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Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encores Saturday, May 20 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, May 22 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join Emmy-Award winning host michael taylor this season as he interviews some of today’s most influential people of color in theatre before a live audience. This week: the Director of Performing Arts at the California Center for the Arts, and the first Black Lighting Director in the country, are paving the way for diversity in the industry behind-the-scenes.

In honor of Remember Me Thursday® on September 28th, 2023, San Diego animal shelters will unite to shine a light on the importance of pet adoption, and the public is encouraged to attend. Join us at Balboa Park near Sixth Ave & Laurel Street from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., as we celebrate the life-saving act of animal rescue, and remember shelter pets that still need us. There will be live music and three animal rescue organizations will be awarded grants! This event is hosted by Helen Woodward Animal Center and kindly sponsored by TrustedHousesitters. Stay Connected on Facebook

Join us for an evening of art to unravel personal stories and histories of unseen faces, challenge cultural norms in women's life experiences, and encounter the most outstanding recent works by members of OMA’s Artist Alliance. Discover and connect with fellow artists, dedicated curators, and a vibrant community as you explore the art and stories of Southern California artists in three new exhibitions at OMA. Members free, Visitors $15 Exhibitions on view: Deena Altman: Female Rising September 23, 2023–February 4, 2024 Listening to the Unheard / Drawing the Unseen: Meditations on Presence and Absence in Native Lands, Drawings by John Halaka September 2, 2023–February 18, 2024 2023 Plein Air Festival Juried Exhibition July 22, 2023–January 14, 2024 2023-24 Artist Alliance Biennial November 18, 2023–March 31, 2024 Related links: Oceanside Museum of Art website | Instagram | Facebook

San Diego International Fringe Festival is heading into its final weekend of shows and here are the shows to see.

Learn about the technical aspects of live theater from the Oceanside Performing Arts Center Coordinator & Technical Director including lighting and sound. Opportunity to work tech during the performances of Footloose July 12, 13, 14 and July 19, 20, 21. For more information visit: oceansidetheatre.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

In instructor Jeanine Ertl’s class, students will weave together in a space of colorful creativity and openness. She will provide instruction on weaving, a warped lap loom and a rainbow of recycled sari silk ribbon and yarn fibers to ignite your imagination. And we’ll weave together, learning and playing with the basics of the process from start to finish, each creating a unique handwoven that can be hung or draped, according to your desires. Please feel free to bring any items you may want to incorporate into your weaving, like interesting fibers, foraged and gathered natural objects, shells with holes, beads, etc. you may want to incorporate into your weaving. No experience necessary. Ages 14+ welcome! Each Weaver will complete a one-of-a-kind Handwoven Wall Hanging. In addition, if you find that you’re in love with the practice, you will have an option to purchase the loom you are working with, as well as additional fiber and tools to continue at home. I’ll have tea and water on-hand, as we explore mindfully making in a space of creativity & harmony with others. • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers welcome • Military and sibling discounts

The virus has spread to over 710 dairy herds across 15 states, with California reporting the highest number of infections. At least 58 people have been infected with bird flu, including one child.

All three San Diego Metropolitan Transit System trolley lines will be running at lesser frequencies than normal Tuesday.

On September 14, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa will be welcoming world-renowned Chef Rick Bayless for An Evening with Rick Bayless and Friends. This magical and intimate culinary experience will be set underneath the stars and festive twinkling lights amongst the property’s groves of olive trees in the Garden at Rancho Valencia from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Celebrated Chef Bayless, best known for his iconic restaurants Frontera Grill and Topolobampo and elevated Mexican cuisine, will be at the helm of creating an incredible multi-course dinner that highlights the bounty of San Diego and utilizes fresh and sustainably sourced local ingredients. Bayless will work alongside dazzling Baja-chef Sheyla Alvarado of Lunario Restaurant in Valle de Guadalupe with assistance provided by Rancho Valencia’s culinary team to craft this standout multi-course menu and cocktail hour bites. The dinner will be complemented by Chef Bayless’ favorite Mexican wines from family-owned boutique wineries Lomita and Finca La Carrodilla of Valle de Guadalupe, and guests of the dinner will also be joined by critically-acclaimed winemaker extraordinaire Gustavo Gonzalez as well as the mastermind behind the estate grown wines produced by Lomita and Finca La Carrodilla, proprietor Fernando Perez Castro, who led the oenological ventures to becoming the leaders in organic viticulture and premium wines in Mexico. Rounding out this one-of-a-kind evening – musician, composer, curator, educator and arranger Gilbert Castellanos, celebrated as one of the nation’s most innovative trumpeters and San Diego Music Awards six-time best jazz artist, will be on-site performing the most important and influential popular songs and jazz standards of The Great American Songbook in a trio configuration.

Pacific Arts Movement's San Diego Asian Film Festival is North America’s most comprehensive snapshot of contemporary Asian and Asian American cinema now. Showcasing over 130 feature and short films and celebrating today’s hottest Asian and Asian American filmmakers, the San Diego Asian Film Festival returns to San Diego for its 23rd edition, Nov. 3-12, 2022. Showing at theaters in Mission Valley and Balboa Park. 130+ films, 30+ countries, 30+ languages, 4 venues View the film schedule Ticket Info Free Films At 4 Receptions Pacific Arts Movement on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter