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Class Description An author platform is all about visibility and building an audience for your work. And here’s a surprise: Social media is only a small slice of the platform pie! In this workshop, we’ll clear up common misconceptions about what an author platform really is and explore the many components that make it thrive. You’ll assess your own strengths, identify areas to grow, and leave with a practical plan—and the confidence—to begin building a powerful, authentic platform that supports your writing career. Disclaimers Please be advised that it is best to register at least a week before the start of a class to help our instructors prepare and ensure that it does not get canceled or rescheduled. Policies regarding registration, refunds, cancellations, etc. can be found on our policies page. At the end of the course, please complete the evaluation form—your feedback is invaluable for improving our classes and supporting the grant reporting that makes these programs possible. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Class Description Artificial intelligence programs have been described in many ways, but perhaps the best way to understand how we can benefit as writers from the use of Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and others is to think of them as our sidekicks. Eager and helpful assistants that can do things faster and better than us as long as we give them the right instructions. This course is about which AI programs are the best for which tasks, what is possible with AI, and how to use it without crossing any ethical lines. You’ll learn how to benefit from AI when it comes to research and writing and how to design and produce amazing covers, websites, and marketing materials. AI can do things for a fraction of the cost and in the blink of an eye, including creating audio books, apps, and other complimentary (and lucrative) ancillary items. As promising as this sounds, we’ll also look at the ways in which we can lose authenticity and credibility if we take it too far. This is a hands-on, interactive, and solution-oriented program presented as a discussion and brainstorming session so we learn how to make the most of these powerful new tools to take our ideas, bring them to life, and get them out to the masses. Come with your questions and suggestions, and leave with a whole new way of working that opens up possibilities that weren’t available just a couple of years ago. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Sparks Gallery is honored to announce its forthcoming exhibition, "Under One Sky," a powerful celebration of Indigenous art from across the United States. This exhibition brings together contemporary works that honor the survival, resilience, and living traditions of Indigenous peoples, while reflecting the deep-rooted relationship between art, culture, and knowledge. "Under One Sky" creates a shared space where the beauty and diversity of Native American art serves as both a living vessel of cultural wisdom and a platform for meaningful social reflection. Reception March 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/daniel-ketelhut-under-one-sky-indigenous-art-show-reception-at-sparks-tickets-1981971398807 Sparks Gallery on Facebook / Instagram

As the country commemorates King's lifelong fight for racial and economic justice, we look at what we can take away from his teachings.

Curated by artist Bryttney-Mischele, "The Way Roots Grow," is a multidisciplinary exhibition and poetry book release celebrating a decade of creative evolution—blending painting, poetry, and storytelling. Artworks in the exhibition trace the interconnected themes of identity, growth, community, and transformation through the lens of Black surreal expressionism. Artists in the exhibition: Daniela Loizart, Isabel Garcia, Brandon Flowers, Ashley Hawkins, Ami Young, Monét Nyre Performers: Euni and Aaron Gomes Reception, Friday March 13, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-way-roots-grow-exhibition-tickets-1979828618694?aff=oddtdtcreator Poetry: Saturday March 14, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. / Artists panel: Saturday March 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Poet's and Storytellers: Claire Hsu Accomando, Diane Gustsfson, Soul Tree, So Wrote Nicholas RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-way-roots-grow-poetry-event-live-artist-performances-tickets-1981068319673?aff=oddtdtcreator Through the exhibition, curator Bryttney-Mischele explores artwork and poetry rooted in storytelling, reflection and community. Bryttney-Mischele on Instagram

At the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center we are celebrating a new public sculpture by South Bay artist Michael Leaf entitled "Chameleon IT." This first of its-kind, color changing metal sculpture, will be located on the museum building. The unveiling and lighting of the new sculpture will take place on Saturday, May 16 from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. during The Big Reveal, the museum’s signature event of the year. The origins of "Chameleon IT": Whenever I drive or ride my bicycle past the museum, I have always wondered… How can the outside of the museum, reflect what is going on inside the museum? What could be done that is powerful and meaningful enough to represent the vibrancy of the art, history, culture performances and exhibitions inside the building? And then “IT” hit me. - Michael Leaf, artist During the The Big Reveal we are also celebrating the 20th anniversary of the building and housing of the museum and the Bonita Historical Center with the County of San Diego. During The Big Reveal we will be honoring Barbara and Robert “Scott” Scott, who have been instrumental in the museum’s development throughout the years. Both Barbara and Scott have been active in raising funds for the museum and sculpture garden, as well as exhibition and programming support. Barbara is an emeritus board member, serving on the board of trustees. The Scott’s have been hands-on in creating the first public sculpture, WR This Cats Smart by Mehl Lawson, located near the museum at the entrance to the Greg Cox Civic Complex in Bonita. Barb and Scott will be the honorary chairs for the event. From May 1 – May 29, 2026, a solo exhibition of Michael Leaf’s 2D and 3D metal artwork will be featured in the main gallery. Michael’s family talents and lineage includes Rohr Industries which was located in South Bay San Diego. Michael Leaf on Instagram

