Events for the Week of: 1-7 March 2021

Enjoy a fun night of reading the play with Genevieve Foster. There will be a Zoom link to join the reading, available on the Online Event page or the "My Tickets" section. Genevieve Foster is a junior at Patrick Henry High School and has had onstage and backstage roles at San Diego Junior Theatre, JCompany Youth Theatre, and the Broadway San Diego Awards. Credits include: Macbeth (First Witch) at JCompany Youth Theatre; Twelfth Night (Lady Olivia), The Tempest (Miranda), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peaseblossom) at San Diego Junior Theatre; and Much Ado About Mean Girls (Regina George) at Intrepid Theatre (virtual camp).

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: Please Register for instructions to view.

Tuesday, March 2 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM


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Foreign Language Film Night Series will screen the following films for the general public in The Languages of SoCal mini-series. Each film will be followed by a discussion with a San Diego university/college faculty and a neighbor about cultural aspects of the film and their immigrant experiences. The discussion will last about 30 minutes and include a Q&A open to all participants.

Admission/Cost: FREE
All the films via Zoom from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Email creative director, Stacy Nyikos (), for the viewing links.

Films, dates and discussants:

Wednesday, February 17 -
Mosul - After his life is saved by a rogue Iraqi squadron, a young police officer joins them in their fight against ISIS in a decimated Mosul.
Shak Hanish, professor of political science at National University, and Ghadah Al Saadi, instructor of Iraqi/MSA at SDSU-LARC (who was born in Mosul).

Wednesday, March 3 -
1982 - During the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, an 11-year-old boy tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her while their teachers try to hide their fear of the conflict.
Iman Bakour-Aziz, Levantine, MSA instructor at SDSU-LARC, and Maha Gebara-Lamb, biostatistician and instructor at MiraCosta College and member of AMEMSA+ (Arab, Middle Eastern, Moslem, South Asian, plus group).

Wednesday, March 24 -
Miriam Miente (Mirium Lies) - Miriam doesn't know how to explain to her family that the boyfriend she met online is black.
Cristian Aquino-Sterling, associate dean of diversity and international affairs SDSU College of Education, and Patricia McGregor, theater director, playwright and performer in San Diego, currently working on a piece at UCSD.

Wednesday, April 7 -
Love is War - In this Nigerian comedy, sparks fly as a husband and wife both win the nominations as the candidates of the two major parties in an upcoming gubernatorial election. Will their marriage survive this unprecedented event?
Niyi Coker, director of the School of Theater, Television, and Film at SDSU, and Ihuoma Nwaogwugwu, competency engineer for 3D printing at HP, and lead actor Richard Mofe-Damijo.

April 28 -
Innocence Based on a real-life story, this South Korean film focuses on Ahn Jung-in (Shin Hye-sun), a lawyer who decides to defend her mother after she is wrongly accused of killing someone at her husband's funeral.
Insook Kang, Korean instructor at SDSU, and Jimi Kim, South Korean film expert and lecturer.


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Foreign Language Film Night Series will screen the following films for the general public in The Languages of SoCal mini-series. Each film will be followed by a discussion with a San Diego university/college faculty and a neighbor about cultural aspects of the film and their immigrant experiences. The discussion will last about 30 minutes and include a Q&A open to all participants.

Admission/Cost: FREE
All the films via Zoom from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Email creative director, Stacy Nyikos (), for the viewing links.

Films, dates and discussants:

Wednesday, February 17 -
Mosul - After his life is saved by a rogue Iraqi squadron, a young police officer joins them in their fight against ISIS in a decimated Mosul.
Shak Hanish, professor of political science at National University, and Ghadah Al Saadi, instructor of Iraqi/MSA at SDSU-LARC (who was born in Mosul).

Wednesday, March 3 -
1982 - During the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, an 11-year-old boy tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her while their teachers try to hide their fear of the conflict.
Iman Bakour-Aziz, Levantine, MSA instructor at SDSU-LARC, and Maha Gebara-Lamb, biostatistician and instructor at MiraCosta College and member of AMEMSA+ (Arab, Middle Eastern, Moslem, South Asian, plus group).

Wednesday, March 24 -
Miriam Miente (Mirium Lies) - Miriam doesn't know how to explain to her family that the boyfriend she met online is black.
Cristian Aquino-Sterling, associate dean of diversity and international affairs SDSU College of Education, and Patricia McGregor, theater director, playwright and performer in San Diego, currently working on a piece at UCSD.

