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  • Attention podcast fans! Join KPBS for The Art of Protest, featuring live recordings of three signature podcasts Join us on Sunday July 12, 2026 from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. to see KPBS Midday Edition, Port of Entry and The Finest in front of a live studio audience. Together, the three podcasts will explore the art of protest in our democracy as part of the America 250 commemoration, examining how people use advocacy, comedy, art and storytelling to spark conversation and create change. Hear from local civil rights leaders, comedian Lourdes Ayon and artist Koy Sun. After the recordings, stay for a reception where you can meet the guests and connect with the podcast teams. Ticket includes entrance to the live podcast recordings, parking and light bites. The first 50 people to register/purchase tickets will receive a free KPBS podcast T-shirt of their choice, available for pickup at the event.Come be part of the conversation and experience the energy of live podcasting!
  • On June 30, Sound Praxis presents an evening of electronic and electroacoustic music by Mike Nigro, Matthew D. Gantt, Ess Whiteley, and Jonathan Piper. This presentation is generously hosted by Brown Building in City Heights! **Mike Nigro** is an electronic musician and label operator based in Sydney, Australia (previously Brooklyn, NY and Newark, Delaware). His solo practice and collaborations draw inspiration from the minimalists, early synthesizer pioneers, and contemporary experimental underground. His work explores the spaces between musicality and noise; movement and stasis; synthetics and organics. **Matthew D. Gantt** is an artist, composer, and educator focused on sound in virtual spaces, generative systems facilitated by idiosyncratic technology, and digital production presets as sonic readymades. He worked as a studio assistant to electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick, and has been an active participant in the international creative community, presenting or performing at spaces such as Pioneer Works, Issue Project Room, Roulette, Babycastles, SVA Visible Futures Lab, Panoply Performance Laboratory, EMPAC, the Wrong Biennale, and countless DIY venues across North America. **Ess Whiteley** is a composer, performer, sound, & intermedia artist. Their work combines electronics with acoustic instruments, multimedia, repurposed technological objects, and sonic artifacts to produce audible worlds that explore temporal elasticity, living memory, haunted presents, and strange posthuman mutations. Sometimes hyperreal and maximal, other times hypnotic and meditative, their work plays with perceptual ambiguity, reference, technological agency, and absurdity, generating entangled, synthetic-organic architectures that shift between moving states of entropy, periodicity, and stasis. **Jonathan Piper** is a San Diego-based tubist and technologist. His work as a tubist centers on the exploration of sonic and gestural possibilities found at the limits of both the instrument and the performing body. Supported by extended techniques and live electronic processing, he combines elements of drone, doom, noise, free jazz, and contemporary idioms. Jonathan performs as a soloist and in collaboration with musicians including Ryan Ebaugh, Michelle Lou, Stevie Richards, Nathan Hubbard, Nathan Berlinguette, Meghann Welsh, and Nick Lesley. He has presented work at Oracle Egg's BROILER Residency Series, Drone Not Drones, High Desert Soundings, Project [BLANK]'s Working Title, Sudden Somethings From Nothing, and Vernacular New Music. June 30, 2026 Brown Building @ 4133 Poplar Street Music at 7:30 p.m. $15 suggested (NOTAFLOF) Refreshments available All proceeds to the artists
  • The internationally acclaimed pianist Gabriela Montero returns to La Jolla Music Society with a richly expressive recital of Spanish and Spanish-inspired music. Her evocative program brings together beloved works by Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, Liszt, and others, alongside rarely heard miniatures by the legendary Alicia de Larrocha, one of the defining pianists of the 20th century. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram
  • The billionaire investor is under two subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee. But in his lawsuit, Black says the panel doesn't have the authority to compel him to share nondisclosure agreements.
  • Visiting Artist Shareout: Melanie Taing Join us on Saturday, July 11 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Revision La Mesa for an afternoon of storytelling, creativity, and community with visiting artist Melanie Taing (@olliepotstudios). Melanie's work explores personal and generational healing through clay, drawing on her Cambodian, Thai, and Chinese American heritage, tea culture, herbalism, and the belief that art and community can be powerful tools for connection and care. After developing chronic migraines and other disabling health conditions in 2022, Melanie found healing and resilience through Traditional Chinese Medicine, tea-making, and ceramics, with pottery becoming a space for creativity, reflection, and restoration. From 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Melanie will share stories about her artistic practice, cultural heritage, disability journey, and the ways creativity, community, and care have shaped her work. From 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., participants are invited to create their own ceramic coasters inspired by Melanie's signature vinyl resist technique, which she uses throughout her work, including pieces from her Amrita collection and playful pop-culture-inspired ceramics. - Open to all - Drop-in, no RSVP required - Free to try, $10 to have your piece fired At Revision, our goal is to connect and center disabled artists through storytelling, community building, and creative practice. We're honored to welcome Melanie and celebrate the ways art can help us heal, connect, and imagine new possibilities together. Revision La Mesa, 8691 La Mesa Blvd Saturday, July 11 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. This program was made possible by funding from the Foundation for Developmental Disabilities (@foundationfordd), a a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to creating opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) and their families in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Revision Creative Workspace on Facebook / Instagram
  • We’re excited to celebrate traditional craft with you next month — July 18 — as we join artists, institutions, and craftspeople who make up the heart of our craft community. Throughout July, each weekend will spotlight a different neighborhood with interactive craft programming and hands‑on fun. Happening at San Diego Craft Collective July 18 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Live artist demonstrations + community craft time All ages and all levels of curiosity are welcome. If you love craft, want to learn something new, or simply enjoy watching artists at work, come spend the morning with us. This event is presented in partnership with Handwork 2026 by the Craft in America and made possible through the generous support of Arts District Liberty Station.
