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Día de los Muertos Crafting for the Family! Please RSVP to help us plan. Family-friendly! All ages welcome! We welcome you and your family & friends to join us as we craft and honor the rich traditions of Día de los Muertos! Join us on Friday, October 2, from 4 – 7 p.m. at San Diego Craft Collective, located in the Dorothea Laub Building in the Arts District of Liberty Station in Point Loma! Stop by and explore traditional crafts! Learn to handmake paper flowers, mini altars, and festive crowns in honor of the upcoming holiday. Donations are welcome for participating in these activities. A contribution of $15 per person is appreciated to help us cover our costs. Donations can be made here. ABOUT DIA DE LOS MUERTOS Rooted in community, family, and remembrance, Día de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd. It is a time when families honor and welcome back the souls of their deceased loved ones with food, music, and joyful celebrations. This crafting event creates a heart-centered and safe space for all ages to honor their loved ones—both people and animals—who have passed. We invite families to learn, create, and celebrate together. This is a non-scary, family-friendly crafting time designed to foster cultural awareness, connection, and joy while celebrating the traditions of Día de los Muertos in our community. RSVP so we can plan to have enough supplies! Thanks! San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Quint Gallery's Mark Quint opened The Museum Of __ to showcase the extraordinary and ordinary in physical and virtual spaces.

Taste of North Park returns on Saturday, October 3, with more than 50 food tastings and 15 beverage stops available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets for the 15th annual event are $50 for food only and $65 for food and sips. There is also a Shareable Sip Ticket for $85, which is good for one food tasting to be shared and two tasting cups for drinks. All ticket options can be purchased at www.tasteofnorthpark.com, and the event sells out every year. Participating businesses include Finca, a wine bar and bottle shop that was named to Wine Spectator Magazine’s international list of its Editors’ Favorite Wine Bars in the October 31, 2025, issue. Falafel Heights, with Arabic food made from scratch, and One of Us, “San Diego’s Home for Women’s Sports,” are also participating. Other locations include Big City Bagels, Jeni's Ice Creams, Mr. Moto Pizza, North Park Beer Company, and The Original 40 Brewing Company. The final lineup will be announced the week of the event, which will also showcase indie shops, live music, and art. Check-in is at North Park Mini Park at 3812 29th Street. The event is for all ages; however, to participate in alcoholic beverage tastings, guests must be 21+. Parking is available in the North Park Garage (350 spaces) at 3829 29th Street. The event is accessible by MTS bus lines 2, 6, 7, and 10. North Park Main Street on Instagram

The "Broad City" star talks parenting, activism and the role of comedy ahead of their “Ilana Glazer Live!” show at Balboa Theatre.

CommUnity Mural Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting, Oct. 10 Free dedication event celebrates four years of community collaboration and the work of more than a dozen local artists WHAT: Join Logan Heights CDC, local artists and neighbors to celebrate the dedication of the CommUnity Mural Project. See the completed murals beneath the I-5 and SR-15 freeways along Imperial Avenue, enjoy live music and refreshments, and meet some of the people who brought the artwork to life. Four years in the making, the project features the work of more than a dozen local artists and contributions from community members. Together, the murals celebrate the history, culture, music and stories of The Greater Logan Heights while transforming the spaces beneath the freeways into colorful neighborhood landmarks. The project was led by Logan Heights CDC in partnership with Caltrans, SANDAG and the City of San Diego, with funding from California’s Clean California Initiative. Learn more at communitymural.loganheightscdc.org. WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 10 a.m. - noon Free and open to all, RSVP requested at: https://loganheightscdc.tfaforms.net/f/CommUnityMuralRSVP WHERE: 37 20th Street San Diego, CA 92102 WHY: Funded by a Clean California Initiative grant, the CommUnity Mural Project represents a historic investment in public art designed through extensive community engagement and collaboration to reflect the people, stories, and traditions of The Greater Logan Heights while strengthening community pride, preserving its history, and rebuilding neighborhood connections. The project — led by Logan Heights CDC in partnership with Caltrans, SANDAG and the City of San Diego — reclaims and reimagines the public spaces beneath the Interstate 5 and State Route 15 overpasses along Imperial Avenue that once divided neighborhoods. The I-5 community-painted mural highlights the past, present, and future of Greater Logan Heights through neighborhood history, cultural traditions, and community landmarks, while the SR-15 mural turns freeway pillars into a celebration of the community’s musical heritage through imagery inspired by music and artistic expression. Created with community participation and guided by local artists, the murals represent a lasting expression of neighborhood pride and ownership. To learn more about the CommUnity Mural Project, visit communitymural.loganheightscdc.org. About the Logan Heights Community Development Corporation Logan Heights Community Development Corporation (Logan Heights CDC) is a community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen individuals, families and businesses in Greater Logan Heights neighborhoods through community empowerment, education, economic growth and housing development. Founded in 1995, Logan Heights CDC works to create a thriving, equitable and inclusive community of healthy, happy families. Learn more at loganheightscdc.org. Logan Heights CDC on Facebook/Instagram

