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A cottage teetering on the edge of a roof, a 180-ton granite bear, and a 560-foot slithering snake are just some of the commissioned art on the UC San Diego campus that inspire discussions of what makes art.

The 20-year-old gunman came within a matter of inches of killing the former president, but investigators are still struggling to understand what may have motivated Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Location: North Park Way from Ray St to Granada, PLUS the North Park Mini Park From the organizers: Verbatim Books is proud to present the third edition of the North Park Book Fair! A street fair for book lovers, located right outside Verbatim Books in the heart of North Park, showcasing local San Diego booksellers, small presses, and literary collectives. Over 60 booths of books, zines, and comics as well as literary art, food, live performances and music. Open Mic hosted by @poets_underground_ Limited edition tees & totes printed by @galleryaka Live music curated by @folkartsrarerecords Live readings by local authors...and MORE!!! Don't miss this incredible event that brings together the literary community and book enthusiasts! Poster design by @demandatory Related links: Verbatim Books on Instagram

This weekend in the arts, a west coast premiere of Mason Bates' latest composition, futuristic art from Pinar Yoldas, photography and beauty through a Black lens, Labyrinth-inspired music and dance, live music picks and more local arts and culture.

On Saturday, June 10th, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., the City of San Diego is inviting the public to provide input about what features they would like to see included in an ideal Ocean Beach Pier. The City is encouraging residents from throughout the region to attend and to bring their kids. Free ice cream, donated by Lighthouse Ice Cream, will be available, while supplies last. Fishing poles will be given to the first 20 kids and there will be 10 adult poles to be raffled off! Before the interactive portion of the workshop, City staff and consultants will provide a summary of findings to date, and present draft guiding principles for the project. The engineering and design team will also present information about design opportunities and constraints related to the construction of a potential replacement pier in the location of the existing Ocean Beach Pier, as well as the next steps in the design process. This is the 2nd in-person Community Workshop for the Ocean Beach Pier Renewal Project. The workshop on June 10 will be held at the Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road. The public can provide input here: Ocean Beach Pier Renewal Project Survey (surveymonkey.com) For more information visit: obpierrenewal.com

Reflections is an art-making workshop series designed to serve adults 55 and older. In the sessions on September 1 and 15, participants will dissect the many facets of portraiture and the contrast between internal and external representations of the self while touring artworks from MCASD's collection. Whether viewing artworks that are figurative or abstract, metaphorical or literal, humorous or severe, each exploration will examine the compositional and storytelling qualities of portraits and their power to communicate a message. In the artmaking portion of the sessions, participants will put lessons into practice by creating portraits of many subjects, such as: • A beloved • Someone admired • A group of friends • Family member • Co-workers • The self In the workshop series from October 6 through December 1, participants will explore how the body is integrated into contemporary art. Through close looking we will engage with artworks where the body is present, and others where it is invoked by its notable absence. As participants delve into the concepts tied to interpretations of the human form they will consider and learn: • How scale impacts the viewer • How the body is used as a tool for labor • How artists engage the senses in a hands-off contemporary arts environment • How body is present through absence Each workshop will include an investigation of contemporary artmaking techniques and materials. No prior art experience is required. Transportation will be provided, if required. Participants may join one session (two days) or the full series (four sessions; eight days). Click here to view the full list of workshops!

