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As states around it were passing bathroom bills and trans health care bans, Minnesota, under Gov. Tim Walz, went in the other direction, protecting transgender rights.

Step into a world where art, fashion, and innovation collide. Join us on Free Second Sunday, March 10 at 11AM at our exclusive in-store pop-up event featuring the avant-garde creations of makers Rei Tionko and ByFielle. These visionary brands will showcase their unique blend of contemporary design and artistic expression featuring exclusive works directly from the designers. Explore Rei Tionko's sculptural jewelry works using .925 silver and ByFielle’s constructed garments featuring recycled textiles. There will be a live DJ set by local producer Illigio and two exclusive giveaways will be hosted in-store for the chance to win a custom piece from Rei Tionko valued at $1,020 or a custom jacket collaboration from ByFielle x Rei Tionko valued at $300. Members, join us for an exclusive preview from 9:30 – 10 a.m. before the Museum opens. Find the Member RSVP link through your Members' newsletter. For more information visit: mcasd.ticketapp.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

PacArts new executive director talks about the 24th annual film festival and telling Asian stories.

Collage 2024: Connected hopes to give you a, “celebration of the human experience and an invitation to explore the many ways in which we are ALL connected.” Quoted by Young Adult Member, Lynzie Allyn. San Diego Civic Dance Arts invites you to their critically acclaimed annual dance showcase performance in the beautiful and historic Casa del Prado Theater in Balboa Park. If you have already seen a collage showcase, you know you won't want to miss this. If you have yet to experience SDCDA at its finest - plan to attend one of our 11 performances. Once you've seen these dancers on stage, you will seek them out again and again, year after year...and the San Diego Civic Dance Arts Winner of the Bravo Award for Best Dance Show in San Diego for three years in a row, Collage 2024: Connected is certain to captivate and impress. Join us as we return to the stage for another visually stunning production that will be one of the years can't miss performances! Featuring new work by Kevin and Dea Nguyen (Professional dance creatives who have worked with BTS, Daddy Yankee, Paula Abdul and more), Elijah Gibson (Texas based choreographer and founder of Social Movement Contemporary Dance), Mark and Solvieg Santillano (Co-Founders of SoMar Dance Works), local artist and Professor Donna Flournoy, and the talented dance staff of Civic Dance Arts. Collage features various dance styles such as tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, modern, and Musical Theater. Along with breathtaking costumes, imaginative set pieces, and gorgeous theatrical lighting, our professionally trained dancers deliver a show that is certain to impress. Suitable for all ages. If you have not yet had the pleasure of seeing the Civic Dance Companies perform, be prepared to have your socks knocked off. Our dancers train for years in the Parks and Recreation program and Company is truly a dance conservatory type environment. We are excited and ready to welcome you to the theater and connect through dance! San Diego Civic Dance Arts (SDCDA) has often been viewed as the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department’s “best-kept secret.” For over 80 years, through the use of public, nonprofit and volunteer partnerships, SDCDA has provided an accessible, affordable world-class dance program to San Diego. For the past 25 years, Andrea Feier, a Julliard trained dancer herself, has led SDCDA. Collage is held over the first three weekends of February. “I love how the City makes dance accessible and affordable to anyone who wishes to participate,” said Andrea. “The passion of the dance staff who have found their calling teaching for this program and have made it their life's work teaching for Civic Dance Arts is incredible. Working with dance staff and other City workers dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives is inspiring.” The passion her staff have for the program is evident. Andrea noted that several of her team members have worked with the program for over 20 years, and Dance Recreation Leader Kathy Landry is in her 44th year of service. “We have been changing lives one step at a time. Come dance with us,” said Andrea. And get your tickets for collage 2024: connected. Important: Plan enough time to find parking and be checked into the theater. Show is two hours long with one 15 minute intermission. Please note that the doors to the theater will close ten minutes before showtime. No late arrivals will be admitted. Not Allowed: No food or drink, Flash Photography, Videography, Illuminated Screens During Performance For more information visit: a.purplepass.com Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

This weekend in the arts: A children's book about gardening, immigration and memory; piano sensation plays Saint-Saëns; a Hitchcock spoof; a big (free) spring market; a new reading series; live music and more.

About the event: San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library present Labyrinth, a music and dance performance co-created by Kristopher and Dina Apple. Labyrinths have been used throughout history as devices for meditation, metaphors for storytelling, and as a bridge between the physical and metaphysical. Taking inspiration from these mythologies and practices, a cross-disciplinary ensemble weaves sound, movement, and text into a contemplative listening experience—a listening labyrinth. You are invited to the listening labyrinth—to follow the thread of now, gather your senses at each passing moment, and reflect on the potential for transformation. About the performers: Kristopher and Dina are music and dance makers from San Diego, California, whose work explores cross-disciplinary ensemble practices and performance-making that is often improvised and interactive. Kristopher is a violinist and composer working at the intersection of music, dance, text, and digital media. He teaches digital audio at the University of San Diego, accompanies dance classes at UC San Diego, MiraCosta College, and Palomar College, and has recently been a featured composer and performer with LITVAKdance, IMAGOmoves, and San Diego Dance Theater. Dina is a dance maker whose work investigates cross-disciplinary collaboration, practices of social choreography, and dance as a responsive and investigative act. She holds an MFA from UC San Diego and a BFA from San Diego State University and attended the Ricean School of Dance. Program: Kristopher Apple: Flowers And Other Far Thoughts I Ate the Minotaur Stir the Tide Ever Ever Performers: Kristopher Apple, co-director, composer, violin Dina Apple, co-director, choreographer, and dancer Peter Ko, cello Nathan Hubbard, percussion Kyle Adam Blair, piano Emily Aust, dancer Related links: San Diego New Music: website | Instagram | Facebook Athenaeum Music and Arts Library: website | Instagram | Facebook

Scripps Ranch Little League is in the Intermediate World Series this week in Livermore.

A new local opera company is about to make its debut in downtown San Diego. Opera a la Carte is using regional talent in their productions and making the high-class art of opera accessible to all.

A century-long tradition that started as a bird hunt now helps track valuable bird sightings. The Christmas Bird Count put on by the National Audubon Society covers the country and the next birding events are being held in Oceanside Friday. In other news, some people on whale watching cruises have been treated to dramatic views of killer whales hunting off the San Diego coast. Plus, the Worldbeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park has been sharing music, art, dance and Black culture since 1995 and this week it’s hosting a week of events celebrating Kwanzaa.

The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has been delayed until at least April, 2026.