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The Gelli plate is an incredible tool for making monoprints without a press. We will use it to create unique multilayer prints using slow drying Golden OPEN paints. In this class, you will learn how to apply paint onto a Gelli plate; create masks and stamps; incorporate stencils and foliage; build up multiple layers; and learn to transfer magazine images. The resulting monoprints will then be incorporated into designed compositions on heavy paper. Materials: All materials are provided with the fee paid to the instructor. They include Gelli plate; brayer; Golden OPEN acrylic paints, regular acrylic paints; stencils, stamps, textures, variety of papers are included for use during the class. Max students: 8 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

Join us for “Ryde or Dye,” an interactive, one-of-a-kind event that celebrates love, creativity, and community. All attendees will receive a FREE dyed shirt upon arrival, and they will use a variety of sewing tools and embellishment techniques to unleash their creativity and design a piece of wearable art. (You must RSVP to receive your free tee!) Music, munchies and live poetry will be on display throughout the evening. Here is what to expect: - Free Dyed Shirt: Every attendee receives a free, custom-dyed shirt to use as their canvas. (You must RSVP to receive your free tee!) - Multiple DIY Stations: - Sewing Machines: Use our sewing machines to add embroidered patches, and recycled vintage fabric scraps to your shirt - Kick Press Machine: Use our vintage kick press machine to add studs to your shirt and give it some edge - Embroidery Lounge: Use our needle and thread to hand stitch designs directly onto your shirt or use our free embroidery looms to chill out and hand stitch over pre-made designs - Wallet-Making Workshop: Craft your own custom wallet using recycled fabrics and materials - Poetry & Music: Enjoy live spoken word performances by local poets hosted by Hola Ola - Munchies: Savor delicious bites by @legadofoods while you create and connect This free event is in support of Chicana film maker Sara Angela, who is fundraising to shoot her next short film in San Diego. If you have the means, please consider donating to her fundraising campaign and help support a local creative! This event is also celebrating 12 years of Sew Loka! We opened up on our business on February 13, 2013 and we are so grateful to still be living this dream, and we could not do it without community support. This event is our way of giving back to the people that give us sew much! We love and appreciate you San Diego!!! Follow @sewloka on instagram for updates and sneak peeks! Let’s dye, stitch, stud, and create together while also uplifting the next generation of storytellers! See you there!

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Tristan Rais-Sherman, conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra Lili Boulanger: "D’un matin de printemps" (Of a Spring Morning) De Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1" Ravel: "Rigaudon" from Le Tombeau de Couperin" Caroline Shaw: "The Mountain that Loved a Bird" Celebrate springtime and transport yourself into a timeless story about friendship in composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s musical adaptation of "The Mountain that Loved a Bird" by Alice McLerran. This concert is designed for families with children ages 6 – 12. Please join us one hour before the performance for pre-concert activities in the lobby. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/the-mountain-that-loved-a-bird/ Caroline Shaw on Instagram

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Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday