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Opening Reception | 21st Annual SDSU Art Council Scholarship Exhibition Athenaeum Art Center 1955 Julian Avenue San Diego, CA 92113 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16, 5–8 p.m. May 16–July 3, 2026 CATHERINE AND ROBERT PALMER GALLERY 21st ANNUAL SDSU ART COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION The Athenaeum Art Center is excited to present the 21st Annual SDSU Art Council Scholarship Exhibition, featuring new work by five exceptional graduate and upper-division undergraduate students from the School of Art and Design at San Diego State University. Since 2002, the SDSU Art Council has recognized outstanding emerging artists with scholarships and the opportunity to exhibit their work at the Athenaeum, one of San Diego's most cherished cultural institutions. This year's five recipients gather under a quietly urgent shared theme: the body as a site of history, resistance, and reinvention. Whether mapping chronic pain onto the indifferent American medical system, excavating the layered textures of immigrant memory, or refusing the limits imposed by colonial and binary thinking, these artists use their diverse practices to insist on visibility—for their communities, their experiences, and themselves. Andrea Mendoza is a Mexican American painter and metalsmith whose oil paintings draw on the vibrant color traditions of Mexican art and her indigenous heritage. Working through a feminist lens, she reclaims narrative space for overlooked communities, presenting cultural identity with power and pride, and extending the canvas itself into wearable jewelry through metalsmithing. Tina Mardan, an Iranian American interdisciplinary artist, works across photography, painting, drawing, and installation to explore how memory, displacement, and the domestic environment shape a person's sense of belonging. Her layered compositions find the political embedded in the everyday. Todd Bradley is a San Diego–based mixed-media artist whose C7 Series confronts chronic pain, neurodivergence, and American cultural mythology head-on, using collaged medical imagery, book pages, X-rays, and embroidery thread to transform vulnerability into visual power. Ana Saad works in clay and fiber to investigate queerness, gender performance, and communal existence, distorting the natural world into something liminal and uncanny where trees and manufactured spikes carry the weight of growth, defense, and becoming. Isa Ybarra, a mixed-media painter and printmaker, channels Chicanx muralism, skate culture, and DIY activism into works that critique the racial, bodily, and gendered borders born of colonization, creating visibility for the queer Latinx community while challenging the systems that constrain it. Together, these five artists make the case that art is not merely aesthetic; it is an act of presence and of claiming space. The exhibition can be viewed in the Catherine and Robert Palmer Gallery at the Athenaeum Art Center (1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113) during open gallery hours, Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and every second Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m., during the Barrio Art Crawl, and by appointment. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram

The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.

The sewage hot spot along Saturn Boulevard became the focus of studies last year by a team from UC San Diego. Researchers found that a discharge pipe was causing toxic gasses to be released into the air.

Join us in February to decorate picture frame with decoden! This workshop will be held outdoors in the lower garden. Your ticket includes all materials, light refreshments, and admission to explore the garden after the workshop. *Limited spots available, registration required. This workshop is non-refundable 10 days before the event. Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum on Facebook / Instagram

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Check the full game schedule for specific dates/ time El Chingon is open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Sunday Throughout June, El Chingon also will serve as a high-energy viewing destination for international soccer tournament matches, beginning with Mexico versus South Africa at Noon PT on Thursday, June 11, followed by the United States versus Paraguay at 6 p.m. PT on Friday, June 12. Matches will air across the venue’s 120-inch LED screen and 10 high-definition TVs. More information about El Chingon is available on the website at ElChingon.com/San-Diego. About El Chingon: El Chingon opened in March 2017 at 560 Fifth Ave., bringing “Bad Ass Mexican” to San Diego’s bustling Gaslamp Quarter. Designed to capture the spirit of Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa, and his pistoleros, El Chingon serves traditional Mexican food with elevated ingredients, paired with cerveza and an expansive beverage menu with a specialty in agave-based cocktails. El Chingon is open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Sunday. Brunch is served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. El Chingon features a “bad ass” happy hour from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. More information about El Chingon is available on the website at ElChingon.com/San-Diego, by calling 619-501-1919 and on Facebook and Instagram at @ElChingonSD.

ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery Present the 2nd Annual “Spring in SoCal2” ArtHatch and Distinction Gallery are thrilled to announce our 2nd Annual "Spring in SoCal2," part of Escondido’s Annual Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month this April. The month-long celebration will feature multiple events, culminating in our April Arts Showcase on April 11, from 6–10 p.m.—our largest and most vibrant gathering of local artists, creativity, and community. Special Offer: The first 100 guests to RSVP at spring@arthatch.org will receive a free pot and succulent plant. Visitors can visit the front gallery and four additional studios, where local artists will decorate the pots. For a hands-on experience, head to Teen Studio #12, add your own artistic touches, and watch teens create live as they prepare for their upcoming all-teen art exhibition this July. Short on time? Don’t worry! A limited number of pre-painted and planted pots will be available for guests who may not have RSVP’d, while supplies last. Live Music & Entertainment: Groove to live music all evening! C-Barrgs spins from 6–8 p.m., followed by Big Boss Bubble performing from 8–10 p.m.. These fan favorites are guaranteed to get the crowd moving. Extras: Enjoy open studio tours throughout the evening and drinks available for purchase from Last Spot by Tortari, serving until 11 p.m. The creativity continues beyond April 11! Join us on April 18 and 25, from 2–5 p.m., to watch local artists paint live in the front gallery. This event is being funded in part by the City of Escondido Public Art. Location: 317 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025

The U.S. military announced strikes against Iranian positions just hours after President Trump says more countries should normalize ties with Israel in any Iran deal, tempering expectations of peace.