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"Songs of Alice Barnett: A San Diego Composer’s Unsung Legacy" Concert-Lecture Series presented by Dr. Katina Mitchell and Dr. Yewon Lee Mondays, June 16, 23 & 30, 2025 In an enlightening and entertaining concert and lecture series, vocalist Dr. Katina Mitchell introduces audiences to a long overlooked local music luminary, composer Alice Barnett. Over three evenings, Monday, June 16, 23, and 30, Mitchell will discuss this valued representative of the art song while also performing Barnett’s works in Mitchell’s lovely soprano voice with piano accompaniment by Dr. Yewon Lee. Within the classical tradition, even the most sophisticated female musicians receive less enduring celebration than their male contemporaries, and Alice Barnett (1886–1975), later known as Alice Barnett Stevenson, a renowned female art song composer who spent her life in San Diego, deserves rediscovery. Despite national praise during her lifetime—when her works were performed from local schools to New York stages—her name has faded into obscurity. Barnett’s life was marked by artistic determination, early divorce, single motherhood, and musical entrepreneurship. Trained in Chicago and Berlin, she built her career in San Diego, composing, performing, and producing concerts. A co-founder of the San Diego Symphony Association, she was also a passionate music educator and arts advocate. Her Impressionist-inspired art songs were hailed as both beautiful and adventurous, earning her the description of “one of the greatest song writers in the country.” Her story reveals a dynamic cultural legacy hidden in plain sight—a woman who shaped her city’s musical life and deserves recognition today. Individual Lectures: $35 member / $45 nonmember / $12 student; Series of 3 Lectures: $99 member / $129 nonmember / $30 student Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/music-lectures Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

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Join us for another evening of laughter - Saturday June 7. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and films begin at 5 p.m. Donation is $10 per person and includes dessert. Kids 12 and under are free! Yes, you can bring in takeout or other food. As Oliver Hardy would say, "Bring your eats with you!" Our Guest Comedian is Thelma Todd, popular with Laurel and Hardy fans everywhere. We'll celebrate her birthday (July 29, 1906) with "Air Fright", also starring Patsy Kelly. The friends are flight attendants on a flight to test a new parachute system... Local pianist Russ Peck will play the musical score for "You're Darn Tootin'" (1928). After being fired from the band, Stan and Ollie become street musicians. What could possibly go wrong? We'll also show "Block-Heads" (1938). War buddies Stan and Ollie reunite after 20 years. This film features one fun gag after another. Other films include "The Revenge of the Sons of the Desert" (1987) and a fun cartoon. Visit the Saps At Sea - San Diego Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/111118255744315

in^set is a flexible chamber ensemble founded in 2018 by David Aguila (trumpet), Teresa Díaz de Cossio (flute), and Ilana Waniuk (violin), dedicated to creation, improvisation, and experimentation. Committed to expanding instrumental practice beyond the confines of contemporary classical music, in^set explores the sonic and visual possibilities of everyday objects, hacked electronics, graphic notation, and hybrid media. "Traces in Sound and Light" is a program that traverses the spaces between acoustic and electronic, composed and improvised, visual and sonic. Featuring works by Nathan Haering, Melissa Vargas Franco, and in^set members Aguila, Díaz de Cossio, and Waniuk. The concert culminates in the premiere of a new work by Jacques Zafra. Each piece explores different sonic worlds inspired by graphic notation, visual interplay, and experimental traces in sound and light. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/new-music-25-0529 Athenaeum Art Center on Instagram and Facebook

Have you ever wanted to print your own designs on shirts and bags?! In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn the art of relief printing! Students will learn to design and carve their own linoleum stamp and block print an image onto fabric. We invite you to upcycle fabric from your own wardrobe or home for this class, so grab a well-loved favorite item or something that could use a fun refresh and begin imagining some fun designs you might carve and print! Because this class focuses on upcycling, please bring your own fabric to block print on. This can be clothing, a tote bag or something else. You may bring more than one item and the instructor can help you choose which to print on in class. We recommend you avoid fabrics that are especially thin, like satins and silks. All other tools and materials needed for this class will be supplied for use. This class is appropriate for ages 14 years and older. Visit: Upcycling l Lino Carving & Block Printing San Diego Craft Collective on Instagram and Facebook

It's the Annual Ocean Beach Kite Festival! It's the oldest running children's kite festival in the United States. Generations have come to know and love the Kite Festival. Now it's bigger, and better than ever. Come enjoy free kite making, decorating, and flying. Marvel at spectacular demonstrations from top professional kitefliers. Enjoy free family fun, and games. Peruse the off-street fair. Enjoy delicious festival food. Listen to live music. Come see why Westways Magazine featured it as one of the "five worth the drive." The Kite Festival is perfect for kids from 0-102, who like building, designing, flying, and/or watching kites. Just come to the Kite Festival and see the community fair, food booths, professional kite fliers, and more. Visit: https://oceanbeachsandiego.com/attractions/annual-events/kiwanis-kite-festival?srsltid=AfmBOorv8n18ULZpszlQb0qayJHg2V_Jp-ssh8CVEPm3T0CzNXgXJ_jM

Printmaking is an artistic process based on the principle of transferring images from a matrix onto another surface, most often paper or fabric. Traditional printmaking techniques include woodcut, etching, engraving, and lithography, while modern artists have expanded available techniques to include screenprinting. Participants will have the opportunity to create multiple prints of different colors and participate in aspects of “social practice,” in which artworks serve to create community spaces through sharing and trading. We kindly ask that adults actively participate in this art activity alongside any child under the age of 11. Refunds are not available for no-shows, but a credit will be provided for a future class at Studio HQ if you cancel at least 24 hours before the class. Visit: https://www.hisawyer.com/artreach/schedules/activity-set/1422274?source=activity-schedule ArtReach San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Experience the joy of community with a traditional prayer service, followed by a vibrant gathering of local vegetarian and vegan restaurants, eco-friendly vendors, and organic plant-based products. Learn about zero waste starting from our home, enjoy a live vegetarian cooking demo, and immerse yourself in a serene sound bath workshop and tea meditation. Plus, don’t miss your chance to win exciting raffle prizes! Whether you seek mindfulness, delicious plant-based food, or a deeper connection with others and the planet, there’s something for everyone. Come celebrate, explore, and thrive together! Vegetarian Food Fair requires visitors to buy vouchers with cash only at the entrance of the event. Visit: sites.google.com/blia.org/sandiego/bbff Hsi Fang Temple on Facebook / Instagram

Treat mom to a relaxing sunset cruise. Not only will she sail away for a stress-free evening, but she'll also score free beauty and wellness goodies and a free drink. One lucky mom will be randomly selected from all passengers for VIP priority boarding! Visit: cruise-sd.com/ Cruise San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Putative poetry always includes the cry of dissent from voices of diversity, insisting on justice from pens that ring bells of passion and truth. This class for beginning and seasoned poets will weave words in the framework of American values: inclusion, tolerance, empathy, and respect, like the confluence of many rivers that, once joined, flow to the sea, e.g. the title of a recent poem of Jim Moreno’s was “The Ocean Refuses No Rivers”. First time poets to this class can benefit from poetry film clips where Palestinian and Pakistani poets read inspiring poems reflecting the above values. In addition, Jim loves reading poems to his classes that have inspired him from poets who write with passion, image & imagination. You will leave this class after writing two original poems, guided by poetry prompts, adequate writing time and reading time. Add a bibliography of literature resources included to give you hours of interesting reading and listening after the class is done. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-05-18-the-poets-of-palestine-pakistan-poetry-with-jim-moreno/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook