiences back to Civic Theatre after an almost two-year absence

Olympic organizers call it a tip of the chapeau to the spirit of the French revolution. Critics see something different.