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Guitar slung low, microphone turned up, and emotion overflowing, Joe Samba taps into rock ‘n’ roll spirit and reggae soul all at once. The Massachusetts-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist sonically teeters on an axis of island-inflected grooves and gritty guitar-craft balanced by his dynamic vocals. He finds the sweet spot between smoked-out Caribbean bliss and sweat-soaked punkified energy. It’s why he’s quietly emerged as a phenomenon, toppling charts at #1 and performing alongside everyone from The Dirty Heads to Pepper. Joe Samba on Facebook / Instagram

Learn how to make the perfect probiotic pickle! Includes your own take-home mason jar of seasonal pickles! Learn: We'll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods Demo: We'll show you how easy it is to start making fermented foods yourself at home! We'll demo some simple fermented pickle recipes with cucumbers, peppers, carrots, and more which are loaded with healthy "probiotic" bacteria. Taste: We'll have a variety of fermented pickle styles to sample Do it yourself: Roll up your sleeves and make your very own batch of seasonal pickles with locally grown ingredients to take home and ferment Fermenters Club on Facebook / Instagram

"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams directed by Rob Lutfy playing at Tenth Avenue Arts Center June 19 - July 12, 2025. Olivier and Tony Award Nominations for Best Play Featuring: Megan Carmitchel, Francis Gercke, Jessica John, MJ Sieber, Faith Carrion, Layth Haddad, William Huffaker, Markuz Rodriguez and Dianne Yvette "I made the discovery - love. All at once and much, much too completely." The Big Easy is anything but for Blanche DuBois, the quintessential creation of Tennessee Williams' classic tale of lustful deceit and the longing for redemption. On the run from her mysterious past, the destitute Blanche arrives on the doorstep of her younger sister Stella who is pregnant with her first child. Desperate for attention and demanding the devotion that has forever eluded her, Blanche inserts herself between the mother-to-be and her hot-blooded husband Stanley and sparks a flame of passion and possession that cannot be contained and can only consume everything in its path. Visit: Backyard Renaissance presents: 'A Streetcar Named Desire' Backyard Renaissance Theater on Instagram and Facebook

To Honor Mental Health Week 2025, Oceanside International Film Festival invites the artistic communities of Oceanside & Beyond to attend "THE ROAD BACK': A Mental Health Film Series for the Mind, Body & Soul. This Special Film Showcase In-Partnership with the Oceanside Theatre Company Celebrates the Vital Role of the Arts in the Healing Process, Mental Well-Being and the Resilience of the Soul. As well as the importance of having a Community Base in doing so. This 80 Minute Showcase is to be followed by a Q&A Panel Discussion and features the following short films: "ALONE TOGETHER" - After breaking off their budding relationship, Julian and Devon struggle to return to their lonely lives apart. With a unique storytelling device, the audience is able to view two characters' stories at once. Directed by Erin Martinez | San Diego, CA | Narrative Short | 7 Minutes "SEEN AGAIN" - A troubled man, trying to make sense of his life while driving through the Arizona desert, encounters difficult memories from his past that appear as a storm of personal objects falling from the sky. This experimental, hand-drawn and collage, 2-D animation explores the power of memory as manifested through objects from our past. Directed by Peter Murphy | Rochester, NY | Animation | 10 Minutes "WILD SEA" - "Wild Sea" delves into the life of Jeff Allen, a trailblazing figure in the world of Sea Kayaking. The film traces Jeff's journey from his formative years to his role as one of the foremost Sea Kayak guides and coaches of our time. As we accompany Jeff on his odyssey, we are immersed in the depths of his past, including his experiences in the military and are granted access to his own personal traumas. The film illuminates the transformative power of the sea as Jeff finds purpose and healing through his connection with the ocean. In particular, his 2004 Japan circumnavigation serves as a poignant testament to the cathartic influence of the ocean environment on his life. Directed by Tom Vetterl | Germany | Documentary | 14 Minutes "OCEAN STATE OF MIND" - As adulthood brings increasing complexity, Rhode island surfer Curtis Perdue finds space for his mental health in the icy waters of New England. With a deep love for the ocean instilled by his late father, Curtis aims to inspire lifelong passions in his own children and pass down a legacy of stoke. Directed by Danny Hardesty | Auburn, MA | Documentary | 4 Minutes "RESURRECTION ARTIST" - If you died and came back, what would your art look like? Matthew, a doctor and artist drowns during a bodysurfing accident, 10 minutes later he is resuscitated by strangers but is paralyzed from the neck down. After surgery and rehabilitation, he walks out of the hospital. Once home, he must navigate a return to life with a changed body. Matthew explores the significance of his harrowing death experience through creating art, mounts a comeback to his work as an ER doctor, and sets an audacious goal to surf within a year of his death experience. Directed by Scott Fitzloff | San Francisco, CA | Documentary | 22 Minutes "LAST CALL" - "Last Call" tells the story of Kate (Lindsay Duncan), a desperate mother who is trying to reconnect with her son(Tom Holland). Navigating an obvious void, Kate will finally have the chance to ask the questions that have haunted her past and will decide her future. A meditative perspective on the complexity of depression and grief and search for understanding and absolution. Directed by Harry Holland | United Kingdom | Narrative Short | 19 Minutes

