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Bread & Salt's main gallery will open a new solo exhibition by sculptor and installation artist Richard Keely. About the artist: Richard Keely is an artist and educator from Southern California. Originally trained as a painter Richard’s work during the last twenty years has turned towards sculpture, photography and installation. With the sculptural work Richard is often concerned with transforming ordinary objects into visually dense wall pieces that have the potential to evoke an array of experiential possibilities. Richard's Installation projects have included collaborations with Sante Fe based artist Lynne Hendrick, and his wife Anna O’Cain. With these installations Keely, Hendrick, and O’Cain explore ideas concerning the visceral side of accumulating, storing, preserving, and communicating ideas and information. Additionally Keely and O’Cain have collaborated on a large body of work on the topic of hurricane Katrina that includes photography, installations and film. Keely and O’Cain also collaborated with San Diego artist Kristine Diekman and dance artist Karen Schaffman on United and Severed an installation that was shown at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido and Art Produce in San Diego. Richard’s work has a national reputation including solo exhibitions at gallery 4016 in Los Angeles and CAD/XO Gallery in Chicago and recent collaborations with Anna O’Cain for the Alt Picture Show, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Ben Maltz Gallery (Otis School of Art, Los Angeles), Art Around Adams and the Spruce Street Forum in San Diego. Additional collaborations with O'Cain include a Ceremonial performance Kat and Lilly Lee at Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles and INSITE 2000 in San Diego. Richard has also exhibited his work and given lectures at several well-known Universities and has been a “Visiting Artist” at Murray State University, Oberlin College and Montana State University. In 1996 he was awarded a grant from Art Matters in New York. Richard has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa and has lived and studied Chinese painting in Taipei, Taiwan. Currently Richard is living in San Diego CA and is an Associate Professor of Art at San Diego State University, where he teaches sculpture for the School of Art and Design. Related links: Bread and Salt gallery: website | Instagram Richard Keely: website

On Wednesday, August 14, San Diego New Music will present its Emerging Composers Concert at the Athenaeum Art Center in Logan Heights. Since the inaugural competition in 2018, SDNM has been inviting emerging San Diego/Tijuana/Ensenada–based student composers to apply for the Emerging Composers Commission Competition, an opportunity to submit an original work for an annual concert. Former executive director and current board member of San Diego New Music Eric Starr reports: “The goal from the outset was, and still is, to provide undergraduate college composers with a platform for their work to be heard outside the university.” The composers must either study at a college in San Diego or, if studying elsewhere, have graduated from a San Diego County high school. Starr says, “The local talent is immense and San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum can be proud to be part of the ecosystem that nurtures such talent.” The composers are selected from a pool of applicants and compose an original piece for the concert. Professional performers collaborate with the composers in the rehearsal process, just as they would with a professional composer, and do everything they can to honor the music. This year’s performers will be Rachel Allen (trumpet), Anahita Pestonjamasp (flute), Varun Rangaswamy (bassoon), and Eric Starr (trombone). Starr says, “Composer and bassoonist Varun Rangaswamy was an integral part of founding these concerts when he approached me about the concept at the soundON Festival at the Athenaeum in 2018. At the time, Varun was an undergraduate composer himself and felt that demographic of composer deserved more performing opportunities. Varun and I worked together to bring the concept to reality.” The result has been beloved concerts, and all 23 pieces that have been performed over four concerts are world premieres. Starr says, “August 14 will be our fifth Emerging Composers Concert and we are always excited to hear what happens!” Ensemble: Rachel Allen, trumpet Anahita Pestonjamasp, flute Varun Rangaswamy, bassoon Eric Starr, trombone) About San Diego New Music: San Diego New Music is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public performance of notated music of the highest integrity and artistic caliber from the 20th and 21st centuries. We seek to advance the art form by promoting music composed with conceptual rigor, passionate energy and singular artistic vision. SDNM enriches the artistic culture of San Diego through the presentation of an annual concert series and the soundON Festival of Modern Music, and through fostering its resident performing ensemble, NOISE. In 1994, the only place in San Diego where you could hear an entire concert of 20th-century music was on a college campus. San Diego New Music pitched the idea of a concert series devoted to modern music and 20th-century classics at the Athenaeum. The concerts of modern music perfectly complement the exhibitions of modern art held in the Athenaeum’s galleries. In 1996, San Diego New Music presented its first season. The series was called "Noise at the Library," and the ensemble would later adopt the name, as well. San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum have been happily co-presenting concerts of new music ever since. For more information on the organization go to www.sandiegonewmusic.com. San Diego New Music on Instagram

A hard-hitting exclusive study on workplace issues within the federal judiciary finds fault with the courts’ efforts to police themselves, including a lack of oversight and little record-keeping.

South Bay Earth Day returns to Bayfront Park! Update: Chula Vista’s South Bay Earth Day celebration now features a new, free, headline performance by genre-bending band Ozomatli! This celebration will feature a host of family-friendly activities, workshops, exhibits, vendors, art, food and drink, nonprofits, how-to and all-day entertainment featuring a nationally recognized, surprise headline recording artist. In addition to celebrating our precious, fragile planet and its bounty, South Bay Earth Day will engage and motivate visitors to choose environmentally friendly products and lifestyle choices, learn and practice, sustainable and mindful habits. Highlights of the zero-waste, day-long activation will include: · Fix-it-Clinic. Repair extends the life and reduces the environmental footprint of devices, furnishings and objects. Have something that needs fixing from lighting and gadgets to small electronics and mechanical devices? Bring them in! Mend your favorite outfit. Repair road and mountain bikes. One of our experts will help you evaluate, diagnose and fix it if they can. · Tie-Dye Workshop. Upcycle your plain (light-colored) garments and fabrics into original, colorful creations. · Live Entertaiment. All-day performances include Dreaming of You—Ultimate Selena Tribute, and a surprise marquee headliner to be announced. · Over 50 Green Vendors: everything sustainable and eco-conscious, from home furnishings to jewelry and apparel to garden gadgets, as well as exhibits and booths from local nonprofits, including Chula Vista Water Sports and Ocean Connectors with The Kayak Café; Citizens Climate Lobby; Living Coast Discovery Center; MAAC Project; SanDiego350; San Diego Community Power; and Creation Care Ministry. · Artist Alley. Enjoy the sight of beautiful art creations with environmentally safe art exhibits at the Artist Alley. There will be at least three live painters on-site, and many artists will be present to talk about their works. Some items will be available for purchase. · Kid Zone: Paint or decorate free (one per household) kitchen waste caddies! Make piñatas out of recyclables! Visit live animals and learn about conservation in the Living Coast Discovery Center! Interactive sorting games! Coloring! Conservation corn hole! · Food Trucks. The San Diego area’s most diverse array of food truck options. · Compost Giveaway. Learn about the benefits of compost and take a small sample home. · Free Bike Valet South Bay Earth Day on Facebook / Instagram With nearly 280,00 residents, the City of Chula Vista is a state leader in sustainability awareness and activity. The City has been at the forefront of sustainability since rolling out its citywide recycling programs in 1993, joining the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1997, and publishing its first Climate Action Plan in 2000. The City also developed an Operations Sustainability Plan and a Waste Reduction Strategic Plan, or Zero Waste Plan, that considers “People, Planet, and Prosperity” as the “triple bottom line” to achieve social, environmental, and economic sustainability and a green local economy and community.

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President-elect Donald Trump tapped Matthew Whitaker as his ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which Trump has long criticized for taking advantage of U.S. defense spending.

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