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camp workers eating bowls of wild blueberries “The play explores how everyday people’s lives and profound harm can coexist,” Ashley said. “The photos are windows into this really rich vivid, complicated, difficult subject in a way that Moisés is uniquely suited to bring a theatrical clarity to.”

The play will run in June and July. Show dates have not been announced. pam.kragen@sduniontribune.com

N“As We See It”

Moisés Kaufman will direct his and Amanda Gronich’s play “Here There Are Blueberries” at La Jolla Playhouse in June and July. It’s being produced in conjunction with Tectonic Theater Project.

Jason Katims was a producer and writer on “Friday Night Lights,” one of my favorite shows of all time, plus he adapted the 1989 movie “Parenthood” into a beloved, six-season show on NBC. His latest project is “As We See It,” a coming-of-age series that follows three 20-something roommates on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world. Under any other writer, this concept (which is based on the Israeli series “On the Spectrum”) may seem pandering. But Katims has a trademark of creating realistic and relatable characters while presenting highly emotional subjects in easy-to-digest ways. On “Parenthood,” Katims already handled autism in a respectful and honest way, plus he’s outspoken about his own son with Asperger’s. “As

We See It stars three actors with autism Rick Glassman, Sue Ann Pien and Albert Rutecki playing the roommates, along with Joe Mantegna, Chris Pang and Sosie Bacon. Amazon Prime Video is set to release all eight episodes on Jan. 21 nina.garin@sduniontribune.com

There are lots of big plans for TV in 2022 —from Marvel and Star Wars shows and a“Game of Thrones prequel to the end of “This Is Us and “Better Things,” and the very highly anticipated second season of “Bridgerton.”

But what I’m most excited about are two shows by some of TV’s most original writers, Donald Gloverand Jason Katims.

“Atlanta” Donald Glover’s FX comedy series has been off the air since 2018, but after COVID-19 shutdowns and complications, the third season is ready to debut on March 24. On the surface, the show is about Earn (Glover), a struggling college dropout trying to provide for his family by managing the career of burgeoning rap star Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), who also happens to be Earn’s cousin. But thanks to eccentric humor and surreal elements the show often veers away from traditional plot to highlight issues like race, fame, beauty image, social media, mental illness and more. Perhaps the most disturbing and notable episode was Season 2’s “Teddy Perkins,” starring LaKeith Stanfield. It was a psychological look at fame that combined elements of Michael Jackson, childhood abuse and “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” that played more like a short horror movie than a sitcom episode. Not much is known about Season 3, except that it was mostly filmed in Europe and that Glover has described it as the most accessible. So if you haven’t been watching, this may be a good place to start.

With museums and galleries officially reopened throughout San Diego fingers crossed 2022 appears as if it will be a full calendar year of programming and exhibitions There is certainly one high-profile reopening in the new year, but as grand an event as that is, it will be art on display that will be the real star of the year

“Don Bartletti: Elusive Moments Enduring Stories,” Oceanside Museum of Art

From his pictures of the war in Iraq to his striking coverage of migration along the U.S.-Mexico border, one look at the photographs of Don Bartletti and it’s easy to see why he’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist.

“Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s” and “Selections

From the Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla

Alot of articles will be written and a lot of attention will be paid to the upcoming reopening of the renovated, redesigned and expanded MCASD La Jolla (700 Prospect St.), and understandably so. After four years, MCASD’s flagship location will have four times the gallery space, as well as a new public park and ocean-view seaside terraces. I recently got to tour the Selldorf Architects-designed campus, and the emphasis on natural light and high ceilings brings an almost illusory feel to the space. It is going to be a wonder for sure, and one that will probably get all kinds of national attention. But alas, we should not forget about the art. MCASD La Jolla will mark the reopening with two new exhibitions, both of which should complement the space perfectly. First, there’s “Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s,” a survey of the late artist’s early works. Saint Phalle is best known for her fantastical sculpture works (locals are likely already familiar with her works in Balboa Park and on the University of California San Diego campus) and MCASD curator Jill Dawsey says the new exhibition will offer viewers a look at Saint Phalle’s “original representations of female agency and volition that resonate strongly in our own moment.”

Then there’s “Selections From the Collection,” which will feature works from the museum’s permanent collection, specifically those of the California Light & Space movement. Seeing the works of local legends such as John Baldessari, Robert Irwin and Marcos Ramírez ERRE should serve as the perfect christening of the new space. Combs is a freelance writer.

WHAT’S NEW

“Fishing the Wild Waters: An Angler’s Search for Peace and Adventure in the Wilderness by Conor Sullivan (Pegasus Books): A former Coast Guard officer and lifelong outdoorsman takes readers to three of the remaining wild fishing destinations in the United States: in Hawaii, Alaska and New England. Yes, he’s concerned with environmental matters and sustainable consumption, but he’s also after the kind of serenity found when humans connect with the natural world.

“White on White” by Aysegül Savas (Riverhead Books): Savas elegantly explores loneliness in her second novel. After a student rents an apartment, its artist owner Agnes, unexpectedly returns, moving into the upstairs studio As the two become acquainted, and the student see Agnes new works involving white paint on white canvas the tenant realizes she’s witnessing a woman crumbling

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1. “Call Us What We Carry” by Amanda Gorman (Viking)

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4. “The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Viking)

5. “The Wish” by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central)

6. “Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte)

7. “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi Picoult (Ballantine)

8. “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr (Scribner)

9. “Fear No Evil” by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

10 “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig (Viking)

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1. “The Storyteller by Dave Grohl (Dey Street)

2. “The 1619 Project edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein (One World)

3. “Will” by Will Smith with Mark Manson (Penguin Press )

4. “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present by Paul McCartney (Liveright)

5. “Taste” by Stanley Tucci (Gallery)

6. “All American Christmas by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy (Broadside)

7. “The President and the Freedom Fighter by Brian Kilmeade (Sentinel)

8. “The Beatles: Get Back by The Beatles (Callaway)

9. “Renegades” by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen(Crown)

10 “These Precious Days” by Ann Patchett (Harper)

WARWICK’S TOP SELLERS

1. “Call Us What We Carry” by Amanda Gorman

2. “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles

3. “Atlas of the Heart” by Brené Brown

4. “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman

5. “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr

6. “The Storyteller” by Dave Grohl

7. “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder

8. “Circe by Madeline Miller

9. “Dune by Frank Herbert

10 “A Small Book of Jewish Comedians edited by Tony Nourmand

CALENDAR

ADVENTURES BY THE BOOK, (619) 300-2532

Online: adventuresbythebook.com

Virtual event: “A Thousand Steps: A Fireside Virtual

1970s Adventure” featuring author T. Jefferson Parker, 4 p.m. Wednesday

MYSTERIOUS GALAXY, (619) 539-7137

Online: mystgalaxy.com

Virtual event: Kendare Blake (“In Every Generation”) in conversation with Casey Gilly 6 p.m. Tuesday

Virtual event: Yoon Ha Lee discussing “Tiger Honor,” 7 p.m.

Wednesday

In-store event: James Rollins discussing “The Starless Crown, 7 p.m.

Friday

WARWICK’S (858) 454-0347

Online: warwicks.com

In-store event: Susan Meissner discusses and signs the new paperback edition of her book “The Nature of Fragile Things, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday

In-store event: Julia Kelly discusses her new book, “The Last Dance of the Debutante, in conversation with Kristin Harmel 1 p.m.

Thursday