Hello San Diego! Welcome to the latest edition of the San Diego Participant Observer newsletter! Our recipe for the month is Amalfi Coast Linguine allo Scoglio which is absolutely delicious. For your reading pleasure, we have selected the Japanese novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird by the multi-award-winning author Hiromi Kawakami (short-listed for the Booker Prize). Our international music selection for the month is Alondra, a cross-cultural collaboration between renowned Chinese pipa player Gao Hong and esteemed Argentine flamenco guitarist Ignacio Lusardi Monteverd. Things are picking up! The Sycuan Pow Wow is this weekend. There are several Hispanic and Mexican Independence festivities around town including celebrations at the Heritage of the Americas Museum (every Saturday 'til the 27th), and Saturday events at Globe's Copley Plaza, Old Town, Las Americas, and Shiley Theatre (USD). Sunday there will be more celebrations in Barrio Logan, at the Digital Gym & at the Rancho Bernardo Library. Music and dance concerts and events include a Bollywood party, an Iranian music concert, multiple Mexican music concerts (6!), two classical Indian concerts, and one Hawaiian music concert. Films screening around town include Le Roman de Jim (French American School), Crazy Rich Asians (Rooftop Cinema), two films at the Digital Gym (Ikiru and Riefenstahl) as well as El Canto del Mar at the Imperial Beach Library. Theatrical productions include Thorn and Petal (Trinity Theatre), Spring Awakening (Brooks Theater ) and starting on Tuesday, and continuing on until next Sunday, Les Miserables at the Civic Theatre. Art exhibits and workshops include Great White Buffalo, The Art of Fotoescultura, "Here, Now 여기, 지금", and a Piñata Workshop. Other notable events include a Latin Fiesta fundraiser, the Taiwan Acrobatic Troupe, the Worldbeat Community Market, and a Hispanic Heritage Mixer next Friday.
The cross-cultural events in the next two weeks:Festivals, celebrations, and community events: Sycuan Pow Wow • Hispanic Heritage Month • Mexican Independence Day Celebration • Fiestas Patrias Old Town • Mexican Independence Celebration • Celebracion Mexicana • Barrio Logan Cultura Fest • Kickoff to Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 • Nuestra Cultura Celebration • Pacific Islander Festival • 43rd annual Adams Avenue Street Fair • Vista Viking Festival • Latino Houses Heritage Month Celebration • 43rd Annual Carlsbad Oktoberfest • Lao Boat Racing Festival Evening Gala • House of Germany Lawn Program • Peacefest. Music and/or dance performances: Los Guevara • Bollywood Night • La Santa Cecilia • Mestizo Beat • El Grito de Independencia con Tierra Caliente Academy • A Night of Tasnifkhani • Echoes of the Sitar • Los Montaño • Mestizaje • Kolohe Kai • Indian Classical Music • Los Emperadores • Bia Ferreira • Se So Neon • Don Carlos • The Sound of Music Sing-A-Long. Interesting talks around town: Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Art • Three Generations of Leadership in San Diego’s Early Chinatown • ¡Guerra! People & Places of the US-Mexico War • America's Immigration Challenges. Film festivals and special movie screenings: Le Roman de Jim • Crazy Rich Asians • Ikiru • El Canto del Mar • Riefenstahl • Branded to Kill • Lasciati andare (Let Yourself Go!) • Hidden City Film Festival. Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: Fiesta de Libros • Book Talk: Hendrika de Vries. Food and Drink events: Sake Festival. Fundraisers: Fundraiser: Latin Fiesta • Fundraiser: Malcom X Gift Day. Local theatrical productions: Thorn and Petal • Spring Awakening • Les Miserables. Visual Arts events: Exhibit: The Great White Buffalo • Exhibit: The Art of Fotoescultura • Exhibit: Here, Now 여기, 지금 • Piñata Workshop • Exhibit: Reencuentros. Sports events: Taiwan Acrobatic Troupe • Lao Boat Racing Festival. Black History Month events: Music and Dance: Grupo Folklorico Herencia Mexicana • Alejandro Fernandez • Ikuru. Other notable events: WorldBeat Community Market • Hispanic Heritage Mixer • Black Biz Flea Market.
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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