You’re Invited to the WDC 2024 Convocation Ceremony and Closing Celebration!
As we approach the conclusion of this year’s San Diego Tijuana World Design Capital 2024 designation, we want you to join us at the WDC 2024 Closing Ceremony. At this ceremony, we will celebrate the incredible efforts of our community, organizations, and the numerous individuals who have contributed to this historic moment in our region.
This is not just an event; it’s a celebration of community, creativity, and collaboration. Join us as we conclude San Diego Tijuana’s designation as World Design Capital 2024 and officially hand over to Frankfurt RheinMain as the next World Design Capital in 2026.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
Special performance by Nortec Collective
Video highlights showcasing the incredible moments from WDC 2024
Great eats from local food trucks
A live performance by the SDTJ Youth Symphony
Fun activities for all ages and much more!
This event is FREE and open to everyone! Bring your friends and family to celebrate our talented and creative transborder community. Let’s make this a day to remember.
For more information about WDC 2024, click here.
The Second City is celebrating 65 years of legendary laughs! Showcasing some of our audience’s favorite songs, sketches, and characters written on our stages by some of our illustrious alumni, including Catherine O’Hara, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Amber Ruffin, Stephen Colbert, Tim Meadows, Bill Murray, Tim Robinson, Joan Rivers, Eugene Levy, Adam McKay and so many more… With material handpicked from our iconic comedy archive and brought to life by our all-star ensemble, see for yourself why The Second City continues to be the world’s most influential name in comedy for sixty-five years and counting.
Sandbox Percussion, Steven Schick, and local community percussionists
In partnership with UC San Diego Professor Steven Schick and Red Fish Blue Fish, the percussion ensemble presents the West Coast premiereTHE JUMP UP!, a site-specific piece shaped to accommodate the specific topography and features of its location. All the musicians will move through the space during the piece, first offering the audience a wide panoramic perspective that gradually gathers towards the audience as the performance goes on. At the finale, the players merge into the audience, who will be invited to join into the musical fabric by clapping or vocalizing (as instructed on the fly by Sandbox Percussion) to form a single communal orchestra. Described as “exhilarating” by the New York Times, the GRAMMY-nominated ensemble Sandbox Percussion champions living composers through its unwavering dedication to contemporary chamber music. Presented as part of La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival.
Relive the iconic sounds of the 1980s and ’90s with dynamic live performances from BetaMaxx and Paging the 90s, delivering an electrifying tribute to two vibrant decades.
Free UC San Diego student-only event as part of UC San Diego Welcome Week
Stop by the Epstein Family Amphitheater to learn all about arts on campus. Talk to representatives from campus arts departments, academic departments, and student organizations and learn how you can be involved in the arts at UC San Diego.
Participating organizations include: Campus Performances and Events Office (ArtPower, Campus Events, Epstein Family Amphitheater, The Loft), Stuart Collection, Department of Music, Theatre & Dance Department, Visual Arts Department, University Centers, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, Mandeville Art Collective, Institute of Arts and Humanities, Muir Musical, Triton A Cappella Community, and more!
Starring Ginger Minj from RuPaul’s Drag Race and Hocus Pocus 2
Hokus Pokus Live! is a 90 minute parody of the classic 90’s movie written and directed by RuPaul’s Drag Race and Hocus Pocus 2 star, Ginger Minj! The year is 2024 and after coming back from the dead…again, The Sanderson Sisters are trying to figure out how to stay alive and younger in this new millennium. Join Ginger Minj, Gidget Galore and Aria Hard for this madcap musical mis-adventure!
A production of Fruit Wine Productions.
Fantasy and reality blur in this new musical about finding hope and strength in the unlikeliest of places. Inspired by Turkish folklore, enter a world of ogres, ghosts and mermaids in this topical and timeless exploration of outsiders and otherness. The show features a 10-piece orchestra, a cast of local performers, and an original score by “rising star” (Playbill) Truth Future Bachman, an artist in residence at the Public Theater in New York City whose next musical will premiere at Lincoln Center later this year.
