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Get The Popcorn Popping: Cinemas Are Now Fully Open
- June 17
- By Beth Accomando
Angelika Film Center at Carmel Mountain, like all cinemas, reopened Wednesday at full capacity under the new relaxed pandemic guidelines from the state. Here's what to expect.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: To The Earth Festival, Sidro Saturdays, 'The Mango Tree,' Xenos And Art Alive
- June 17
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Our weekend arts picks include classical music honoring the planet, a fictional band comes to life, SDMA gets the floral treatment, a new San Ysidro art crawl and a Black playwright's world premiere.
Fireworks Return To Disney Parks In Latest Lifting Of Rules
- June 16
- By Associated Press
The company said Tuesday that firework shows would resume at the beginning of July at Disney World in Florida and on the Fourth of July at Disneyland in California.
'Say It Loud' Celebrates Juneteenth With Local Black Talent
- June 16
- By Jade Hindmon, Julia Dixon Evans, Megan Burke
The San Diego Black Artist Collective has put together a week-long festival of art, theater, music and dance celebrating the Black experience to commemorate Juneteenth.
Can 'In The Heights' Change The Hollywood Landscape?
- June 16
- By Beth Accomando
“In the Heights” opened last week. It serves up a rare commodity: a big budget Hollywood musical created by a Puerto Rican American, directed by an Asian American and featuring a racially diverse cast. Could this herald a change in Hollywood?
The Parker Edison Project: Family Legacy And Culture Handed Down
- June 16
- Parker Edison
In a new episode of the "The Parker Edison Project" podcast, host Parker Edison explores his family legacy and how something as small as a movie or CD can create a shared culture for a generation. Plus, Parker talks with a larger-than-life artist who was an important part of the soundtrack to his childhood.
Live Audiences Return To San Diego
- June 15
- By Jade Hindmon, Julia Dixon Evans
As California lifts pandemic restrictions on crowds and social distancing, San Diego performance venues prepare for a long-awaited return of live audiences.
OnStage Playhouse Returns To Live Performances With 'Sheepdog'
- June 11
- By Beth Accomando
OnStage Playhouse reopened last week for in person performances. The play the Chula Vista-based theater company chose for its first live performance in more than a year is "Sheepdog."
'In The Heights' Makes Some Noise, Spreads Joy On The Big Screen
- June 10
- By Beth Accomando
Before "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda created "In the Heights," a musical about the largely Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. Now "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu brings it to the screen.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Say It Loud,' Wagner New Play Festival, Young Choreographers And Mainly Mozart
- June 10
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Our weekend arts picks include the launch of a theater-centric Juneteenth festival, brand new plays you can listen to on Spotify, outdoor dance from emerging choreographers and Mozart under the stars.
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