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Our inaugural Chula Vista Art Fest is a free-to-attend public event that will take place Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the City Hall courtyard located at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista 91910. Chula Vista Art Fest promises a dynamic and engaging experience for attendees, highlighting the talent of local artists from Chula Vista and the South Bay community. This unique celebration will feature a variety of activities and attractions, including: Arts & Crafts Market: Discover and purchase one-of-a-kind creations from dozens of local vendors. Art Exhibitions: Immerse yourself in a world of creativity with quality paintings, drawings, designs, photography, and prints from local artists. Live Music: Enjoy a variety of music genres from talented local bands Sandollar, Firefly Jazz Quartet, Perla Negra, Slapbak, and Headmaster. Dance Performance: Experience a special Elton John-inspired dance performance by Inspire School of Ballet, one of Chula Vista's own local performing arts organizations. Interactive Art: Engage with interactive art installations that invite you to be a part of the creative process. Live Painting: Witness artists in action as they transform blank canvases into vibrant works of art. Food Trucks: Satisfy your taste buds with a variety of delicious food.

Marching bands returned to practice this fall under challenges like extreme heat and irregular weather conditions. They're getting creative to beat the heat of climate change.

San Marcos Harvest Fest Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. All along Via Vera Cruz between San Marcos Blvd and Grand Ave. San Marcos, CA 92078 The 31th annual San Marcos Harvest Fest returns on Sunday, October 8, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. This lively community event will feature over 200 local businesses along with area artisans and crafters offering up great shopping! Guests will also enjoy a Wine, Rhythm & Brews Garden, delicious food, kids zone, and live entertainment on two stages. ► Artisans & Crafters, Retailers & Nationwide Vendors ► Kids Festival with inflatables & carnival rides ► Delicious Culinary Creations ► Beer & Wine Garden ► Two Stages with Live Music & Local Bands Visit: sanmarcoschamber.com/chamber-signature-events/

The Austin band performed a special concert at a small venue in their hometown.

Warm up those voices for a special FREE community music day at the Museum of Making Music! From 10-11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, the museum's partners from StudioACE will show you how to make and decorate your very own arts and crafts microphone. Grab a quick snack bag and return to the Museum's concert stage for Live Band Karaoke from 12-2 pm. Pick a song you would like to sing, then join a professional band on stage as they play along and help you live your dreams of being a superstar singer. Related links: MoMM website | Instagram | Facebook

Even if you don’t speak any of the six languages the members of New York’s Banda Magda sing in, you still will be transported into beautiful imagery with tales of love and devotion, as strong as the bonds between the band’s diverse musicians (Greece, Japan, Argentina, USA, Colombia, Brazil, Turkey, Israel, UK). Led by firecracker performer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Magda Giannikou, Banda Magda moves from samba to French chanson, from Greek folk tunes to Colombian cumbia and Afro-Peruvian lando. They have traveled to more than 22 countries on five continents combining whirlwind tours of music, invigorating transformative workshops and magical interactive moments led by Magda’s uncanny ability to engage the audience. Trained in film scoring, arranging and music production at Berklee, Greek-born singer, film scorer, and composer Magda Giannikou has collaborated with everyone from Kronos Quartet to Snarky Puppy. In almost every facet of the music industry, She founded Banda Magda in 2011. This group of close musical friends turn Giannikou’s songs into engaging romps that have won them a spot with Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers Series, as well as performances at discerning venues and festivals such as Webster Hall, Irving Plaza, The Kennedy Center, The Jefferson Center, Celebrate Brooklyn, Jazz al Parque, St. Moritz Festival Da Jazz, the Chicago World Music Festival, Atlanta Jazz Festival and WOMAD. After the success of their brilliantly colorful albums, "Amour, t’es là?" (Top 10 Billboard World Music Charts, NPR’s All Songs Considered, First Listen, NPR’s 10 favorite World Music Albums 2013), and "Yerakina" (co-produced by GRAMMY Award-winners Michael League and Fab Dupont), the Banda is in pre-production of their third opus, the vibrant, technicolor Tigre. Visit: theconrad.org/events/banda-magda/ La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

San Diego Italian Film Festival Presents "Bangla," 2019 A romantic comedy with a huge heart and charm to match, promising director Phaim Bhuiyan’s film is a fresh and spirited portrait of the complications of young love caught between very different beliefs. Phaim, a young Italian Muslim of Bangladeshi origin born in Italy 22 years ago, lives with his family in Rome’s multiethnic Torpignattara neighborhood. He works as a museum steward, and plays in a band. At a concert, he meets Asia, his exact opposite: pure instinct, and no rules. The attraction between them is immediate, and Phaim will have to figure out how to reconcile his love for the young woman with the most inviolable of Islam’s rules: no sex before marriage. Italian with English subtitles. For more information visit: sandiegoitalianfilmfestival.com Stay Connected on Facebook

Celebrating David Bowie with Adrian Belew and Scrote Celebrating David Bowie has performed to devoted Bowie fans in 17 countries on 5 continents with superstar guest appearances by Sting, Gary Oldman, Todd Rundgren, Thomas Dolby, Joe Bonamassa, Seal, Perry Farrell, The B-52’s’ Kate Pierson, Ewan McGregor, Simon Le Bon, Gavin Rossdale, La Roux, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley, Corey Taylor, Ian Astbury, Darren Criss, The Tubes’ Fee Waybill, Living Colour, The London Community Gospel Choir, The Harlem Gospel Choir, orchestras, and a long list of Bowie friends & former band members. For more information visit: musicboxsd.com Stay Connected on Facebook

A new program is buying produce from local farmers to feed nutrition insecure San Diegans.

The song is many things: comforting, manipulative, cathartic, a little threatening. Most importantly, it is a vessel, which empties out at the chorus to accommodate whatever a listener brings to it.