Presented by Blindspot Collective & ArtPower at UC San Diego
In the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer’s Masterclass events, attendees will have a chance to learn the fundamentals of speculative fiction from faculty and recent alumni of the selective Clarion Writers’ Workshop. Since 1968 Clarion has been the premier proving ground for writers of science, fiction, fantasy and horror, and now the public will have access to these instructors, their keen approaches to craft, their rich knowledge of the field, and their understanding of the traditions that have fed into the strong legacy Clarion has built over the years.
Clarion instructors include: Alyssa Wong (Star Wars: The High Republic, comic book writer); Isabel Yap (fiction and poetry); ‘Pemi Aguda (GhostRoots Collection); Emet North (In Universes: A Novel); and Special Guest: Nalo Hopkinson (award-winning fiction writer)
Click here to learn more about The Science of Story and the package offerings.
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A Night In Nepantla
“Uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock.”—Los Angeles Times
“Creative, socially conscious, it’s perfect”—NPR
We’re happy to welcome back Las Cafeteras to the Epstein Family Amphitheater. Born and raised East of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras are remixing roots music as modern-day troubadours. They are a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats and powerful rhymes documenting stories of a community seeking to “build a world where many worlds fit.”
Las Cafeteras have taken the music scene by storm with their infectious live performances and have crossed many genres and borders along the way. Their electric sound & energy has taken them around the world playing shows from Bonnaroo to the Hollywood Bowl, WOMAD New Zealand to Montreal Jazz, & beyond!
From Afro-Mexican to Americana, from Soul to Son Jarocho, from Roots to Rock and Hip Hop, Las Cafeteras take folk music to the future. They honor the past by using electrifying traditional instrumentation like the 8-string Jarana, 4-string Requinto, Quijada (donkey jawbone) and Tarima (a wooden platform). Las Cafeteras sing in five distinct languages, English, Spanish, Spanglish, Love and Justice … and they believe everyone understands at least one of those languages.
With Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklorico del Rio Grande
Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklorico del Rio Grande invite you to celebrate the holiday season with Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico! Named for the beloved Andalusian Christmas Carol, this vibrant show weaves cherished Mexican traditions into a magical story of the season! Through the joyous rhythms of “Bells Upon Bells” and the colorful spectacle of Mexican dance, we capture the heartwarming reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s journey! You’ll experience the spirit of Posadas, the majesty of the Reyes Magos, and the thrill of breaking piñatas! Join Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklorico del Rio Grande for an unforgettable program where every note and dance step embodies the rich cultural tapestry of Christmas in Mexico!
Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar y Ballet Folklórico del Río Grande te invitan a celebrar la temporada navideña con Campana Sobre Campana: Navidad en México. Nombrado en honor al querido Villancico Andaluz, este vibrante espectáculo entrelaza tradiciones mexicanas entrañables en una mágica historia de la temporada. A través de los alegres ritmos de Campana Sobre Campana y el colorido espectáculo de la danza mexicana, capturamos la conmovedora representación del viaje de María y José. ¡Experimentarás el espíritu de las Posadas, la majestuosidad de los Reyes Magos y la emoción de romper piñatas! Únete a Ballet Folklórico del Río Grande y Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar en un programa inolvidable donde cada nota y paso de baile encarnan la rica cultura de la Navidad en México.
ArtPower and the Basic Needs Center are teaming up to host a Personal Hygiene Drive at upcoming ArtPower events in support of Hunger & Houselessness Awareness Week (Nov. 18–22).
Bring a personal hygiene product to donate at these shows at the Basic Needs table. Each donation gives you a chance to win tickets to future ArtPower events and other exciting prizes—and the more you donate, the better your chances.
Personal Hygiene Product List: Toilet tissue, laundry pods, dish soap, pocket tissue, bar soap, hand sanitizer, sunscreen, deodorant, infant formula, diapers (any size)
