Hello San Diego!,
Lots and lots of events to report on this week! Being October, there are several Oktoberfests around San Diego, including ones in El Cajon, La Mesa, and Ocean Beach. The month-long Fiesta de Reyes Día de los Muertos began this week. The 2nd Annual Hispanic Cultural Heritage Celebration takes place today at the Kroc Center. The Chinese Historical Museum will hold a Mochi Ice Cream Social & Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Celebration on Saturday. Also on Saturday, a Filipino American History Month Festival will take place at the La Jolla Library. Sunday, the House of Korea will hold its annual Lawn Program. Next Friday, the House of Poland will hold their Polish Echos eve.
On both Friday and Sunday, there will be a concert of the French classical music of Ravel and Debussy at the Jacobs Music Center. Also on Friday, Brazilian rocker Baia Toca Raul will perform at Break Point. Saturday concerts include the San Diego part of the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival at CCA, an Indian Classical Music Concert at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, and Hawaiian singer Amy Hānaiali‘i at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater. This coming Tuesday, there will be a Japanese-inspired Moon Viewing Concert at the Conrad Prebys Music Center. Also on Tuesday, classical Spanish guitarist Andrea González Caballero will perform at the Kroc Center. Next Thursday, the Sound Without Borders concert will happen at Trilogy Sanctuary. And next Friday, the Taste of Ireland music and dance show will take place at California Center for the Arts, and the show will also be performed the following Sunday at the Balboa Theatre.
Film festivals and special movie screenings include Linda Linda Linda, The Devil’s Bride, and the San Diego Filipino Film Festival.
Other events of note include a talk on Indigenous Knowledge for Land Conservation, the Mexico in a Bottle events, the Noche de Mole Fundraiser, a Latina Empowerment Day event, the Lyrics and Legends Open Mic, and the Under the Moon Lantern Walk.
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Cross-Cultural Events in the Next Two Weeks
Festivals, celebrations, and community events: Fiesta de Reyes Dia de los Muertos • La Mesa Oktoberfest • El Cajon Oktoberfest • 2nd Annual Hispanic Cultural Heritage Celebration • Filipino American History Month Festival • Mochi Ice Cream Social & Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Celebration • House of Korea Lawn Program • OB Oktoberfest • House of Poland - Polish Echoes • House of Spain Lawn Program • 52nd Annual San Diego Serbian Festival • Chicano Park Festival • House of Ukraine 65 th Anniversary Celebration • House of Norway Lawn Program • Multicultural Festival • Middle Eastern Music Festival • Dia de los Muertos Art Celebrating Nuestra Cultura • Diwali Celebration.
Music and/or dance performances: Ravel and Debussy • Baia Toca Raul • San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival • Indian Classical Music Concert • Amy Hānaiali‘i • Moon Viewing Concert • Andrea González Caballero • Sound Without Borders: San Diego Live Trilogy • A Taste of Ireland • A Taste of Ireland • Bollywood Dhamaka • Mariachi Rodriguez • Hot Pstromi and Aliaksandr Yasinski.
Interesting talks around town: Indigenous Knowledge for Land Conservation • Lyrics and Legends Open Mic • The Intersection Between Federal Indian Law, Tribal Law and State Law.
Film festivals and special movie screenings: Linda Linda Linda • The Devil’s Bride • San Diego Filipino Film Festival • Zona Mutante Double Feature • The Wicker Man • SD International Film Festival (Opening Night) • SD International Film Festival • Pan’s Labyrinth.
Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: French Literary and Arts Festival • UCSD French Literature and Arts Festival • Filipino Folktales.
Food and Drink events: Mexico in a Bottle • UPAC's Taste of Culture.
Fundraisers: Fundraiser: Noche de Mole • Fundraiser: NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner.
Visual Arts events: Corazones de Milagritos Workshop • Workshop: Día de Los Muertos Paint & Sip • Exhibition of the Spanish Masters Opening.
Black History Month events: San Diego Short Film Festival • Noche de Cumbia 8 • Shonen Knife.
Social Justice related events: Latina Empowerment Day.
Other notable events: Under the Moon Lantern Walk.
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