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Helena Westra’s immersive installation of California grasses is shown at the Athenaeum Art Center in an undated photo.<\/p>\n
Helena Westra: ‘Lying Fallow’<\/b><\/p>\n
Local sculptor and installation artist Helena Westra has hand-gathered a collection of native California grasses to explore the agricultural practice of “lying fallow,” or resting soil for a season \u2014 something worth taking notes on. The grasses form a room-sized maze, filling the Athenaeum Art Center’s indoor space at Bread & Salt with an immersive, meditative meadow.<\/p>\n
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, through Oct. 25 | Athenaeum Art Center, 1955 Julian Ave., Logan Heights | Free | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Sergio Su\u00e1rez<\/p>\n \/<\/p>\n Oolong Gallery<\/p>\n Sergio Su\u00e1rez’s “Umbra,” a 2024 woodcut print on muslin, is part of Oolong Gallery’s “Sky written, cosmic draw” exhibition.<\/p>\n Ivan David Ng and Sergio Su\u00e1rez: ‘Sky written, cosmic draw’<\/b> 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 | Oolong Gallery, 6030 La Flecha, Rancho Santa Fe | Free | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Painting in Sidro’<\/b> 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 | Casa Patio, 114 W. Hall Ave., San Ysidro | Free | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Books<\/p>\n KPBS San Diego Book Festival<\/b><\/p>\n Courtesy of Moses Ose Utomi and Emily Greenberg<\/p>\n Authors Moses Ose Utomi and Emily Greenberg are shown in undated photos. <\/p>\n The inaugural KPBS San Diego Book Festival is a free event for book lovers of all ages. Attendees will enjoy panel discussions with award-winning authors, activities, live entertainment, and exhibitors including local authors and independent booksellers.<\/p>\n If you’re interested in books and peeking behind the curtain on what it takes to make a podcast, I\u2019ll also host a live taping of The Finest from 10:40 to 11:25 a.m., interviewing authors Emily Greenberg and Moses Ose Utomi. Though advance tickets are sold out, limited seating may be available before the show.<\/p>\n 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 | University of San Diego | Free; $5 to reserve spots in select panels | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Compressed<\/b> 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 | Bread & Salt, 1955 Julian Ave., Logan Heights | Free | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Music<\/p>\n Resonance Collaborative Open Mic<\/b> 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 | OTC Studio 219, 219 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside | Free | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Jurassic Park in Concert’<\/b> 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, downtown | $78-$130 | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Dance<\/p>\n The Rosin Box Project: ‘Debuts’<\/b> 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22-23; 5 p.m. Aug. 24 | California Center for the Arts, Escondido | $54-$66 | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Theater<\/p>\n ‘The Heart’<\/b> Through Sept. 28 | La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Dr., UC San Diego | $30-$109 | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Shuuluk Wechuwvi’<\/b> 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 | Spark Studio, 8283 Ronson Rd., Kearny Mesa | Free with RSVP | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Film<\/p>\n ‘To Kill a Wolf’<\/b> Aug. 22-28 | Regal Edwards Mira Mesa, 10733 Westview Pkwy., Mira Mesa | $19.49 | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n Cinema at Chicano Park: ‘Born in East L.A.’<\/b><\/p>\n
Artists Ivan David Ng and Sergio Su\u00e1rez make their West Coast debuts at Oolong Gallery. Singapore-born Ng draws on his Hakka ancestry to create works of drawing, collage, assemblage, photography and painting. Su\u00e1rez uses printing, woodblock carving, sculpture, installation and painting to explore divinity. Both artists will be on site for the opening reception and will lead an artist walkthrough.<\/p>\n
The second edition of The Front Arte y Cultura’s new drop-in painting club takes place Saturday afternoon in the San Ysidro gallery’s patio. Painters of all levels are invited to bring their materials and either a work in progress or a blank canvas to paint in community. Refreshments will be available.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Presented by Burn All Books and Particle FM, Compressed is a zine and music fair with dozens of creative vendors, presses, artists, galleries and zinemakers from the San Diego-Tijuana region. Check out my feature on the project last year here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
This free, multidisciplinary open-mic night invites artists to share writing, music, poetry, dance or other performance. The event is a collaboration between St. Brigid’s Church and Oceanside Theatre Company.<\/p>\n
The San Diego Symphony will perform a live score to the 1993 film “Jurassic Park,” featuring one of modern cinema\u2019s most recognizable orchestral themes. The film will be projected in high definition while the orchestra performs.<\/p>\n
San Diego’s innovative and impressive contemporary ballet company, The Rosin Box Project, returns to the stage with its annual production of brand-new choreography. This year features Garrett Smith, Ching Ching Wong and TRBP artistic director Carly Topazio. You can learn more about the choreographers and the performance in my story here<\/a>. <\/p>\n
In La Jolla Playhouse’s premiere musical “The Heart,” the human heart takes center stage. The play spans a 24-hour period during the process of a heart transplant \u2014 as one life depends on another’s death. Check out KPBS reporter Beth Accomando’s preview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Mabelle Reynoso’s play “Shuuluk Wechuwvi: Where Lightning Was Born” follows a teenager, Lucky, as he discovers his Kumeyaay heritage and its connection to the planet\u2019s fragility. Deeply rooted in local wilderness and the Kumeyaay culture, the play features Kumeyaay actors and crew. Only two performances are scheduled.<\/p>\n
The San Diego theatrical premiere of “To Kill a Wolf” is co-presented by Pacific Arts Movement. The film, an eerie reframing of “Little Red Riding Hood,” is directed and written by Kelsey Taylor, with Adam Lee \u2014 an alumnus of Pac Arts’ Reel Voices youth filmmaking program \u2014 as producer and cinematographer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Cine en el Parque, a free film series from Media Arts Center San Diego, continues Saturday with “Born in East L.A.,” written, directed by and starring Cheech Marin \u2014 who has also recently become as known for his legacy in the visual arts in Southern California as he is for his movies. His Riverside museum The Cheech<\/a> celebrates Chicano art. The screening is preceded by food, music and a community gathering.<\/p>\n