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Mivos performs the complete string quartets of Steve Reich featuring brand-new pre-recorded quartet parts and remastered field recordings taken from their 2023 album.
Steve Reich: WTC 9/11, Triple Quartet, Different Trains
Sponsored by Judith Bachner and Eric Lasley
Praised by the New Yorker as “the most significant bassist this country has produced since the advent of Charles Mingus and Flea,” Meshell Ndegeocello has survived the best and worst of what a career in music has to offer. She eschewed genre for originality, celebrity for longevity, and musical trends for musical truths. Fans have come to expect the unexpected and follow her on sojourns into soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, rock, all bound by the search for love, justice, respect, and resolution. Those sonic investigations have defied and redefined the expectations for women, for queer artists, and for black music for over 30 years and she remains one of the few women who write the music, sing the songs, and lead the band.
A bass player above all else, Meshell brings her warm, fat, and melodic groove to everything she does. She has earned a Grammy award along with numerous nominations, and has played alongside The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette, James Blood Ulmer, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tony Allen, John Medeski, Billy Preston, and Chaka Khan. As for her own bass-playing influences, she credits Sting, Jaco Pastorius, Family Man Barrett, and Stevie Wonder. Meshell is always grateful for the opportunity to share the stage and believes music is a fellowship. She looks to spread that gospel with every creation and collaboration.
Meshell’s ArtPower debut will feature songs from her GRAMMY-winning album No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, alongside a mixed repertoire drawn from her 30-year career.
Camila Fernández has established herself as an unstoppable force in the Mexican regional genre. Her undeniable talent and passion for music have led her to become the lone female voice of the Fernández Dynasty. Born on November 30, 1997, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Camila’s love for music was evident from her earliest days. At the tender age of four, her powerful voice and stage presence impressed everyone on every stage she graced, whether it was in musical theater, school choirs, religious pageants, or performances. Her destiny was clear: music was her path.
Her musical influences encompass icons like her grandfather Vicente Fernández, her father Alejandro Fernández, Juan Gabriel, Rocío Dúrcal, José Alfredo Jiménez, and Eugenia de León, who have left an indelible mark on her style and passion for music.
Her new album, “Camila Fernández,” includes 20 tracks, with 10 original songs and 10 covers, all connected by the theme of love in its various forms. Camila penned 9 of the original songs, demonstrating her creative ambition and deep commitment to her music.This creative ambition is reflected in the musical development of her new album, which evokes the nostalgia of Mexican mariachi and the sonic innovation of the 21st century. Camila is an artist with a promising future, capable of reinventing the past through her ranchera passion conveyed in every verse.
Thanks to her unique qualities, Camila Fernández is undeniably the best representative of the new Mexican regional music: a revolutionary woman who blends the best of multiple worlds to create an authentic and distinct style. Her music is a gift for Mexican music enthusiasts and an inspiration for future generations.
Mariachi Continental de San Diego is San Diego’s premiere Mariachi.
“This has been a true labour of love for hundreds of filmmakers, cinematographers, conservationists, editors, musicians and production teams, all of whom have brought their best work to the most important story that there is – a story that could not be more universal or more timely.”—David Attenborough
Four billion years. Millions of species. Five mass extinction events (and counting). It’s the story of Life on Our Planet. From the Emmy® Award-winning team behind Netflix’s Our Planet series, comes a new natural history speaker series event: The Making of Our Planet. Brought to you by Silverback Films and Producer esk. in association with Netflix, The Making of Our Planet is a new and immersive live show featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the explorers, filmmakers, scientists, and adventurers that created some of the most eye-catching footage of our planet. Join us live on stage as we bring to life these stories from the natural world. With a focus on climate fragility and climate migration, The Making of Our Planet tells an unprecedented story about overcoming obstacles on a global scale and explores the messages at the heart of these action-packed, emotional, and unforgettable sequences.
