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We Must Imagine It rough August 2 ICA San Diego / North Curated by regenerative design platform Unfold Projects, We Must Imagine It brings together 20 California-based artists and designers exploring themes of regeneration, reuse, and rediscovery. e exhibition features works ranging from beeswax- layered paintings and woven copper sculpture to reclaimed wood furniture, earth installations, and botanical- toned cyanotype prints. Co-curated by Unfold Projects founders Mel Meagher and Stacy Kelley, the exhibition highlights sustainable materials, craftsmanship, and imaginative approaches to stewardship while blurring the boundaries between fine art, functional design, and environmental consciousness. icasandiego.org Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys rough August 9 | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Giants features more than 130 works of art by 37 Black American and diasporic artists from the personal collection of Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) and Alicia Keys, including pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gordon Parks, Amy Sherald, and more — plus the debut of a new 25-foot work by Mickalene omas. Set to the soundtrack of Marvin Gaye, Giants explores Black joy, resistance, and cultural legacy through painting, photography, and sculptures. mcasd.org A Scintillating Season Finale June 14 | La Jolla Woman's Club Le Salon de Musiques concludes its 2025- 2026 season with an intimate afternoon of chamber music performed by the acclaimed Darshan Trio featuring violinist Vijay Gupta, cellist Yoshika Masuda, and pianist Anne Liu. e program includes masterworks by Beethoven and Chopin alongside the U.S. premiere of Karl Goldmark's Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 4. e immersive concert experience is introduced by musicologist Adam Gilbert and followed by a Q&A reception with French Champagne and high tea catered by e French Gourmet. Directed by pianist François Chouchan, the celebrated series brings world-class chamber music to San Diego audiences in an elegant salon setting. lesalondemusiques.com e Monsters rough June 28 La Jolla Playhouse La Jolla Playhouse presents e Monsters, a West Coast premiere of a warm- hearted sibling story that explores how we can love each other better, and the fight to build a life you can be proud of. For years, Lil has observed her estranged brother from the shadows, studying every punch he throws. Big, an aging but respected force in the local mixed martial arts circuit, remains unaware his little sister has been tracking his career from afar…until she appears unexpectedly on his doorstep. lajollaplayhouse.org Local Visions: Reimagining the Façade rough July 26 e San Diego Museum of Art As part of its Centennial celebration, e San Diego Museum of Art presents a landmark exhibition showcasing San Diego-area artists and their reimagined visions of the museum's iconic Spanish Colonial Revival façade in Balboa Park. Selected through an open call, ten local artists explore the façade as a canvas for storytelling, identity, and the future of the city's cultural landscape. Celebrating creativity, community, and SDMA's 100-year legacy, the exhibition looks ahead to the museum's next century. sdmart.org THE MONSTERS: SULLIVAN JONES AND NGOZI ANYANWU, PHOTO BY BETHANIE HINES Calendar San Diego's Entertainment Guide For more upcoming events happening in San Diego, visit ranchandcoast.com/calendar Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, through August 9 @ranchandcoast RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE JUNE 2026 49