Dear San Diego, A somewhat quiet weekend on the cross-cultural front. Today and tomorrow the Kuumba Festival will take place on Imperial Avenue. Tomorrow is the annual "Day in the Park" at Cesar Chavez Park. Music offerings include Mariachi, Iranian, Argentinian, Latino, Jewish, and Hawaiian artists and traditions. There are even more theatrical performances to take in this week than last, including the musical Jasper in Deadland, The Mountaintop, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Latin History for Morons, White Guy on the Bus, One of the Good Ones, House of India, L’elisir d’amore, Ballet: Don Quixote, and All’s Well That Ends Well. Add to this a comedy performance at Mic Drop by the Andean comic Luz Pazos. The Japanese films School in the Crosshairs and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time will be shown at the lovely Digital Gym. On Saturday, there will be a Bilingual Storytime at the Central Library, and on Wednesday, at the Coronado Library, Viet Thanh Nguyen will talk about his book To Save and To Destroy.
On to the events (in the next 2 weeks)!
Festivals, celebrations, and community events: Cesar Chavez Park Day • Kuumba Festival • Artivál Art Festival • House of the Philippines Lawn Program • San Diego County Fair. Music performances: Grupo Bella • A Night of Tasnifkhani • Miguel Mateos • Tres Souls • Isabeau Waia'u Walker • Treasures of the Jewish Music Collection • Music and Dance: Authentic Flamenco • Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival • Indian Classical Music Concert • Gelareh Sheibani • Stephen Marley • Pato Banton • Eden Munoz • Chimera Ensemble • Gabino Palomares • Klezmer Summit • Sabrosas Latin Orchestra • Folklórico Performance • From Bach to Tango: Dances Across Time. Film festivals and special movie screenings: School in the Crosshairs • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time • Orlando. Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: Once Upon UN Cuento: a Bilingual Storytime • Book Talk: Viet Thanh Nguyen. Local theatrical productions: Musical: Jasper in Deadland • The Mountaintop • Jaja's African Hair Braiding • Latin History for Morons • White Guy on the Bus • One of the Good Ones • House of India • L’elisir d’amore • Ballet: Don Quixote • All’s Well That Ends Well • Thinking Shakespeare Live • Indian Princess • As You Like It. Comedy performances: • Ahmed Albasheer. 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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