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Jane Monheit is one of the finest vocalists working today. Blessed with “a voice of phenomenal beauty” (Stephen Holden, New York Times), Monheit has had plenty of milestone moments in establishing herself as one of today’s best and most important vocalist-musicians. Monheit’s mellifluous voice has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald’s incandescent instrument, both possessed of an effortless melodicism, expert timing, and a gift for flawless diction. Come What May, her first album in five years, features a mix of upbeat standards, fresh takes on well-loved ballads, and lesser-known tunes. The album is a catharsis in light of the pandemic, and as the title and song selection suggest, is a statement of resiliency and hope. She'll be performing live at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Friday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $25 to $55. For more information, please visit artcenter.org/event/jane-monheit-2 or call (760) 839-4138.

From the museum: Oceanside Museum of Art celebrates the storied career of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Don Bartletti with an exhibition featuring photography captured throughout his over 40-year career. Don Bartletti: Elusive Moments-Enduring Stories will open January 22 and run through May 1. From the artist: “My approach to photojournalism lies somewhere between cultural anthropology and a scavenger hunt. Before I step out of the newsroom or my front door, I’ve already spent minutes, hours, days, weeks, or sometimes years of research on a subject. I’m focusing long before I pick up the camera. Planning can be as simple as reading a weather report or as complicated as understanding causes and consequences of international migration. Even if I know when the sun will set in Carlsbad or where emigrants will cross the U.S./Mexico border, the essential story-telling moment is inevitably hiding in plain sight. That’s where the “scavenger hunt” comes in—but it’s not a game. It’s a purposeful search for emotions, personalities, circumstances, and moments that will beg the viewer to critically question or simply appreciate what they see in the picture." — Don Bartletti (read more via OMA) Related links: Oceanside Museum of Art on Instagram Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook

This is a new era at the San Diego Automotive Museum (SDAM). We are eager to see the Museum round the corner and start the next lap in its future, especially the innovative and multifaceted Vocational Education Program launch, which will teach automotive expertise, budget management, proactive decision-making, and teamwork. Seeing a need in the community to give impoverished youth a chance to dream about their futures in the automotive industry, the Museum is building this program to fuel their dreams, keep them in school, and guide them as they travel the road to success. We currently host Cars & Coffee every third Sunday of the month. We invite the public and local car enthusiasts to come talk everything cars and enjoy coffee and donuts provided by Geico Encinitas. The San Diego Automotive Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Get tickets here! Adult admission: $14.50 Senior (65+) amission: $10 Military admission (with ID): $10 Student admission (with ID): $10 Youth (6 – 17 years old): $8.50 Children (5 and under): Free For more information, please visit www.sdautomuseum.org or call the museum at (619) 231-2886.

Often regarded as Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter’s most enduring play, this masterwork of family warfare is set in an all-male household that relies on fantasy and one-upmanship for its very existence. This toxic, but familiar pattern is disrupted when a long-absent son returns with his new wife. Her presence ignites an explosive situation, one that is vicious, funny, and unsettling. Although written more than 50 years ago, "THE HOMECOMING" explores issues about power, sexuality and self-identity that are still debated today. Tony Award winner for Best Play. Suitable for mature audiences only. Dates: Feb. 2, 2022 - March 27, 2022 Times: 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Wednesdays-Sundays) (Times vary on days) Location: North Coast Repertory Theatre Cost: $51-$64 Visit https://northcoastrep.org/production/the-homecoming/ or call (858) 481-1055 North Coast Rep is on Facebook + Instagram + follow @NorthCoastRep on Twitter

Related event: 'Memory Traces: Artists Transform the Archive' panel discussion and catalogue launch "Memory Traces: Artists Transform the Archive" uses the La Jolla Historical Society’s holdings to consider the archive in its traditional function and reimagine it for contemporary times. The exhibition features seven San Diego artists, working across mediums, whose practices investigate memory, history, and how meaning is created from fragments of the past. With projects informed by research in the La Jolla Historical Society’s collection, the artists in "Memory Traces" activate the archive with imaginative and diverse interpretations that affirm the importance of keeping memory alive. Featured artists include: Allison Wiese, Chantal Wnuk, Janelle Iglesias, Joe Yorty, Joshua Moreno, Robert Andrade and Shirin Towfiq. Curated by Elizabeth Rooklidge Free Admission The exhibition runs Feb. 5 – May 15, 2022. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information on this event and other exhibits please visit HERE. Related links: La Jolla Historical Society on Instagram La Jolla Historical Society on Facebook

