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Premieres Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Celebrate International Jazz Day with host Jeremy Irons in a concert featuring Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more. Enjoy powerful jazz, blues, and Afrobeat collaborations, plus timeless classics, in this unforgettable musical event.

San Diego Civic Dance Arts invites you to their critically acclaimed dance "Collage" in the beautiful and historic Casa del Prado Theater in Balboa Park. "Collage," the winner of the Bravo Award for Best Dance Show in San Diego three years in a row, has a theme this year of Tapestry and features 72 dancers in a two-hour infusion of color, beauty and joy that weaves stories through dance in styles such as tap, jazz, contemporary, hip hop and more. Join us as we return to the stage for another visually stunning production that will be one of the years can't miss performances! Featuring new work by Kevin and Dea Nguyen (BTS, Daddy Yankee, Paula Abdul), Elijah Gibson (San Diego native and Founder/Artistic Director of Social Movement Contemporary Dance in Houston, TX), Sorah Yang (World of Dance two-time nominee for "Female Choreographer of the Year", Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch"), San Diego Dance Legend Donna Flournoy, and the talented dance staff of San Diego Civic Dance Arts. Along with breathtaking costumes, imaginative set pieces and gorgeous theatrical lighting, our professionally trained dancers deliver a show that is certain to impress. Suitable for all ages. Visit: https://www.civicdancearts.org/shows/tickets.html San Diego Civic Dance Arts on Instagram

Songwriter Sanctuary is back Friday, April 25 with “in the round” performances by Mr. Lyrical Groove, Mandi, and Kaylee Daugherty. Songwriter Sanctuary is hosted by the legendary Jeff Berkley and Normal Heights United. (4650 Mansfield St. Suggested Donation $10. All ages. Doors 6:30 p.m., Music 7 p.m.). About the Artists Mandi is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and keys player drawn to soulful, genre-blending music. She thrives on collaboration—especially with fellow musicians and hip hop artists—and brings depth and energy to every project. Known for her ear for harmony, she enjoys creating and recording background vocals, and often supports others as a studio musician or music director. Offstage, she teaches middle school choir, music, and soon orchestra, helping young artists tap into their creativity. Kaylee Daugherty is a staple singer of the San Diego jazz scene as well as a singer-songwriter. She has had the privilege to play at some of Socal’s finest establishments, including Music Box, The Jazz Lounge, Dizzy’s, and the Westgate with San Diego’s best jazz musicians, including Irving Flores, Ed Kornhauser and Mikan Zlatkovich. Kaylee’s favorite part of performing is bringing joy to her audiences. Her music makes kids dance and gives older folk a sigh of nostalgia. Kaylee is personable and interactive with her audiences, and, by inviting them into her musical world, builds a sense of community within each venue. Kendrick Dial, artistically known as Mr. Lyrical Groove is a multidisciplinary artist, spoken word poet, and front man of the award-winning band The Lyrical Groove, known for blending soul, hip-hop, and thought-provoking lyricism. With experience as a Navy veteran, creative & executive coach and leadership trainer, he brings a unique blend of structure and soul to his work. His creative work fuses personal narrative with cultural commentary, using music, poetry, and performance as tools for healing and social change. Event Details Location: Normal Heights United Church 4650 Mansfield St, San Diego, CA 92116. Thank you to our generous venue partner for sharing this beautiful space with the local music community! Time: Doors 6:30 p.m., Show 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. ish. Suggested Donation: $10, but please be generous in your support of these top tier talents whose creative work is their livelihood. 100% donations go to artists. No one turned away for lack of funds. All Ages: Bear in mind we do not censor our artists so please make sure to check out the lineup and make the best decision for your family. Parking: Street parking Food/Drink: Beverages for small purchase, thanks to our sponsors! Duck Foot Brewing Company. Guests are welcome to bring food into the venue (please eat and dispose of waste respectfully) Accessibility: Please direct any venue accessibility requests to Molly @mollyrose(at)nhunited(dot)org. Remaining 2025 Season Schedule *subject to change May 30 Surrija The Lovebirds Jonesy Jones Jun 27 - LGBTQ Pride Show! Lily Wecks Kimiko In Mazes Jul 25 The Bella Lunas Espi Miranda Ramos Aug 29 Claire King Hailey Wetzel Lexi Pulido Sep 26 Joe Summers Grainne Hunt Helena Holleran Oct 24 Shea Givens Kevin Cooper Anthony Cullins Dec 5 - Holiday Edition! JT Moring Cara Cormier David Beldock and Peggy Watson For inquiries, media comps, or further information, please contact: Lindsay White @lindsaywhite.music@gmail.com Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/songwriter-sanctuary-april-25-2025-tickets-1314170452199

