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Performance/Demonstrations Featuring Agogo-Cuban/Brazilian Drum and Dance 7 p.m. Latin Nights is a free event. Cuban food/appetizers will be served. Join us for an evening of Cuban Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and informal performances by Agogo, the Afro-Cuban and Brazilian Drum and Dance Ensemble and World Drum and Dance Students. This evening also includes an open dance floor and live music by local salsa band. Bring your salsa shoes! Founded and directed by Patriceann Mead. Doors open at 5 p.m.; Salsa class begins at 5:45 p.m. Salsa band and open dance floor starts at 6:15 p.m. Visit: https://www.onthestage.tickets/palomar-performing-arts Palomar Performing Arts on Instagram and Facebook

Jason Magabo Perez, appointed San Diego Poet Laureate in 2023, is closing his term — and his San Diego Poetry Futures 2024 initiative — with a poetry festival at UC San Diego this weekend.

Local Indigenous leaders are working to increase representation and cultural awareness. That also means making higher education more inclusive. We hear from San Diego State University’s tribal liaison. In other news, the California Center for the Arts is a North County hub for culture, art and community. A foundation has managed it for 30 years, but a budget deficit for Escondido could mean a change. Plus, Seaworld San Diego doubled as a giant classroom yesterday for STEM: science, technology, engineering and math.

President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.

Current and former Meta employees fear the new automation push comes at the cost of allowing AI to make tricky determinations about how Meta's apps could lead to real world harm.

Using Air-Dry pottery clay, create decorative clay vessels or small sculptures through the sculptural process of hand-building! Through slab and coil construction of clay, participants will learn basic hand-building techniques to create expressive pieces. This class is intended for adults only. Seniors can get $10 off their ticket by using code SENIOR10 at checkout. Visit: Air Dry Clay 101 ArtReach San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Tito Puente, Jr. is a bandleader, percussionist, songwriter and producer who comes from Latin music royalty—his father, Tito Puente, is known as “El Rey de los Timbales” (The King of the Timbales) and “The King of Latin Music.” Tito Puente, Jr. has taken on the mantle, continuing to share joy and passion through a high-voltage fusion of jazz, Latin, salsa, merengue and mambo that electrifies audiences wherever it is heard. Visit: https://artcenter.org/event/musica-en-la-plaza-tito-puente-jr-2/ Tito Puente Jr. on Instagram and Facebook

Grupo Bella is a multi-faceted ensemble from the Los Angeles area. Grupo Bella is quickly becoming known for their excellent musicianship and diverse repertoire. With their use of traditional Mariachi instrumentation, they have their roots in the Mariachi genre, while also spanning the music of many different cultures, decades, and various Latin American and American styles. Visit: https://artcenter.org/event/musica-en-la-plaza-grupo-bella-2/ Grupo Bella on Instagram and Facebook

¿Qiensave? is a dynamic Cumbia Urbana group from Salinas, California, rooted in Michoacán, Mexico. Their music blends traditional cumbia rhythms with urban vibes, enchanting audiences in California, Arizona, Mexico, and Colombia since their start in 2009. ¿Qiensave? is an uptempo, high-energy, performance-driven band with a fun presence on stage. Their sound “Cumbia Urbana” is a blend of the classic Mexican Cumbia their parents listened to, combined with modern sounds that influenced them like rock, reggae, hip hop, and more. ¿Qiensave? Released their official debut album “Mujer” in 2019, marking a turning point in their career. This followed several singles through 2020 and 2021, beginning with a vibrant cover of Chico Che’s “Mata De Mota” featuring Tropa Magica and the nostalgic quebradita “El DUI” produced by Eduardo Arenas. This followed “La Poderosa” a song about the strong women in their lives and around the world, ending in 2021 with “Para Poderte Olvidar,” which was praised by over 20 outlets. All of this lead up to the release of their single “Quemayama” over the summer and finally released their anticipated EP “El After.” to close out 2022 Currently, ¿Qiensave? Is working on several projects. Their next project is a remix collaboration album with Corpus Christi, TX, nu-cumbia powerhouse El Dusty who produced the entire remix album. The album is called ¿Qiensave? X El Dusty – “Reanimación”. For this album El Dusty takes fan favorte ¿Qiensvae? songs and transforms them, bringing new life as Dusty takes this project in a whole new direction delivering high-energy nu-cumbia vibes. Their first single “Quemayama Remix” featuring Deuce Eclipse is out now and making waves. Their next single “High Class Remix” featuring Boogát will be out on all digital platforms in October. With “Reanimacion” being released on October 18. This will follow ¿Qiensave? Next official album “Y Asi La Cosas” which they are currently working on and is tentatively listed to be release in late spring of 2025. Visit: https://artcenter.org/event/musica-en-la-plaza-qiensave/ ¿Qiensave? on Instagram and Facebook

The B-Side Players make music without borders or boundaries. On the groups 10th release Revolutionize, they continue exploring the multifaceted grooves of Latin America and the Caribbean, incorporating the sounds of Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico and Brazil with the funk, rock, jazz and hip-hop rhythms of their homeland. With Latin music currently dominating the charts in most of the world. B-Side Players are uniquely positioned to bring their uplifting message if unity, brotherhood and dance floor revolution to the people of planet earth. The band has been laying down their own inimitable global funk since they cam together in 1993. Their incendiary live shows made them local legends, while their albums showcased a band with a restless musical intelligence, effortlessly blending genres to fashion their own forward looking, Latin flavored, future-funk. Visit: https://artcenter.org/event/musica-en-la-plaza-b-side-players/ B Side Players on Instagram and Facebook