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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: a major exhibition of Caribbean art; Disco Riot artists-in-residence and more arts and culture this weekend.

Please join us for free Friday lectures at the Oceanside Campus of MiraCosta College. At 1:00 p.m. "The SoCal Sumo Open and other Grappling Arts" with JJ Jones and Christina Griffin-Jones from the Maximum Effort Foundation, Hanu Sumo Club. The Maximum Effort Foundation mission is to provide access to martial arts and physical activities for children and individuals from marginalized communities. Let's learn how they help kids. At 2:30 p.m. "Forgotten San Diego, a Historical Journey" presented by Eileen Magno, Architectural Historian. "Forgotten San Diego" uncovers the city's hidden stories and lost past through a compelling blend of vintage postcard imagery and expert narrative and will take you on a brief journey into some of San Diego County's lost past. LIFE=Learning Is For Everyone Refreshments are available between speakers and here will be time for Q&A, always. Parking passes are required on campus and are available in the lots or by becoming members of LIFE. We support MCC Scholarships. For more information visit: miracosta.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

APM Reports shows Iowa's new conservation tool isn't as effective as promised. The state would need to increase installations exponentially to make even a marginal difference in water quality.

The Cure's first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World, is thematically dark, but sonically rich and inviting. Still, though, Robert Smith says there's so much more to come.

“Uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock.”—Los Angeles Times “Creative, socially conscious, it’s perfect”—NPR We’re happy to welcome back Las Cafeteras to the Epstein Family Amphitheater. Born and raised East of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras are remixing roots music as modern-day troubadours. They are a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats and powerful rhymes documenting stories of a community seeking to “build a world where many worlds fit.” Las Cafeteras have taken the music scene by storm with their infectious live performances and have crossed many genres and borders along the way. Their electric sound & energy has taken them around the world playing shows from Bonnaroo to the Hollywood Bowl, WOMAD New Zealand to Montreal Jazz, & beyond! From Afro-Mexican to Americana, from Soul to Son Jarocho, from Roots to Rock and Hip Hop, Las Cafeteras take folk music to the future. They honor the past by using electrifying traditional instrumentation like the 8-string Jarana, 4-string Requinto, Quijada (donkey jawbone) and Tarima (a wooden platform). Las Cafeteras sing in five distinct languages, English, Spanish, Spanglish, Love and Justice … and they believe everyone understands at least one of those languages. For more information visit: artpower.ucsd.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Welcome to the Haunting Days of Halloween. What if supernatural creatures were real? What if they’ve been walking among us, hiding, pretending to be human? What if on the days leading to Halloween, they get to be just as they are? Get ready for an spooktacular morning of music and family-fun with Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats! The 2x GRAMMY® Award winner, front woman and songwriter Lucy Kalantari engages her audience with interactive, jazz-scat-along play, while singing foot-tapping songs highlighting the joys of life, community and resilience. Family members from 0 to 122 will find themselves lighter and smiling through and through! For more information visit: artpower.ucsd.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Starring Ginger Minj from RuPaul’s Drag Race and Hocus Pocus 2 Hokus Pokus Live! is a 90 minute parody of the classic 90’s movie written and directed by RuPaul’s Drag Race and Hocus Pocus 2 star, Ginger Minj! The year is 2024 and after coming back from the dead…again, The Sanderson Sisters are trying to figure out how to stay alive and younger in this new millennium. Join Ginger Minj, Gidget Galore and Aria Hard for this madcap musical mis-adventure! A production of Fruit Wine Productions. For more information visit: artpower.ucsd.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

First up… Folklore meets Funk! An ancient tale of a magical bird of fire comes alive with a contemporary twist. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s modern/ballet fusion staging, teaming classical dancers with hip hop artists, lights up the stage with originality and boundless energy. Also on the program, uno, dos, tres, quatro… Maaaambo! Physical pyrotechnics abound in SDB’s sizzling signature piece, "Mambomania," set to the propulsive beat of Latin jazz great Perez Prado. October 11 @ 7 p.m. October 12 @ 2 p.m. San Diego Ballet on Facebook / Instagram

Authorities say a 15-year-old girl carried out the shooting that killed two and wounded several at a Wisconsin school. Female shooters are relatively rare, statistically speaking.

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library and Murals of La Jolla present Michael Mercil as he gives attendees an inside look on his career, process, recent projects, and 2023 mural ART IS GOOD FOR YOU, commissioned by Murals of La Jolla. The Ohio-based artist explores the realms of “the near, the low, the common” and incorporates an expansive number of mediums (drawing, painting, needlepoint, sculpture, landscape architecture, film, performance, teaching, and farming) in his art. Painted directly on-site, with a complementary color palette that pops, the text becomes a lively imperative to embrace art as a crucial and ubiquitous aspect of daily life. Mercil received a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and an MFA from the University of Chicago. His work has been featured in many prominent institutions, including The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia; the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts; The Living Culture Initiative in collaboration with Ann Hamilton at OSU; The Beanfield, The Virtual Pasture, and Site set-aside projects at Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus; and the Art Market™, an ongoing, Columbus-based studio project. Mercil’s talk begins at 6:30 p.m. and is preceded by at reception at 6 p.m. Stay Updated with Athenaeum Music & Arts Library! Facebook | Instagram | X