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LEARN. CONNECT. GET INSPIRED. MAKE. The Crafter’s Retreat is an in-person event that gives makers of all levels the opportunity to disconnect from daily life, dive into the art of slow crafting, and handcraft beautiful projects from start to finish. Over 300 crafters will meet, mingle with, and learn from talented artists in various mediums. Workshops range from fiber art to wood carving to wax resist—there is something new for everyone. Outside of our creative time together, we’re hosting special events to enjoy, including sunrise yoga, a Saturday evening happy hour, community dinner meet-ups, and special sponsored surprises. Visit: The Crafters Retreat The Crafters Box on Instagram and Facebook

Local horror-comedy darlings Dad Skeleton return with their freakiest and funniest variety show yet. Featuring some thrilling sketch comedy, improv, drag, and general comedic brilliance, you’ll laugh until your head falls off.* *You are responsible for locating your own disembodied head. Featuring: Improv from Jackie: The Improvised Martial Arts Movie JACKIE is an improvised martial arts movie in the style of Jackie Chan. Joel Arriola and Brandon Hensgens bonded their shared love of Jackie Chan and wanted to bring a new physical show to the stage with LIVE foley effects. Martial Arts experience: None. Falling experience: Loads. Improv experience: Yes. @jackiechanimprov Comedic Bits and Brilliance by David Bowers Dave Bowers credits his comedic style to his time studying comedy and improv at the Annoyance in New York. Inspired by the solo comedy art pieces, variety shows, and loose bits seen across the North Brooklyn comedy scene, Dave brings his East Coast antics to Southern California. @daidbro23 And a sketch comedy headliner by us, Dad Skeleton. About Dad Skeleton: Dad Skeleton is a comedy collective based in San Diego from the minds of Jacob Rozansky and Paige Oberholtzer. With a carousel of incredible local actors and performers, they bring fresh, hilarious theatricality to the White Family Next Stage. From giant cigarettes to spitting up blood, they use every element of the theater to deliver a memorable performance.

PEEC is a free program for teens, who are interested in art-making as an enrichment activity that goes beyond making crafts. The aim of the program is to provide a space for youth to create art, share stories, collaborate, explore, and identify new ways to use art in their lives. The Athenaeum offers facilities, resources, guidance, instruction, and support. The open studio program includes a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors offering workshops in their respective fields, as well as curricular activities that involve the use of the Athenaeum library resources as a starting point for projects. Activities include drawing, painting, research, and introduction to various media. The program is free and teens can register. For additional information, please call (858) 454-5872 or email us at peec@ljathenaeum.org. The main venue for the program is the Athenaeum’s art studio at 1008 Wall Street, entrance on Girard Avenue.

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

The pop star's early catalog was acquired in 2019 and sold again in 2020, igniting a years-long saga in which Swift set out to re-record new versions of the albums to compete with the originals.

Adams sued over an allegation in a 2016 documentary that he sanctioned the 2006 killing of a British spy in Ireland. A jury in Dublin's High Court awarded Adams damages of 100,000 euros ($113,000).

With "Humane," Caitlin Cronenberg channels her father David Cronenberg's influence while carving out her own unique voice in horror filmmaking.

Thomas' work puts Black women front and center. "We've been supportive characters for far too long," she says. "I would describe my art as radically shifting notions of beauty by reclaiming space."

SAN DIEGO, CA - The San Diego River Artists’ Alliance (SDRAA) will exhibit work celebrating the San Diego River and its ecosystem in a exhibition titled “Ebb and Flow: Art Along the River” at the Point Loma Public Library October 3 - December 30, 2024. - 4 p.m. A portion of the sales will be donated to the San Diego River Park Foundation (SDRPF). SDRAA is a collective of twenty-two visual and 3D artists from around San Diego County who hike and spend time along the San Diego River from its source in mountains near Julian to the ocean. The artists create artwork about the San Diego River and its ecosystem to celebrate its history, beauty and promise and to encourage the public to connect with the variety of experiences available along the river. The work includes acrylic, photography, mixed media, glass, watercolor, oil, color pencil, fiber arts, paper, ceramic, and polymer clay. Visit: https://sandiegoartdirectory.com/directory/ebb-flow-art-along-the-san-diego-river/ San Diego River Park Foundation on Instagram and Facebook

A recent analysis shows the waterpark needs around $3.5 million in repairs to bring it up to code, and another $15 million over the next 10 years to keep it safe and operational.