From Chaldean to Classical! Join UC San Diego for our Intersections Concert series at Park & Market in The Guggenheim Theatre. Hosted by UC San Diego and New York-based violinist Yale Strom, one of the world's leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history. Luay Yousif, violinist, was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1979. He […]
San Diego's Hits and Misses Since 1980: Looking Back, Going Forward Architectural Historian Diane Kane, PhD Park & Market Guggenheim Theatre The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego is pleased to sponsor noted architectural historian Diane Kane for a presentation on San Diego’s architectural and planning accomplishments during the past 40 years. Where […]
To honor Juneteenth as an important part of American History, please join us at UC San Diego Park & Market for an afternoon and evening of special activities, featuring a black-owned business market, panel discussion exploring “What does liberation mean in the 21st Century?”, and live music throughout the day. The festivities conclude with a […]
Gustavo Romero Plays Franz Schubert Park & Market Guggenheim Theatre The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego is pleased to sponsor the renowned concert pianist Gustavo Romero for a special one-hour concert featuring two piano sonatas by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828). The concert will be followed by a reception with light […]
Born in the rhythms of Burkina Faso and cradled by the tradition of the griots, Adama Bilorou knows how to transform his heritage into a melody of multiple nuances—a musical journey that crosses continents and cultures. Drawing inspiration from the sights and sounds of his childhood in the Ivory Coast and his later journeys to Italy, […]
Join Park & Market‘s Intersecciones binational programming for Popular Art Design in Mexico: “Esto Somos” (“This is Us”), a series of 11 documentaries . A presentation of 11 documentaries about the world of Popular Art Design in Mexico. One 52 minutes long, portrays the different styles and routes of Art in Mexico, followed by 10 […]
Art, Culture and Inspiration from East L.A. Quetzal is a Grammy award-winning ensemble of highly talented musicians, joined for the goal of creating good music that tells the social, cultural, political, and musical stories of people in struggle. Martha Gonzalez (lead singer, percussionist, and songwriter) calls it an “East LA Chicano @ rock group,” summing […]
You are invited for a musical evening of song, combining the talents and voices of singers aged 10 to 70 years, from Tijuana and San Diego choirs. Included are two Mexican choirs from the Carol state system at Baja California, as well as those from Mi Universidad, La Voces, City Heights Community Choir, and Marshal […]
Don't miss Earl Thomas and the Gospel Ambassadors! Performing in the Guggenheim Theatre at Park & Market Earl Thomas' latest production, after a three-year hiatus, is all vintage gospel or what the singer says is "The music I was meant to do." His mother always said that he was a gospel singer and now he […]
Galia Borja Gómez, of Banco de México in conversation with the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies Galia Borja Gómez, Deputy Vice Governor of Banco de Mexico, discusses how the Bank of Mexico reimagined the designs of its currency to reflect Mexico's cultural and natural heritage, while also incorporating the latest technology. The educational talk will be […]
Calling all cultural enthusiasts, storytellers, and those seeking extraordinary experiences—for a special Intersecciones culinary event, highlighting the extraordinary Cuisine of Michoacán, Méxic. With a focus on rare maize (corn) varieties, the ancestral food of México, this is a rare and unique food-tasting experience, presented by renowned Cocineras Tradicionales, or Traditional Cooks, who have preserved the […]
The Intersections series is excited to present the award-winning, hip-hop soul band, The Lyrical Groove. Delivering a truly unique artistic experience that both entertains and inspires, The Lyrical Groove combines spoken word and live instrumentation, cohesively crafted of several genres of music. Producer and poet, Kendrick Dial, the multi-talented artist Brisa Lauren, and an assortment […]