LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
This weekend San Diego Wave FC will officially retire the jersey of one of U.S. soccer’s greatest stars on and off the pitch — Alex Morgan. A new public mural of Morgan was unveiled Friday in North Park as part of the festivities.
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Recorded live at the KPBS San Diego Book Festival, this episode features authors Emily Greenberg and Moses Ose Utomi as they discuss how their very different approaches — political satire and West African-inspired fantasy — converge to explore truth, myth and the power of shifting narratives in storytelling. -
KPBS Midday EditionWe sit down with the authors of the children, teen and adult selections for 2025 One Book, One San Diego.
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Watch the live ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT. -
This week's albums and singles charts are both dominated by the same record: Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend, which debuts at No. 1 and lands all 12 of its songs in the Hot 100's top 40.
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Sunday's VMAs were the first time the awards show has been broadcast on CBS in addition to MTV. The show recognized rising stars and longtime icons alike. -
The lucrative franchise is based on real stories — and the professional ghostbusters who saved the day. But critics say the real-life couple profited off of people's pain.
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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. -
Artist Marisol Rendón explores concepts of glory, self-deception and beneficial pests in her residency exhibit at the always-free Timken Museum in Balboa Park.
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Reporter Kevin Sack's new book is a history of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, the oldest Black congregation in the South, where a white supremacist killed nine worshippers a decade ago. -
Tom Hiddleston stars in the new adaptation of Stephen King's novella — which is somehow a very sweet film about the inevitable approach of death. -
Fans are showing their love for PBS through drawings, graduation caps, nail art and more. Here's a look at some of the creative tributes shared on Instagram. -
Pitbull fans are honoring him the only way they know how: partying till dawn in bald caps and fake goatees.
Latest Arts Events
HeART of PB Restaurant Walk
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 from 4 PM to 9 PM
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Garnet Ave. (East of Dawes St. to Lamont St.)
$35 Pre-Sale/ $40 Day of Event
Create Unique and Believable Characters - Writing Workshop
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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San Diego Writers, Ink
$36-$42
'Not Dead Yet!' – John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7 PM
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Balboa Theatre
Tickets Start at $77
An Evening with Chicago
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$75 - $263+
'Beside Myself'
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 8 PM
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North Coast Repertory Theatre
Help Support the Feeding San Diego School Pantry Program
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2025
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Plein Air Festival | September 6-13, 2025
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until September 13, 2025
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Oceanside Museum of Art
$75 - $95
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