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For families with young children, books can encourage important conversations about Freedom Day’s history and traditions.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Jimmy Dorantes at The Photographer's Eye; San Diego River Park art in Santa Ysabel; Brisk One at Woo Studios; Lauren Gunderson's "A Room in the Castle" at Moxie; Hi-Res storytelling; Mother's Day at the library and more.

This weekend in the arts: "Doomgaze" at the Casbah, "Farm to Craft" at the Mingei, Barrio Art Crawl, "Neon Afterlife" in Oceanside, "The Recipe" at La Jolla Playhouse and an East County library book crawl.

Cat Gunn’s first solo museum exhibition, "if only by the light of a new moon," explores the complex terrain of inherited memory and the seemingly impossible nostalgia for a home one has never known — an experience familiar to immigrants, first-generation children, and anyone displaced by colonialism, war, or occupation. Gunn’s mother, Lida, grew up in poverty in post-war Manila. In the late 1970s she met Richard, an American working as a Vietnamese linguist with the US Air Force. They married and settled in Baltimore, where Gunn was raised. Whether because of the language barrier, faulty memories, or a reluctance to speak of hard times, Lida’s story — and by extension Gunn’s own Filipino heritage — has remained largely inaccessible to them. Developed during Gunn’s year-long residency at ICA San Diego in 2025, the exhibition dissects the mechanisms of collective forgetting that often erase colonial conquest and imperial violence, asking who controls these narratives and why crucial information often remains withheld. Its title evokes illumination that is only barely perceptible — a longing for even the faintest glimmer of hope or truth. ICA San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Renowned for his sharp wit and keen observations on the human condition, best-selling author and master of satire David Sedaris returns to ArtPower for his first appearance at the newly renovated Jacobs Music Center. Known for his acerbic humor, incisive social commentary, and wildly entertaining stories, Sedaris cuts through cultural euphemisms and political correctness with intelligence and wit. He will treat audiences to a mix of published favorites and new works-in-progress in an evening of unforgettable storytelling. David Sedaris on Facebook / Instagram

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoying.

A lawsuit filed over KPBS reporting on a data center in Imperial Valley hit a major obstacle on Friday.

This is a Center for World Music event hosted at Mingei International Museum. Experience the living pulse of Armenian folk culture through a captivating performance by Lernazang Ensemble, a collective of musicians, dancers, and ethnomusicologists dedicated to preserving and reimagining Armenian music and dance. Featuring the evocative sounds of duduk, oud, dhol, and voice, alongside Armenian dance, the ensemble brings to life the music and movement of Western Armenia (Anatolia) and the Southern Caucasus. Their approach aims to revitalize Armenian folk heritage by blending deep cultural research with striking artistic expression. Members of the audience are invited to engage with the artists in a Q&A following the performance to learn more about the traditions, history, and contemporary significance of Armenian music and dance. Visit: https://app.betterunite.com/centerforworldmusic-revitalizingarmenianheritagethroughmusicanddancefeaturinglernazangensemble/donate Lernazang on Instagram and Facebook

The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon.

We hear from the leaders of two local community organizations about how San Diego's Muslim community is processing last week's events — and where healing begins.