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Currently in residence at Art Produce: Chris Warren’s project, "The Omni Echo" is an immersive synthesizer, an augmented reality experience that stretches sounds in time. How to experience: Open to the public May 1-15, 2022 Thursday-Saturday: 4-8 p.m. Sunday 12-5 p.m. In the Art Produce Community Room Enter through the garden gate on Herman St. About the artist: Chris Warren is a sound designer and creator of immersive sonic installations. His exhibits have been featured at the Museum of Making Music, NAMM, the Havana Biennial, and the Fleet Science Center. Dr. Warren teaches digital composition and sound design at San Diego State University. Related Links: Art Produce on Instagram Art Produce Artist in Residence website

An administrative law judge is sifting through ideas to completely change the way California residents pay for their electric bills.

The action called on San Diego County officials to address issues with the rental assistance program that left thousands unable to get help.

The Center is playing an integral part in the recovery of the endangered Mexican gray wolf.

The Media Arts Center San Diego is bringing the magic of videography and editing to the classroom through its annual iVIE (Innovative Video in Education) Student Awards & Film Festival. Film-making can help stimulate some of the skills needed to succeed in STEM coursework. The Media Arts Center San Diego is proud to bring an event where students can get creative and explore their talents to the community. Date | Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 10 a.m. Location | Reading Cinemas Town Square Purchase tickets here! Nominees will be competing for a chance to win a $750 price for each grade level. In years past, students have predominantly spotlighted topics like mental health, and immigration. This year some of the categories for submission are news stories, PSAs, animation, a music-centric category, and a call to action to use Tik Tok for good! iVIE Student Awards & Film Festival is a local K-12 student video competition and festival conceived to encourage and reward teachers and students who recognize the power of video as a creative and educational tool. For further information on this event please visit: https://ivieawards.org/

Patio Playhouse Community Theater is proud to continue their exciting summer season with the production of Hello, Dolly! July 26 - August 10. Come see it under the stars at Kit Carson Park Amphitheater. The perennial favorite Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler –but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello, Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Hello, Dolly! features such memorable songs as “Before the Parade Passes By,” “It Only Takes a Moment,” “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” and – of course – the title number, “Hello, Dolly!” Featuring a live 14 piece orchestra, Coastal Communities Concert Band (www.cccband.com), at Kit Carson Amphitheater. This is sure to be a family favorite! Directed by Geoffrey A. Cox, Produced by Michael C. Flores, Music Direction by Stephen Johnson, Choreographed by Candace Carbajal & Talitha Frame. Hello, Dolly! is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com Patio Playhouse is thankful for any patrons who choose to support the theater by joining as a member at any level or donating any amount. Members are an essential part of providing affordable shows that delight, entertain, and educate the community. As a member, you will be part of something special - Patio Playhouse has been providing quality shows and entertainment to our community since 1967. Join the ranks by making a donation via our website at patioplayhouse.com/support-us/. Tickets: Friday July 26th through August 10th. Performances on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 8 p.m. No performance on August 4th. All shows will be presented at Kit Carson Amphitheater located at 100 Amphitheater Dr, Escondido, CA 92025. Tickets are available for the cost of $25 for Adults, $22 for Seniors, Military, and Students $18 for Youth 16 and under. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For reservations, contact the Patio Playhouse box office at 760-746-6669, via email at boxoffice@patioplayhouse.com or via the website at https://patioplayhouse.com/hello-dolly/ Photo Credit: Tori Bleher

From the KPBS weekend arts preview: The music in Bizet's opera "Carmen" is provocative, moody and gloriously showboating. It's also distinct, familiar (and used in a ton of commercials): from the "Prélude" to Carmen's "Habanera" to "Sortie d'Escamillo." NPR called it Bizet's "hit parade" on par with "West Side Story." (Warning: that link is pure earworm.) The opera is set in Spain, about a gypsy, Carmen, and a soldier, Don José, embroiled in tragic seduction and jealousy. Pacific Lyric Association is bringing the production to the California Center for the Arts in Escondido this weekend, in three performances. "Carmen" is an "opera comique," which generally means the plot is progressed with both song and dialogue between songs, and PLA also uses narration of their own, in English, before major scenes to help explain what's going on. If opera intimidates you, this one might be your gateway. Additional performances will take place next weekend, Oct. 21-23, at the Joan B. Kroc Theater. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the organizers: Pacific Lyric Association (PLA) presents Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen from October 14-23, 2022. The performance will feature an exceptionally talented team of cast and artistic staff who will perform the opera comique that tells of the downfall of Don Jose, a naïve soldier seduced by the fiery gypsy, Carmen. PLA is donating 20% of the production’s proceeds to Ukrainian refugee families with children living in Poland. PLA is an independent Southern California opera company that present fully staged operas with orchestra, accessibly priced to the general public. The signature format of PLA’s opera productions includes spoken narrative in English before each large scene. These narrative vignettes, performed by a professional actor, are designed to keep the audience engaged without being distracted by super titles. Friday, October 14 – Sunday, October 16, 2022 | California Center for the Arts Escondido 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA 92025 Friday, October 21 – October 23, 2022 | Joan B. Kroc Theater 6611 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92115 Related links: Ticket information here. Pacific Lyric Association on Instagram

When the composer/lyricist died in 2021 at age 91, he left behind a partly finished show called Here We Are. But his collaborators say Sondheim loved a puzzle — and he left them all the pieces.

A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes in Arizona has taken a significant step forward with introduction in the Navajo Nation Council.

From '5 works of art to see in San Diego in November' (KPBS feature) "Mình Sẽ Đi Về," is a forthcoming solo exhibition from San Diego artist Ellis Duc Luu, featuring new ink drawings based on the stories and events of Vietnam War refugees — plus the works serve as a letter of sorts from Luu to his family. The pieces are complicated, in process and aesthetics as well as in meaning. Luu is trying to encapsulate the grief and disruption caused by the Vietnam war into these works, as well as draw on what Luu believes are his own failures, in the French creative tradition of "le mal de vivre," or "the pain of living," which is an introspective exploration of self, flaws and purpose. Intricate details are layered within other intricate details, and white space is nearly nonexistent in Luu's work. Every corner of each 22 x 30" work is chock-full of lines, shapes, figures or swirls of ocean and storm. Read more here. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the gallery and artist: "Mình Sẽ Đi Về" is Ellis Duc Luu’s second solo art exhibition. A series of ink drawings that depict the events of the Vietnam war and the refugees that were produced from the outcome. The artwork functions as both a narrative and a letter. One to provide a story of the conflict from an uncommon source. The other, is an intimate letter from the artist to his family. The series tries to weave complex themes of anti-war, grief, satire, and diaspora into a comprehensive vision. What separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom? It is the ability to tell stories, and how humanity can bring such power to these tales that it can warp the fabric of reality. "Mình Sẽ Đi Về" is a fairy tale about the many Vietnamese and southeast Asians who transformed into refugees due to imperialist involvement. On their backs, they carried strife and tribulations to survive in new lands with unknown tastes and scents. This story is to bring some equilibrium to the unbalanced narrative of many who lost their memories and homes. A piece to the ever growing chronicles of refugees around the world, past, present, and future. Location: Thumbprint Gallery Hours: Saturday noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment p: +1-858-354-6294 info(at)thumbprintgallery.com Related links: Thumbprint Gallery's website Thumbprint Gallery on Facebook Thumbprint Gallery on Instagram