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More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall.

Stay Strange, San Diego's exclusive noise music collective, presents our semi-annual Slow Death Music and Arts Festival. Over 8 musical acts will be presenting adventurous and genre-bending sounds. With 20+ vendors selling zines, artwork, shirts, books and more. We will also have a hand-poke tattoo artist. Advance tickets available now. Stay Strange on Facebook / Instagram

On her stunning new album The BPM, the multi-instrumentalist Sudan Archives explores the freedom of augmented reality and technology through the sounds of club music.

FREE | Relax over a steaming cup of coffee while engaging in lively conversations with local fellow artists and explore the captivating exhibitions at OMA for free. OMA's extends a warm invitation to sculptors, painters, photographers, and artists of all backgrounds to join in the experience. RSVP today! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

NPR plans to make trims totaling more than $5 million over the course of the coming fiscal year to bring its annual budget into balance. Meanwhile, local stations are asking for more help.

Week after week, a wealthy white businessman rides the same bus, befriending a single black mom. As they get to know one another, their pasts unfold and tensions rise, igniting a disturbing and crucial exploration of race. Visit: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=4&p=1 OnStage Playhouse on Instagram and Facebook

Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with us at the opening reception of "The Art of Abstraction," an exhibition of contemporary artists curated by the Coronado Art Association. The exhibit will be on display in the Spreckels Reading Room. Enjoy an afternoon of inspiring artwork, light refreshments, and live guitar music. As a special treat, artists Nancy Plank and Tina Christiansen will offer quick-draw portraits—creating free take-home sketches for a few moms randomly selected during the event. The exhibit features local artists: St. Denis, Werner, Plank, Al-Assil, Bermann-Enn, Espaniola, and Christiansen. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/caa-exhibit-opening-reception-35903

An all-media, juried student art awards show Where: OC28125 - Art Gallery - Art Gallery (Kruglak) Website: kruglakgallery.weebly.com Event Contacts: Diane Adams: dadams@miracosta.edu and Dean Ramos: dramos@miracosta.edu Phone: 7607956657 Event Locator: 2025-ABPHLG Kruglak Art Gallery on Instagram

Get ready for a vibrant and swinging experience with Benny Benack III, a charismatic trumpeter and vocalist who’s electrifying the contemporary jazz scene. His performances are a joyful blend of instrumental prowess and captivating vocals, often featuring dazzling trumpet solos alongside his smooth, engaging singing. Benack’s stage presence is infectious, drawing audiences into a world of classic jazz energy with a modern twist. "The Magic of Manhattan" is a sophisticated and energetic celebration of New York City’s vibrant musical history. This elegant, jazz-inspired affair journeys from the uptown sophistication of the Cafe Carlyle to the legendary jazz clubs of 52nd Street and the historic sounds of Greenwich Village, featuring iconic songs by artists who made the city the place to be. Whether it’s Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind,” Blossom Dearie’s “Manhattan,” or Frank Sinatra’s iconic “New York, New York,” The Magic of Manhattan delivers a musical night out in the city that never sleeps. Benny Benack III on Facebook / Instagram

The San Diego Reader has printed its last issue after 52 years. Alt-weeklies once thrived on classified ads, countercultural voices and investigative journalism — until Craigslist, the internet and shrinking ad dollars changed everything. What happens when a city loses its alternative press?