Hello San Diego!
A special shout-out to: the Ali Paris concert at the Mingei next Saturday afternoon! This concert launches the Center for World Music's Music on the Move series taking place over a three-week span. The Ali Paris concert will be held at the Mingei, and like all the concerts in the series, it has free admission! (But you must register for the Mingei concert). Subsequent concerts will be held at the Front Arte Cultura Gallery and the City Heights/Weingart Library and Performance Annex. Should be outstanding!
Yesterday (Thursday), the 4-day Black Arts Festival began at the Old Globe in Balboa Park.
The San Diego International Fringe Festival and the 31st Annual Kuumba Fest both continue throughout the weekend.
Friday (today) and Saturday, the incomparable Rodrigo y Gabriela guitar duo will perform their eclectic mix of classic rock, heavy metal, and Flamenco at Humphreys by the Bay. At the Rady Shell, Symphony music director Rafael Payare leads the orchestra in the Singing With the Devil concert that will feature the works by two of Venezuela’s most notable composers, Antonio Estévez and Evencio Castellano.
Friday, at the Elementary Institute of Science, the Parade of the Ancestors event will bring history to life and feature Keynote Speaker Greg Akili who will speak on self-determination in Black art, culture, and commerce. Banda Carnaval will perform at the Blue Agave Nightclub.
Saturday and Sunday, the Second Annual North Park Music Fest will take place featuring a truckload of bands, some of which have an international vibe. Zainab Johnson will perform at Mic Drop Comedy in Clairemont.
Saturday, at Lanzamiento de Mi Universidad UCSD Launch, you can discover everything that UC San Diego has to offer to the Latino community. There will be a Harajuku Swap Meet at the Morley Field. At the Martin Lawrence Gallery, there will be an opening for an exhibition of works by the Russian-born artist Liudmila Kondakova. Banda Cuisillos & Banda Machos will perform at "The Sound". At Queen Bee's Art and Cultural Center, there will be a Timba Dance Party. Timba is a Cuban genre of music based on Cuban son with salsa, American R&B/Funk, and the strong influence of Afro-Cuban folkloric music.
Sunday, the fundraising event Festival del Caribe at Liberty Station will celebrate Puerto Rican and Cuban music and dance with the bands Tipica 73 and La Verdad. The film Lo Que Queda en el Camino (What Remains on the Way) will be screened at the Hill Street Country Club.
Tuesday, at Park and Market, Luay Yousif and Fred Benedetti will present an evening of music, from Chaldean to Classical. At the International Cottages' Hall of Nations, there will be a talk on Italian Jews through the Generations.
Next Thursday, at the Grand Comedy Club, there will be a Spanish-language comedy show by Los Mojados.
Next Friday, at UCSD's Mandeville Art Gallery, Figure/Ground - Daumier's Refugees will be a talk about the arts depiction of refugees in 19th-century Europe. Son Rompe Pera and La Diabla will perform at Corazon Del Barrio. And Los Originales De San Juan & Dueto Los Armadillos will perform at La Sinaloense Bar & Grill. Oliver! opens at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater with performances through to mid-June.
Next Saturday, there will be a Kumeyaay - Critical Awareness, Critical Activation Workshop at the San Diego College of Continuing Education. There will be a Coptic Egyptian Festival at St. Demiana Church. Queen Bee's will host a Beatles Fair. At the Mingei, the CWM Music on the Move series commences with the captivating tale of Ali Paris, an acclaimed and award-winning Palestinian musician renowned for his mastery of the qanun, an Arab zither, and his soulful vocal performances. At the International Cottages, there will be a talk entitled A Journey to Palestine. At the lovely Amici Park, there will be an outdoor screening of the film Pane, Amore e Fantasia. Centro Cultural de la Raza will hold a Rumba Gala.
Next Sunday, Jimmy & Enrique will play at the Encinitas Library. The Quartyard will hold a Pos Mas Reggaeton. Sammy Obeid will perform at Mic Drop Comedy. Latin American boy band CNCO will perform at the Civic Theatre.
Local theatrical productions include The Miser of Mexico at Southwestern College Performing Arts Center, A Midsummer Night's Dream at Grossmont College, and Destiny of Desire at the Old Globe in Balboa Park. And as mentioned above, Oliver! will open at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater on June 2nd.
Please note that after two weeks in the main calendar section, ongoing events (such as exhibitions and plays) can be found in Ongoing and Extended Events.
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