Dear Readers, Lots going on in and around San Diego! Tomorrow (Saturday), many of the International Cottages will participate in a Parade of Nations. Saturday and Sunday, the International Cottages will hold a 90th HPR Anniversary Celebration. The 2-day Cardiff Greek Festival will start on Saturday. The Heritage of the Americas Museum will host a month-long series of Hispanic Heritage events every Saturday. There will be an AfroDiaspora Festival at Waterfront Park. Saturday night, there will be a Dandiya Under the Stars event at Balboa Park. On Sunday, at Sapphire Restaurant & Banquet, there will be a Diwali Festa. Next Friday, the 3-day Sycuan Pow Wow will get underway. Music options include an All Genres Open Mic & Showcase at Athenaeum Art Center, the Chicano trio Wapacheros at the California Center for the Arts, Argentine-born Mexican singer-songwriter Amanda Miquel at Balboa Theatre, and Black Uhuru at the Belly Up. Next Friday, there will be a Bollywood Night at Studio K, Los Guevara at CCA, La Santa Cecilia at House of Blues, and Mestizo Beat at the Lafayette Hotel. Tonight, the San Diego French Film Club will screen the film Le Roman de Jim in French with English subtitles. Saturday and Sunday, there will be the Fiesta de Libros at Centro Cultural de la Raza. On Saturday, there will be an African New Life Fundraiser at the Granger Hotel. Throughout the weekend, Gianni Schicchi will feature opera classics at The Bornemann in San Marcos. Spring Awakening will continue at Brooks Theater. Next Friday, performances of Thorn and Pedal will begin at the Trinity Theater Company. Art fans are sure to enjoy the opening of the Clothes Story exhibit at Mesa College. Saturday and Sunday, The Great White Buffalo exhibit will be on display.
And, on Saturday, there will be an Ancestral Guidance Workshop at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. All the Cross-Cultural Events in the Next Two Weeks:
Festivals, celebrations, and community events: Parade of Nations at Balboa Park • Hispanic Heritage Month • Cardiff Greek Festival • HPR 90th Anniversary Celebration • AfroDiaspora Festival • Dandiya Under the Stars • Diwali Festa • Sycuan Pow Wow • Fiestas Patrias Old Town • Mexican Independence Celebration • Celebracion Mexicana • Nuestra Cultura Celebration. Music and/or dance performances: All Genres Open Mic & Showcase • Workshop: XVII Fandango Fronterizo with Tacho Utrera • Wapacheros • Amanda Miquel • Black Uhuru • La Santa Cecilia • Bollywood Night • Los Guevara • Mestizo Beat • Performance: Mexican Independence Celebration • Los Montaño • Mestizaje • Kolohe Kai. Interesting talks around town: Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Art. Film festivals and special movie screenings: Le Roman de Jim • Crazy Rich Asians • Ikiru • Riefenstahl. Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: Fiesta de Libros. Fundraisers: Fundraiser: Africa New Life • Fundraiser: Latin Fiesta. Local theatrical productions: Opera: Gianni Schicchi • Spring Awakening • Thorn and Petal • Les Miserables. Visual Arts events: Opening: Clothes Story • Great White BuffaloExhibit • Here, Now 여기, 지금Exhibit. Sports events: Taiwan Acrobatic Troupe. Other notable events: Workshop: Ancestral Guidance • Hispanic Heritage Mixer.
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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