Extracting truths from family archives to inform present day stories is the subject of “Threads of Time,” an exhibit by Robin North that will open at on February 8 and run through Black History Month, ending on March 1. North, whose forebears worked as slaves in the cotton fields of Texas, has used photographs and old documents to show how his family’s personal history is interwoven with the larger history of cotton, a commodity that spelled wealth for some and bondage for others. “Two bodies of work within ‘Threads of Time’ explore the family histories of Americans of African descent, addressing forced migration, labor, land ownership, and modernity in rural, deep southern Texas,” says North, who had been working as a corporate information specialist when he decided to pursue fine art photography. Through conversations with family members and by studying old photographs and documents, he began to decode messages from the past and realized that there was more to those photos than met the eye. “Decolonized Aesthetics” presents portraits of black subjects using historical photographic processes and stresses the intercultural connections resulting from cotton commerce. Some subjects pose with a bale of cotton. “Part of what I want to do is take this fusion of culture and this cotton bale and bring them together, because the reason this even happened is because of cotton,” North says. “That’s how this body of work came to fruition.” In "A Way of Looking," North visits places in the rural South that are connected with his family’s past and links them to the present. “A lot of my work focuses on looking backwards,” North says, and consequently we see his back as he faces away from the camera and looks toward an old church, toward cemetery headstones, and toward an old school building that appears to be losing a battle with a devouring landscape. The church, the school, the cemetery are all part of North’s family history, which is part of the larger history of cotton’s role in a nation’s history. The Photographer’s Eye Gallery will exhibit “Threads of Time” from February 8 through March 1. North will conduct a walk-through of his art on opening day at 4 p.m., and the gallery will host a reception for the artist at 5 p.m. The gallery will also host an artist’s talk on February 9 at 10 a.m. The talk is free, but a reservation is required and can be made by going online to the website to reserve a space. The nonprofit gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and by appointment by calling 760-522-2170. Free parking is available behind the gallery, and on the street. The Photographer’s Eye Collective on Facebook / Instagram

For one night only, step into a world where Japanese tradition meets modern culinary artistry. Matsu, Oceanside’s acclaimed fine dining destination, is teaming up with the legendary Kuheiji Brewery to bring an unforgettable evening of sake, storytelling, and elevated flavor. Visit: https://www.opentable.com/restref/client/?restref=1166083&lang=en-US&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&corrid=ded6587b-4c6f-47fc-b8f8-04b3dfefb881 Matsu on Instagram and Facebook Kuheiji Brewery on Instagram and Facebook

Delve into these personal dedications—whether romantic or artistic—in which composers transform love into music, revealing profound emotional milestones born from deep devotion. SCHUBERT "Auf Der Strom for Tenor, Horn and Piano," D. 943 Zachary Wilder, tenor; Stefan Dohr, horn; Inon Barnatan, piano SCHUMANN "Piano Trio No. 3" in G Minor, Op. 110 Alexi Kenney, violin; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano ARVO PÄRT Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten SummerFest Chamber Orchestra; Osmo Vänskä, conductor BRITTEN "Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings," Op. 31 Zachary Wilder, tenor; Stefan Dohr, horn; SummerFest Chamber Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, conductor Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/love-songs/ La Jolla Music Society on Instagram and Facebook

Interviews suggest some people swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown are dedicated to their families and communities — not hardened criminals.

Witness the fiery energy of young Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Jörg Widmann, capturing the raw drive that propels artistic vision from promise to breakthrough. Beethoven "Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3" Liza Ferschtman, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Juho Pohjonen, piano Jörg Widmann "180 Beats Per Minute" Njioma Chineyere Grevious, Nathan Meltzer, violins; Matthew Lipman, Jonathan Vinocour, violas; Kajsa William-Olsson, Jonathan Swensen, cellos Mendelssohn "String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20" Stefan Jackiw, Blake Pouliot, Alan Gilbert, Nathan Meltzer, violins; Jonathan Vinocour, Matthew Lipman, violas; Jonathan Swensen, Ivan Karizna, cellos Visit: La Jolla Music Society

"Breathe With Me" is a temporary, participatory installation that invites visitors to engage in mindfulness through breathing and painting together. This project represents a new chapter for UC San Diego's long-running and acclaimed Stuart Art Collection, celebrated for its impactful public art series.

San Diego Music Society Artistic Director Paul Tseng, cellist, and CSU San Marcos Music Department Chair, Ching-Ming Cheng, pianist, will be playing in the "Music by the Sea" concert series in Encinitas. The program will include: "Kol Nidrei" by Max Bruch, "Romance" by Liu Zhuang, "Adagio and Allegro" by Robert Schumann, and the epic "Sonata for Cello" and "Piano in C" by Sergei Prokofiev. Visit: sdmusic.org/mbs25/