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San Diego artists reflect on the 2025 songs that moved, inspired and stayed with them.
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Books can be life-changing for people who are incarcerated. When Cherish Burtson went to federal prison, books became her source of survival. Her story – and the volunteers fighting censorship to get books past prison walls – reveals how access to reading can mean survival, connection and hope. -
Cinema Junkie speaks with authors Kim Luperi and Danny Reid about their new book, “Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era, 1930-1934," which they say is the perfect gift for any cinephile.
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This weekend in the arts: Get festive with Kitschmastime, December Nights, SoNoFest and more; catch a 1980s spin on "Twelfth Night"; new works of theater and contemporary dance; chamber folk; a pottery tour and more. -
Whether you're shopping for a foodie, a trendsetter or an explorer, we've organized the list by the type of person you’re gifting to make browsing easier.
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The new movie stars Lucy Liu as an ailing mother to Joe, played by Lawrence Shou as a teenager facing mental illness in his feature debut role.
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Michael Mizerany's new Christmas Eve-set play dives into darker themes.
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President Trump said he was closely involved with picking the honorees, and on Sunday he became the first president to host the Kennedy Center awards ceremony. -
The pianist, composer and arranger spent more than six decades turning El Gran Combo into one of the premier salsa institutions of Latin America and beyond.
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Fresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote was her favorite. -
Paramount has launched a hostile bid for the company that's home to Casablanca, Batman and CNN. Just Friday, Netflix and Warner Brothers executives were celebrating a deal they had struck. -
The Holiday Bowl has the second choice among the available former and current Pac-12 teams and is in a group with the Pop-Tarts Bowl and Gator Bowl that have the first picks among Atlantic Coast Conference teams following the College Football Playoff. -
The Aztecs had gone to bowls 12 times in 13 seasons from 2010 through 2022. The interruption to that streak came in 2020, when it withdrew from consideration in the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
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Sandbar Winter Market
Monday, December 8, 2025 from 5 PM to 8 PM
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Sandbar Sport Grill
Free
Storytelling: 'The Ordinary and the Fabulous'
Monday, December 8, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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The Template Coffee House
Free
GENTRI Christmas in Escondido
Monday, December 8, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
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California Center for the Arts
$42-162
Public Art at the New Terminal 1
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 5 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2025
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San Diego International Airport
Free
Inaugural ¡Holly Tamales! Fundraiser - Benefitting Meals on Wheels San Diego County
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until December 24, 2025
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Meals On Wheels San Diego County
$35 per box
Help Support the Feeding San Diego School Pantry Program
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2025
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