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From the Hausmann Quartet: May’s Haydn Voyages program journeys through places and times far and wide, from Haydn’s Vienna and London to Milhaud’s Europe, Caroline Shaw’s musical depiction of the grounds of Washington DC’s Dumbarton Oaks and Max Vinetz’s work inspired by a cross-country journey. Max was also a prize winner in our 2021 Quarantine Composition Competition, and we’re proud to share his work in his native San Diego. Related links: Hausmann Quartet on Instagram | Facebook

Volunteers of all ages are needed to help with beautifying the San Diego River Park Foundation’s River Center at Grant Park in Mission Valley! When it is completed, this project will create a beautiful community space for residents and visitors to start their exploration of the San Diego River. You can help put your stamp on this project by joining us as we have set a goal of planting 500 plants! We also will be finishing a mural. Lots of volunteers are needed! No experience needed, there will be leaders on hand to help you with the art project and the planting, and both activities are family-friendly.

This Free Third Thursday, celebrate the launch of the full-color publication accompanying Celia Álvarez Muñoz's first museum retrospective with a talk by the artist. The publication will feature artwork by Celia Álvarez Muñoz, essays by Dr. Kate Green, MCASD Assistant Isabel Casso, and Josh Franco, and a conversation between Roberto Tejada and Celia Álvarez Muñoz.

Pacific Coast Harmony will present “Happy Together,” a concert of modern four-part acapella harmony music on Saturday, June 17 2023, at 3:15 p.m. at the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, 5967 La Sendita, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. The music spans the Great American Songbook, Broadway theater and film, popular songs, and beyond. In addition to the chorus, there will be several quartet appearances, featuring “The Summertimers Harmony Band,” 2022 Barbershop Harmony Society Far Western District champs. The concert will follow a reception from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. with beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Tickets are $25.00 and can be purchased by emailing PacificCoastHarmonyInfo@gmail.com or by calling (619) HARMONY /427-6669. Pacific Coast Harmony is an a cappella ensemble based in La Jolla, California, under the direction of Bonnie McKibben, an award-winning director, quartet champion, and recording artist. PCH is proud to be a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. For more information, visit PacificCoastharmony.org or call (619) 427-6669.

This exhibition presents over 100 works of traditional and contemporary African craft, including furniture, pottery, basketry, textiles, jewelry, clothing, weapons, currency, and more. The objects originate from many areas of Africa, and are part of layered cultural stories and histories. Each work invites us not just to consider the object, but also the maker - a person often unknown to us - whose inspiration and sense of design made an everyday object extraordinary. African by Design is drawn from Mingei International Museum’s permanent collection and local private collections.

The San Diego Chorus is currently auditioning treble singers for all voice parts. RSVP for our Guest Open House on May 24 to learn more! Women and non-binary treble singers are welcome! RSVP to an upcoming Guest Open House or drop in on any of our casual weekly rehearsals to learn more about our year-round, soft audition process. The San Diego Chorus meets on Wednesdays from 6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. in Room 207 of the Casa del Prado building of Balboa Park. Experience the JOY of singing 4-part, a cappella harmony for yourself. You'll meet a dedicated, talented and passionate group of singers ready to welcome you with open arms. RSVP today and we'll be standing by to greet and guide you every step of the way.

This illuminating essay uses film scenes to tell of the forced cultural appropriation of a world-famous landscape. Monument Valley is one of the most recognizable landscapes in the world. Its iconographic use in American Westerns has had a lasting influence on stock photography, advertising, and tourism. The valley has been given mythical significance as an image of a “primitive West” firmly in the hands of white people and meant to be protected from intruders. The fact that Monument Valley is traditional Navajo territory has been obscured in the process. A radical examination of Monument Valley’s representation in cinema and advertising since John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939), The Taking scrutinizes how a site located on sovereign Navajo land came to embody the fantasy of the “Old West,” replete with self-perpetuating falsehoods, and why it continues to hold mythic significance in the global psyche.

The songwriting genius of three trailblazing female singer/songwriters comes to life through three extraordinary vocalists. Conductor Ted Sperling, Andréa Burns, Morgan James, Capathia Jenkins and the San Diego Symphony perform songs such as “You’re So Vain,” “Both Sides, Now,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Natural Woman,” “Nightingale,” “Haven’t Got Time for The Pain” and so many more. Ace Parking has provided a dedicated parking purchase page for this event. *Please note: neither Joni Mitchell, Carole King nor Carly Simon will be appearing on this program.

This presentation is part of Dissecting Visions of Identity and Care in the Future, a 4 part-film series made possible by the Sloan Foundation’s Science on Screen initiative. Each film will be paired with a guest speaker. Dissecting Visions of Identity and Care in the Future will evaluate how cinema’s interpretation of the future frames humankind within intersections of surveillance, race, healthcare, identity, and A.I. advancements. We are particularly interested in how the technological advancements presented in these films have implications for present day systemic injustices. Director: Shalini Kantayya | Runtime: 85 minutes | Year: 2020 | Rating: UR | Country: USA | Language: English | Documenary Genre: Documentary, AI Tagline: Modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against? When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that many facial recognition technologies do not accurately detect darker-skinned faces or classify the faces of women, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. As it turns out, artificial intelligence is not neutral, and women are leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected. Speaker: Professor Amy Alexander, Computing in the Arts, UC San Diego Visual Arts Theme: Algorithms, Bias, and Us: Fighting Back and Moving Forward (Fighting for equality and regulation of algorithmic and facial recognition technologies) Critic Quotes: “Coded Bias is not interested in wallowing in despair for the future, like many tech-infused documentaries like to do. Kantayya wants to inform and inspire change.” - Austin Chronicle

Vibrant and sensational! Featuring the music of some of the greatest female music icons of our time including Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan and more, The Deca Dames brings the power of women in music to the Brooks Theater stage! This sensational ensemble of San Diego’s finest female performers, including Whitney Shay, Cassie Bowerman, and Tanya Mackenna, is reminiscent of a Vegas show with dazzling costume changes, great lighting and sound in a 198-seat venue.