LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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Jessica Sanchez seemed born to be a star. At 10, she took the leap from singing in her local Filipino grocery store, Seafood City, in San Diego onto the very first season of "America's Got Talent" — at 16, onto "American Idol." But as quickly as she rose, everything began to unravel. -
Writer Jamaica Kincaid joins Midday Edition Tuesday to talk about her work, and how her childhood in Antigua continues to impact her writing. She will be appearing at the 31st annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea on Feb. 26.
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Van Der Beek played Dawson Leery on the hit show Dawson's Creek. He announced his colon cancer diagnosis in 2024. -
Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason weaves scenes of quiet domestic life against the backdrop of an arresting landscape in his newest film.
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San Diego MTS employee and local artist Ibn Edwards designed this year's Black History Month PRONTO transit card, honoring his father’s legacy and celebrating community through public art. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: MCASD's annual art auction; a new creative storytelling series; "Peter and the Wolf"; vibraphone music; Convoy Rising; the Blacktronika lecture series and more arts events.
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U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024. -
A publicist for Bad Bunny confirmed to NPR that the little boy in a blue bunny hat detained by ICE in Minneapolis last month did not participate in the Super Bowl halftime show.
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August Ponthier's Everywhere Isn't Texas is as much a fully realized introduction as a complete revival. Its an existential debut that asks: How, exactly, does the artist fit in here? -
Bad Bunny's performance at the Super Bowl may have been his biggest audience yet, but for the people he has represented since his start — his fellow Puerto Ricans — it meant something special.
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Chock and Bates, four-time Olympians, were heavily favored for gold. But they lost by less than two points to a French duo who has been clouded by controversy involving their former partners. -
Some Imperial Beach residents are excited that they don't have to travel to other cities for nutritious food options. -
The shortest month of the year is packed with highly anticipated new releases, including books from Michael Pollan, Tayari Jones and the late Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.
Latest Arts Events
Valentine Verses: A Romantic E-mail Newsletter
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 8 AM
Ongoing until February 14, 2026
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San Diego Public Library/Virtual Program
Free
Valentine’s Day at Lakehouse Resort: Romantic Stays + Prix Fixe Dinner at Brickman’s
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 9 AM
Ongoing until February 28, 2026
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Lakehouse Hotel & Golf Resort
$75+
Where Romance Dines: February at Mastro’s
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 4 PM
Ongoing until February 28, 2026
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Mastro's Ocean Club San Diego
Free
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