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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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Friday, May 23

6:00 PMSan Diego Fringe Festival
7:00 PMStage: Wada Chirebandi
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: Twelfth Night
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Stage: Fade
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Stage: The Mountaintop
8:00 PMStage: House of India
9:00 PMMusic: Los Cuates De Sinaloa

Saturday, May 24

11:00 AMBalboa Park Asian Pacific Cultural Festival
11:30 AMSan Diego Fringe Festival
1:00 PMAfrican Liberation Day Celebration
2:00 PMStage: Fade
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Stage: Twelfth Night
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Stage: House of India
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Exhibit: Memories of Venezuela
5:00 PMDance: Kūhai Hālau O ʻIlima Pā ʻŌlapa Kahiko
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Musical: All 'Bout the Blues, Back Down Memory Lane
6:00 PMExhibit Reception: Remembering Humanity
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Music: Amrutha Venkatesh
7:30 PMMusic: Tannahill Weavers
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Stage: Fade
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Stage: The Mountaintop
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Stage: Twelfth Night
8:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
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Stage: House of India

Sunday, May 25

10:00 AMAsian Cultural Festival of San Diego
11:00 AMHouse of Czech and Slovak Republics Lawn Program
11:30 AMSan Diego Fringe Festival
1:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
2:00 PMStage: The Mountaintop
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Book Presentation & Calligraphy Workshop
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Stage: House of India
7:00 PMStage: Bridging Communities
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
9:00 PMStage: House of India

Tuesday, May 27

6:30 PMArtist Talk: Jackie Amézquita
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
9:00 PMStage: House of India

Wednesday, May 28

2:00 PMStage: House of India
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
9:00 PMStage: House of India

Thursday, May 29

6:00 PMBook Talk: Zaragoza Tijuana
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Music: Son Rompe Pera
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: The Mountaintop
9:00 PMStage: House of India

Friday, May 30

6:00 PMKuumba Festival
7:00 PMMusic: Grupo Bella
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Music: A Night of Tasnifkhani
8:00 PMStage: House of India
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Stage: One of the Good Ones

Saturday, May 31

11:00 AMKuumba Festival
2:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
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Stage: House of India
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
8:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
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Stage: House of India
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Music: Miguel Mateos

Sunday, June 1

1:00 PMCalienté Latin Music, Food and Spirits Fest
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
2:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
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Stage: The Mountaintop
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Stage: House of India
3:00 PMStage: L’elisir d’amore
5:00 PMMusic: Tres Souls
7:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
9:00 PMStage: House of India

Monday, June 2

7:00 PMStage: L’elisir d’amore
7:30 PMMusic: Isabeau Waia'u Walker

Tuesday, June 3

7:00 PMFilm: School in the Crosshairs
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Wednesday, June 4

7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
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Book Talk: Viet Thanh Nguyen
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Thursday, June 5

2:00 PMTreasures of the Jewish Music Collection
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: The Mountaintop

Friday, June 6

5:00 PMMusic and Dance: Authentic Flamenco
6:30 PMBallet: Don Quixote
7:30 PMStage: The Mountaintop
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well
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Stage: One of the Good Ones

Saturday, June 7

11:00 AMStage: Thinking Shakespeare Live
2:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
6:00 PMIndian Classical Music Concert
6:30 PMBallet: Don Quixote
7:30 PMMusic: Stephen Marley
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Music and Dance: Authentic Flamenco
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Music: Gelareh Sheibani
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Stage: The Mountaintop
8:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Music: Eden Munoz
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Stage: All’s Well That Ends Well
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
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Music: Pato Banton

Sunday, June 8

11:00 AMHouse of the Philippines Lawn Program
1:00 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
2:00 PMStage: The Mountaintop
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
5:00 PMMusic: Gabino Palomares
7:00 PMMusic: Klezmer Summit
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Stage: One of the Good Ones
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well

Tuesday, June 10

7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
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Film: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
7:30 PMStage: Indian Princess
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well

Wednesday, June 11

4:30 PMSabrosas Latin Orchestra
7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
7:30 PMStage: Indian Princess
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Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well

Thursday, June 12

7:00 PMStage: One of the Good Ones
7:30 PMStage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding
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Stage: Indian Princess
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Stage: The Mountaintop
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Film: Orlando
8:00 PMStage: All’s Well That Ends Well

Cultural Tidings, May 15, 2025

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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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