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The Beach Boys' co-founder, songwriter and producer transformed pop music into high art and became America's answer to The Beatles' Lennon and McCartney in the process.

Flower Power Baby! The Vista Garden Club welcomes you to “Flower Power - Baby” Flower Show, Plant Sale, and Garden Art Boutique. Here’s the skinny: The 89th Standard Flower Show will be held at the Jim Porter Recreation Center, Brengle Terrace Park. The show opens on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 4, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Our exhibits are fab, from righteous Horticulture, far-out Floral Designs, radical Botanical Arts Photography, to dyno-mite Educational Exhibits. And there’s our primo Plant Sale, featuring member grown plants, and a groovy Garden Art Boutique. Join us for a 70’s throwback - you’re all invited! It’ll be outta sight! Visit: Vista Garden Club’s 89th Standard Flower Show

An “ingenious” game where you are a time traveler on an urban adventure. Part escape room, part scavenger hunt. A time-travel outdoor escape game for all ages, Escape the Box brings to life the history, public art and spirit of a neighborhood. Your challenge: with the help of your team get back to the present, using the clues and solving the puzzles around you. If you fail, you’ll be lost in time—forever. Visit: "Escape the Box" La Jolla Playhouse on Instagram and Facebook

Outgoing San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez passes the torch to incoming Laureate Paola Capó-García. Together, they discuss inspiring more people to pick up poetry, the challenges of being a "government artist" and how they're connecting San Diego's diverse communities through verse.

The pandemic helped supercharge a niche craft into a fine arts movement. Now the scene is more detailed and thoughtful than ever before.

Are you still paying $4 or more for a pint of kombucha? Learn to make it for pennies a pint at home! This class will cover how to make delicious kombucha safely at home, including secondary flavoring and carbonation. Includes your own SCOBY and a take-home swing-top bottle of seasonal kombucha! Learn: We'll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods, and the history and science of kombucha Demo: We'll show you how easy it is to start making fermented foods yourself at home! We'll demo the techniques for brewing kombucha and also flavoring & carbonating it! Taste: We'll have a variety of various homemade kombucha flavors to sample Do it Yourself: Roll up your sleeves and make your very own bottle of kombucha with seasonal flavors San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for a fun evening of painting your own masterpiece, while enjoying Bernardo Winery wine and food. Whether you've picked up a brush before or are new to art, you'll have fun painting on one of our outdoor patios, with a vineyard view for inspiration! Bring a friend for some sipping, creativity, and great instruction from resident artist, Bob Caldwell from Icarus Creative Arts. Ticket includes: - All class materials - Instruction by Bob from Icarus - A glass of wine of your choice (additional wine available for purchase) - Passed appetizer bites - Your masterpiece to take home! 2025 Paint and Sip Schedule: - April 17 - BW Vineyard - May 15 – La Jolla Surf Shack - June 19 - Balboa Park Eucalyptus Tree - July 17 - Encinitas Botanical Gardens - August 21 - Borrego Springs Sunset Tickets $80 per person. Space is limited. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Bernardo Winery on Instagram

The world’s foremost fado singer, Mariza is heiress to the state of mind of the Portuguese people. She has risen to world heritage status, made the world her stage, and seduced the most demanding audiences. With over 30 platinum albums and numerous national and international awards, Mariza is one of the most complete and respected artists in the world. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/mariza/ Mariza on Facebook / Instagram

British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated.

UNID@S is a performance that brings together artists from 3 states—California, Arizona, and Baja California, Mexico. The performance includes a fusion of M A L U’s violin sounds mixed with electronica; a call for equity, projections of Hugo Crosthwaite’s visual art with visual director Kijohote; a call for freedom from discrimination, Pita Zapot’s contemporary dance; a call for protection under law and the whispering voice of a poet, Zale; a call for equal rights. UNID@S will open in the silo courtyard with a multi-instrumentalist Maki & Delion performing saxophone, clarinet and voice, a second opener in the silo room by Medical Grade performing a hardcore-analog set and will close in the silo courtyard with Katja, a violist with electronica. The Silo Room on Instagram Visit: https://thesocietyofmastercraftsmen.com/index.html