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The San Diego festival runs Friday through Sunday, featuring local and international films highlighting Asian and Asian American cinema.
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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. -
We talk about proposed cuts to arts funding in the city budget. Plus, the weekend's arts events and a preview of the TCM Classic Film Festival.
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Paramount CEO David Ellison must now make his case to regulators and a wary Hollywood that the merger is good for the industry. -
Bigfoot is popping up everywhere — in low-budget horror films, in festivals around the country, and even in a critically acclaimed musical.
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The rising country star Ella Langley rules both the album and song charts this week, but Justin Bieber also sees a rise in popularity following his nostalgic performance at Coachella. -
Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.
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The new one-night festival at Queen Bee's showcases five films from queer and femme filmmakers who bite back. -
The hit Netflix series brings in a new cast that includes Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, and even more beef.
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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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Latest Arts Events
'Coyote Tracks' Premiere
Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 5 PM to 9:30 PM
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Fleet Science Center
$33.85
'Stay True': A Carlsbad Reads Together Adventure Featuring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Hua Hsu
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6 PM
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Carlsbad City Library
Free
Girl Dinner and a Movie: '13 Going on 30'
Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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The LOT Liberty Station
$55
Spring Cocktail Launch Party
Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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Brisa
Free
Choir! Choir! Choir! – We Will Choir! You! An EPIC Anthem Sing-Along
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7 PM
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Epstein Family Amphitheater
Free
Entries Open for San Diego County Fair Youth & Student Competitions
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 12 AM
Ongoing until May 3, 2026
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Del Mar Fairgrounds
Entries Open for San Diego County Fair Arts and Crafts Competitions
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 12 AM
Ongoing until May 3, 2026
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Del Mar Fairgrounds
Entries Open for San Diego County Fair's Culinary Competitions
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 12 AM
Ongoing until May 31, 2026
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Del Mar Fairgrounds
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