Marcus Brown toiled for 10 years before stumbling into indie stardom. On his thrilling new album, he hears music in every hour worked — day jobs included.

"The Waiting Game" chronicles the battle between the NBA and a small nonprofit working to gain full recognition for the men of the ABA.

The ruling deems the government's termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities "unlawful" and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward.

The Old Globe's Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, who directed Katie Holmes in the off-Broadway production of "The Wanderers" in 2023, is set to direct this "fresh and emotionally charged take on the Ibsen classic."

If your child loves the performing arts or wants to build confidence, creativity, and community; this is the summer camp for them! T3 Triple Threat’s Summer 2025 camp participants will rehearse and perform MTI’s Broadway Junior Revue “Raise Your Voice”. T3 partners with the City of San Diego and the North Park Recreation Center, providing training in dance, voice, and acting to produce well-rounded performers. Our Summer 2025 camp is a 7-week theatrical production culminating in a multi-performance run of “Raise Your Voice”. Auditions: Friday, May 23, 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, May 24, 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: North Park Recreation Center, 4044 Idaho Street, San Diego, CA 92104 Auditions are free, of course! T3 Triple Threat San Diego has a donation-based model, keeping our programs accessible to all. Thanks to a generous grant from the City of San Diego, T3 Triple Threat is proud to offer needs-based scholarships for our summer production of “Raise Your Voice”! No child will be turned away! T3 Triple Threat San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for the next installment of our Signature Event Series featuring distinguished alumni authors Sarina Dahlan ’98 and S.B. Divya MEng ’00. Drawing from their latest works, “Freeset” and “Loka,” the authors will explore how speculative fiction can address timely societal issues, including identity, memory and technology. The conversation will be moderated and will take place on Wednesday, May 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Seuss Room at Geisel Library. Admission is free and open to the public with required registration. Books will be available for purchase from the UC San Diego Bookstore during the reception, including the following titles: Sarina Dahlan ’98 “Freeset” “Preset” “Reset” S.B. Divya MEng ’00 “Machinehood” “Runtime” “Meru” (limited quantity) “Loka” (limited quantity) This event is part of the Library’s Signature Event Series, established in 2020 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Geisel Library and made possible through the generous support of sponsors and Library Associates. About the Authors Sarina Dahlan ’98 is the author of the bestselling Four Cities trilogy — “Reset,” “Preset” and “Freeset” — as well as “Shadow Play: Ten Tales from the In-between.” Born into an Indonesian family in Thailand and immigrating to the United States at age 12, Dahlan brings a global perspective to her work, influenced by folklore, mythology and Japanese manga. A UC San Diego alumna with degrees in psychology and visual arts, her writing explores memory, identity and the cost of utopia. S.B. Divya, MEng ’00 is a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated author whose work bridges hard science and imaginative storytelling. Her novels include “Machinehood,” “Meru” and “Loka,” which examine themes such as automation, cultural identity and artificial intelligence. A former electrical engineer with degrees in computational neuroscience and signal processing from UC San Diego, Divya’s fiction often reflects her technical background and challenges conventional genre boundaries. Partners: UC San Diego School of Arts & Humanities & Jacobs School of Engineering