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Learn the art of Haiku and create a unique broadside to share with friends. In this four-week class, we will create evocative Haiku, choose one poem to set to type, and design and carve a unique linocut border to illustrate our work. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram

Join OMA's Artist Alliance at Sparks Gallery for the reception of "Elemental" on Sunday, May 25, from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. OMA's artist alliance is thrilled to present 38 artworks in their third exhibition at Sparks Gallery in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter downtown. Selected by juror Sonya Sparks, many of the artworks are loosely themed to the title, "Elemental," work that explores the vibrancy and vitality of the core elements—earth, air, fire, and water—that shape the world around us. The exhibition aims to evoke the raw, powerful essence of these elements, revealing their interconnectedness with life and the environment. The Elemental theme highlights how these fundamental components permeate our daily existence, inspire creativity, and foster growth, yet also have the capacity for destruction and transformation. Visit: https://sparksgallery.com/product-category/gallery-exhibitions/elemental-oceanside-museum-of-art-artist-alliance?_gl=1 Sparks Gallery on Instagram and Facebook

Come hang with us on Print Day in May — Saturday, May 3 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Athenaeum Art Center! Print Day in May is a global celebration where printmakers around the world open their studios to share their process and love of printmaking. We'll have live demos by Master Printer Kelvin Lopez and friends, plus open studio time for anyone who wants to jump in and print their own work. Whether you're new to printmaking or have ink in your veins, everyone's welcome. Come through and be part of this worldwide print party! Kelvin Lopez on Instagram Visit: http://ljathenaeum.org/print-studio

The Sixties Show is from NYC and is The Greatest 1960’s Musical Re-Creation Show on Earth. The band features former band members of The Who and John Fogarty. This popular theater show is a cross generational crowd pleaser and has been selling out virtually every theater and performing arts center that the show plays at. The band is widely celebrated and known for re-creating spot on, note for note re-creations of the hits, B-sides and deep album cuts from the greatest songs of the 1960’s. In addition to the concert experience, this high energy show is a large scale and ambitious multi -media, stage production that is powerfully dramatized by a combination of time travel special effects, narration, 60’s archival audio and newsreel footage and a light show. The Sixties Show is a high energy trip back in time that reminds the audience how uniquely inspirational, entertaining, and historically significant the music and events of the 1960’s were and continues to be. All of the music is performed live, with no samples, backing tracks or prerecorded music of any kind. The band uses a state-of-the-art sound system but, only plays authentic 1960’s period vintage and re issue vintage gear and instrumentation just like original artist’s and original recordings. This combined with genuine 1960’s mod costumes that the band wears only add to the meticulous detail and authenticity of this popular and powerful theater show. Visit: https://purchase.moonlightstage.com/EventAvailability?EventId=3002

Join us for our First Annual Southern California Indigenous Culture & Art Festival! Celebrating the rich heritage of Indigenous communities with a full day of art, culture, and community. Experience traditional Bird Singing, a vibrant fashion show, and inspiring speakers—all set against a backdrop of live entertainment and interactive exhibits. Presented by: The City of Escondido & San Pasqual Band Southern California Indigenous Culture & Art Festival on Instagram

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.

Experience Bridging Communities: "Echoes of Identity & Resistance" at the Brooks Theater (217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA)—a multidisciplinary performance that centers movement, memory, and cultural resilience to explore what it means to belong, to remember, and to resist. Through dance, spoken word, film, and storytelling, the program amplifies the voices of Asian and Pacific Islander artists and community members, creating a space where diasporic identity and ancestral memory come into dialogue. Weaving together personal histories and collective truths, this powerful event holds space for healing, transformation, and creative expression. In a time when cultural erasure and displacement persist, we return to our bodies, our stories, and each other—using art as a bridge between communities, generations, and geographies." Oceanside Theatre Company on Facebook / Instagram

A new glossary of the 1995 cult teen movie's most memorable expressions celebrates its 30th anniversary. Some have stood the test of time. Others not so much.

Will you go to prom with us? Join us for ArtReach’s Friday Party Fundraiser—a vibrant evening of art, music, and community! This 21+ event offers hands-on art activities, throwback music, corsage & boutonniere-making, all in support of ArtReach's mission. Whether you want to relive your teenage dirtbag looks or dress for your ideal prom, it's going to be a memorable night of good vibes. Vote for Prom Queen - or seize the crown yourself! Your ticket includes a drink (alcoholic and non-alcoholic options) and access to several creative stations, including: Rug Tufting Screen Printing Collage Block Printing Shrinky Dinks Black Light Drawing Dance Floor Corsage & Boutonniere Making Throwback Music Photo Booth and Much More! All proceeds support ArtReach’s mission to expand free and affordable arts education programs for youth across San Diego. Let’s make art and make a difference together! We can't wait to party with you! ArtReach on Facebook / Instagram

This story originally ran in 2019. We're resurfacing it as a time capsule of standout cosplay and fan creativity (and because Dragpool still lives rent-free in our brains).