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Audrey II Comes To Carnivorous Life In 'Little Shop Of Horrors'
- June 26
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
Roger Corman's 1960 B-movie "Little Shop of Horrors" became a popular musical in the 1980s. Now it arrives at New Village Arts in Carlsbad with a slightly different look. The carnivorous plant Audrey II is usually a puppet voiced by a man but in this production African American actress and singer Eboni Muse takes on the role.
Only Here Podcast: The Cleaning Lady
- June 26
- Kinsee Morlan
Only here can you find a San Diego artist who dresses up as a “cleaning lady” to force a conversation about immigrant women.
Not-So-Silent Short Film Festival Celebrates Women Pioneer Filmmakers
- June 21
- By Beth Accomando
Vanguard Culture hosts the first of its three Not-So-Silent Short Film Festival on Saturday, June 22, and the focus is on women film pioneers.
'Last Black Man In San Francisco' Is Cinematic Poetry
- June 20
- By Beth Accomando
"The Last Black Man in San Francisco" won accolades at Sundance earlier this year. Now it opens in select San Diego theaters and you need to see it.
Here Are The Road Closures Planned For Comic-Con 2019
- June 19
- By City News Service
The San Diego Convention Center announced its planned road closure windows Wednesday for Comic-Con 2019, scheduled for July 17- 21.
City Heights Leaders Fight For Five Years For Mural In Teralta Park
- June 18
- By Priya Sridhar
A handful of community leaders and residents have gathered in City Heights every few weeks for five years to try to get a mural painted in their neighborhood.
Cinema Junkie Podcast 171: Hollywood Black
- June 14
- By Beth Accomando
African Americans and Hollywood have a long, troubled, and complicated past. I am going to explore that history with Donald Bogle author of the new book "Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers" from Turner Classic Movies.
San Diego's Top Weekend Arts Events: Wonderspaces, Moonlight Amphitheatre And 'Little Shop Of Horrors'
- June 14
- By Jade Hindmon, Nina Garin
San Diego has plenty of summer staples, and this weekend two favorites return: Wonderspaces and Moonlight Amphitheatre’s summer season. Plus, don't miss a non-traditional staging of "Little Shop of Horrors."
San Diego Fringe Top Pick: 'An Even Sweeter Pang'
- June 14
- By Beth Accomando
San Diego International Fringe wraps up this weekend but there is one show debuting Friday night at Les Girls and it features Irish singer, dancer and sex worker Kate McGrew.
Novel For Middle Schoolers Tackles Body Image, Self Acceptance
- June 13
- By Alison St John, Brooke Ruth
In a fictional retelling of his own middle school years, San Diego City College English professor Chris Baron shares his struggle to find friendship and acceptance.