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This weekend in the arts: classical music honors the planet, a fictional band comes to life (live!), SDMA gets the floral treatment, a new San Ysidro art crawl and a Black playwright's world premiere.

Fern Street Circus kicks off its Spring Neighborhood Tour on Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 at the new Outdoor Circus Community Center (OCCC) in City Heights. The Spring Tour includes a total of 10 free public performances at various parks and community centers around San Diego’s mid-city neighborhoods, showcasing the talents of professional circus artists and musicians from around the world alongside students from Fern Street Circus’s free after-school program in City Heights. With a theme of “Come Out! Come Out,” the multi-generational shows feature bilingual ringmaster Memo Mendez, live music and a variety of circus acts, including juggling, clowning, contortion, tumbling, tightwire, puppetry and more. The global cast includes professional circus artists from Guinea, Ethiopia, Colombia, Chile, the United Kingdom and Canada. All shows are free and open to the public. All ages are welcome, and no tickets are required. Spring 2022 Neighborhood Tour Schedule: All shows begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10: Outdoor Circus Community Center, 4108 University Avenue, San Diego 92105 Saturday, April 16: Dennis V. Allen Park, 850 Boundary Street, San Diego 92102 Sunday, April 17 (Easter): Golden Hill Recreation Center, 2600 Golf Course Drive, San Diego 92102 Saturday, April 30: Colina del Sol Park, 5319 Orange Avenue, San Diego 92115 Sunday, May 1: Azalea Park, 2596 Violet Street, San Diego 92105 Saturday, May 7: North Park Recreation Center, 4044 Idaho Street, San Diego 92104 Sunday, May 8 (Mother’s Day): Wightman Street Neighborhood Park, 5024 Wightman Street, San Diego 92105 Saturday, May 14: Memorial Park, 2975 Ocean View Blvd., San Diego 92113 Sunday, May 15: Gompers Park, 4926 Hilltop Drive, San Diego 92102 Visit Fern Street Circus on Instagram + follow @FernStCircus on Twitter

The San Diego Zoo opens its $88 million Wildlife Explorers Basecamp exhibit to connect kids with conservation.

For the crowds that have streamed across the border at the Medyka border crossing into Poland, they leave behind the air raid sirens and the sounds of war and are welcomed by musician Davide Martello.

Ukraine's soldiers have held off a full-scale Russian invasion. But rising casualties are taking a toll — and the lackluster welcome soldiers received from some fellow citizens has hurt their morale.

Fewer than 20% of Wikipedia’s biographical articles are about women. Create and edit Wikipedia articles featuring women and their accomplishments. Computers will be available. Attendees may bring their own Wi-Fi-enabled devices. The San Diego Wikimedians User Group, an affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation, will be giving a short tutorial on getting started with Wikipedia. Date | Monday, March 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location | San Diego Central Library Register here! This event is free and open to the public. Registration is requires as space is limited. For more information, please visit sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/national-womens-history-month-wikipedia-edit-thon or call (619) 236-5800.

Flamenco guitarist Joaquin Gallegos, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, brings his unique style of composition and arrangement to San Diego for a special concert with the internationally acclaimed dancer Lakshmi Basile “La Chimi” and a small group of dynamic world class musicians. Playing pieces from his "Nuevos Comienzos" album and priemiering the soon to be released single, "Tierra y Cielo" with an ensemble that includes upright bass (Jeff Basile), violin (David Morales), Flamenco singing, percussion (Oscar Valero), and the show stopping dance of Lakshmi Basile “La Chimi” Date | Sunday, March 27 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location | Peña Flamenca Carmen Amaya Get tickets here! General admission is $25. For more information, please visit eventbrite.com/e/tierra-y-cielo-single-release-concert or call (619) 560-1969.

Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, December 23 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video app. Tony® Award-nominee Megan Hilty and television and film actor Neal McDonough join The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for this Irish-inspired edition of this heartwarming annual celebration of music and holiday traditions.

Russia's war in Ukraine also threatens to wreck climate goals, members of Congress arrive, and an actor changes his name to draw attention to global warming

Officials are activating field hospitals across California, including a 200-bed facility in Escondido. We’re heading for disaster, the governor said on Wednesday, if people don't protect themselves this Christmas, a surge on top of a surge on top of a surge. Plus: ACLU of San Diego is working to get more data about COVID-19 cases in county jails, a drag queen fights to keep the art alive through the pandemic and more local news you need.