Application Deadline: October 4, 2026 Notification Date: October 7, 2026 Delivery Deadline: October 16, 2026 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 24, 2026 4-7 p.m. Exhibition Dates: October 21 - November 21, 2026 Forget ancient ruins. Forget dusty museums. We have receipts, broken chargers, plastic bags, VHS tapes, sneakers, screenshots, and the mysterious Tupperware lid with no matching container. "Modern Relics" invites artists to explore the everyday artifacts of contemporary life—subjects we use, love, hoard, worship, discard, or somehow refuse to throw away. Think: of the things that will be discarded, outdated or irrelevant in the future. Juror Vallo Riberto is an American independent art curator, educator and fine artist based in San Diego, California. Best known for his extensive academic career and avant-garde art curations, he served as the Director of the Southwestern College Art Gallery and has curated prominent exhibitions across Southern California. Riberto’s foundational knowledge spans studio arts and extensive art history. His academic pedigree includes training at some of the most prestigious art institutions in the United States. Featured: "She Writes Her Future," Carlos Castrejon Woodward Contemporary on Facebook / Instagram

Sylvia Fernández, OPAF South, San Diego Zine Fest, CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance, "JOB," The Band Cope and Jordan Krimston, San Diego International Film Festival, Warpath meets "Buffalo Hunter Hunter" and more.

In 2024, San Diego and National City were selected for the state's "Reconnecting Communities" program. But the program was left unfunded until this year.

Come together with family, friends, and the community at large at a special, free community event celebrating and honoring Día de los Muertos. Enjoy live performances, family-friendly art-making activities, and a special Día de los Muertos ofrenda created by visiting artist Betsabeé Romero in collaboration with local San Diego students, all in the Balboa Park Plaza de Panama in front of The San Diego Museum of Art and free to the community. Through artist-designed artmaking activities, community members will be invited to honor loved ones, share memories, and contribute meaningful objects and creative responses to the ofrenda on view in the plaza. Romero will join the Museum community for the inauguration of the SDMA ofrenda on Sunday, November 1 at 11 a.m. on the Museum’s front steps. The Taco Party, a gathering featuring unlimited street-style tacos, refreshing beverages, music, and a festive atmosphere, is a ticketed event complementing Día de los Muertos at SDMA. Free admission to The San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) and the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA@SDMA) on Sunday, November 1 at noon–5 p.m. further complements the Día de los Muertos celebration. The San Diego Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

For some, cheesy horror films elicit eyerolls if not derision. For others, these films hold a campy, or even nostalgic, appeal. Few, however, see these films as critically brilliant or as culturally important works of art. With attention to films such as "Dracula’s Daughter" (1936), "Satan’s School for Girls" (1973), "VelociPastor" (2017), and "Amityville in Space" (2022), this talk proposes that in cheesy horror films we actually encounter substance and significance. This talk thus encourages broader ways of both enjoying and appreciating and otherwise approaching these films. Phillip Serrato (B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of California, Riverside) is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. His research interests include gothic and horror studies, Chicanx literature, film, and performance, and children’s and YA literature. At the undergraduate level he teaches introductory surveys of children’s and YA literature as well as upper-division special topics courses such as “Cheesy Horror Cinema” and “Stranger Things.” At the graduate level he teaches seminars in Chicanx children’s literature, children’s gothic and horror literature and film, and the gothic literary tradition. He is currently at work on a number of research projects, including a book on gothic literature and media and another on Chicanx children’s literature. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/sv-hold-47493