A must-see! Russian Ballet Theatre’s new production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s timeless classic! Choreographer Nadezhda Kalinina (Mariinsky Theatre, Teatro Lirico, Omsk State Music Theatre) lovingly retouches the oldest St. Petersburg version of the ballet and adds her vision and something more, that undoubtedly will leave audiences flushed with emotion. RBT's dancers bring her choreography to life along with the new exquisite hand-painted sets and 150 new hand-sewn costumes. Designed by the young, accomplished Sergei Novikov (Mariinsky Theatre, Omsk State Music Theatre, St. Petersburg State Music Hall), these are in the century-old tradition of the great theatrical masters. SFX makeup by Award-winning Irina Strukova (Crazy Rich Asians, Netflix, HBO) completes the already perfect glittering fantasy that is Swan Lake! Date | Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Location | San Diego Civic Theatre Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $39 to $125. For more information, please visit sandiegotheatres.org/event/russian-ballet-theatre-presents-swan-lake or call (619) 615-4000.

From 'San Diego Weekend Arts Events' (KPBS feature): San Diego sculptor Sasha Koozel Reibstein is known for her fantastically shaped pieces, somewhere between otherworldly, alien and deep sea flora. Her signature use of drip forms manifests in pearlescent or shiny metallic blobs growing like lifeforms from the nooks and crannies of sculptures — her work has a sense of being suspended in time, and could somehow keep growing/oozing. In this exhibition at Quint's 7722 Girard gallery (formerly Quint ONE), Koozel Reibstein will show a series of new pieces. Across the street in the main gallery (7765 Girard), a collection of works on paper by Manny Farber is already on view, plus, in the tiny The Museum Of____ in the back, you'll find an exhibition of wall-hung Kanthas, or textiles from Nirmala Seshadri-Jagannath's Amba Gallery. Details: Saturday, Jan. 22 through March 5. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., but the Koozel Reibstein will be at the space from 1-4 p.m. Quint Gallery, 7722 Girard, La Jolla. Free. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the gallery: Are You Okay In The Dark? is a selection of recent ceramic sculptures by San Diego-based artist and curator Sasha Koozel Reibstein. Transformation and the sublime are ideas central to her practice, and in this new body of work, there is a concentrated exploration into that which is unknown in the cosmos, like black holes, magnetic pulls, and portals. In these new sculptures and wall pieces, Reibstein’s objects often take the form of a portal with a central opening, which feel less like a specimen to be examined and more like a window into the unknown. They encourage a guttural, emotional response from a viewer, providing narrative but also room to consider expansive possibilities both in mind and body. In the interest of limiting large groups, the reception for Are You Okay In The Dark? will be spread out throughout the day on Saturday, January 22. The gallery will be open from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and the artist will be present from 12-4 p.m. We ask that all guests arrive wearing a mask. In addition, there will be an artist talk on Saturday, February 26 at 11:30 a.m. at the gallery.

National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater, often in extreme conditions beneath Arctic ice and in predator-infested waters. Journey with him from the North Atlantic, where harp seals face the threat of declining sea ice, to the temperate waters of New Zealand, home of the fastest shark in the world—the mako. The stunning images he captures while on assignment offer a mesmerizing glimpse of the “soul of the sea.” National Geographic Live is presented by Office Depot. Date | Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $36 to $70. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/brian-skerry or call (858) 459-3728.

The successful splashdown of the spacecraft with no humans aboard keeps NASA's Artemis mission on track to put the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface by 2025.

In this “Tour Guide” bonus episode, borderless artist Shinpei Takeda takes us on a tour of his exhibition, “Fantasia Moral” (“Moral Fantasy”), which is showing at the art museum in Tijuana, CECUT, through Aug. 8.