Frozen Worlds
The unforgiving frontier of climate change. The calving of a gigantic iceberg or the risks of fossil fuel exploration in the arctic are never far from our news screens. Yet what does it mean for those that live there? Join us as we follow polar bears, walruses, seals and penguins as they find their icy Edens in peril. Brought to you by the speakers, adventurers and explorers that have joined the tradition of the polar explorer and returned to tell us why this frozen frontier is vital for our planet.
Sophie Lanfear
Emmy-Award winning Producer/Director Sophie Lanfear first developed a passion for the natural world and the Polar Regions following her childhood in the Norwegian Arctic. She has earned a reputation for having the tenacity and resilience it takes to film in some of the most extreme and remote locations in the world. She produced and directed Frozen Worlds, part of the Netflix Our Planet series: winning an Emmy-award for her work. It is one of the most pressing stories of our time, that people understand the value of the polar regions and realize what the consequences of climate change are doing to them. Since Our Planet, Sophie has spent the last 5 years producing/directing 2 episodes of Life on Our Planet, where her arctic knowledge came to the fore once more in her season finale: Chapter 8 -Age of Ice and Fire. It was important to end the series with a greater understanding about the 6th mass extinction we are causing, as well as what the future might hold without us here.
Joshua Jones
Joshua Jones has spent the past 30 years working on the ocean—as a mariner, fisherman, and scientist. He holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography from UC San Diego, where he leads an Arctic marine mammal research program at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Josh works closely with Inuit local and regional resource managers to study how changing ocean conditions and increased human activity—especially shipping—are impacting Arctic whales and seals. His research integrates technology, ecology, and community-led ocean observation to inform decision-making on marine resources and wildlife.
He directed and produced Whales: Voices in the Sea, an interactive exhibit shown in nine U.S. aquariums, and founded SeaTech, a research and training program that provides research internship opportunities for high school students from Alaska to California.
Josh also serves as principal scientific advisor to several contemporary classical music projects with UC San Diego composer Lei Liang, providing ocean acoustic data for works including Arctic: Six Seasons and Inaudible Ocean, which bring the ocean to listeners through immersive musical experiences.
Step into Black Violin’s Full Circle Tour, where GRAMMY-nominated duo Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus redefine the possibilities of music by merging classical depth with hip-hop’s pulse. This tour captures the essence of returning to where it all began—transformed and reimagined. Each powerful performance invites audiences to reflect on their own journeys, discovering that even as we evolve, we’re often drawn back to our roots with renewed purpose.
From high school orchestra classmates to groundbreaking artists, Black Violin’s path reflects resilience, creativity, and the courage to challenge expectations. With their Black Violin Foundation reaching over 100,000 students each year, they’re building a legacy that transcends the stage, inspiring a new generation to dream boldly. Join them for an unforgettable night that celebrates growth, music, and the beauty of coming full circle.
The members of the acclaimed Attacca Quartet are passionate advocates of contemporary repertoire and new work—including that of composer and vocalist Caroline Shaw, who became the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013. In a special program together, the Attacca and Shaw perform music from their 2022 album Evergreen, which, like their previous record, Orange, garnered a Grammy Award.
Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies Live! is a ground breaking mixed media concert featuring a diverse all-female cast celebrating sisterhood, the power of joy, and tap dance! Created for theatergoers of all ages, it is an electrifying one of a kind dance and storytelling experience. Get to know the ladies as they each share their inspiring journeys to reach for their dreams through the art of tap dance. With fierce footwork and spectacular pop concert production, the ladies leave audiences motivated to pursue their dreams with courage, determination, and love, no matter the obstacles.
Founded by Emmy Nominated Choreographer, Chloé Arnold, who was discovered at a young age in Washington, DC by Debbie Allen. Her choreography has been featured on hit television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, Good Morning America, The Ellen Show, The Talk, and over 30 episodes of The Late Late Show With James Corden. Syncopated Ladies’ viral videos have amassed over 200 million views, and they have worked with Mega star Beyonce, FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, Good Morning America, the James Corden Show, the US Open, and most recently with Mariah Carey in her Christmas Special and on CNN’s NYE Live . In 2022 Chloé choreographed the feature film Spirited (with Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer).
