SAN DIEGO -- The next RAW San Diego art event will take place Thursday, April 18 from 7-11 pm at Block No. 16 Union & Spirits.

The mission of the RAW events is is to provide independent artists within the first 10 years of their career with the tools, resources and exposure needed to inspire and cultivate creativity.

How does RAW work?

Sex and talking cats and a guitar-playing moon, oh my!

Playwright José Rivera takes Salvador Dalí, the king of artistic surrealism, as inspiration for this darkly poetic fantasy/drama “References To Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot,” playing through May 5 at Moxie Theatre. Dana I. Harrel directs.

The setting is Barstow, a California desert town with a large military base where men are trained for combat. The time is just after the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War.

PHILADELPHIA – The 2013 Gaybie Awards have been announced today by TLA Video.

Nominations were determined by the TLAgay.com staff. Winners were selected by a poll of TLA customers and fans.

“We are always looking to find out which movies and books our customers enjoy best and this year’s winners gave us great insight. We received over 7,500 votes this year,” said Robert O’Neill, TLAgay.com content marketing manager.

“Jazz, like history, can never be silent,” says el Poeta (Richard Montoya), narrator of “Federal Jazz Project,” now have its world premiere at San Diego Repertory Theatre.

Sam Woodhouse directs this big, loud, raucous valentine to border towns San Diego and Tijuana, encompassing the years from 1939 on. It’s a collaboration between Richard Montoya (writer of the often-poetic script) and trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, composer of the original jazz score who also leads the boffo onstage band of five.