Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin, Caribbean, Spanish Rumba, and other dance rhythms. A fixture in the local music scene since 1974, Gene Perry was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and was one of the earliest pioneers of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean music in San Diego. His ensemble, Rumba Ketumba, is composed of a mixture of San Diego natives […]

Is your dream job to make video games and bring your stories and ideas to life in virtual reality? If so, come check out UC San Diego Park & Market’s XR Games Masterclass series, including two days of game creation skill building. The Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego, in partnership with Resilience Studios, Epic […]

Join Rachel Costello, from UC San Diego’s Innovating for National Security Academic Program, at this special opportunity. A lifelong anime aficionado, her passion led her to spearhead the U.S. Navy’s “Sea Strike 2041” comic project as executive producer. Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, […]

Is your dream job to make video games and bring your stories and ideas to life in virtual reality? If so, come check out UC San Diego Park & Market’s XR Games Masterclass series, including two days of game creation skill building. The Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego, in partnership with Resilience Studios, Epic […]

Featured presenters from Mexico and the US illuminate our unique binational insights that resonate with fans through humor & intelligence and tackle timeless themes from social commentary to daily life–focused on bringing people together. Experience the creative vision artistry, and humor of iconic cartoonists Jis y Trino. They created the characters El Santos, el Peyote […]

Bring the family for a day of interactive fun at UC San Diego Park & Market, featuring mini sessions led by Scott Paulson from the UC San Diego Library and a Puppet Parade. UC San Diego Library at Park & Market:  Visitors will enjoy "Short Tales from the Mothership" (sci-fi micro fiction stories inspired by the otherworldly […]