The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents the free Opening Reception for “Singing Colors” on Friday, March 6, 2026 from 5-8 p.m. at our Gallery in The Arts District Liberty Station, with over 95 ready-to-hang original paintings plus refreshments and the fellowship of other art enthusiasts. The water-based media exhibition runs March 1-28. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11a.m. – 3 p.m. The paintings can also be viewed and purchased online. Please visit www.sdws.org for more information. San Diego Watercolor Society on Facebook / Instagram

The San Diego Watercolor Society proudly presents “Singing Colors,” juried by award-winning artist, Shuang Li. The water-based media exhibition runs March 1-28, 2026 at our Gallery in The Arts District Liberty Station. The free Opening Reception is Friday, March 6, 5-8 p.m. with over 95 ready-to-hang original paintings plus refreshments and the fellowship of other art enthusiasts. The Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, 11a.m. – 3p.m. The paintings can also be viewed and purchased online. Please visit www.sdws.org for more information. San Diego Watercolor Society on Facebook / Instagram

It's the live return of San Diego's all-original female-fronted rock band Door 13! See Door 13 in their first live show of 2026! Special guests include Black Sunday and Papercut Massacre (former Wind-Up Records). Hear all three bands today on Spotify! Door 13 on Facebook / Instagram

On March 1, Sound Praxis presents an evening of adventurous electronic music! Featuring Scottish/Arizona-based Lauren Sarah Hayes, Michelle Lou, and T Putnam Hill, this event brings together live electronics, field recordings and sound collage, embodied performance, and more. This presentation is generously hosted by Folk Arts Rare Records in City Heights! Lauren Sarah Hayes is a Scottish improviser, sound artist, and scholar who is recognized for her embodied approach to computer music. Her music is a mix of experimental pop/live electronics/techno/noise/free improvisation and has been described as ‘voracious’ and ‘exhilarating’. As a live sound sculptor, she manipulates, remixes, and bends voice, drum machines, analogue synths and self-built software. She has toured extensively across Europe and North America, including as part of her tenure with the New BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Her work has been released on Superpang, Hard Return, Pan Y Rosas Discos, LOL Editions, Werra Foxma, Sunwarped, and Harmonic Ooze Records. Michelle Lou composes mainly in the realm of electro-acoustic music, both in hardware and in computer based forms. She has also created large scale sound installations which are often performative and collaborative. She performs and improvises on acoustic and electric bass, electric guitar, and on laptop and various electronics. Her work has been presented at Wien Modern, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Darmstadt Ferienkurse, Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik, The Festival of New American Music (Sacramento), the MATA Festival (New York City), The 66th American Music Festival at the National Gallery in Washington D.C., The Rainy Days Festival (Luxembourg), Ultima Festival (Oslo), Chance and Circumstance (Brooklyn), Klub Katarakt (Hamburg), Klangwerkstatt and MaerzMusik (both in Berlin), amongst others. T Putnam Hill is a writer, editor, guitarist, and electroacoustic musician currently based in Austin, Texas. In recordings and performance, Hill produces impromptu audio collages of various sound materials—from live guitar to field recordings to feedback loops—to create auditory environments that drift between stasis and disorder, from harmonic to discordant, and from the organic to synthetic. Hill is an active member of Phonography Austin, a sound arts organization dedicated to the exploration of phonography and acoustic ecology, and founder of Loma Editions, a nascent multimedia label focused on electroacoustic music and experimental literature. March 1, 2026 Folk Arts Rare Records @ 3610 University Ave Music at 6 p.m. $15 suggested (NOTAFLOF) Refreshments available All proceeds to the artists