San Diego Museum Month to mark its 32nd year in a virtual way
As part of San Diego Museum Month, falconer Bob Gordon will present a pair of lectures with his Harris hawk Huxley for the San Diego Natural History Museum on Feb. 24 and 26.
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Even though most San Diego County museums are closed due to the pandemic, the 32nd annual San Diego Museum Month will return today in an all-virtual format.
Through Feb. 28, the San Diego Museum Council will be presenting “28 Days of Museum Moments” on its website and social media channels. This will include live performances and demonstrations, educational programs for schools, virtual art exhibitions and an online film festival. Museums with outdoor facilities and gardens that have remained open are also featured. Some events will be ticketed but many will be free.
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This is a continuing series of online activities to undertake on your computer or tablet during your quarantine quandary.
Lectures & learning
• Gelson’s presents
“Firestone Walker Beer Tasting” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, online. The virtual event features brewmaster Matt Brynildson leading a tasting of three beers that are available for pickup for $8.99 each per six-pack at Gelson’s markets in Pacific Beach, Del Mar and Carlsbad.
• The Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America presents
“Yiddish Fun Breyshis: Let’s Learn the Yiddish Alphabet Together!” beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. The weekly 90-minute online class, taught by Dave Fried, will start with vowels and add consonants each week, aiming to teach literacy along with culture, idioms, jokes, curses and songs. $15 per class or $75 for all six classes. Visit
For the last 10 years, the Museum of Photographic Arts has brought the annual touring Human Rights Watch Film Festival to San Diego, giving locals the chance to connect with fellow movie-lovers while exploring a world of issues through consciousness-raising films and lively panel discussions featuring the people who made them.
Our worlds have changed since the 2020 festival came to town last January, but when this year’s festival makes its digital debut on Feb. 2, it will once again broaden our horizons while bringing us closer together. No matter where we live.
The 2021 Human Rights Watch Film Festival is being brought to viewers everywhere in digital form through the Museum of Photographic Arts. The festival runs online from Feb. 2 through Feb. 8 and features five films. Standard tickets are $9 per film, with passes available for $40. Discounts are available for MOPA and Human Rights Watch members, as well as seniors, students and active military. Viewers can watch the films an
Talking About Trees: I d walk a mile for a movie.
The Museum of Photographic Arts once again hosts the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which, for the first time in its 11-year history, screens virtually and therefore all across the United States. The lineup is yours to watch between February 2-8. Purchase tickets by visiting MOPA.org/HRWFF. Tickets are limited and likely to sell out. It’s wise to book in advance.
Talking About Trees (2019)
“Once upon a time in the land of films…” mutters Suleiman Ibrahim as he looks down at the abandoned projection booth floor, where gritty, unspooled yards of celluloid, curled from the Sudanese heat, crunch beneath his feet. The 35mm projectors, so dirty that it takes a leaf-blower to clean out the dust, are unusable. “My dear, a young lover has replaced you,” he continues. “Digital technology is the young lover.” After going almost a year without a projected image, this viewer doesn’t need a reminder of the importance