2012 marks the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says a new exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum features 200 items recovered from the Titanic’s wreck site.

Every year San Diego’s theater critics give out awards for the best in local theater. The 2011 winners were announced last night at the Craig Noel Awards ceremony at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone was on hand for the celebration.

From new theatrical productions to innovative new dining spots, there are many new things to try throughout the city this weekend.

Culture Clash returns to La Jolla Playhouse with a new play, "American Night: The Ballad of Juan José," which examines our collective history through the eyes of an immigrant as he studies for his U.S. citizenship test.

It took artist Leonard Knight almost 30 years to build a colorful mountain out of adobe and paint in the middle of the Imperial Valley desert. It’s called Salvation Mountain and it draws thousands of tourists to the area. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone finds out why a monument to religious salvation, now needs its own savior.

One man's search for his severed hand drives the dark comedy of "A Behanding in Spokane," which makes its Southern California premiere at Cygnet Theatre.

From an opera-inspired cooking class and new dining destinations, to live dance music from Mexico City and “transcendental folk” from Colorado, there is no shortage of things to see, hear and do in San Diego.

The creative team behind San Diego Rep's new workshop musical "A Hammer, A Bell and A Song to Sing" had to be flexible and inventive to get their work on the stage.

Some of the original artists who painted the Chicano Park murals in the 1970s are painting there once again as part of an unprecedented renovation project to preserve the murals.

The first weekend of the new year has something for everyone with a new film about whales, a '90s rap-duo reunion, a free speech anniversary exhibit, and much more.

For six years, a 25-foot sculpture of a sailor kissing a nurse has towered over a bay-side park in downtown San Diego. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says it’s been on temporary loan and is now scheduled to depart.

On Midday Edition we look at the top arts and culture stories of 2011 with KPBS arts reporters Angela Carone and Beth Accomando.

From Angela and Alex at Culture Lust, have a healthy, joyful, and culturally rich holiday season. Here's some visual candy for your holidays.

It's been an exciting year in San Diego arts and culture. 2011 featured an ever-growing theater community, buzz-worthy visual arts and even some controversy. Here's the Culture Lust report on the year in our local arts and culture scene.

A loose coalition of individuals is currently maintaining and protecting Salvation Mountain in the wake of creator Leonard Knight's departure.

KPBS Morning Edition host Tom Fudge reviews two novels penned by female authors: from a dark thriller to a witty take on amnesia.

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle announce their nominees for the best in theater from 2011. "August: Osage County," "Angels in America," and "The Who's Tommy."

The creator of a desert artwork known as Salvation Mountain has been placed in a long-term care facility in El Cajon. Now the future of the candy-colored mountain is unknown.

San Diego is now home to a men’s roller derby team. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says the San Diego Aftershocks are part of a growing trend in roller derby. Check out the video story for KPBS' Evening Edition.

Today the city of San Diego rescinded a permit allowing advertisers to paint over a vintage sign on the side of the California Theater in downtown San Diego. A public outcry to save the sign is the reason.

A vintage ad for a Tijuana racetrack has occupied the side of the derelict California Theater in downtown San Diego since the 60s. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says it may disappear to make way for a beer advertisement.

There's a chill in the air, which means that the holidays are here. This weekend has something for everyone with a new Burt Bacharach musical, holiday theater shows, 91X's two-day music festival, and much more.

Two musicians from local San Diego bands, The Donkeys and Cuckoo Chaos, share their favorite albums of 2011.

San Diego will host its first men's roller derby game this weekend. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says the team known as the San Diego AfterShocks are part of a growing trend.

A new, much-lauded revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar" has just opened at the La Jolla Playhouse before it heads to Broadway. We'll talk to director Des McAnuff about his production.

If you grew up during the 1970s, there’s a chance the music of "Jesus Christ Superstar" was a part of your youth. The famed musical is currently playing at the La Jolla Playhouse. KPBS arts and culture reporter Angela Carone says the latest staging has her feeling nostalgic.

Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? Will 20 relatives be roaming around your house waiting to taste the turkey or the pumpkin pie? We'll have one of San Diego's premier chefs in studio to answer your cooking questions and put any hosting anxieties to rest. We'll talk turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes and pie today on KPBS Midday Edition.

Research shows that playing music is a great way to exercise your brain as you get older. And socializing is important for good health as we age. As part of our Envision series on aging in San Diego, meet the passionate musicians in the North Coastal New Horizons Band.

San Diegans will soon weigh in on a proposed 500-foot sculpture for San Diego’s Navy Pier called Wings of Freedom. But the sculpture’s design has curious origins.

Jazz pianist Joshua White is taking the San Diego music scene by storm. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone brings us a profile of the young man who spends hours studying his craft.

With fall in full swing, beat the weekend chill with a Sinatra-inspired musical, Sezio's Four Day Weekend, an Indie Craft Fair, and much more.

A new comedy at Diversionary Theatre is likely to offend everyone in the audience, though they’ll probably laugh along the way. Arts reporter Angela Carone finds out why “Learn to Be Latina” is so outrageous.

A new proposal for a waterfront park at Navy Pier includes a massive sculpture by Malcolm Leland that could become an iconic San Diego landmark.

The third annual San Diego Beer Week returns tomorrow. Local beer blogger Jeff Hammett and Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens pastry chef Andrew Higgins share their top beer picks and pairings.

This Halloween weekend is full of treats with a Halloween Silent Film Night, a spooky Carnivàle, the Gaslamp Zombiewalk, and much more.

Lamb's Players Theatre premieres a new musical comedy, "The Servant of Two Masters," featuring four real-life married couples.

If you were to look in your garbage can right now, would you be able to make a beautiful sculpture out of your trash? A new exhibit in downtown San Diego features 12 artists who have turned garbage into art.

Check out this award-winning stop-motion music video featuring vintage cameras and their wonderful shutter sounds.

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San Diegan Carl Ekstrom is a pioneer of surfboard design, but he's also designed furniture and sculpture. He's one of the many artists featured in a new exhibit at the Mingei Museum charting the rich artistic output in San Diego during mid-century.

Check out this video of actor Jason Schwartzman haunted by the large, projected visage of artist John Baldessari. They talk Cubism, Impressionism, and how to boldly walk into a museum.

Craft, design, mid-century. These are all buzzwords in today's cultural landscape. A new art exhibit coalesces all three via San Diego's own art history by showcasing the wealth of objects, furniture, and art made by San Diego craftsmen during the 1950s and 60s.

In the 1960s, a group of artists broke out of the frame and created experiential works of art inspired by the light and landscape of southern California.

This weekend has something for everyone with the start of San Diego Symphony’s 2011-12 Season, Street Beat, the Tour de Fat, and much more.

Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company's production of '26 Miles,' a new play raising awareness about issues of divorce and suicide.

The largest exhibit in the history of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego launches this weekend. It showcases artists from the light, space, and surface movement of the 1960s and 70s. The show is part of this fall's larger Getty Museum initiative called Pacific Standard Time. Acclaimed artist Robert Irwin joins us to talk about his work.

A new play from The La Jolla Playhouse will have audiences strolling down a garden path. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone says it's part of a new initiative to take theater outdoors.

The fall theater season in San Diego has begun. Dramas, musicals, and even a site-specific work are all opening across the county.

Larry Groupé is a local film composer who scored the music for the new thriller "Straw Dogs." It opens in area theaters this weekend.

A local musician competes in a prestigious jazz competition this weekend in Washington DC. KPBS arts reporter Angela Carone tells us what’s ahead for pianist Joshua White.