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Maynard and friends will celebrate 'sessanta.'

Maynard and friends will celebrate 'sessanta.'

Band leaders Charles McPherson and Gilbert Castellanos bring some of the most beloved charts from Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to the Rady Shell stage, featuring a band made of up of some of the top jazz players in the U.S.Note: the San Diego Symphony does not appear on this program. Musicians from the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory will perform a pre-concert set.Stay Connected on Social Media! Charles: Facebook & Instagram Gilbert: Facebook & Instagram

Options include all-star Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie tribute with Charles McPherson and Gilbert Castellanos at The Shell, The Four Tops and The Temptations at Humphreys, and Bruno Major at the Observatory

The orchestra's free Dia de los Muertos performance at Centro Cultural Tijuana in Baja California marks the beginning of what symphony and Tijuana cultural officials hope will be many collaborations

This weekend in the arts: Otherworldly sculptures, emerging artists, a public art legend, "whodunit" theater, jazz icons, letters to Shakespeare's Juliet and live music picks.

The 78-year-old music legend sang well during a performance that played down his own songs in favor of chestnuts by Lead Belly, Hank Williams, Washboard Sam and other pioneering American artists who inspired him early on

If you haven't solidified plans for the three-day weekend yet, here are a few things to do in America's Finest City to savor the final moments of summer.

A recent San Diego County Grand Jury report recommends additional oversight for the Port of San Diego, which essentially gets to play by its own rules, operating outside the jurisdictional authority of the county and neighboring cities.

Our picks include Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Buddy Guy and Van Morrison, both at The Shell, and psychedelic cumbia band Tropa Magica at Quartyard