By Rebecca Romani November 23, 2020 When she was a ten-year-old refugee trying to get over the border between Iran and Turkey, young Mahshid could have never imagined what would […]
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THE BUZZ: The Athenaeum Art Center Continues to Promote Compassion and Inspire Artists With New Outreach Program
By Cori Wilbur November 24, 2020 The Athenaeum, for it’s stance and stature, is a place of humility and inclusion–much attributed to their Executive Director, Erika Torri, who has been […]
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THE BUZZ: “No Way Back” – A Timely Story About Being a Refugee.
By Rebecca Romani November 24, 2020 The 20th century seemed to have reserved a special kind of hell for populations around the world beset by war, genocide and coups, creating […]
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THE BUZZ: The Music of Resilience
Written by Jennifer Root November 4, 2020 October was an exciting month in the world of arts and culture in Southern California and we saw a strong emergence of creativity […]
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THE BUZZ: San Diego Ballet’s ‘Drive-In Nutcracker’ Will Bring a Sense of Normalcy to the End of a Difficult Year
By Cori Wilbur November 15, 2020 This year has shaken up any sort of regularity in which we are accustomed, especially for those whose livelihoods are in performing arts. Anyone […]
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POETIC LICENSE: “Eureka Stage Left!”
October 25, 2020 Artist Studio Visits by Chi Essary “I like making things out of trash,” says Iain Gunn of Animal Cracker Conspiracy, the award-winning San Diego puppet company. He […]
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THE BUZZ: GOOD TROUBLE – EXPLORING YOUTH ACTIVISM AND BUILDING COMMUNITY
Written by Tanja Juskov October 21, 2020 “I have the feeling that here today, we are too quiet, we are too quiet. We need to make some noise, we need […]
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THE BUZZ: The PGK Dance Project to Kick Off Fall Season with INSIDE / OUT
By Cori Wilbur October 10, 2020 On October 17, the PGK Dance Project will combine the immersive with the virtual for INSIDE / OUT, to kick off their fall season. […]
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THE BUZZ: Laying Bare the Hidden Pitfalls of History
Article by Rebecca Romani September 30, 2020 No one said history was easy. Or fair. Or wholly right. Or even told by the real voices who lived it. Add in […]
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THE BUZZ: Working in Isolation – Ryan Henisey
By Cathy Breslaw September 8, 2020 Most artists work in relative isolation. Our collective art practices and the creative process demands it. It goes against the human urge to congregate and […]
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THE BUZZ: Get Out the Vote – Using Art to Reflect on Our History and Empower the Future
By Cori Wilbur September 17, 2020 On August 26, 1920, ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment acknowledged women’s suffrage. To commemorate the 100-year anniversary of this milestone and energize people for […]
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