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This weekend in the arts: The Natural History Museum celebrates its 150th birthday with a free party; San Diego Zine Fest brings DIY art and publishing to Bread & Salt; "Gentryfries" honors the history of family, neighborhood and food at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; a big dance showcase and more arts and culture events.

On behalf of Centro Cultural de la Raza, you are cordially invited to the opening of Indigenous Borderlands: Weaving Nepantla, Remembering Sacred Relations. This Indigenous Borderlands art exhibition consciously features intergenerational artists and incorporates multimedia forms, including sculpture, paintings, photographs, silk screen prints, installations, digital art, videos, and other cultural forms, that together speak to the visuality of the Indigenous borderlands of the Payomkawichum Kumeyaay on whose lands the Centro Cultural de la Raza stands and other respective Indigenous nations. The exhibited pieces offer a complex visual narrative of the Borderlands of Indigeneity, from which one might enunciate conflictive and regenerative processes of remembering, healing, reclaiming and being. Exhibit runs opens Friday Aug 16, 2024 6:00 p.m. and closes Friday, October 18, 2024 For more information visit: centrodelaraza.com Stay Connected on Instagram

Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday.

Continue your improv journey by learning advanced tools and techniques to captivate both yourself and audiences with the worlds you craft onstage. From exploring diverse improv forms to developing skills needed for seamless teamwork, this class will elevate your improv to new heights. Dive deeper into the art of improvisation and create genuine moments of connection and laughter. Students will perform in a class show upon completion of the course. Taught by Chris Shurland. Prerequisite: Must have completed at least 2 levels of an improv program at any theater. For more information visit: oceansidetheatre.vbotickets.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

An evening with Mr. Poe and Other Authors of the Macabre WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for audiences of all ages, announces “Poe and His Progeny,” at the Villa Montezuma Museum in Sherman Heights. This historic Queen Anne Victorian was named “The Palace of the Arts," by Jessie Shepard, the musician, spiritualist and author who designed it in 1887. Performances will take place on October 25, 26, 31 and November 1. There are three performances each evening at 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets are $30. Patrons can reserve tickets at https://writeoutloudsd.com/poe-and-his-progeny/ or by calling 619-297-8953 Join Edgar Allan Poe and his guests, Mary Shelly, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Guy de Maupassant, and others, for the retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher, Frankenstein, A Tress of Hair and more, while immersed in the stunning Victorian backdrop of the Villa Montezuma. Experience the gripping imagery of Gothic masters of the mysterious, shared by some of San Diego’s most talented performers. Write Out Loud Artistic Director, Veronica Murphy shared “For this haunting season, we are once again partnering with the Friends of Villa Montezuma to bring our audience a chilling literary experience. The mansion’s music room serves as a backdrop for these stories by some of our favorite authors.” Location:The Villa Montezuma Museum is located at 1925 K St., San Diego 92102. The Villa Montezuma is an historic building with no elevator. Performers include: Paul Maley, Laurence Brown, Rhianna Basore, and more San Diego favorites.

Premieres Friday, April 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Follow Rachmaninoff’s journey from a Russian aristocrat to an American artist after the Bolshevik revolution. Forced to rebuild at 44, he embraced modern technology, toured extensively and reinvented his career while longing for his lost homeland.

Algunos aspectos destacados sobre la vida del papa Francisco, quien falleció el lunes.

San Diego's poet laureate shares his vision for a poetry-filled future, his latest community initiatives and the importance of storytelling in Filipino American culture.

After 11 seasons on ER, Wyle thought he was finished with medical dramas: "I spent 15 years avoiding — actively avoiding — walking down what I thought was either hallowed ground or traveled road."

Join us on Free Second Sunday for our free family series, Play Day! Based on Maren Hassinger's sculpture, "Wallflower" (1975), use pantyhose, polyfill, and tissue paper to create charms that celebrate creativity and personal expression. These materials also connect Hassinger to her collaborator Senga Nengudi, whose work, "Water Composition I" (1969-70, 2020) will be featured in our upcoming exhibition "For Dear Life," opening on September 19. Art Activity: Create plush refrigerator magnets inspired by Maren Hassinger. Schedule: At 11 a.m., explore works from MCASD's permanent with a kid friendly tour. At 12:30 p.m., listen to stories, songs, and rhymes in Storytime with Librarian on the Go, Ms. Katia Graham From 11a.m. - 2 p.m., enjoy music by a DJ RatTrap, a cozy book nook, sketching with water, and book recommendations from the Librarian on the Go *Museum admission is free from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. for all visitors, with Play Day offerings happening between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. No RSVPs are required for Play Day admission. Únete a nosotros el domingo 15 de septiembre para crear imanes de felpa para la nevera inspirados en Maren Hassinger. Basados en su escultura Alhelí (1975), utiliza pantimedias, polyfill y papel de seda para crear colgantes que celebren la creatividad y la expresión personal. Estos materiales también conectan a Hassinger con su colaboradora Senga Nengudi, cuya obra Composición de Agua I (1969-70, 2020) se presenta en nuestra próxima exposición For Dear Life, que se inaugura el 19 de septiembre. 11 a.m. - Explore el arte a través de un recorrido para niños por las esculturas de la colección permanente del museo. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Utiliza alambre, pantimedias y polyfill para crear tu propio imán de nevera inspirado en Maren Hassinger. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Disfruta de la música de DJ RatTrap, ponte cómodo con un libro en el rincón de los libros, dibuja con agua y recibe recomendaciones de libros del bibliotecario itinerante. 12:30 p.m. - Escucha cuentos, canciones y rimas en la Hora del Cuento con la Bibliotecaria itinerante, la Sra. Katia Graham. La entrada al museo es gratuita de 11 a.m. a 5 p.m., con ofertas del Día del Juego entre las 11 a.m. y las 2 p.m.