From Bad Vibes Good Friends (BVGF): On July 27 and 28, we are bringing a two-day Art and Music showcase to Barrio Logan's Corazon del Barrio, promising a unique sensory experience. The event will feature curated music, art, live visuals, and cocktails, showcasing a diverse blend of internationally and locally acclaimed talents from the cordillera of Colombia to the deserts and coast of California. Thursday, July 27: Collaborating with the renowned Latin American record label ZZK, Bad Vibes Good Friends has secured two monoliths of contemporary Colombian music for their San Diego showcase: Meridian Brothers and Cerrero y La Marea. Eblis Alvarez, the songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and bandleader of Meridian Brothers, has been hailed as an "Eccentric Mastermind" by the New York Times's Ed Moreno, and championed as Bogota's frontiersmen of Neo-Tropicalismo and Cumbia for two decades. Diego Gomez of Cerrero y La Marea is also considered a pioneer in the contemporary music scene of Bogota. His collaborations and record labels, Disco Pacificos and Llorona Records, have introduced the world to folk acts of Colombia roots like Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto while blending his electronic music expertise with other traditional Latin American influences. Cerrero y La Marea, his current project with Grupo Bejuco's William Martinez and Tomaco's Marimba de Chonta master Juan Carlos "Cankita" Mindinero, continues this intriguing fusion. Fresh Veggies Micro Brass, a local emerging psychedelic circus, will also be featured that night. Fresh off festival performances at Lighting In A Bottle and Same Same But Different, this New Orleans marching band gone mad is an eccentric amalgamation of members of Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, and Euphoria Brass Band. DJ Strange Bouquets (Rory Morison), the musician, artist, and founder of Bad Vibes Good Friends, will be spinning vinyl selections from his extensive collection of international music. Rees Withrow, an analog video artist, has been captivating San Diego audiences since 2014 with his unique brand of visuals using circuit-bent hardware to create psychedelic, glitched-out images on old-school CRT TV screens. Encapsulating the flavors of the night with a menu of curated cocktails will be the duo Super Purple. Comprised of Leigh Lacap and Nick Sinutko two prolific minds behind some of the most respected beverage programs in San Diego (Craft and Commerce, Campfire, Frankies, Jeune et Jolie), Super Purple sees the two consolidating their artistic aptitudes and peculiar imaginations into color-drenched, multi-sensory beverage activations. Friday, July 28: WAND, a band formed in late 2013 in Los Angeles, quickly earned great praise for brandishing a genre contrarian path and quickly separating themselves from the emerging southern Californian psych/garage scene. With 10 years, 7 releases, and relentless touring under their belt, Wand is a legendary shapeshifting juggernaut, leaving a collection of post-punk, psychedelic, metal art-rock classics in their wake. Local bizarre-o quintet Drug Hunt, often championed for their seditionist attitude, will also perform. While often categorized as Neo-Psychedelic, the band is more accurately a bastardization of Psychedelia, championing the angular idealism of American Post-Punk and the orphaned swagger of early British Hard Rock. Named one of NBC's "Top 9 Bands To See Live In San Diego," Drug Hunt is a local powerhouse on stage, and they will be debuting and performing two new songs featuring Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Adrian Terraza Gonzalez of The Mars Volta. Hailing from Joshua Tree, This Lonesome Paradise delivers reverb-soaked retribution, lounge lust, and the enigmatic echoes of western noir. Their dark musical cinema evokes the blood thirst of a Cormac McCarthy novel and the poetic surrealism of a David Lynch flick. Recently earning them an acolyte and production stewardship/collaboration with genre heavyweight Taylor Kirk of Timber Timbre, This Lonesome Paradise is a well-kept secret soon to be a headline. New Tongues is a binational sound art and music group based in Baja, Mexico, and San Diego, California, will also grace the stage. Founded in 2023 by artist and musician Preston Swirnoff, along with field recordist/sound designer Xareni Lizarraga and violist/producer Kathia Rudametkin, New Tongues is an adventure in interdisciplinary collaboration. Using sound sculptures, field recordings, visual art installations, and traditional instruments, they craft electroacoustic song forms that celebrate intimacy, relationship ecologies, and deep listening. San Diego projectionist Sebastian Bañuelos, known as Gonzo Liquid Light, blends the realms of analog and digital video effects for concert performances. Mentored by liquid light pioneers from the 1960s, Gonzo adds his own artistic touch by utilizing contemporary VJ software and digital effects. Andrew McGranahan Graphic Artist/Designer is most notably recognized for his art works in the music industry: posters, album art and other merchandise. He’s also the lead designer for the music festival Desert Daze, one half of San Diego Freak Out and a well recognized Dj in San Diego. He’s the artist behind the 3rd annual Bad Vibes Good Friends poster and will no doubt satiate the audience with his extensive collection of deep cuts and odd international assortments. Este Güey, the bar duo of Esteban Kauffman and Josue Gonzalez, will complement the raucous atmosphere of night two. Known for their exemplary roles in bars such as Herb and Wood and Swan Bar, this uncanny team brings an elevated yet no-frills mentality to their cocktail ethos. Formed in a sweaty cumbia punk dance party, they have been known to shake your cocktails in the throws of a mosh pit. And if that's not enough both nights' walls will be graced with the astonishing art work of 16 emerging and established artists of the San Diego, Tijuana, and Los Angeles art scenes. Thao French, Amanda Kazemi, Kolten French,CJ Troxell, Strange Bouquets, Gray Morison, Laura Arango, Jake Fitzgerald, Eyegato, This Girl Hugs Trees, Jorge Guitierrez, Valazo, Rancho Cherenchitov, Jazmine Puentes, Luis Cendejas, and Jesse Sunwolf Tickets: Night 1: July 27 Night 2: July 28

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+. Honoring the heritage, unity, culture, and rich contributions of African Americans, Kwanzaa is more than just a celebration; it's a way of life. This documentary explores the seven principles that are the foundation of Kwanzaa by sharing seven real-life stories of impact. These stories reveal how each principle plays a role in the Black community, enhanced by cultural elements of dance, storytelling, music, and spoken word.

Buteau says covering the news of the 2001 terrorist attacks crystalized her desire to go into comedy. She stars in the film Babes and in the Netflix series Survival of the Thickest.

There are still taxi drivers in San Diego despite the storm of changes brought by ride-sharing companies. And now some of them have a ride-hailing app, just like Uber and Lyft.