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San Diego American Indian Health Center’s Pow Wow is a celebration and showcase of Native American culture and traditions. Native singers, drummers, and dancers in their beautiful regalia from throughout the Southwest will gather in Balboa Park to practice their traditions and you’re invited to come and celebrate with us. Pow Wow’s are a spiritual experience for American Indians and an opportunity to preserve and pass on the customs and traditions which keep our Native heritage alive. Each day, the Pow Wow will showcase traditional activities such as Kumeyaay Bird Singing, Gourd Dancing, Inter-Tribal Dancing, and Honoring of community leaders. We will also be honoring figures from the Native community who have dedicated their lives to service. Date | Satuday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location | Balboa Park This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit sdaihc.org/powwow or contact Shurene Premo at (619) 209-9044.

Fun flicks at the pool are back at The Lafayette! Float along, lay out on a lounger, or relax on the veranda for one of our favorite movie classics. Don't forget to dive into themed specialty bevies and bites. Our restaurant, Hope 46, will also be open for indoor and al fresco dining. Make online reservations on OpenTable for prime seating with views of the big screen while you enjoy a bite to eat. Screening | "The Pricess Bride" Date | Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m., pool deck access at 7 p.m. Location | The Lafayette Hotel Reserve your spot here for free! RSVP Required. Individuals without an RSVP will not be allowed on the pool deck. Poolside seats are limited, feel free to bring your own blankets and chairs. Hotel guests are welcome and do not require an RSVP. Seating is on a first-come first-serve basis, so we do encourage you to bring your own chair (if preferred), as well as bringing your own blankets. For more information, please visit eventbrite.com/e/movies-by-the-pool-breakfast-at-tiffanys or call the hotel at (619) 296-2101.

The San Diego Early Music Society concludes its season with the San Diego debut of Ensemble Correspondances led by Sébastien Daucé. The expert and exciting French ensemble of 9 singers accompanied with violins, flute, violas da gamba, harpsichord and theorbo will bring us to the Louvre, before Versailles and Lully, with a delightful and rarely heard program of music for Louis XIII by Etienne Moulinie, Louis Couperin, Pierre Guedron, Anoine Boesset and others. Date | Sunday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. Location | St. James by-the-Sea Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $35 to $45, $10 for active military. For more information, please visit sdems.org/ensemble-correspondances or call (619) 291-8246.

Join us for Alila Marea Beach Resort’s inaugural event of the Agave Dinner Series. Curated by our resident certified Catador Chris Simmons, this new collection of seaside pairing dinners explores the diverse range of spirits crafted from the agave plant. Third-generation master distiller Carlos Camarena ushers in the series with Tequilas from La Alteña distillery in Jalisco, Mexico paired with a wanderlust-inducing five-course dinner by VAGA Chef de Cuisine, Mark Enciso. Sip, savor and sway to live music, all on the open-air Oceana Terrace overlooking the Pacific. Date | Thursday, May 5 from 6:15 p.m. Location | Alila Marea Beach Resort Get tickets here! Admission is $179 per person. Tickets include welcome cocktails, five-course dinner, and Tequila pairings. Take-home bottles will be available. Must be 21+ to attend. For more information, please visit alila-marea.myshopify.com/products/agave-dinner-series-may-5 or call (760) 452-3500.

The Wagner New Play Festival is an annual festival of new works by MFA playwrights, in collaboration with MFA/PhD directors, actors, designers, stage managers, and dramaturges. About "Fifty Boxes of Earth": Q imports earth from their homeland to grow peculiar plants in a community garden, cultivating a little plot of home in this new land. Jon, the community garden manager, doesn’t trust this mysterious immigrant or their foreign dirt. But much to his terror, Jon’s eleven-year-old daughter is intractably drawn to the enigmatic Q and their unearthly garden. A creative response to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Fifty Boxes of Earth asks us to consider the heavy costs of leaving a home to put down new roots. By Ankita Raturi MFA '23 and directed by Cambria Herrera MFA '23 Showtimes Preview Monday, May 2 at 7 p.m. Showings Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. Wdnesday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Satuday, May 7 at 2 p.m. Location | Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre Get tickets here! UCSD Student tickets: $10 UCSD Faculty and Staff tickets: $15 General Admission tickets: $20 For more information, please visit theatre.ucsd.edu/season/wnpf22/fifty-boxes-of-earth or call (858) 534-2230.

