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St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC) will celebrate six decades of empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at its 60th Anniversary fundraising event, California Dreamin’. This signature event will take place at SMSC’s secret two-acre organic garden, bringing together community leaders, philanthropists, and local businesses for a picturesque sunset celebration. Guests will enjoy a signature cocktail reception, beer and wine, an elevated sunset dinner, and a live Beach Boys tribute band. The coastal-themed evening will also include an opportunity drawing and silent auction. Proceeds from the event will benefit SMSC’s Garden and Aquatics programs that promote independence, confidence, and inclusion for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through its innovative programs, SMSC gives students a chance to develop creative outlets and learn marketable skills. The aquatics program offers year-round swimming classes and a social experience with a broad spectrum of health benefits. The organic garden serves as a reality-based work training environment, with students learning horticulture and customer services skills to improve their daily lives and branch out as important contributors to the greater community. Over 400 students attend SMSC, ranging from young adults to seniors in their eighties. All are invited to join in celebrating the center’s legacy and investing in the next 60 years of impact! St. Madeleine Sophie's Center on Facebook / Instagram

Celebrate Earth Day and our magnificent oceans @ the Central Library! Art of Elan’s popular “Sounds & Swells” series returns to San Diego’s Central Library’s Cinema + Sound Series with newly commissioned surfing footage created by Jimmy Wilson and McCracken Films that showcases the natural beauty of the California coastline and its epic “swells” that attract visitors from all around the world. Videography and live classical music are synced in this engaging series that features the Hausmann Quartet. This is a free event, first come, first served seating.

Grand finale for the 21st Annual Coterie Summer Chamber Music Festival Concert. Program includes selections from Purcell’s King Arthur, Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 2, Leopold Mozart's Double Concerto, Mozart’s Horn Quintet, Faure’s Piano Quartet, and Bruch’s Piano Quintet. All ages welcome. Free parking. Refreshment at intermission. Suggested $20 donation at the door. Donations by check, Venmo or Zelle can be marked tax deductible. Visit https://gsdmusicoterie.org/all-events/ for program updates. Greater San Diego Music Coterie on Facebook / Instagram

Parents with 9-to-5 jobs often need a few hours of child care between the end of the school day and the end of the work day. But with limited availability, many families must piece together an after-school routine.

UC San Diego MFA graduate Ngozi Anyanwu explores family, estrangement and MMA culture in her play "The Monsters" at La Jolla Playhouse.

KPBS’ has brought StoryCorps’ One Small Step program to San Diego, an initiative that brings people with different beliefs and backgrounds together for a conversation — not about politics — but to get to know each other as people.

The landscape is shifting. Are you leading the change or catching up? The Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate invites you to our 30th Annual Real Estate Conference, "Adapting to Structural Shifts Transforming Real Estate," for an inside look at the forces reshaping our industry. Hear from Spencer Levy, senior economic advisor and host of CBRE’s "The Weekly Take," as he shares insights drawn from conversations with hundreds of the world’s largest real estate owners and occupiers. Framed through the reinvention and adaptability of musicians, his presentation delivers a forward-looking view of the economy and commercial real estate, blending macro forecasts with sector insights to challenge practitioners to embrace change and position for opportunity in 2026 and beyond. Building on that forward-looking momentum, we will dive into an important and detailed discussion about how artificial intelligence is shaping strategy and changing all aspects of real estate operations. Learn to be an agent of change, not a victim of it. Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate on LinkedIn

After a series of catastrophic blazes in the early 20th century, the U.S. Forest Service sought to show it was able to control and protect forests under its care. In 1933, the agency mandated the “10 a.m. rule,” declaring that any wildland fire should be extinguished by 10 a.m. the day after it was reported.

Space 4 Art presents "Instructions for Unrest: Art Against Complacency," a group exhibition curated by Alessandra Moctezuma, Gallery Director and Professor of Fine Art at San Diego Mesa College. The third in a series of exhibitions at Art Produce Gallery in 2026, the exhibition opens with a public reception on April 18 from 4-7 p.m. and will remain on view through May 14. In keeping with Space 4 Art’s mission to promote meaningful dialogue and creative exchange, Moctezuma will lead a Conversation with the Artists on Thursday, May14 from 6-8 p.m. "Instructions for Unrest: Art Against Complacency" brings together artists who view art as a tool to disrupt and to sound an alert. Emerging from a moment of heightened political and social tension, the exhibition reflects on a year marked by widespread protest and renewed public resistance to policies that have caused national and global instability. In the United States and across the world, people have taken to the streets in response to political extremism, social inequity, environmental crisis, and the erosion of civil rights. Artists, too, have responded using their practices to question power, confront injustice, and refuse silence. The exhibition examines the role of art as a catalyst for awareness and action. Through diverse materials and approaches, the featured works expose systems of power, challenge historical amnesia, and confront our impulse to look away. Some artworks mourn loss, others invite participation, and still others demand accountability. Together, they insist that artistic expression can function as a form of civic engagement and resistance. Curator Alessandra Moctezuma frames unrest as a necessary friction that makes change possible. The exhibition invites viewers to look inward, and examine their own position and experiences within the social and political structures the works reveal. Produced by Space 4 Art and presented at Art Produce Gallery, the exhibition is part of ongoing efforts to support artists and activate cultural dialogue across the region through the Prebys Foundation’s Arts Ecosystem Grant. The exhibit includes artists: Doris Bittar, Jennifer de Poyen, Electronic Disturbance Theater (EDT), Patricia Frischer, Terri Hughes-Oelrich, Linda Litteral, Nicole Gonzalez, Nick McPherson (Nicholas Danger), Teresa Mill, Michelle Montjoy, Marcos Ramirez, Katie Ruiz, and Claudia Biezunski-Rodriguez (Sew Loka). The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Saturday, April 18 from 4-7 p.m. and a closing event featuring a gallery walk-through and artist conversation led by curator Alessandra Moctezuma on Thursday, May 14 from 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours Fridays from 1-7 p.m.; Saturdays from 12-6 p.m. through May 14; and by appointment. Location: Art Produce Gallery, 3139 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92104. About Space 4 Art Space 4 Art is a San Diego-based nonprofit arts organization dedicated to supporting artists and strengthening the region’s cultural ecosystem through exhibitions, public programming, and community engagement. Space 4 Art on Facebook / Instagram

The driverless rideshare company got the final approval to start service in San Diego.