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Come chat with artist Lewis deSoto about Conquest, now installed at the San Diego Automotive Museum. With his automotive-based sculpture Conquest (2004), artist Lewis deSoto examines the relationship between his Cahuilla background and his distant ancestor (conquistador Hernando de Soto) within the context of the automotive industry, which in its branding appropriates terms, imagery, and aesthetics related to the brutal conquest of the Americas. Conquest subtly interrogates the mythologies and identities of Southern California through the lens of midcentury capitalism. Per Mr. deSoto, "Conquest is a project to trace the ironic threads of DeSoto: automobile, conquistador, myself and our culture. It proposes that the metaphor of history is a set of divergent parallel universes in which to traverse and communicate with." SDAM invites you to learn more about this amazing work at our first event in the Curator Talks series. For more information visit: engage.sdautomuseum.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Halloween is around the corner and it’s time to repair your costume and decorations with the San Diego Fixit Clinic at the Carlsbad City Dove Library from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Family-friendly activities include costume swapping, crafting Halloween headbands & masks using upcycled fabric, and costume mending. The Fixit Clinic Coaches are ready to help repair your favorite broken items. Plus, don’t forget to bring old household batteries and used holiday lights for our recycling stations. • Costume swap • Mend your favorite outfit or Halloween costume • Fix lighting, gadgets, and small appliances • DIY Halloween headbands & masks • Holiday lighting & battery recycling stations Space is limited for this FREE event. RSVP today here!

Hola from San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, SoCal's Official HQ for CINCO DE MAYO 2024! Cinco De Mayo is one of the most celebrated holidays in San Diego, California, with the city's proximity to Tijuana, Mexico, and SD's famed tacos, tequila bars, reggaeton salsa scene and all things Viva Mexico! Presented by the world famous Gaslamp Quarter, in association with the San Diego Tourism Authority, #CincoDeMayoSD is dubbed the most visitor friendly and inexpensive way to experience DTSD's famous fiesta scene! Your Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl ticket is jam packed with premium party perks from 15+ venues valued at over $300. Presale tix start at only $29. Purchase in advance to save. For more information visit: gaslampevent.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The vast majority of migrants who cross the border in San Diego only stay for a few days. But service providers are seeing more of them end up homeless.

The San Diego County Fair wrapped up its 2024 season on Sunday. Fair officials said nearly 900,000 people attended the fair this year and those numbers have a larger impact on the community.

VOXVOXVOX is the final installment in our monthly series of experimental concerts at Bread & Salt. Local singers Michelle Gallardo-Arias, Mariana Flores Bucio, Jonathan Nussman and Miguel Zazueta will present an evening of contemporary solo works that explore the expressive possibilities of the unaccompanied human voice. VOXOXVOX is a concert of works that zero in on the sound of the human voice and explore its boundless lyrical, expressive, instrumental and percussive qualities. Curated by Jonathan Nussman, these works free the singer from the confines of traditional accompaniment, unlocking each individual artist’s creativity by combining new and familiar sounds in surprising ways. The concert features singers from San Diego and Tijuana, including sopranos Michelle Gallardo-Arias and Mariana Flores Bucio, baritone Jonathan Nussman, and tenor Miguel Zazueta. This eclectic program includes music by Carolyn Chen, Gilda Lyons, Georges Apperghis, and a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynolds. In addition to the live performances, an installation by local painter Stacie Birky Greene will be on display in space. Stay Connected with Bread & Salt Art Gallery on Instagram.

Wallows + BENEE performing at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre For more information visit: as.sdsu.edu

Join Revision for our version of 'Small Business Saturday' featuring the art and crafts of Neurodivergent creatives and artists with Developmental Disabilities. Our gift shop is stocked with unique gifts and handmade items that support the micro-enterprises of many of our Artists in Residence. Our patio will host a variety of local crafters selling a bespoke selection of items, with just about something to be found for everyone. Complimentary champagne and sparkling water served to customers. Studio space is ADA accessible. Nearby public paid parking to be expected with some untimed spaces available in surrounding residential areas. Ride share encouraged.

This weekend in the arts: Tijuana Hace Teatro at The Old Globe; a book fair in Escondido; alt rock from Arts Fishing Club at Soda Bar; BODYTRAFFIC contemporary dance at The Conrad; a pianoforte and Bach Collegium in Pt. Loma and more.

State Farm has the green light to raise the rates it charges California homeowners by 20-percent. Then, Surf Sports Park in Del Mar is caught up in controversy, and a lawsuit, for events happening on its fields. Plus, researchers from San Diego State University and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance are using new technology to study snakes.