LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
What does Iran look like beyond conflict? Iranian American artists here in San Diego use sculpture, storytelling and tradition to share a fuller picture of culture, memory and home.
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The Port of Entry team sits down with Tijuana native Jorge Meraz, host of “Crossing South,” to unpack the fear, headlines and misconceptions that shape how many people in the U.S. see the border — and what the reality is actually like. -
KPBS Midday EditionWe discuss how Autism Acceptance Month is moving beyond just awareness and celebrating neurodiversity. Plus, we take you inside a local art space focused on inclusion and community.
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The documentary has been seven years in the making. But community members have been living the issue for a lot longer. -
The San Diego festival runs Friday through Sunday, featuring local and international films highlighting Asian and Asian American cinema.
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The longtime bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers has his first solo album. "I'm making music that occupies its own place in the world and that feels that's good to me," Flea says of Honora. -
On jagged new albums and festival stages, rising pop artists are learning there may be no escape from the influencer economy.
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The Without Walls (WOW) Festival features interactive, site-specific performances across campus this weekend. -
The new one-night festival at Queen Bee's showcases five films from queer and femme filmmakers who bite back.
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San Diego is cutting arts, parks and libraries to fill a $146 million budget hole; Los Angeles and San Francisco face similar plights. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: The 9th annual San Diego Book Crawl; Panda Fest; City Nature Challenge; new visual art at Deixis Gallery; Without Walls (WOW) Fest; San Diego Asian Film Festival Spring Showcase; new indie pop; a climate dance party and more.
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Some fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices — and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising concerns across the travel industry. -
From the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through her brain's not-so-amusing amusement park in a darkly funny memoir. -
The International Football Association Board approved a rule that would penalize players with a red card if they cover their mouths when confronting another player. The measure will be in place at this summer's World Cup. -
Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran the London Marathon in under two hours, but he only got second place. He told NPR he hopes to run his next marathon a minute faster. -
NPR's Juana Summers talks with the runner Mary Cain about her book This Is Not About Running, which deals with the harassment and abuse she says she experienced as a young runner.
Latest Arts Events
Preschool Storybox Storytime
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM
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Mission Valley Branch Library
Free
Online Artist Talk by Conceptual Skateboarder Abe Dubin (Orange Man)
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 11 AM to 12 PM
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Virtual
Free
Thinking Shakespeare Live!
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 11 AM
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Old Globe Theatre
Tickets for Thinking Shakespeare Live! are now available to Globe subscribers and donors and go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 1, 2026, at noon
Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 1 PM to 3 PM
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San Diego Museum of Art
$10 - $50
Reading: Deborah Taffa (Memoirist/Poet/Playwright)
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 2 PM to 3:20 PM
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Grossmont College Room 26-220
Free
Dinner on the Diamond
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 5 PM to 10 PM
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Gallagher Square at Petco Park
$5,000 for two
Taste of Art Workshop: Printmaking Techniques
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Oceanside Museum of Art
$50-65
Art Garden
Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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UCSD Park & Market
$15
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