Wednesday, April 7 -
Love is War - In this Nigerian comedy, sparks fly as a husband and wife both win the nominations as the candidates of the two major parties in an upcoming gubernatorial election. Will their marriage survive this unprecedented event?
Niyi Coker, director of the School of Theater, Television, and Film at SDSU, and Ihuoma Nwaogwugwu, competency engineer for 3D printing at HP, and lead actor Richard Mofe-Damijo.

April 28 -
Innocence Based on a real-life story, this South Korean film focuses on Ahn Jung-in (Shin Hye-sun), a lawyer who decides to defend her mother after she is wrongly accused of killing someone at her husband's funeral.
Insook Kang, Korean instructor at SDSU, and Jimi Kim, South Korean film expert and lecturer.


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Each song is a fusion of two worlds, and many of them infuse Latin American rhythms, beats, and flavors into the time-honored Yiddish traditions. the songs touch on diverse themes, including the legendary Jewish rural colonies, the rich inner life of the Jewish community, the Yiddish theater, children's songs, and the inseparable bonds between North and South America.

Admission/Cost: $25

Location:
Online streaming event (see above)

Friday, March 5 - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM


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Thanks to the pandemic, we here at Turista Libre haven't been feeling so "libre" lately. and we know we're not alone. so you can join Turista Libre as we team up with Duolingo for weekly Zoom hangouts en español, a series we're calling "Turista Libre Talkabouts." If you already have some formal instruction in Spanish, you feel comfortable carrying a conversation in Spanish and just want a safe, fun space to chat with others in a group setting.

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: www.eventbrite.com

Dates and times:
Every Friday at 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM


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David Seid and John Leewong share memories of Chinese school

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: https://SDSU.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvceyhrj8tEtNgtLQ7Tq_qiEPqlOr61INx

Saturday, March 6 - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM


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"Walk the Block" is a community initiative that was created in July 2020 to help struggling small businesses in Barrio Logan. Shop owners and local vendors set up their outdoor booths all along Logan Avenue. Food, Drinks, Clothing, & Gifts all available with a chican@ twist. Every Saturday in Barrio Logan on Logan Avenue from Chicano Park to 26th Street. Masks Required Social Distancing Enforced

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location::
Between National and Logan Avenues under the Coronado Bridge.

Dates and times:
Saturdays - 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM


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"Opera and Social Justice: How can opera give voice to a new historical narrative?" is a conversation about an imagined future - one in which many of the conventions, practices and prejudices inherent in the field of opera led to a transformation of the genre.

So many today are rightfully driven to create a more equitable and just society, and changes in the landscape of the performing arts are no different. Who is welcome on the operatic stage, and in the audience? Whose stories can and should be told? Can this art form, which has so many passionate devotees, transform itself and reflect the world we long for?

Organized by the Arts and Community Engagement initiative in the UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities, the panelists include some of the most renowned composers, librettists, lyricists and activists in the contemporary music scene. All have been instrumental in bringing boundary-breaking works into the repertoire.

With discussion moderated by Los Angeles Times classical music critic Mark Swed, this 90-minute lively conversation will start to answer these questions and more, followed by an audience Q&A that is sure to be a thought-provoking envisioning of the future of opera.

Guest speakers:
John Adams, composer
Anthony Davis, composer and UC San Diego professor
Thulani Davis, poet and librettist
Michael Korie, Librettist and lyricist
Daniel Bernard Roumain, composer and activist

Moderated by Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times classical music critic

Arts and Community Engagement seeks to place the arts at the center of essential conversation, sparking broader cultural dialogue and civic engagement. Professor of Music Susan Narucki is the inaugural director.

By registering, you agree to receive future correspondence from Arts and Community Engagement. Alternately, you may watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/x77_XlU49bc

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
Link: https://ucsd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_asFUywhnTaq2sOIXNjC_Pw

Saturday, March 6 - 2:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)


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Gezang un kamf: Radical Yiddish Repertoire Song Workshop: These are anarchist ballads, Bundist anthems, socialist marches, rebel romances, strike songs, street battle blues, industrial laments, and protest chants. Since the dawn of the modern age, Yiddish songs of social and political struggle have borne witness to injustice and shone a light through the darkness. Using Latin transliteration and translation, participants will learn to sing this powerful repertoire, connecting these time-worn struggles to our world today. Sometimes the future we seek is buried in the past.

Admission/Cost: $25

Location:
Online streaming event (see above)

Sunday, March 7 - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM


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