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This weekend, celebrate Black History Month, explore Thumbprint Gallery's latest exhibition and experience Wookieerotica. Plus, more San Diego weekend arts events.

May 17, from 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese technique of repairing ceramics with gold. In Japanese Zen aesthetics broken bowls and dishes should continue to attract our respect and attention. The broken pieces should be reassembled and glued back together with a lacquer that is inflected with gold powder. There should be no attempt to hide or disguise the breaks but rather to make something artful out of them. Kintsugi is a wonderful metaphor for life. We all experience difficulties and traumatic events in our lives. Applying Kintsugi to our lives means being bold, rather than hiding the so-called cracks and imperfections in ourselves. In this workshop you will learn a little about the history and philosophy of kintsugi repair two ceramic pieces to take home learn to embellish your pieces using both old mica powders and gold leaf colors. Students will also receive complete instructions and a supply list, as well as receiving a sample of your choice of three gold mica powder colors. Feel free to bring in your own piece for me to look at and give you some advice on. We MAY NOT in all likelihood, repair your piece during class, but you will get good insight on how to procced at home. All materials are included. Students will learn two distinct ways of highlighting the breaks of their provided ceramic pieces and will take home a unique piece. Ages 17+ are welcome. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts • Scholarships available Visit: Kintsugi | Embracing Imperfection San Diego Craft Collective on Instagram and Facebook

Julianna Zachariou is making music in a world where streams pay pennies, forcing independent artists to get creative just to stay in the game. From crowdfunding to pushing for new legislation, she's fighting for change in the industry.

Rooted in African-American freedom struggles and Igbo cosmology, The Skeuomorph unfolds as a poetic meditation on technological agency and the myths we encode in our machines. At the center of the exhibition stands BLKBX (BB)—a sculptural object, a "smarter" speaker and a speculative AI entity trained on documents of African American and African Diasporic histories, biographies and philosophies of freedom. Through a multisensory installation featuring reimagined political speeches, archival fragments, and layered sonic environments, the exhibition invites visitors to consider how history reverberates in the present—shaping the voices we amplify, the ones we silence, and the futures we imagine. Co-sponsored by the Department of Visual Arts Visiting Speaker Series, this event includes panel discussion with Louis Chude-Sokei, Professor and George and Joyce Wein Chair of English and Director of the African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program at Boston University; in addition to recently publishing The Sound of Culture: Diaspora and Black Technopoetics (2015), Chude-Sokei collaborated with Berlin based electronic artists Mouse on Mars, with whom he produced the album Anarchic Artificial Intelligence (2021). Event moderated by Amy Alexander, Professor of Visual Arts and Gallery QI committee co-chair and Robert Twomey, Assistant Teaching Professor of Visual Arts and Committee Member of the Department of Visual Arts Visiting Speaker Series. Chude-Sokei and Mendi Obadike will participate via Zoom. Gallery QI on Facebook / Instagram

UNID@S is a performance that brings together artists from 3 states—California, Arizona, and Baja California, Mexico. The performance includes a fusion of M A L U’s violin sounds mixed with electronica; a call for equity, projections of Hugo Crosthwaite’s visual art with visual director Kijohote; a call for freedom from discrimination, Pita Zapot’s contemporary dance; a call for protection under law and the whispering voice of a poet, Zale; a call for equal rights. UNID@S will open in the silo courtyard with a multi-instrumentalist Maki & Delion performing saxophone, clarinet and voice, a second opener in the silo room by Medical Grade performing a hardcore-analog set and will close in the silo courtyard with Katja, a violist with electronica. The Silo Room on Instagram Visit: https://thesocietyofmastercraftsmen.com/index.html

A longtime North County coffee shop has something new brewing, with the help of a Grammy-award winning musician. A financial investment and a return to '90s coffee house culture are creating a community hub for the arts in Oceanside.

Kneebody is keyboardist Adam Benjamin, trumpeter Shane Endsley, saxophonist Ben Wendel and drummer/bassist Nate Wood. The band has no leader or rather, each member is the leader; they’ve developed their own musical language, inventing a unique cueing system that allows them each to change the tempo, key, style, and more in an instant. The group met in their late teens while at The Eastman School of Music and Cal Arts, became fast friends, and converged together as Kneebody amid the vibrant and eclectic music scene of Los Angeles in 2001. Since then, each band member has amassed an impressive list of credits and accomplishments over the years all while the band has continued to thrive and grow in reputation, solidifying a fan base around the world. The group’s first full-length album, Chapters, mixes deep grooves and deft melodies with a wide range of guests, including Becca Stevens, Gretchen Parlato, Michael Mayo, Gerald Clayton, and Josh Dion. Kneebody on Facebook / Instagram

Our inaugural Film Festival hosted in Seaport Village, downtown San Diego. Independent short films will be screened in the Lighthouse District courtyard, preceded by live music and interactive activities for all. Tickets are on sale now and are only $12.50! Reserve yours today and support the local arts and culture in San Diego! Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-scene-west-film-festival-tickets-1286826595989?aff=oddtdtcreator

Embark on a transformative journey into the world of herbalism with the “Seeds of Herbalism” course, designed to provide a comprehensive foundation in the art and science of herbal practices. This six-week program offers an immersive experience for individuals eager to integrate herbs and nature into their daily lives. Visit: https://everydayplantmagic.com/seeds-of-herbalism-class-beginning WorldBeat Cultural Center on Instagram and Facebook

Charming critics and audiences with New Threats From The Soul, his funny, loose, reference-packed album, the veteran Louisville musician is having an unlikely breakthrough at 40 years old.