Beloved author Anne Lamott has a new book out in March 2026 co-written with her husband, Neal Allen. Based on rules of writing Neal has collected over the years, it’s also a sideways glimpse into how Anne and Neal collaborate on writing, editing, and living together. Together, they bring humor, warmth, and wisdom to audiences seeking relief from political fear, help with roadblocks to creativity, and methods for taming life’s everyday gremlins.
Join bestselling author Anne Lamott and writer-spiritual coach Neal Allen for an inspiring and entertaining evening that will change the way you think about language. Based on their new book In Good Writing, this dynamic onstage presentation offers 36 powerful techniques for transforming worthy sentences into unforgettable ones.
Through lively conversation, humor, and a touch of creative tension, Anne and Neal will walk audiences through essential rules that can instantly elevate any piece of writing—be it a novel, blog post, essay, speech, or screenplay. With Neal’s sharply honed insights from a career in journalism and business, and Anne’s unmistakable wit and wisdom from Bird by Bird and her many bestsellers, the two explore both the fundamentals and nuances of great prose.
Expect a spirited exchange as they dive into tips like “Use strong verbs,” “Twist clichés,” “Draw on all five senses,” and “Give your sentence a finale”—all while sharing real-life examples, practical advice, and the occasional debate. Along the way, they’ll also touch on the realities of the writing life: facing down unfinished drafts, working with editors, and knowing when to bend the rules.
Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting out, this live event is a must-see for anyone who wants to write more vividly, more persuasively—and with more joy.
Neal Allen is a writer, spiritual coach, and speaker. He is the author of Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic (Namaste, 2023), and Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside You, as well as the upcoming Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences with Anne.
Edna Vazquez is fearless singer, songwriter and guitarist whose powerful voice and spell-binding musical talent transcend the boundaries of language to engage and uplift her audience. Edna’s passion for music and performance originated in her homeland of Jalisco, Mexico, and has been nurtured into a bi-cultural melting pot of folk, rock, R&B, and Mexican heritage, deeply rooted in universal human emotion. She has traveled far and wide spreading her message of light, love, and cultural healing.
SML is a new quintet composed of luminaries from Los Angeles’s thriving jazz, improvised, and indie music scenes: bassist Anna Butterss (Jason Isbell, Phoebe Bridgers, Makaya McCraven, Daniel Villarreal), synthesist Jeremiah Chiu (Ariel Kalma, Marta Sofia Honer, Icy Demons), saxophonist Josh Johnson (Meshell Ndegeocello, Leon Bridges, Carlos Niño), percussionist Booker Stardrum (Amirtha Kidambi, Lisel, Lee Ranaldo, Patrick Shiroishi) and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann (Sam Wilkes, Meg Duffy, Perfume Genius).
Their debut album Small Medium Large was engineered and recorded in stereo direct to Nagra by Bryce Gonzales at ETA, then compiled, arranged, and edited with additional production, recording, and studio composition by SML across their various home studios in 2023. It’s a sublime assemblage of circulatory grooves and textural anomalies bewitched by swirls of modular synthesis, at different moments recalling the the jagged dance-punk of Essential Logic, the rhythmic revelry of Fela Kuti, the low-end elasticity of Parliament/Funkadelic, or the glitchy dub techno of Pole. Taken in totality, the album captures a euphoric creative synchronicity between some of today’s most exciting musicians.
The name, SML (or Small Medium Large), exemplifies their collective nature—five solo artists working together in different configurations amongst several groups. The collective model harkens back to a lineage established by AACM and other avant-jazz groups, but may follow a formula closer to the Dusseldorf scene in the late 60s of Kraftwerk, Harmonia, Cluster, Neu! While SML’s primary configuration is quintet, you may find them in different mixes of small, medium, large, and extra large.