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Encore Wednesdays, June 25 - July 30, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS / PBS app. Step into the world of six iconic dinosaurs and experience them walking the Earth once more.

Join us at the Villa Musica Recital Hall for a group art show, presented by Sew Loka, in collaboration with Villa Musica and Intersection Arts. For many of us, music is an essential part of our creative process. It fills our minds with so many beautiful thoughts, ideas, visions, and insights. Now it is our turn to give back, and create art pieces dedicated to the music we love; the music that inspires us. Bring the whole family to the Villa Musica Recital Hall on Saturday January 18th from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. There will be plenty of art, music, and embroidery for everyone to enjoy! See you there! Location: 10373 Roselle St, Unit 170, San Diego, CA 92121 Date: Saturday, January 18th, 2025 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Participating Artists: Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski @sewloka Emily McMullan @practices_in_art Juan Pacheko @_jpacheko Selena Idioma @selenaidiomaart Maritza Garcia @maritzaisawesomedesigns Earl Dove @earldove Shirish Villasenor @shirishtheartist Wendy Gracia @wendystudioart Funk Saves @funksaves Michael Woodward @michaelwoodwardart Ainara Calhorra @muxu.creations Isabel Garcia @artbyisbl Rose B *no social media Isabel Aragon @_mad_mindzz_ Jorge Pina @pinaart73 L @strawberrielarry Movie Manny @moviemannysd + a few surprises More about Sew Loka: Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski, better known as Sew Loka, is a San Diego-based textile artist and fashion designer who has made a significant impact in the intersection of streetwear, sustainability, Chicana culture, and DIY fashion. She gained prominence for her distinctive style of customizing and upcycling clothing, while mainly using recycled, reclaimed and repurposed fabrics to create all of her one of one fashion designs and textile art pieces. More about Villa Musica: Founded as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation in November 2005, Villa Musica is a vibrant gathering place where people of all ages and backgrounds can come together to take music lessons, play in an ensemble, or participate in a workshop. Villa Musica’s goal is to create a focal point for community music education in San Diego, where students and teachers can meet to exchange ideas and experience the joy of making music. By creating a supportive and creative environment for the study of music, we aim to inspire many San Diegans to make music making part of their lives. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-2-my-ears-an-art-show-dedicated-to-the-music-that-inspires-us-tickets-1134158270919?aff=oddtdtcreator Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski on Instagram and Facebook

Kevin Inman Thursday, May 22 from 2–5 p.m. (1 day, 3 total hours of instruction) On location in Sherman Heights This plein air painting class is taught on location in beautiful San Diego. Enjoy the golden afternoon light in the vibrant downtown neighborhood of Sherman Heights. The Villa Montezuma is a 19th century Victorian mansion set on a hill overlooking the city skyline and the bay. Join San Diego landscape painter Kevin Inman to learn how to paint spontaneously, simplify a complex subject, and enjoy the moment. Topics include color mixing, design, and how to let go of your inner critic. Materials: Recommended oil or acrylic colors (Gamblin and Rembrandt paints): Limited palette: Alizarin Crimson Permanent, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White. This palette saves money but limits your options in advanced painting techniques. Basic palette: Cadmium Yellow Medium (or Hue), Cadmium Yellow Deep (or Hue), Cadmium Red Medium (or Hue), Alizarin Crimson Permanent, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue Hue, Titanium White, Burnt Umber, or preferred alternatives. Recommended but optional palette: Ivory Black, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre. Brushes: a range of brushes from #2 on up. I prefer hog bristle flats and filberts. Other: cup or jar for solvent; paper towels; palette or paper palette pad; Gamsol or Turpenoid; linseed oil or Gamblin Solvent-free Gel; sketchbook; pencil; vine charcoal; palette knife; gloves; travel easel or pochade box; hat and sunscreen. Supports: stack of inexpensive materials for quick studies and exercises, such as a five-pack of Blick canvas boards, size 8” x 10” or 11” x 14”, an Arches oil paper pad, or a canvas pad. Two larger canvas boards or stretched canvases, 11” x 14” to 16” x 20”, for longer projects. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

"The US Air Guitar Championships return to San Diego! The ultimate mashup of music and mayhem—the US Air Guitar Championships are storming into town! Part rock concert, part comedy spectacle, this high-octane showdown features larger-than-life competitors shredding invisible axes with wild passion and jaw-dropping flair. FREE Show. All ages. Join us at 7 p.m. on June 27th!" Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-us-air-guitar-regional-championships-san-diego-ca-registration-1324656757019 US Air Guitar on Instagram and Facebook

We're back on May 30, 7 p.m., at Finest City Improv, you punsters! Pundemonium! is a two-part event based on the format used by pun contests in cities nationwide: - In Part 1, Battle of the PUNdits, participants who have signed up in advance will deliver two-minute pun-filled speeches, and the audience will determine the winner. Want in? We ask that Battle of the PUNdits let us know you're competing ahead of time by emailing sandiegopundemonium@gmail.com - or email us with questions if you're curious but don't know how it works! - Part 2, the PUNger Games, is a head-to-head pun-off tournament-style, where participants go back and forth making puns on a given topic until they just can't anymore. Think of it as a rap battle, but with puns. Sign up in advance at sandiegopundemonium@gmail.com OR on the spot at Pundemonium! Winners of each round will get the coveted Golden Nugget chicken trophy to take home. Tickets are only $6, but they sell out quick! Visit: https://finestcity.vbotickets.com/event/pundemonium_san_diego%60s_only_pun_competition/144606 Finest City Improv on Facebook

El Departamento de Educación de EE. UU. informa que los estudiantes adultos sin estatus legal ahora tienen prohibido el acceso a ciertos cursos.

El gobierno del presidente Donald Trump solicitó el jueves a la Corte Suprema que detenga una orden judicial que restringe las detenciones migratorias en las que se vieron involucrados por lo menos dos estadounidenses en el sur de California.

Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2. Kelly is joined by psychotherapist Esther Perel, journalist Katie Couric and artist Timothy Goodman to engage in an open dialogue about the importance of connection in our lives. Perel’s research and experience sheds light on what we have lost in the digital age, and she offers her advice on reprioritizing the people around us, for their sake and ours.

Una jueza federal en Maryland dictaminó el jueves que el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump no puede negar la ciudadanía a los niños nacidos de personas que se encuentran en Estados Unidos temporalmente o sin autorización, emitiendo la cuarta decisión judicial que bloquea a nivel nacional la orden del mandatario sobre la ciudadanía por nacimiento desde que la Corte Suprema federal emitió un fallo clave en junio.

Justices told a lower court to revisit their decision to uphold cuts of 75% to payments for solar panel owners.