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Event focuses on Afrofuturism and provides an educational, entertaining, and informative space for creative thinkers.

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in the mass shooting in Monterey Park on Saturday. The incident took place near one of Southern California's largest Chinese New Year street festivals.

Composer and DJ Mason Bates returns to present "Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra". This stunning new concerto and film created by Mason with multi-Oscar® winner Gary Rydstrom and celebrated animator Jim Capobianco, sees a magical Sprite fly through the instruments of the orchestra to explore the nexus of creativity and technology. Conductor Jason Seber leads one of Bernstein's glorious works from "West Side Story", a beautiful ode to unity, "Umoja", from composer Valerie Coleman and Mason Bates’ "Soundcheck in C Major", the first piece played in The Rady Shell’s inaugural concert. Date | Friday, August 5, at 7:30 p.m. Venue | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Purchase your tickets here! - Prices range from $20-$90 - Seats available by sections For additional information, please visit here or call ticket services at 619-235-0804.

California's Coastal Commission has approved a desalination plant that could turn up to 5 million gallons of seawater a day into drinkable water.

MCU Fans, assemble! The Duck Dive is hosting a Marvel Trivia Night on Thursday, June 30 at 8 p.m. Watched every movie in order, hopped on the Marvel hype or have watched a couple of the MCU classics, bring your group of friends down to Pacific Beach for an action-packed night! Hulk, Smash the competition with your team of 4 or more heroes for a chance to win some themed prizes. You’ll need to fuel up during this fight so why not order some Dive Wings with your choice of flavors and served with either blue cheese or ranch for dipping and the Everything Happens for a Reason cocktail, a vodka and coconut-berry Red Bull slushie. In the words of Steve Rogers “This is the fight of our lives. We are going to win. Whatever it takes.” So, have you been chosen to become one of the Marvel Avengers? Tickets are $5 per person and can be purchased ahead of time through Eventbrite.

Join the Women's Museum of California on May 25 for a book talk with San Diego Women Hall of Fame inductee, Maria Garcia. Maria Garcia is an educator, writer, Chicana activist, retired elementary school principal, and historian. Her current book titled WE MADE SAN DIEGO tells various stories about Latinos that contributed to the history of San Diego. The book took five years to write and is an oral history of various aspects of the community. The book tells of community activists who have worked to affect social issues. Date | Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 6pm Location | San Diego History Center Purchase tickets here! $10-$20 Join us at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park to listen to Maria talk about her new book, her inspiration to write it, and learn about the impact Latina women have made in San Diego. Refreshments will be provided. Seats are limited so please purchase your ticket ahead of time. For further information on this event please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-talk-we-made-san-diego-by-maria-garcia-tickets-328400102547

Enjoy street food from around the world! The second annual City Heights Street Food Fest will be an evening of live art, music, drinks, community, and street food as diverse as City Heights! Join us June 3rd to celebrate the City Heights community and the City Heights CDC's 40th birthday. Please note that all registration/ticketing proceeds will be used to provide job assistance, food, housing, safer streets, and other support to the City Heights community. Street food from many cultures around the world will be available for purchase, and your purchase supports sidewalk vendors as they battle unjust legislation that, until recently, made it virtually impossible to be a legally-recognized business. We can’t wait to celebrate and support these food vendors!

California State Parks and the Colorado Desert Archaeology Society announce a series of six weekend Archaeology Technician training sessions for volunteers to help protect, document and preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Anza-Borrego Desert, Cuyamaca Rancho and Palomar Mountain state parks. The classes, which begin Oct. 29/30 and run through Dec. 10/ 11, consist of virtual Friday evening classroom sessions, and Saturday field days in one of the three state parks. The course will familiarize participants with the parks and the fascinating history they hold. Attendees will learn about cultural heritage law, prehistory of San Diego County, archaeological theory, the history of Native Americans in this region, and relevant historic archaeology topics. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to assist state archaeologists during surveys, excavations, screenings, and site restorations. They will also become members of the Colorado Desert Archaeological Society and join an already vibrant community of volunteers who are passionate about archaeology and protecting cultural resources. Class size is limited. Those interested must submit a completed application no later than Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Applications, details, and the essential skills required for Archaeology Technicians are available on the CDAS website, anzaborregoarchaeo.org/archtechclass. Land Acknowledgement The Kumeyaay, Cahuilla, Cupeño, and Payómkawichum/Luiseño are the Original peoples of the Anza-Borrego Desert, Palomar Mountain, and Cuyamaca Rancho State Parks. These traditional homelands in the Colorado Desert District are rich with their heritage and cultural tradition. The Colorado Desert Archaeological Society acknowledges these places as the Peoples’ homelands and offers gratitude for their stewardship of these lands from time immemorial through the present and into the future. About the Colorado Desert Archaeology Society CDAS is a core group of specially trained archaeology volunteers who support the archaeology program in the Colorado Desert District, which includes the Anza-Borrego Desert, Cuyamaca Rancho and Palomar Mountain state parks.

The book “Art as Social Practice: Technologies for Change” explores how artists use their creative practices to raise consciousness, form communities and cause social impact through new technologies. Tactical media artist xtine burrough, who presented in the Context Exhibit Series at Kellogg Library in 2018, returns to campus to discuss the new anthology of socially engaged artists’ writings that she co-edited. Book contributor and artist Kim Abeles will discuss her environmental and community-based artworks. Lucy HG Solomon, a CSUSM professor and chapter co-author, will moderate a panel about the artists’ relationships to community and technology. *satellite location with mini exhibit in the Arts Building foyer Co-sponsor: University Library, #CSUSMLibrary

Annual inflation continued to ease, cooling to 6.5% in December, but prices are still climbing at a rapid rate, meaning people have to work longer and harder to keep the same standard of living.