MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL

One of the world’s longest-running musical events, the Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates its 65th year with a once-in-a-lifetime ensemble. Featuring Tony and Grammy Award-winning NEA Jazz Master vocalist Dee Dee […]

PAISANOS

Paisanos, is a project led by Luis Alderete from the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura de Tijuana dedicated to developing a formal discussion surrounding migration and movement, and has brought together a collection of two-dimensional artworks whose narratives are inspired by their creator’s proximity to the border and life between two countries. The exhibition […]

AFRICA IN CONTEXT: SD MESA COLLEGE WORLD ART PERMANENT COLLECTION

Join us for a stirring presentation of African art to celebrate Black History Month. Thoughtfully curated by Dr. Denise Rogers, Africa in Context features visually stunning, historically significant objects from the San Diego Mesa College World Art Permanent Collection. Visitors to the exhibition will experience artworks from a range of African countries and regions including Ghana, […]

THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI

Tony Award winner and MacArthur Genius Grantee Mary Zimmerman (The White Snake, Metamorphoses) shapes a genre-busting play entirely from da Vinci’s own notebooks. A cast of chameleon-like actors takes us […]

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FEST

Recently marking our 30th Anniversary and currently screening films in over 15 cities around the world, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival (HRWFF) bears witness to human rights violations in direct storytelling and exposé form, and creates a forum for courageous individuals on both sides of the lens to empower audiences with the knowledge that […]

MOTIONS & EMOTIONS

Over 15 Filipino American artists will be presented by The Thoughtful Beast and New Americans Museum in “Motions & Emotions: Filipino American Stories of Healing”. The event includes an art exhibit and three performances addressing Filipino American intergenerational trauma. Attendees of the event will experience an array of artistic mediums including painting, rap, dance and […]

THE BLACK IRIS PROJECT

Jeremy McQueen, in collaboration with San Diego Theatres presents The Black Iris Project. Photo by Matthew Murphy Broadway veteran & San Diego native Jeremy McQueen brings his Emmy® award-winning New York City–based ballet collaborative to San Diego for the west coast premiere of two original ballets: WILD and A Mother’s Rite. WILD – Inspired by Maurice […]

SDMA+ ROMANTIC ARTSTOPS WITH THE SAN DIEGO SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY

Actress Joy Yvonne Jones San Diego Shakespeare Society actors perform romantic pieces from Shakespeare’s works such as Romeo and Juliet and Antony and Cleopatrapaired with works of art from Modern Women, on view through November 7. Performances will be held at various stops throughout the Modern Women exhibition. Look for the meeting point sign inside […]

SAN DIEGO BALLET: ROMEO ET JULIET

A rapturous evening devoted to young love and to those who remember its triumphs and tragedies. Artistic Director Javier Velasco’s re-staging of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece is a lush, yet intimate […]

LIVE ARTS FEST 2023

Initiated in 2012, Live Arts Fest is a multi-night festival curated by Executive Artistic Director Terry Wilson that expands San Diego Dance Theater’s mission to celebrate and support multi-generational dance […]

28TH ANNUAL WRITER’S SYMPOSIUM BY THE SEA

Using the theme “Writing That Celebrates,” the 28th annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University will once again bring some of the world’s great writers to […]

TOYING WITH DESIGN

The exhibition Toying with Design explores how play can inspire designers and architects to create toy-like, functional everyday objects. It plays on the theme of the 2022 Design Week, Design=Inspiration […]