Dear Readers,
A lot is going on in San Diego to be excited about! Rains will continue today, but the rest of the weekend should be drier. Festivals and celebrations abound, including St. Patrick's Day, Cherry Blossom, Nowruz, Holi, and more festivities throughout the city.
There are a goodly number of music and dance concerts featuring outstanding performers. A special shoutout to the Center for World Music's Living Traditions of China concert next Friday. As always, if you use the WVP10 code when you buy your tickets, you'll get a discount. It should be a great show!
We're super excited that the San Diego Latino Film Festival starts next Wednesday. They always feature a tremendous number of great films and after-film discussions with filmmakers, plus opening and closing night festivities you won't want to miss.
Add to this fascinating talks, a plethora of theatrical offerings, and various other events—there really is something to enjoy no matter your interests. As we have written for many week's now, there is an urgent need to support cross-cultural organizations (and other non-profits). Here's a list with links to organizations that surely need your support (in whatever way you can.): San Diego Cross-Cultural Organizations. Again, if we missed any, let us know!
On to the events! Festivals, celebrations, and community events: St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival • Cherry Blossom Festival • Persian New Year Celebration • ShamROCK Festival • Nowruz Celebration • Holi Festival of Color • House of Ireland Lawn Program • Sonido Latino Film Festival Opening Night Party • Cervantes Festival • House of Mexico Lawn Program • SDLFF Closing Night Concert & Taste of Sabor • House of Iran Lawn Program. Music and/or dance performances: SoCal Dance Fest • Tango Obsession • Codigo FN • Arabian Nights Belly Dance Showcase • Transmigration • Goitse • Anoushka Shankar • Highland Way • Music and Dance: Ballet Folklorico en Aztlan • Tarta Relena • Trinity Irish Dance Concert • Sounds of Dynasties - Living Traditions of China • Ian Maksin • Flamenco Dance Concert • Ballet Folklórico de Mexico de Amalia Hernández • Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos • Poncho Sanchez. Interesting talks around town: The Effect of Mass Deportation on San Diegans • Panama Canal, Then and Now • Russia's Wartime Economy • South Korea's Political Crises • Take Me to the Water: Histories of the Black Pacific. • Rare Original Items from World War II and the Holocaust. Film festivals and special movie screenings: San Diego Latino Film Festival • The Quiet American • I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street). Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: Book Talk: Antonio Iannotta. Local theatrical productions: 3 Summers of Lincoln • Musical: Alice by Heart • Hadestown: Teen Edition • A Perfect Ganesh • Musical: Once • Open Reading: King Lear • The Pirates of Penzance • La Havana Madrid. Visual Arts events: House of Ukraine Pysanka Festival. Comedy performances: The Balkan Brain Comedy Show. Other notable events: SAMEDA Bazaar • German Flohmarkt.
Everyone here at the San Diego Participant Observer and the Worldview Project wish you fulfilling, illuminating, and culturally-rich experiences in the days ahead. See you next week!
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