LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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Our highlights for culture in San Diego this weekend: An all-women art show exploring surrealism and myth; Candlewood Arts Festival; Maynard Okereke; OH San Diego; North Park Creator Fair; art at Bivouac and Gershwin ballet.
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We hear about two ballot measures San Diegans may be voting on later this year. Plus, the week in review for military reporters covering the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran. And, a local Persian magazine highlighting arts, culture and news in San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe lecture, which takes place at the San Diego Central Library, honors former librarian Clara Breed's legacy. Then, a new play looks at the first day of the Vietnam War draft lottery. And finally, your weekend preview.
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Actress-turned-director Maggie Gyllenhaal gives voice and agency to the iconic "Bride of Frankenstein" from the 1935 classic film. -
A young environmental activist transforms herself into a beaver in this off-the-wall eco-themed comedy. It's the liveliest film to emerge from Pixar in years.
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Balboa Art Conservation Center is rethinking art conversation in San Diego, helping communities care for cultural items and broadening whose stories are protected. -
Kim Phillips-Pea of the Southeast Art Team has been restoring public art throughout southeastern San Diego for five years.
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Hundreds of para athletes are competing in Italy through March 15. Many Americans are defending past titles, with the U.S. sled hockey team hoping to fend off rival Canada for its fifth straight gold. -
Eisner Week celebrates graphic novels, sequential art, free speech and the legacy of comics pioneer Will Eisner.
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It's a big week for women in country music — and, it turns out, for women whose songs are favored by women in figure skating. -
A new mini-album finds the world's biggest girl group in a tight spot: competing with its own legacy.
MORE ARTS & CULTURE
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Hundreds of people become interested in curling every four years and the 2026 numbers already show that boom. -
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A deadly ski season in California raises urgent questions. Why doesn’t the state track resort injuries or deaths, and who’s protecting people on the slopes? -
The gold medal-winning figure skater came to the Milano Cortina winter games with a distinctive "raccoon" hairstyle — alternating rings of dark and light hair. Now, fans are following her lead. -
A mom and science writer offers an operating manual for parents grappling with kids' screen use and cravings for sweets.
Latest Arts Events
2026 Candlewood Arts Festival
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 9 AM
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Galleta Meadows and other locations in Borrego Springs
Free
KPBS Kids Event: San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering
Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10 AM to 5 PM
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PETCO Park
Free
Open House San Diego 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10 AM to 4 PM
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North Park, Bankers Hill, City Center, Little Italy, East Village
Free
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Sale
Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10 AM to 4 PM
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Julian Branch Library
Free
North Park Community Fair - Creator Fair
Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 10 AM to 5 PM
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North Park Way - 29th St to Ray St
Free
Will Eisner Day 2026 Panels
Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 12 PM to 4 PM
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Comic-Con Museum
Included with Museum Admission
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