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We're making the most of our spring and summer with our Block Party series! This series aims to celebrate community, culture, and creativity by creating a platform for underrepresented artists to display their diverse talents. You can look forward to a fire lineup of local talent, a variety of food options to satisfy your cravings, and numerous vendors to discover and shop from within your community. The event has a suggested donation of $5 - $20 for entry, which will support this festival and many others. By investing in our organization, you directly contribute to more inclusive cultural spaces in your neighborhood. These events are family and dog-friendly and open to the public. Come out to enjoy the summer sun, connect with like-minded individuals, listen (and dance) to some groovy tunes, and support the work of underrepresented creatives! Visit: https://www.migenteca.org/ Mi Gente CA on Facebook / Instagram

Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. January 8–March 5 (9 weeks, 27 total hours of instruction) AAC Art Studio There are few artistic pursuits more rewarding than creating a successful portrait bust, especially of a loved one or significant other. Join sculptor Marty Davis as he teaches the process of creating a bust from photos. Students will learn how to photograph a portrait sitter, and how to use those photos to create an accurate three-dimensional (3D) likeness. Marty will explain and demonstrate the elements of successful portraiture. Topics include the anatomy of the skull and neck, the proportion and placement of the features, and how to generate and refine a convincing likeness. Students will create a single portrait bust of a subject of their choosing over eight weeks. No experience with sculpture necessary. This class is for all skill levels. Materials: Materials will be discussed at the first class. Please note: this course runs for nine sessions total. Max students: 12 Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/classes/54 Athenaeum Music and Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

Tuesdays, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. February 4–25 (4 Weeks, 12 total hours of instruction) AAC Art Studio Experience the fun in “fun-ctional” ceramics! Learn and develop your hand-building pottery skills with three projects, such as a set of nesting plates, a berry bowl, and your own custom mug. Each class will introduce a new project to work on, which will require practicing different techniques to get to the final assembled piece. The last class will be reserved for glazing all the work produced during the class. At the class's completion, you will take home your glazed projects, finished and ready to be used. Beginning to intermediate students are welcome. Materials: The materials fee includes clay, glazes, firings, and the use of basic tools. It is recommended that students bring an apron and a hand towel for cleanup, as well as a notebook and pencil to write down instructions and sketch ideas. Max students: 10 Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/classes/52 Athenaeum Music and Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

Here's how the Turkish city of Gaziantep became synonymous with baklava, the sweet pastry made of layers of phyllo dough, filled with nuts and soaked in syrup or honey.

The series concludes on Wednesday, March 19, with the local debut of the Avishai Cohen Quartet, featuring Cohen on trumpet, Yonathan Avishai on piano, Barak Mori on bass, and Ziv Ravitz on drums. Cohen is globally recognized as a player-composer open to multiple strains of jazz and active as a leader, co-leader, and sideman. Aside from the acclaimed work with his quartet, he has also recorded and toured as part of the Mark Turner Quartet, the SFJAZZ Collective, and the 3 Cohens Sextet—with his sister, clarinetist-saxophonist Anat, and brother, saxophonist Yuval. In 2024, Cohen released his newest album, Ashes to Gold (ECM Records), a deeply introspective and richly textured exploration of life’s transitions and renewal. The album showcases Cohen’s ability to blend lyrical beauty with technical brilliance, further solidifying his reputation as an innovator in contemporary jazz. Named as Artistic Director of the International Jerusalem Festival, Cohen has also been voted as a Rising Star on three consecutive occasions in the DownBeat Critics Poll. JazzTimes called him “one of the most creative trumpet players in jazz,” adding, “Like Miles Davis, he can make the trumpet a vehicle for uttering the most poignant human cries.” Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/jazz-25-0319 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

To maintain old friends, focus less on what they're doing (or not doing) for the relationship and focus on your own efforts, says Nina Badzin, host of a friendship podcast.

Part of the City of San Diego's OnView Local Arts Program, this delightful exhibition features artist Jane Muschenetz's award-winning palm frond animal masks. Using repurposed and eco-friendly materials, Muschenetz transforms palm frond bark that sheds during San Diego's windy storms into vivid and expressive creatures that enchant kids and adults alike. Paired with whimsical animal poems, the artwork brings something joyful and unexpected to brighten the day, capture the imagination, and inspire creativity in all of us. Check out the art and some books too, while you're at it!

Come see our latest exhibition: "Chicanismo and the "Art of Resistance: The Legacy of Ricardo Favela and the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF)." This new exhibit showcases the importance of creating inclusive spaces for underserved communities to express their creativity through art resistance, empowerment, cultural pride and activism. Curated by Florentina Favela & Eddie Salas Last weekend to see the Community Artist Gallery Installation by Tim Redbird Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center on Facebook

This week's discourse has revolved around the so-called "Gen Z stare" in professional and retail environments. But what are people really talking about?

"Summer of Soul" documentary (2021, PG-13, 1h 58m) Friday, February 7 at 5 p.m. at the Carlsbad Dove Library This music documentary explores and reclaims the legacy of the six-week 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It features unpublished footage of performances by Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight & the Pips at Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).