Dear Readers,
Here's the lowdown on all the cross-cultural events happening in our lovely city! Today through Sunday, La Jolla Playhouse will be hosting their annual WOW Festival with art experiences featuring local, national and international artists. This weekend, the Discover Japan Expo will take place at the Four Points hotel, and the Hanamatsuri Festival will be held at the Vista Buddhist Temple celebrating Buddha's birthday. On Saturday, the Linda Vista Library will be holding their annual Multicultural Fair and Parade, and the House of Taiwan will hold its annual Lawn Program. Also on Saturday, a Dutch King's Day celebration will take place at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. On Saturday and Sunday, the Mission Fed art walk will take place in Little Italy. On Sunday, the House of Czech and Slovak Republics will host their annual Lawn Program. Tonight, harpist Tasha Smith Godinez will perform at the Del Mar Library. Also tonight, Carlos y Carlos will perform norteño music at the California Center for the Arts. On Saturday, Pandit Kartik Seshadri will give an Indian classical music sitar concert, and Filipino-Chinese composer and director Saunder Choi will conduct a concert featuring music from across the Pacific at the San Diego United Methodist Church. On Sunday, blues artist Shemekia Copeland performs at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, San Diego guitar legend Peter Sprague will perform a concert with Camarada reimagining the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, and there will be an mbira concert at New Village Arts in Carlsbad. Also on Sunday, Mexican singer José María Napoleón will perform mariachi music at SDSU. On Wednesday, Mexican regional music artist Camila Fernández will perform at UCSD. On Thursday, International Jazz Day will feature Alison Adams Tucker at Dizzy's. Next Friday, Mexican vocalist Lucía performs at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, and there will be a folkloric Mexican dance production at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. Also next Friday, Argentine singer Cazzu will perform at SDSU. Tonight, Rick Steves will host a talk at Point Loma Nazarene University. On Saturday, there will be a talk about South Korean fashion and culture at UCSD and a talk about Gustav Klimt at Mission Hills Library. Next Tuesday, a talk about digital innovation in Indian government will take place at UCSD. On Wednesday, there will be a talk about the effects of federal funding cuts and DEI initiatives on Black scholars at UCSD and a talk about undocumented APIDA communities at SDSU. On Thursday, there will be a talk about Chinese gardens and scholarship and another on economic reform and authoritarianism in China. A special screening of the Lagosian film My Father's Shadow will take place at Digital Gym Cinema today, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. Also at Digital Gym, Robinson's Garden will screen on Tuesday. This Saturday, Día del Niño bilingual story time will be held at Children's Museum of Discovery, and the Latino Book and Family Festival will take place at MiraCosta College. A nice array of theatrical offerings are happening this season. Beau Jest will have performances through mid-May at North Coast Repertory Theater, August Wilson's Fences (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning) is at the Old Globe, Disney's Moana is at the Theater for Young Professionals, and Monty Python's Spamalot runs through this Saturday at La Costa Canyon High School. Other notable events include Art Alive and Bloom Bash, an arts celebration at the San Diego Museum of Art taking place this Friday inspired this year by works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. On Saturday, there will be a Persian embroidery workshop at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. This weekend, Panda Fest, an outdoor Asian food festival, will take place at Waterfront Park. Next Friday, Foodieland Food Festival with global food and live music will kick off at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and run through the weekend. Also next Friday, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka will perform at Balboa Theatre.
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Cross-Cultural Events in the Next Two Weeks:
Festivals, celebrations, and community events: WOW Festival 2026 • Discover Japan Expo • Chicano Park Day • 41st Annual Linda Vista Multicultural Fair & Parade • House of Taiwan Lawn Program • Dutch King's Day • Hanamatsuri Festival • Mission Fed ArtWalk • House of Czech and Slovak Republics Lawn Program • Cinco de Mayo Old Town • Japanese Friendship Garden Children\'s Day • Gator By The Bay Festival. Music and/or dance performances: World Harp Music: Tasha Smith Godinez • Música en la Plaza: Carlos y Charlos • Pandit Kartik Seshadri • Where the Sea Meets the Sky • Shemekia Copeland • Jobim: Portrait in Black & White • Sprague Plays Jobim • Mbira Renaissance Band • Jose Maria Napoleon • Camila Fernández • International Jazz Day • Lucía • Jazz Dance of Lucía • Curreña • Cazzu • Cinco de Mayo Music Festival • Riverdance • The Firebird • The All Time Greats of Bollywood • Sangeetha Sudha • Mariachi El Bronx • Meshell Ndegeocello • Asayake Taiko Showcase • Yolanda del Río • Flamenco Night!. Interesting talks around town: Rick Steves • Histories and Cultures of South Korean Fashion in a Globalizing World • Gustav Klimt - An Introduction to the Artist • How India Is Reimagining Government Through Digital Innovation • The Black Scholar(ship) Brain Drain • What Does It Mean to be UndocuAPIDA? • Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China • How Reform Helped Sustain Authoritarianism in China • From Emojis to QR Codes: Japan's Innovation Secrets • Why the World Can't Get Enough of Studio Ghibli, Super Mario Bros. and Godzilla • Re-examining Cinema Studies: Ozu and the Ethics of Indeterminacy. Film festivals and special movie screenings: My Father's Shadow • Robinson’s Garden • San Diego French Film Festival Opening Ceremony • San Diego French Film Festival • Home From the Vietnam War • Fate. Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: Día del Niño Storytime • Latino Book & Family Festival. Food and Drink events: Panda Fest (Food) • FoodieLand Food Festival • International Cottages Ethnic Food Fair. Local theatrical productions: Beau Jest • Disney's MOANA Jr the Musical • Monty Python's Spamalot! (School Edition) • August Wilson's Fences. Visual Arts events: Art Alive and Bloom Bash • Art: Las Esquinas - The Mural Collection Launch. Comedy performances: Atsuko Okatsuka. Other notable events: Workshop: Persian Garden & Home • Shibori Workshop.
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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