Authors Michael Klam and Joe Milosch read and discuss new works at Mission Hills Library on Saturday, April 30, at 3:30 p.m. Joe has published a beautifully crafted book of love poems for his late wife Patsy called "A Walk with Breast Cancer" (Garden Oak Press, 2022). Michael Klam will read poems from "Anything for a Dull Moment" (Garden Oak Press, 2020) and a few new, unpublished poems. This is a hybrid event. Join us in-person at the Mission Hills Library or through Zoom on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9908145215. Password: poetvoices. For more information, please visit poetryandartsd.com/2022/04/18/end-of-april-reading-with-joe-milosch or call the library at (619) 692-4910.

The Wagner New Play Festival is an annual festival of new works by MFA playwrights, in collaboration with MFA/PhD directors, actors, designers, stage managers, and dramaturges. About "Limp Wrist on The Lever": A queer trio's escape plan from a conversion camp takes a topsy-turvy turn in their face off with a straight laced counselor. limp wrist on the lever puts teens at the helm of self-righteous torture, comrades versus traitors, and can you ever be sure you’ve really changed someone’s mind? By Preston Choi MFA '23 and directed by Rosie Glen-Lambert MFA '24 Showtimes Preview Wednesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. Showings Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. Location | Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre Get tickets here! UCSD Student tickets: $10 UCSD Faculty and Staff tickets: $15 General Admission tickets: $20 For more information, please visit theatre.ucsd.edu/season/wnpf22 or call (858) 534-2230.

After two years of a virtual presentation, Write Out Loud in association with The San Diego Shakespeare Society is thrilled to return in person to bring "The Bard" to life with the 17th Annual Student Shakespeare Festival. Attendees will enjoy performances of students from K-12 from throughout San Diego County, presenting scenes and monologues from Shakespeare's plays. The Festival begins with a parade led by “Shakespeare” himself followed by participating students. Performers will present monologues, sonnets and scenes from Shakespeare’s canon. In preparation for the Festival, in-class workshops were provided to area students on basic poetics and performance skills as well as finishing touches for performances. Date | Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m. Location | Heritage Park This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit writeoutloudsd.com/shakesfest or call Walter Ritter, Festival Director, at (619) 297-8953.

From their new millennium rise to MTV superstardom through pop-punk’s modern resurgence that has introduced their iconic, multi-platinum sound to new audiences around the world, SIMPLE PLAN have been an indelible part of pop culture for more than two decades because they’ve never lost sight of what got them there in the first place: their fans. Date | Friday, August 5, 2022 at 6pm Location | Soma San Diego Purchase tickets here! $35.75-$104.75 The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) is a non-profit, non-partisan community-based organization that has represented the interests of Ukrainians in the United States since 1940. With a National Office in New York City, an advocacy bureau in Washington, D.C. and dozens of local grassroots chapters throughout the United States, UCCA’s staff and a nationwide network of volunteers advocate in the name of nearly 2 million Americans of Ukrainian descent. All proceeds raised from concert go to the support of Ukraine! For further information on this event please visit website: https://officialsimpleplan.com/tour/ Simple Plan Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

Join us in celebrating Earth Day with an event fun for the whole family! Kids can enjoy crafts, face painting, balloon twisting, and more. Discover the magic of growing by participating in a fun planting activity. You're sure to have a tree-mendous time! The event will be located in the courtyard next to La Costa Coffee Roasting. Date | Sunday, April 24, from 11 am to 1 pm Location | Plaza Paseo Real Free Event! For further information on this event please visit website: https://plazapaseoreal.com/events/plaza-paseo-real-earth-day-celebration