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Join us for the Annual Santee Street Fair and Craft Beer Festival featuring live music and entertainment, food and craft vendor booths, carnival rides and more! This is a free, public event. The local Boy Scouts will have a pancake breakfast where proceeds directly benefit the Boy Scouts. Come early and get your breakfast before our Opening Ceremonies! Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. It is only $8 (CASH ONLY) which includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, and coffee or orange juice. Beer Garden Information: Best Craft Beer Garden In East County VIP Pre-Sale Tickets for $25 ~ Includes 10 Beer Tasters and a Meal Participating Breweries to be Announced Soon! Vendor Information: If you sell 100% homemade arts and crafts contact gonzalez@santeechamber.com for specialty pricing. The sale of firearms, tobacco, tobacco/drug paraphernalia, alcohol, or any other item that promotes the use of illicit substance is prohibited. Visit: https://santeestreetfair.com/

San Diego fiction writer and Small Press Nite founder Kevin Kearney’s latest novel follows a young and impressionable rideshare driver as his job — and the app behind it — begins to take over his life.

Students and a right-leaning nonprofit sued UC San Diego for allegedly supporting a scholarship fund for Black students. They cited the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act as evidence to support their case.

FilmOut San Diego will be presenting the 25th Annual FilmOut San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival August 21-24, 2025. We are one of the longest-running film festivals in Southern California and the only LGBTQ film festival in the San Diego area. Our festival is well-respected in the film community and often have World and U.S. premieres. People from around the world attend the festival as we offer filmmakers Q&A sessions after most films. Interviews with filmmakers and talent are uploaded to social media platforms for maximum exposure. We also have a fantastic Opening Night gala and Closing Night reception each year. This year our annual San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival will be a four-day event that includes international, documentary, short and feature films shown in two different locations. As always, we strive to show the newest LGBTQ-themed film selections available. FilmOut San Diego annually affirms the ongoing integrity and boundless imagination of our community and the artists who tell our stories. We believe our work is part of an ongoing effort to build a vibrant, affirming and sustainable LGBTQ community in San Diego County. FilmOut on Facebook / Instagram

A passion project from co-writer and star Ariella Mastroianni, "Gazer" is a grungy neo-noir thriller featuring an unreliable narrator and a distinctive '70s-inspired style.

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.

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 24, 5–7 p.m. May 24–June 14, 2025 AAC ART STUDIO 2025 STUDENT EXHIBITION AT THE AAC ART STUDIO SUBMIT ENTRY HERE: https://zfrmz.com/LZgvXCSg1iMKRWVuae5Y The Student Exhibition will include works by students who have completed a class at the Athenaeum School of the Arts during the last two years. Artwork entries for this exhibition will be accepted between Monday, March 3–Friday, May 9, 2025. Each artist may enter up to one (1) artwork for this exhibition. Artists will be notified via email after May 12. CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN MARCH 3–MAY 9, 2025 CRITERIA Artists: Must have completed a class at the Athenaeum School of the Arts or PEEC program within the past two years. Media: Maximum one (1) work/image per artist (jpegs, no larger than 2 MB). 2-D and 3-D media. Work must be ready-to-hang and may not exceed 60 inches in width or height. Date: Artwork must have been completed within the past 2 years. Deadline to Enter: Friday, May 9, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. PDT Artwork Drop-off: between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday, May 18 and Monday, May 19 at the Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113. For inquiries regarding artwork drop-off or installation please feel free to contact: Maura Walters, Director, School of the Arts // mwalters@ljathenaeum.org Jocelyn Saucedo Larson, Exhibitions Liaison // jsaucedo@ljathenaeum.org Chris Padilla, Assistant Director, Athenaeum Art Center // cpadilla@ljathenaeum.org The Athenaeum holds several student and teacher exhibition events each year. The exhibition can be viewed in the AAC Art Studio at the Athenaeum Art Center (1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113) during open gallery hours, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and every second Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m., during the Barrio Art Crawl, and by appointment.

Learn how to weave with an expert textile artist from the San Diego Creative Weavers Guild! This class is targeted to homeschooling youth ages 8+. No prior experience required, and all materials will be provided. Registration is required! You can register online here. Audience: Recommended for kids ages 8+. Mission Valley Library on Facebook

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. Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Rewind Fest 2025 | Saturday, Sept. 20 | 2 p.m.–9 p.m. Central Square in Côta Vera – east Chula Vista Step back into the 80s & 90s with a FREE community festival featuring live tribute bands, beer garden, artisan village, and retro arcade fun. Côta Vera on Instagram