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LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
Mingei International Museum
Mingei International Museum
This weekend in the arts: A bargain last chance to see "Fashioning an Icon" at the Mingei; an exhibit mapping the history of women's fashion; an interactive game of CLUE; "Spring Awakening"; live music picks and more.
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  • "Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humor and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind. DC Studios heads Peter Safran and Gunn are producing the film, which Gunn directs from his own screenplay, based on characters from DC, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
  • Maureen Corrigan recommends four great reads: El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes a Vacation, by Laura Lippman.
  • ICE’s deportation quotas and Trump’s orders to target “Democrat-run cities” might put San Diego in the administration’s crosshairs. And with the resulting social unrest, local artists are responding. Then, the city is changing its ADU bonus program — find out more about its new limits. Finally, Imperial County has a new CEO with a new higher salary — hear about why some local leaders are questioning the timing of the hire
  • Author Dan Rubinstein paddled from Ottawa to New York City and back to understand how being near water benefits people. His book is called "Water Borne."
Latest Arts Events

The Styled Challenge Bridal Crawl

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Europa Village Wineries & Resort
Free

KPBS 65th Birthday Celebration with Amna Nawaz

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6 PM
Hangar 858
$165

Plein Air Festival | September 6-13, 2025

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 13, 2025
Oceanside Museum of Art
$75 - $95

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 'Living Seas' Exhibition

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until September 30, 2025
Birch Aquarium at Scripps

'Uncharted Elsewhere'

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until January 4, 2026
San Diego Central Library: Judith Harris Art Gallery
Free

The New 'Water Ways' Exhibit is Now Open at San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ongoing until September 30, 2025
Children's Museum of Discovery
Included With Museum Admission
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