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Friday, March 7, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS app. This episode reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community. It examines how collectors affirm and inspire the artists they support and how the art enriches the lives of the collectors in turn. The episode highlights collections from Chicano art to teapots to wooden spoons, looking at what drives collectors and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers.

In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.

Celebrate life with live performances, art-making workshops, a student art exhibit, artist demos, food trucks and more at the Encinitas Dia de los Muertos. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead): This annual celebration brings together local and regional talents celebrating the visual and performing arts related to a major Mexican cultural event. Established to foster an appreciation and awareness of Latino Cultural Celebration, Dia de los Muertos offers free family-friendly programming to North County residents of Latino heritage while uniting people of all backgrounds and traditions. Visitors experience a variety of art-making workshops, artist demonstrations, student exhibitions, live Mariachi and other musical performances while having an opportunity to actively participate in a “Community Ofrenda,” a public recognition of family and friends. Ballet folklorico dancers Mariachi bands Community ofrenda Callejeros de Encinitas Car Club Art exhibition Artmaking workshops Face painting contest Food truck Visit: Annual Encinitas Dia de los Muertos Celebration Encinitas Friends of the Arts on Instagram and Facebook

Using Air-Dry pottery clay, create decorative clay vessels or small sculptures through the sculptural process of hand building! Through processes such as slab and coil construction of clay, participants will learn basic hand building techniques to create expressive pieces. *Seniors, use CODE: SENIOR10 to get $10 off of this workshop! Visit: https://www.hisawyer.com/artreach/schedules/activity-set/1299956?day=2025-03-20&view=cal&source=activity-schedule

In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.

This year, we’re excited to bring the festival to a vibrant new location—North City—where we’ll host over 250+ amazing vendors, including talented artisans, crafters, local retail, and national businesses. The event runs from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., all along North City Drive. What makes this year’s event truly special? Vibrant New Venue: The Annual San Marcos Spring Festival is moving to the vibrant North City District of San Marcos. As we settle into our new festival home, we invite you to be a part of this unforgettable event. This year’s festival promises to be the best yet, offering an incredible community experience and something for everyone! Shop: Featuring 250 unique vendors. Taste the World: Incredible street food, and inviting family restaurants and specialty cuisines. Live Entertainment: Enjoy live performances from talented local artists and bands. Craft Beer, Wine, and Cider: Unwind with cool drinks from your favorite north county craft breweries and wineries. Kids Fun: fun, fun, and fun! Vendor Information: Apply Here: https://eventhub.net/events/20... Kennedy Fairs info@kennedyfaires.com OR rickbauer4@gamil.com and 760-945-9288 For additional information or sponsorship opportunities contact Melanie Jamil, San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, 760-744-1270 or melanie@sanmarcoschamber.com Visit: https://smspringfestival.com/

Using Air-Dry pottery clay, create decorative clay vessels or small sculptures through the sculptural process of handbuilding! Through processes such as slab and coil construction of clay, participants will learn basic hand-building techniques to create expressive pieces. Visit: https://www.hisawyer.com/artreach/schedules

Hasta ahora, el guacamole se ha librado de los aranceles del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. Pero la salsa podría no correr con la misma suerte.

From the organizers: SDPF24 Coda, a poetry festival—the culminating event of San Diego Poetry Futures 2024—showcases diverse, vibrant, ever-growing, and intergenerational poetry communities throughout San Diego. SDPF24 Coda, a poetry festival will host poetry readings, community dialogues, an interactive creative writing and zine-making lab, a poetry reading room, a special awards ceremony hosted by Poets Underground, and a bookfair featuring local literary organizations, collectives, publications, programs, and award-winning poets. The closing plenary features a poetry reading and conversation with Lee Herrick (California Poet Laureate 2023-25), Janice Lobo Sapigao (Santa Clara County Poet Laureate 2020-21), and Jason Magabo Perez (San Diego Poet Laureate 2023-24). All poetry enthusiasts, all readers, all writers, all community members welcome! … Featured Poets: Adrián Arancibia, Alissa Tu, Angélica Maria Yañez, Ant Black, Anthony Azzarito, Bara’ah Oriqat, Brandon Som, Crystophver R, Daniela Paraguya Sow, Ella deCastro Baron, Francesco Levato, Gill Sotu, Iyari Arteaga, Jane Muschenetz, Janice Lobo Sapigao, Jason Magabo Perez, Jennifer Derilo, Karla Cordero, Kassy Lee, Katie Manning, Kelsey O. Daniels, Lee Herrick, Manuel Paul López, Michael Klam, Rema Ghassan Shbaita, Ron Salisbury, Samira Hassan, Sonia Gutiérrez, Sunny Rey Azzarito, Ted Washington … Featured Vendors/Info Tables: Hello Barkada; San Diego Writers, Ink Poetry Certificate; Poets Underground; PLNU M.A. in Writing; Last Syllable; Crisis Carnival; pacificREVIEW; Colibri Writers; The Ancestral Teachings Institute; Urban Haiku; Creative Writing Program at Grossmont College; San Diego Poetry Annual; Glassless Minds; Puna Press; The Poetry Party & Poetic Legacy … Presenters: San Diego Poetry Futures 2024, City of San Diego Department of Cultural Affairs, Academy of American Poets Partners: UCSD Cross-Cultural Center, Pacific Arts Movement Find the festival schedule here.

El presidente Donald Trump dijo el domingo que su homóloga mexicana, Claudia Sheinbaum, rechazó su propuesta de enviar a tropas de Estados Unidos hacia México para ayudar a frenar el tráfico ilegal de drogas porque le tiene miedo a los poderosos cárteles del país.