Dear Readers, Lots to enjoy in San Diego in the coming days! The weekend-long San Diego Tet Festival gets underway today in Liberty Station. Tomorrow and Sunday, they will be celebrating Chinese New Year in Balboa Park. On Saturday, there will be a Lunar New Year Celebration at Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library featuring a Lion Dance performance. The 6th Annual City Heights Multi-Cultural Festival of Love also takes place on Saturday. Next Thursday, there will be a Holi Celebration at the Carmel Valley Library. Also, next Thursday, at the Worldbeat Center, the Birds, Culture, and the Freedom of Belonging celebration will be held. Music and dance options abound! The Clinton Davis String Band will perform at the La Jolla Community Center tonight (only a few tickets left!). Also tonight, Pandora y Flans will perform at the Pechanga Arena. Saturday and Sunday, the 45th Tribute to the Reggae Legends will take place at the WorldBeat Center. Saturday, Maihar Magic will be an Indian Classical music concert at the
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living. Sunday, at Conrad Prebys, the Shadow Cities concert will feature Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill. Also on Sunday, there will be an International Guitar Night performance at the Poway Performing Arts Center. On Tuesday, Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha will perform at UCSD's Mandeville Auditorium. Also on Tuesday, Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform at the Belly Up. Next Wednesday, at the Mingei, there will be a Tango Music and Dance Lecture along with live music and dance. Next Friday, the popular Latin band Ozomatli will perform at Music Box. Special film screenings include One Night in Miami at Oak Park Library on Saturday, Summer of Soul at the La Jolla/Riford Library on Tuesday, and Hey Joe at the Digital Gym next Thursday. Next Wednesday through Saturday, the Oceanside International Film Festival will take place. There will be a number of talks happening all around San Diego this week. Tonight, a Rediscover China talk will happen at UCSD. Tuesday, Mac Salman will discuss online Japan's Drinks Landscape. Next Wednesday, at UCSD, there will be a "fireside chat" on Insights for India. Book and author talks include Tuesday's talk with Huda Al-Marashi who will discuss her book Hail Mariam, Wednesday's talk at UCSD with Wendy Xu and Camille Forbes who will discuss their poetry and other written work, and (also next Wednesday) a USD faculty panel who will discuss "(Re) Claiming Space: A Discussion of Resilience, Loss and Land in Baszile’s Queen Sugar" (the book by Natalie Baszile that the TV series was based on). Local theatrical performances include The Main Line at Community Actors Theatre, Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler at the Old Globe, Somewhere Over the Border at the Jacobs Performing Arts Center, The Recipe at La Jolla Playhouse, The Great Horse of Mongolia by Asian Story Theater at the Mission Hills Library, and the ballet Swan Lake at the Civic Theatre tomorrow (Saturday) only. Other notable events in and around town include a Chinese Calligraphy Workshop at the Linda Vista Library on Saturday, a Sushi Chef Battle at Sushi Yama on Saturday and Sunday, an Afro-Filipino Kamayan Dinner at the San Diego History Center on Sunday, and comedian Bernice Ye will perform at Mic Drop Comedy next Thursday. Lastly, the Worldview Project, which produces this newsletter every week (and does lots of other stuff too!), is a non-profit organization. Supporting cross-cultural awareness, understanding, and engagement has never been more critical than it is now. As you may have noticed, we don't annoy you with advertisements or constant fundraising appeals. But we need your support to continue to do what we do. In particular, we are seeking our readers' help in funding the further development of our Cultures in the Classroom™ curriculum project to inspire children to connect with and appreciate the wonder of cultures around the world. You can show your support by clicking on the "Donate to the WVP" button above and making a tax-deductible donation to the WVP. No donation is too small— even a dollar would be appreciated!
Cross-Cultural Events in the Next Two Weeks:
Festivals, celebrations, and community events: San Diego Tet Festival • Lion Dance: Lunar New Year Celebration • Balboa Park Chinese New Year • 6th Annual City Heights Multi-Cultural Festival of Love • Holi Celebration • Birds, Culture, and the Freedom of Belonging • 43rd Annual San Diego Chinese New Year Fair • SDNA Holi Celebration • Calienté Spirits Fest!. Music and/or dance performances: 45th Tribute to the Reggae Legends/ Bob Day • Clinton Davis String Band • Pandora y Flans • Maihar Magic • Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill: Shadow Cities • International Guitar Night • DakhaBrakha • Ladysmith Black Mambazo • Music and Dance: Tango at the Mingei • Ozomatli • Angelus Sacred Music Concert • The Art of Tango II • The New City Sinfonia • Giorgia Renosto • Chucho Valdés & Arturo Sandoval Legacy Quintet. Interesting talks around town: Rediscover Chinatown • Japan's Drinks Landscape • Insights for India • Echoes of Harlem: Art, Music & Words that Changed America • The New Imperialism • How States and Cities are Making (and Breaking) US-China Relations. Film festivals and special movie screenings: One Night in Miami • Summer of Soul • Oceanside International Film Festival • Hey Joe • Conversation Piece. Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: Book Talk: Huda Al-Marashi • Book Talk: Wendy Xu and Camille Forbes • Book Talk: Queen Sugar. Food and Drink events: Sushi Chef Battle • Afro-Filipino Kamayan Dinner. Local theatrical productions: The Main Line • Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler • Somewhere Over the Border • The Recipe • Asian Story Theater: The Great Horse of Mongolia • Ballet: Swan Lake. Visual Arts events: Traditional Chinese Calligraphy Workshop • Exhibit: Full Circle • Art Exhibition & Sale • The Beginnings of the Buddha Image in India and Central Asia . Comedy performances: Bernice Ye. Black History Month events: Keepers of the Culture 2026. Other notable events: Believe in Ukraine.
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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