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A 2019 poster for California Rhythm Project's TapRoots.

San Diego's Top Weekend Arts Events: Tap Dancing, Hair Metal And Pop Stars

After the Fourth of July fireworks and barbecues, the weekend brings contemporary dance at the Bernardo Winery, hair metal at Cygnet Theatre and pop star Shawn Mendes.

Mama Piru and her husband Francis clean microplastics behind Ahu Tongariki on Rapa Nui.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Eating Up Easter

Airs Monday, May 25, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, May 30 at 9 a.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Etnies Skatepark, Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif.

'Exalting The Banal To The Monumental' Through California Skate Parks

The state that gave birth to modern skateboarding is home to concrete playgrounds that are works of art in the eyes of photographer Amir Zaki: "They become more imaginative and open as spaces."

"[W]e've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," Rep. Maxine Waters said during a protest at the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Saturday.

Judge Denies Mistrial Request Over Rep. Waters' 'Confrontational' Comment

"[W]e've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know we mean business," the California Democrat said at a protest on Saturday.

In an image taken from video, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill reads instructions to the jury before closing arguments in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on Monday.

Trial Of Derek Chauvin In The Death Of George Floyd Goes To The Jury

Ahead of closing arguments in the case of the former Minneapolis police officer, Judge Peter Cahill issued detailed instructions to the jury. Chauvin faces three counts.

Artists are requesting that the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York remove their work from its biennial showcase over a museum board member's ties to the sale of law enforcement supplies including tear gas.

At Whitney Museum Biennial, 8 Artists Withdraw In Protest Of Link To Tear Gas Sales

Artists are asking the New York City museum to pull their work from the high-profile show, protesting the Whitney's board vice chair Warren Kanders, who profits from the sale of tear gas and bullets.

Paulo Szot and cast members of “Leonard Bernstein Mass.”

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Leonard Bernstein Mass

Stream now or tune in Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2

At Whitney Museum Biennial, 8 Artists Withdraw In Protest Of Link To Tear Gas Sales

Artists are asking the New York City museum to pull their work from the high-profile show, protesting the Whitney's board vice chair Warren Kanders, who profits from the sale of tear gas and bullets.

Defense attorney Eric Nelson gives his closing arguments Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin.

Defense Presents Closing Arguments In Derek Chauvin Trial

Defense attorney Eric Nelson told jurors there was no evidence Chauvin "intentionally, purposefully applied unlawful force."

Musicians walk on a crosswalk painted like a piano Outside the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Increasingly, urban designers and transportation planners say this kind of art â colorful crosswalks and engaging sidewalks â leads to safer intersections, stronger neighborhoods, and better public health.

Walking On Painted Keys: Creative Crosswalks Meet Government Resistance

Intersection art makes streets more inviting and can remind motorists to respect crosswalks and bike lanes. But the federal government says the designs can also be distracting.

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