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 San Diego festival runs Friday through Sunday, featuring local and international films highlighting Asian and Asian American cinema. -
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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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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Artists, audiences and community leaders gathered outside City Hall on Monday to protest drastic cuts to arts funding in San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed budget for the new fiscal year. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: "Alien Girls" at The Old Globe; Record Store Day; astronomy-inspired experimental music at Bread & Salt; alternative photography at Cannon Art Gallery; "Giants" at MCASD; Freak Slug at Soda Bar and more.
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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.
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East Africa has rewritten marathon history as Sabastian Sawe produced a stunning breakthrough at the London Marathon, redefining what was thought possible over the marathon distance. -
The hard-nosed linebacker, who won three Super Bowls and later coached Arkansas-Pine Bluff, has died. UAPB and the Commanders announced his death Sunday. No cause of death was disclosed.
Latest Arts Events
Reading: Phillip B. Williams (Poet/Novelist)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 11 AM
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Grossmont College's Griffin Gate (Building 60)
Free
Reading: Aaron Burch (Fiction & Nonfiction Writer)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 2 PM to 3:20 PM
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Grossmont College's Griffin Gate (Building 60)
Free
Camila Fernández
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 7 PM to 9 PM
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Epstein Family Amphitheater
$35-50
WEDS7 Mark Dresser and Michael Dessen, Telematics: 'Stretching In / Stretching Out'
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 7 PM
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Conrad Prebys Music Center - Experimental Theater
$0-$20
'Tell Me Lies' Trivia at the Duck Dive
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 8 PM to 10 PM
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The Duck Dive
$7.18
Entries Open for San Diego County Fair's Culinary Competitions
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 12 AM
Ongoing until May 31, 2026
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Del Mar Fairgrounds
Entries Open for San Diego County Fair Floral & Garden Competitions
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 12 AM
Ongoing until May 7, 2026
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Del Mar Fairgrounds
Entries Open for San Diego County Fair Youth & Student Competitions
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 12 AM
Ongoing until May 3, 2026
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Del Mar Fairgrounds
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