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Artist Mithsuca Berry is shown with their Octavia Butler-inspired mural in an undated photo at the New Children's Museum in San Diego, Calif. The mural is part of an interactive exhibit inspired by the work of Butler, who was an influential science fiction writer.

5 kid-friendly arts and culture events in San Diego this spring

Our top picks for sharing art with your kids in San Diego this season: the imaginative world of a legendary sci-fi writer; Latin music for kids; free interactive theater; a Shakespearean birthday party; and kid-friendly ballet.

Dancers from City Ballet of San Diego are shown in an undated production photo for "Carmina Burana."

Ballet of 'Carmina Burana' to take the stage in Escondido

Medieval poetry will be transformed into a dramatic composition for orchestra, chorus, and ballet dancers. City Ballet of San Diego is getting ready to perform "Carmina Burana" and tell a tragic Black Tuesday tale from the beginning of the Great Depression.

Performers from Acro Physical Theatre are shown in an undated production of "Duo," which will be part of La Jolla Playhouse's Without Walls (WOW) Fest, April 4-7, 2024.

5 plays to see in San Diego this spring

Our top picks for theater and opera in San Diego this season: Electropop and Tolstoy; free, immersive theater; a diverse, comedy spin on "Hamlet"; classic Puccini; and a new LGBTQ+ musical about friendship and happy endings.

San Diego artist Tarrah Aroonsakool is shown in her exhibit, "Through The Maze," at the Athenaeum Art Center in San Diego, Calif. on March 12, 2024. The exhibit, on view through May 3, centers on an immersive maze that explores the American Dream, assimilation and racism in immigrant communities.

Tarrah Aroonsakool's maze of beauty, trash and the American Dream

San Diego artist Tarrah Aroonsakool's new solo exhibit at the Athenaeum Art Center in Logan Heights is an immersive maze exploring assimilation and racism in immigrant communities. The installation is both alluring and unsettling, much like the American Dream.

A still from Christopher Cozier's 2014 work "Gas Men" is shown. The video work will be on view in Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's "Forecast Form" exhibit April 18-July 21, 2024. <br/>

5 art exhibits to see in San Diego this spring

Our top picks for visual art in San Diego this season: An Indigenous photographer, textiles made from tea bags, a reflection on Caribbean art history, art by women at the border and local Black arts leaders.

San Diego's 100-year-old Balboa Theatre is shown during a performance in an undated photo.

Balboa Theatre is about to celebrate its 100th birthday

The iconic theater in downtown San Diego has seen a lot in the last century, and it's come perilously close to being demolished.

A dancer from The Rosin Box Project is shown in an undated photo.

5 dance performances to see in San Diego this spring

Our top picks for dance in San Diego this season: Female choreography; 19th century revenge; Mexican women's history; storytelling, running and dance; and a big, participatory picnic.

Director Andréa Agosto is shown in an undated photo.

Andréa Agosto talks Afro-Puerto Rican identity and representation in upcoming play

Actor, teacher and director Andréa Agosto shares her family’s roots in Puerto Rico and their connection in an upcoming play “Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members” at Diversionary Theatre.

transenDANCE students range in age from 9 to 18, and experience dance and performance in a safe space. These dancers rehearse for their upcoming Let Them: Bloom theatre production, San Diego, Calif., March 12, 2024

TranscenDANCE offers youth equitable access to dance, art and support services

The transcenDANCE youth arts project is preparing for its annual, culminating performance April 5-6 featuring students from under-resourced communities in San Diego.

The cover of the book, "A Great Country" and author Shilpi Somaya Gowda are shown side-by-side in this undated photo. "A Great Country" comes out March 26, 2024.

Q&A: Shilpi Somaya Gowda questions the American Dream in 'A Great Country'

Local author Shilpi Somaya Gowda explores immigration, class tensions and generational conflict in her latest book, "A Great Country."

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