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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

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?

Paola Hernández-Jiao is the Public Matters community engagement manager at KPBS. Public Matters is an initiative that provides content, conversation and events ensuring all San Diegans understand their opportunity to participate in the democratic process including news stories on politics and governance, facilitated, in-person discussions around important issues that often divide us, helpful resources and explainers about participation in community groups and institutions that make decisions that impact our lives on a daily basis.

Presentations by San Diego artists who will share their experiences of Kapwa through the arts leading one to compose for "Larry the Musical." Full Agenda: 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. Tour of Filipinos of South Bay Exhibit - "The Filipinos of South Bay Exhibit" curation team will be on hand to give a 30-minute tour of the exhibit which provides a history of the Philippines, waves of migration and how the military, community, faith, culture, education and businesses impacted the contributions of Filipinos to the region. 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Check-In & Merienda. Light refreshments will be served to welcome all guests. 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Our Artists: PART 1: Reading by Salvador S. Idos of his poem "Kapwa" and the essence of the poem of the Filipino value of Kapwa. Mr. Idos is a retired teacher at Morse High School and taught Filipino language to hundreds of students. His poems and other writings are capture in the 2025 release of his book "Sulyap ng Kadakilaan," glimpse of greatness. PART II. Bryan Pangilinan a graduate of Morse High School and UCSD will share his journey of the arts experience which led him to the Bay Area. His Filipino formation was impacted by the community which included PASACAT and continued his love of culture in various groups after leaving San Diego. He then accepted the labor of love in the creation of "Larry the Musical." 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Kapwa Conversation: The artists and community will enter a time of conversations on the practice of the value of Kapwa in new generations of Filipino Americans. PASACAT Philippine Performing Arts Company on Facebook / Instagram / X

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 Artist Alliance extends a warm invitation to sculptors, painters, photographers, and artists of all backgrounds to join in the experience. Visit: oma-online.org/events/coffee-and-conversation-with-oma-artist-alliance-october-2025/ Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

La Jolla Playhouse's four-day festival celebrates theater without walls — interactive, immersive and unexpected.

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

"Juneteenth Celebration” Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. This Community Event is being held at Chollas Lake/Gloria’s Mesa Amphitheater - 6050 College Grove Dr. Free event! Various local Vendors, Entertainment, Arts & Craft, , Singers, Dancers, Drummers, Double Dutch Jumprope Jumpers, History about JUNETEENTH, Poetry, Spoken Word, The Martin Luther King, Jr’s Speech, Group Dancers, Key56 Radio, and so much more! Please bring a hat, sunscreen, and a small pillow to sit on, on the bleachers to watch the show. Visit and patronize each Vendor... Food, Jewelry, and Display Vendors. Tell family and friends. Bring family and friends. Let’s celebrate this special day in our community, with our community... TOGETHER, every year. Community Actors Theatre on Facebook