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President Trump says the Kennedy Center must close for renovation. Members of Congress and two lawsuits contend the real reason is mismanagement, artist cancellations and declining ticket sales.

The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival, which debuted in 2024 with nearly $400,000 in seed money from Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs, will return in expanded form this fall for its third year at multiple venues on both sides of the border. The event will grow from three days in 2024 and 2025 to four days this year. Free concerts will take place in downtown Tijuana and downtown San Diego, along with a paid concert at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, for which tickets go on sale May 30 at sdtjjazz.org. This year’s roster includes drum dynamo and five-time Grammy Award-winner Brian Blade with his genre-blurring group, The Fellowship Band, and Panamanian-bred piano great Danilo Pérez, who is a three-time Grammy-winner. Blade and Pérez were both longtime members of the late saxophone legend Wayne Shorter’s quartet. Pérez, who heads the Global Jazz Institute at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, will perform here with the SDSU Jazz Ensembles and the Ensenada-based La Covacha Big Band. Also set to appear is 2022 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition-winner Lucia, a native of Veracruz. Lucia performed here at the 2025 festival with her jazz band. She is returning with a four-man son jarocho group that features her father, Ramón Gutiérrez, a keen musical improviser and master of the four-stringed requinto. In addition, the festival will present San Diego and Tijuana performances by the seven-piece Mingus Dynasty, which features tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, pianist Helen Sung and Russian-born bassist Boris Kozlov. The band pays tribute to the music of modern jazz pioneer Charles Mingus and will perform some pieces from his classic 1957 album, “Tijuana Moods.” Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and UC San Diego music professor Anthony Davis is a lifelong Mingus fan. He has agreed to write a new piece for Mingus Dynasty to play at the festival, which is now seeking underwriting for what will be a world premiere if funding is found. San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival on Facebook / Instagram California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Facebook / Instagram

The Trump administration is avoiding environmental review on construction that is destroying boulders that have been on Kuchamaa Mountain, near the border city of Tecate, for more than 100 million years.

As a recording and touring artist, James Taylor has touched people with his warm baritone voice and distinctive style of guitar-playing for more than 50 years, while setting a precedent to which countless young musicians have aspired. Over the course of his celebrated songwriting and performing career, he has sold more than 100 million albums, earning gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards since the release of his self-titled debut album in 1968. In 2015, he released "Before This World," the first-ever #1 album of his illustrious career. James has won multiple GRAMMY Awards, has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and the prestigious Songwriters Halls of Fame and in February 2006, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences selected him its MUSICARES Person of the Year. He was also awarded the distinguished Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2012. In November of 2015, James was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor and in December of 2016 he received the Kennedy Center Honors, which are presented annually to individuals who have enriched American culture by distinguished achievement in the performing arts. In early 2020 he released "Break Shot," a deeply personal and authentic audio-only memoir detailing his first 21 years. He also released his newest album, American Standard, his 19th studio album, which earned him the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and gave him the honor of being the first artist to have a Billboard Top 10 album in each of the past six decades. Over the past few years James has toured extensively in Europe, Canada and the US as well as recent stops in Tokyo, Manila, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Please note: This is a rental event of The Rady Shell presented by AEG/Goldenvoice. The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert. James Taylor on Facebook / Instagram

PRINT TO PROTEST A multi-regional, cross-generational print exhibition honoring gráfica as a living practice of resistance, solidarity, and community storytelling. Rooted in the history of print as protest, the show highlights how artists continue to use printmaking as a powerful tool for voice, visibility, and collective action. Curated by: Por La Mano Press Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11 from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Location : CPMCC Main Gallery Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center on Facebook / Instagram

The Hella Plants Market is officially making its debut in San Diego and we’re bringing the plants, creativity, culture, and unmatched vibes with us. Get ready for an unforgettable weekend as Hella Plants Market takes over San Diego with incredible plant vendors, interactive workshops, delicious food, music, art, cocktails, and community energy all in one space. Whether you’re a hardcore plant collector or just starting your plant journey, this event is for YOU. This is more than a market. It’s an experience. A celebration of plants, people, creativity, and connection. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hella-plants-market-san-diego-tickets-1990279417314?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Hella Plants Market on Instagram and Facebook

Bigger experiments, brighter ideas, and boundless curiosity await at the newly renovated Fleet Science Center. This summer, discover the all-new Element 8 Café, expanded theater queue and concessions, two additional gallery spaces, and for the first time, a free public entrance gallery exploring science across San Diego. This exciting transformation launches a bold new chapter, strengthening the Fleet as an innovative, accessible hub for the region. Join us this summer and connect with the power of science like never before. Fleet Science Center on Facebook / Instagram

Techne Art Center Presents "Endless Summer" A Survey Exhibition of San Diego Area Artists May 30 – August 1, 2026 | Opening Reception: Saturday, May 30, 5–8 p.m. Techne Art Center opens "Endless Summer" on May 30, a group exhibition bringing together thirteen San Diego area artists for a survey of life and work in the region. Curated by Chuck Thomas and staged across Techne's flagship space in Oceanside, the show gathers an impressive network of local artists to share their take on what it means to make work here. The opening reception is free and open to the public; the exhibition runs through August 1. Participating Artists: Jay Bell, Lee Puffer, Kelsey Overstreet, Steve Harlow, Maddie Butler, Gail Roberts, Marisa DeLuca, Ahavani Mullen, Yena Kim, Dave Kinsey, Ashley Kim, Philipp Rittermann, John Dillemuth Techne Art Center 1609 Ord Way, Oceanside, CA 92054 Techne Art Center on Instagram

Encore Vocal Ensemble presents "Encore Hits the Road," a Broadway-style musical journey across America, on Friday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 13 at 4 p.m. at the Grossmont College Performing & Visual Arts Center, 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020. This high-energy production transforms a cross-country road trip into a live musical experience filled with recognizable Broadway hits, storytelling, humor, and songs inspired by cities across the country, culminating in New York City as the final stop. Audiences will experience lively performances celebrating friendship, resilience, and the joy of music. Encore Vocal Ensemble on Facebook / Instagram

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday convened leaders from more than 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration's latest effort to quell what it calls "left wing" political terrorism.