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Local Cross-Cultural Events

May 2025
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11:00 AM - Kuumba Festival
2:00 PM - Stage: One of the Good Ones
2:00 PM - Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
2:00 PM - Stage: House of India
7:30 PM - Stage: The Mountaintop
... and 4 event(s) more.
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Sunday, May 25

10:00 AMAsian Cultural Festival of San Diego
Mira Mesa Community Park
11:00 AMHouse of Czech and Slovak Republics Lawn Program
Balboa Park
11:30 AMSan Diego Fringe Festival
Venues Vary
1:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
2:00 PMStage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
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Stage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre
7:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
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Stage: Bridging Communities
Brooks Theater
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
9:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre

Tuesday, May 27

6:30 PMArtist Talk: Jackie Amézquita
UCSD
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
9:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre

Wednesday, May 28

2:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
9:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre

Thursday, May 29

6:00 PMMusic: Son Rompe Pera
Quartyard
"
Book Talk: Zaragoza Tijuana
San Diego History Center
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
9:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre

Friday, May 30

6:00 PMKuumba Festival
Black Arts & Culture District
7:00 PMMusic: Grupo Bella
California Center for the Arts
7:30 PMMusic: A Night of Tasnifkhani
Iranian American Center
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
8:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
"
Stage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre

Saturday, May 31

11:00 AMKuumba Festival
Black Arts & Culture District
2:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
8:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
"
Music: Miguel Mateos
House of Blues
"
Stage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse

Sunday, June 1

1:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
2:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre
"
Stage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
3:00 PMStage: L’elisir d’amore
Villa Montezuma Museum
5:00 PMMusic: Tres Souls
Prebys Performing Arts Center
7:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
9:00 PMStage: House of India
Old Globe Theatre

Monday, June 2

7:00 PMStage: L’elisir d’amore
Villa Montezuma Museum
7:30 PMMusic: Isabeau Waia'u Walker
Soda Bar

Tuesday, June 3

7:00 PMFilm: School in the Crosshairs
Digital Gym Cinema
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse

Wednesday, June 4

7:00 PMBook Talk: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Coronado Public Library
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse

Thursday, June 5

2:00 PMTreasures of the Jewish Music Collection
Lawrence Family JCC
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse

Friday, June 6

5:00 PMMusic and Dance: Authentic Flamenco
USD
6:30 PMBallet: Don Quixote
California Center for the Arts
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe

Saturday, June 7

11:00 AMStage: Thinking Shakespeare Live
Old Globe Theatre
2:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
6:00 PMIndian Classical Music Concert
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living
6:30 PMBallet: Don Quixote
California Center for the Arts
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
"
Music: Gelareh Sheibani
Iranian American Center
"
Music and Dance: Authentic Flamenco
USD
"
Music: Stephen Marley
Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
8:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Music: Pato Banton
Belly Up
"
Stage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre
"
Music: Eden Munoz
Frontwave Arena
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe

Sunday, June 8

11:00 AMHouse of the Philippines Lawn Program
International Cottages
1:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
2:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
"
Stage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
5:00 PMMusic: Gabino Palomares
Centro Cultural de la Raza
7:00 PMMusic: Klezmer Summit
First Unitarian Universalist Church
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre

Tuesday, June 10

7:00 PMFilm: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Digital Gym Cinema
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: Indian Princess
Mandell Weiss Forum
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre

Wednesday, June 11

4:30 PMSabrosas Latin Orchestra
Prebys Performing Arts Center
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
7:30 PMStage: Indian Princess
Mandell Weiss Forum
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre

Thursday, June 12

7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
"
Film: Orlando
La Paloma Theatre
7:30 PMStage: Indian Princess
Mandell Weiss Forum
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre

Friday, June 13

1:30 PMFolklórico Performance
Cuyamaca College
4:00 PMFrom Bach to Tango: Dances Across Time
Scripps Research Auditorium
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
"
Stage: Indian Princess
Mandell Weiss Forum
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe

Saturday, June 14

10:00 AMJuneteenth Community Celebration
Chollas Lake
11:00 AMHouse of Lebanon Lawn Program
International Cottages
11:30 AMMusic En La Calle Festival
City Heights
NOONIsland Vibe Music Festival
Embarcadero Marina Park North
2:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: Indian Princess
Mandell Weiss Forum
"
Kinfolk Festival
Waterfront Park
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe
4:30 PMGlobal Lucha Libre
Mujeres Brew House
6:00 PMMusic: Mariachi USA
The Rady Shell
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
New Village Arts Theatre
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
Old Globe Theatre
"
Music: Ivan Cornejo
Pechanga Arena
"
Stage: Indian Princess
Mandell Weiss Forum
"
Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
La Jolla Playhouse
"
Stage: One of the Good Ones
Old Globe

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Spotlight: Persian Classical Musician, Kourosh Taghavi

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Persian classical musician Kourosh Taghavi embraces a passionate approach to music that has impacted audiences around the world. His collaborative projects with master musicians and local cultural organizations work to fulfill his lifelong dream to promote Persian classical music. More recently, his ongoing efforts with the Center for World Music bring the setar and Iranian culture to San Diego school districts through hands-on instruction in Persian classical music.
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A Freeway Runs Through It: Little Italy

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Today San Diego's Little Italy is a bustling commercial, dining and entertainment district. But more than a half century ago, it was a largely residential area populated by Italian families, most of which were involved in San Diego's thriving tuna industry. Over the next few decades, Little Italy became a self-contained neighborhood with its own grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants, a Catholic church, an elementary school, a drugstore, and a fire department. Then a half century ago the community was cut in half by the expansion of San Diego's freeway system, devastating a once thriving community. Read about Little Italy's rich past and about local efforts to preserve the neighborhood's unique ethnic character and identity. By Tony Rocco
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Spotlight: The Center for World Music

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The Center for World Music is a unique nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster awareness and understanding of the world's diverse performing arts and cultures through public performances and teaching. Its primary purpose is to draw public attention to the diversity of the world's performing arts traditions: Asian, African, European, Latin American, and American.by Dr. Peter Peterman
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The Worldview Project Guide to Getting a Passport

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Less than one-half of all Americans have a passport. People without passports not only can't go to far away places like Asia, Africa, Europe, or South America, without a passport you can't even travel to Mexico or Canada. An important step in becoming a global citizen is actually getting out there and experiencing other cultures firsthand. Don't limit your options! Passports don't expire for 10 years, think ahead and apply for or renew yours today! The steps to apply for a passport are not as daunting as they may seem. Whether you are looking to apply for a new passport or to renew your current passport, follow the steps in our handy guide!

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Spotlight: The Chicano Federation

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The Chicano Federation was founded in 1969 and provides a wide ranges of social, economic and educational services to people of many ethnicities in San Diego. Covid-19 has had a much greater affect on Latinos here in San Diego, forcing the Chicano Federation to adapt to the new realities caused by the pandemic. The leaders of the organization believe they have a sustaining strategy to continue to meet the needs of the people it serves during the pandemic as well as addressing some of its long-term effects.By Ian A. Lutz ()
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Spotlight on Tecate!

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Photo: John Gibbons
Less than an hour's drive from central San Diego lies the wonderful little town Tecate, Mexico. Just scoot east on scenic 94 and in no time you will find yourself at the border. Park your car on the US side and after a very short hassle free walk you will find yourself primed to spend a lovely relaxing day in this uncrowded "Pueblo Magico". The tacos alone are worth the trip.

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