Must-see visual art exhibitions right now: Tom Driscoll at SIP Art Space; Sofie Ramos at Bread and Salt; Armando de la Torre at Athenaeum Art Center; 'Africa in Context' at Mesa College Art Gallery; and Perry Vásquez at Quint Gallery.
This weekend in the arts: Cecilia Wong Kaiser at BFree; Ana Carrete at Lang Books; Ephrat Asherie Dance at ArtPower; Tasha Smith Godinez album release; 'Into the Woods' at Ovation Theatre; Tom Driscoll at SIP; 'The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci' at The Old Globe and Lunar New Year events across the county.
In a surprising move, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore announced that he will not serve out the remainder of his term, and will instead retire effective February 3. Plus, veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year, but a backlog of paperwork may complicate the issue. And, in our weekend arts preview, we'll take you to sculptures that are like otherworldly portals, a theatrical and puppetry take on the snowy streets of Ezra Jack Keats stories, plus some Monday night soul.