LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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The Midnight Pine, founded by Shelbi Bennett and Alfred Howard in 2011, will perform its second album in its entirety Friday at the Music Box.
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A group of friends with no acting experience set out to make a sitcom inspired by life in Ocean Beach. The creators of "End of the 8" share how a passion project became an award-winning series powered by community, creativity and a whole lot of DIY spirit. -
KPBS Midday EditionWe preview two featured books coming to the KPBS San Diego Book Festival — with topics ranging from mindfulness in motherhood, to the power of a good laugh.
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Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson star in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jane Schoenbrun's satirical film about a young filmmaker who's rebooting a fictional slasher franchise. -
Writer-director David Robert Mitchell knows what he's doing: this movie is silly, scary, and over-the-top all at once.
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Taja Cheek's psychedelic project L'Rain has always been tagged as experimental. On fata morgana, she asks what separates music like hers from the mainstream. -
There's a reason why the escapist hit from singer Aitana has swept most of the Spanish-language world.
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The four-day immersive convention offers panels, workshops and performances exploring the many aspects of improv. -
Future Is Color's Listening Room is an extension of the collective's events centering on liberation through music. The event asks people to think deeply about the world and the communities around them.
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Paul Yoon's new novel follows a dog conscripted into an unnamed war in an unnamed country. From the very first page, Etna's voice is somber and poetic in its simplicity. -
Margaret Noble's "Drift" at the Timken; Twilight Poetry at Queen Califia's Magical Circle; Salvador González at Por Vida; "Arcadia" closing weekend; "Ni Mi Madre" at Diversionary; weird short films in North Park and more art in San Diego this weekend.
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One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is jollof rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out. -
The 33rd annual Legends of Science and Surfing in La Jolla featured an oncology symposium and fundraiser benefiting cancer research at the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. -
Oswaldo Pirela, who has been in the country since 2014 and worked for the Padres since 2024, was arrested at the El Paso International Airport Sunday morning. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia has long been known as a place where people come to remake their lives, and look to achieve big dreams. But the postcard image of California doesn't tell its full history. Award-winning journalist and author Michael Hiltzik talks about a more complex history he writes about in his book "Golden State: the Making of California." -
AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.
Latest Arts Events
'We Must All Hang Together: How Revolutionary Americans Imagined the United States into Being'
Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 11 AM to 12 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
Taste of Diversity
Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 11 AM to 2 PM
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Civic Center Plaza
Free
ARTIFACT at Night: A Curated Dinner Inspired by Hoakkaido, Japan
Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 5 PM to 8 PM
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
$89
Taste of Art Workshop: Warhol At His Best
Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Oceanside Museum of Art
$50-65
Verbatim Books in the Park 'til Dark
Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Bird Park
Free
Tucker Wetmore: 'The Brunette World Tour'
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 6 PM
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Gallagher Square at Petco Park
$68 - $234+
The Blank Table August 20th Dinner
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 6 PM
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Location will be announced the day before
$275-$1402.50
'The Last Dive' Encinitas Premiere
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 7 PM
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La Paloma Theatre
$22
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