  • Welcome to Emo Night Brooklyn, a late-night, DJ-driven dance party blasting the best emo and pop punk jams that raised us, ruined us, and somehow still define us. We’re taking over House of Blues San Diego in San Diego on 11 July 2026 for a night of screaming every word, moshing with strangers, and feeling absolutely everything. This is not a quiet night out. Expect wall-to-wall emo and pop punk anthems, deep cuts, and songs you still know by heart even if you pretend you’ve “moved on.” From the tracks that got you through your worst years to the ones that still hit a little too hard, Emo Night Brooklyn is all about losing your voice, finding your people, and reliving the music that made us who we are. And yeah sometimes special guests and your favorite artists even jump in to join the chaos. Come ready to scream, mosh, dance, cry in the corner (no judgment), and throw yourself into the pit with all your favorite people. Tell the DJs what you want to hear and we promise we listen better than your ex. It’s loud, it’s emotional, and it’s the kind of night that reminds you it was never just a phase. So get ready, San Diego. Lace up your boots, warm up your vocal cords, and meet us in the pit at House of Blues San Diego on 11 July 2026. Emo Night Brooklyn is calling — and yes, we need every soul. Emo Night Brooklyn on Facebook / Instagram
  • OTCYA presents "The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition," a high-energy, family-friendly production at the historic Sunshine Brooks Theater (217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA)! This performance is the culmination of our Summer Teen Intensive, showcasing the talent, creativity, and hard work of our young performers. When a volcano threatens to destroy Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save their undersea home. As chaos erupts and hope seems lost, an unexpected hero rises, proving that optimism and teamwork can make all the difference. Filled with humor, heart, and unforgettable music, "The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition" is a vibrant celebration of friendship, resilience, and the power of believing in yourself. Oceanside Theatre Company on Facebook / Instagram
  • Desert Crossing returns with their audio/visual presentation “US History Through Folk and Rock Music: Songs of Protest 1935–1975" at the Ramona Community Library (1275 Main St.) in the Community Room. Enjoy live performances by Michael J. Dwyer & Rose Darrough, reliving protest songs from Woody Guthrie, Billie Holiday, Pete Seeger, Merle Travis, John Prine, David Crosby & Graham Nash, and more. This concert is free and as Desert Crossing is very popular; be sure to arrive early to get a seat! Most of the library's Saturday concerts start later but note that this one starts earlier at 1 p.m. Friends of Ramona Library on Facebook / Instagram
  • From the musical mastermind that brought you ProgJect - The Ultimate Prog Rock Experience, Jonathan Mover now delivers the same for jazz-rock: PffT - A Modern Take on Classic Fusion. Similar to ProgJect, Mover has assembled a variety of medleys, as a tribute and homage to the masters of fusion, a.k.a., Jeff Beck, Billy Cobham, Allan Holdsworth, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tony Williams, Weather Report, and Brand X, to begin with. Also similar to ProgJect, this music is not easy to play, nor is it for the faint of heart. It was going to take a select few from an even smaller pool to choose from to make this other “dream gig” come true. Mike Keneally was Mover’s first thought, “On any instrument he wants to play,” and happily welcomed Mike’s immediate reply, “Absolutely! Can I play keyboards?” Done. It was Keneally who recommended Bryan Beller on bass, someone Mover was very familiar with but had not had the opportunity to play with, until now. The guitar spot was the last to fill. There were the obvious fusion monsters out there, but one ‘new name’, recommended by many, kept coming up, “Andrew Synowiec,” so Mover started making calls. The initial response from several was, “This sounds amazing, please send me some medleys to check out.” The next response was, “This stuff is amazing, but would take too many brain cells,” except for one... Andrew Synowiec, “I’m down.” And thus, PffT was formed. Playing Lots of Notes from Jeff Beck, Billy Cobham, Allan Holdsworth, Tony Williams, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brand X, and more. Before PffT takes the stage, acclaimed guitarist and composer Travis Larson will open the evening with a special performance, showcasing the virtuosity and innovation that have made him a favorite among progressive and fusion music fans.
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