THE SECRET SOCIETY OF ADULTOLOGISTS: SPOOKY

Time to scream…with excitement. After two years in the dark, the Secret Society returns to the Museum just in time for spooky season. Don your Halloween costumes for this once-a-year […]

THE JUNGLE BOOK

A thrilling blend of ballet, jazz, hip hop, and giant puppets brings Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale of friendship to life. Join Mowgli and his animal pals as they tumble through the jungle, get wrapped up in the coils of Kaa, the snake, and fight off the menacing Sher Khan, the tiger. Fun for the entire […]

EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO (THE LAST DREAM OF FRIDA AND DIEGO)

El último sueño de Frida y Diego is a fictional story, inspired by the lives of the two Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Three years have passed since the death of Frida, and Diego grieves for his wife. On the Día de Muertos he prays for her return, and La Catrina, keeper of the […]

SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

The San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is San Diego’s premier film showcase of Asian American and international cinema. Founded in 2000, the festival has grown to become the largest exhibition of Asian cinema in the western United States, and has showcased everything from future classics like Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder (US Premiere) to luminary independent work like […]

BREAD & PUPPET THEATER

The circus in coming to town – but this is no ordinary circus. Bread & Puppet Theater (B&P) is an internationally celebrated political puppet theater company that champions a visually rich, street-theater brand of performance art, filled with music, dance and (as its name would suggest) puppets. Each performance ends with the troupe breaking bread with the […]

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

San Diego Dance Theater presents ‘up close & personal: A collection of dances joined by Doug McMinimy’s photographic installation: Dis/Re-member, before and after the performances. San Diego Dance Theater has been enthusiastically getting back to the business of making dances, hosting guest artists, producing local talent, training dancers, and providing the community with exciting events. This Fall’s […]

CORONADO FILM FEST

Corsage. Film still The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) welcomes makers and lovers of film from all over the world to the storied seaside village of Coronado, California to celebrate the magical art of visual storytelling. Coronado’s enduring love affair with Hollywood began more than a century ago at the iconic Hotel del Coronado, our […]

THE GRAND DECANT

Kick off the Wine and Food Festival weekend at the Grand Decant! Join the country’s top sommeliers, wineries and winemakers for a walk around tasting to expand your palate and taste from both domestic and international wineries representing incredible wines. The most valuable things these days are not things at all, they are experiences that […]

THE RED SHOES

The Red Shoes On of the occasion of the exhibition Alexis Smith: The American Way, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and Digital Gym Cinema have partnered to present The Red Shoes (1948). In her collages, Smith borrows from films like The Red Shoes to scrutinize stories of self-invention and success. Join MCASD Associate Curator Anthony Graham and Digital Gym Film […]

ENNIO: THE MAESTRO

The documentary marks the 13th collaboration between Ennio Morricone, one of the most celebrated film composer of all times, and his long-time friend Giuseppe Tornatore, for whom he has scored most of his films, including Cinema Paradiso. In addition to interviews with filmmakers and musicians, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood and Bruce Springsteen, the […]

BEHIND THE SCENES OF ‘TRIFECTA: ART, SCIENCE, PATRON’

Join us for the premiere of three short films created about La Jolla Historical Society’s exhibition 2021 Trifecta: Art, Science, Patron. Created in collaboration with Warehouse Media, and through the generous support of the Ray Thomas Edwards Foundation, these short documentary films include in-depth conversations with Curator Chi Essary, as well as featured artists and […]

THE SAN DIEGO JAZZ FEST

  The San Diego Jazz Fest is one of the longest running annual music festivals dedicated to celebrating jazz music of the early 20th Century. Since 1980, this event has been held during Thanksgiving weekend in San Diego, California, and features a variety of musical artists performing traditional jazz, swing, blues, ragtime, boogie woogie, gospel, […]