LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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The San Diego author’s new novel moves between grief, intimacy and identity, drawn from their own experience as a Division I athlete.
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In 1993, Adam Duritz and his band Counting Crows took roots-rock to new heights with their debut August and Everything After. More than 30 years later, they offer a new album, cut from the same cloth. -
Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS and Fuerza Regida's 111XPANTIA hold down the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on this week's Billboard 200, making this the first week in history with Spanish-language albums in the chart's top two spots.
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The San Diego Reader has printed its last issue after 52 years. Alt-weeklies once thrived on classified ads, countercultural voices and investigative journalism — until Craigslist, the internet and shrinking ad dollars changed everything. What happens when a city loses its alternative press? -
KPBS Midday EditionLocal author Mac Crane's latest book "A Sharp Endless Need" draws from their own experience as a former Division I basketball player.
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The reality star and business mogul appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to testify about the night in 2016 when masked men tied her up at gunpoint and stole more than $6 million in jewelry. -
Amalia Ulman's new film Magic Farm follows an American TV crew chasing a viral story that, through a series of misunderstandings, ends up in the wrong town in the wrong country.
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This weekend in the arts: The "Hamilton" ticket lottery, Mother's Day activities and art, Alisa Weilerstein and Rafael Payare performing together, GI Film Festival San Diego and more. -
Programs hosted by local libraries and museums can offer community services on anything from hot lunches for school children to job search resources for individuals seeking employment. Grant funding cuts may reduce or end these services.
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The former Hollywood producer is on trial for sex crimes in New York — again. Here are the allegations and proceedings that have led to this. -
Celebrities with San Diego ties open up about identity, fame and personal growth in three powerful new memoirs. -
Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers in Ryan Coogler's genre-blending film set in 1932 Mississippi, mixing supernatural horror with real-world Black history and music.
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Exhibition Opening Day | 'INTIKA: Men in Textiles'
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 11 AM to 5 PM
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OMA West at the Seabird
Free - $15
Cannon Art Gallery 'Silent Storytellers' Fredric Hope Artist Talk
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 11 AM to 1 PM
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Carlsbad City Library
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Outlaw Music Festival feat. Willie Nelson, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan & more
Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4 PM
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North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
$25+
EDC's Annual Dinner
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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PETCO Park
$263.49 for GA
2025 Preservation Symposium: Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7 PM
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Coronado Historical Association
$10
Hundred Acres Wine Dinner at Amaya
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 6 PM to 10 PM
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Fairmont Grand Del Mar
$295/person (excludes tax & gratuity)
'The Glory of Life' Free Film Screening
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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Mandeville Art Gallery
Free
Trixie Mattel
Thursday, May 15, 2025 from 7 PM to 11 PM
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The Observatory North Park
$143 - $178
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