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Stream now with the PBS app + YouTube / Watch Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture. We marvel at the timeless Acropolis, perfect Parthenon, and Golden Age theaters. And we watch as art evolves from stiff statues to perfectly balanced Venuses to the exuberant Winged Victory, capturing the spirit of the age.

In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the soundtrack of shepherds and migrant workers, today it's linked to killings, government bans — and a fight over cultural identity.

A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.

Many think it's a dangerous ploy by the tobacco industry. But some say, with millions of deaths each year attributed to smoking cigarettes, it's the lesser of two evils.

Get ready to flow into the "Depth of Field" that is deep autumn with poetry, string music, local artisans, and Good Neighbor Gardens! On Sunday afternoon, November 16, Poet Tree Productions presents "Depth of Field", a matinee of live music, poetry, and artisans to reset your default. With poets Allisa Cherry, Majda Gama, & Heidi Seaborn, musicians Rebecca Matayoshi & Evan Pasternak, and artisans Beth Peters, Josh Bariuan of Fir Street Pottery, Carla Wilson Studio & Laura Christensen Studio. In honor of a month of gratitude, we're also hosting Good Neighbor Gardens to share what they're nurturing in gardens, education, food boxes, and sharing abundance with those in need. Doors will open at 1 p.m. for music, mingling, and local artisans. Poetry readings by three featured poets will begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by more music and time to meet the musicians and poets and folks from Good Neighbor Gardens, purchase books and get them signed, and browse and buy the artisans' beautiful work. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/depth-of-field-registration-1811674038819

"Forever Motown: So Good For The Soul" is a dynamic tribute show that celebrates the rich legacy of Motown Records. The production showcases the music of legendary artists such as The Four Tops, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, and Stevie Wonder. With a talented cast and live band, the performance delivers nearly 30 non-stop hits, including classics like “My Girl,” “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” “Dancing in the Street,” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Visit: www.powayonstage.org/event/forever-motown-so-good-for-the-soul/ Poway OnStage on Facebook / Instagram

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

A woman with a terminal diagnosis asks her husband to leave the house in Ann Packer's new novel. Some Bright Nowhere is an absorbing book about end-of-life care and what the living owe the dying.

CCAE Theatricals’ Motown: The Groove that Changed America returns to the Center’s Concert Hall in March 2025. The D. Ben-Jamin’ Band will once again be joined by a live string section making this a 20 piece orchestra, backing our fabulous group of all-star vocalists. You won’t want to miss our annual celebration of Motown that’s unlike anything else! Visit: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=241127 CCAE Theatricals on Instagram and Facebook

Heroes and Monsters (Ages 6 – 7) July 7 – 11, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. What would your artful superpower be? Get ready to team up with your friends and MCASD educators in an awesome showdown for the fate of the museum–an art collision between Heroes and Monsters. Spend the week designing your own Hero and Monster inspired by the Museum's collection: Learn how to use art for good by developing your own art superpowers. Create a persona by dawning masks and capes influenced by Nick Cave. Use John Baldessari's conceptual powers to fight "Boring Art." Schedule Day 1: Start the week by imagining your superhero, or good-monster alter-ego, and its artful superpowers! Then, create your helmet. Day 2: Make your shield and cape and create dice to guide your way. Spend the rest of the week creating instruments and tools that help build a superhero, art-filled universe filled with magic and spells of your making! MCASD on Facebook / Instagram