Lisa Deaderick

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Lisa Deaderick

The late activist, scholar, and filmmaker Marlon T. Riggs wanted to bury the silence and exhume the voice, especially when it came to conversations and stories about Black people, and specifically LGBTQ Black folks. He successfully did this in “Tongues Untied,” his 1989 documentary/performance work exploring Black gay identity, and race and sexuality.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Lisa Deaderick

Some of the guests who’ve shown up to speak to the students in King James Britt’s music course at UC San Diego look like the lineup for an all-star music festival—James Poyser, Jill Scott, Questlove, Herbie Hancock, George Clinton, Wajeed, Honey Dijon. It’s unsurprising since Britt has spent more than 30 years composing, producing, and performing electronic music, including in his work with De La Soul, Digable Planets, Tyshawn Sorey, Madlib, and many more.

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Lisa Deaderick

An exhibition currently on display at a museum in Balboa Park centers the critical role women have played in the development and growth of the craft of photography from the mid-19th century to the present. Inspired by the exhibition and the women who have created images exploring themes of identity, representation, and the multiple and layered forms of femininity and womanhood, multidisciplinary artist Cami Arboles will provide a night of art and dance in celebration of their work.

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Lisa Deaderick

Working in restaurants since he was 13, and also rapping and making music from the time he was in high school, Theodore “Ted” Holmes III says both of those areas of his life have informed who he is along with his creativity. He moved to San Diego from Gettysburg, Penn., a little over 10 years ago and has continued working in bars and restaurants, while also getting involved in San Diego’s creative community through music, and television and film.

3 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Lisa Deaderick

A couple of ideas were rolling around for Lia Strell when she was a young girl — one was she would become a marine biologist and the other was she would be an artist. She became that artist who’s also intrigued by environmental science and finding ways to improve the health of the planet. “I have always resonated (with) nature, whether it’s walking along the beach as the dolphins swim by, or hiking under the canopy of the giant redwoods toward a waterfall.