LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
Matt Harvey
The 2025 San Diego Fringe Festival runs through May 25, with performances at nine venues, including a new film showcase at SDSU.
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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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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. -
KPBS Midday EditionWe walk through the history of the Japanese American community in San Diego and Imperial Counties through one family's story of migration and incarceration during World War II.
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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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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. -
The popular North Park eatery launched Mabel's Gone Painting, a rotating art exhibit featuring resident artists and community events. "We live in a world where it's hard to make a living making something with your hands and to be supported by your neighborhood. And I think that's what artists and neighborhood restaurants are trying to do," said owner Chelsea Coleman. -
Mumbling actors, multi-layered soundtracks and big TVs with little speakers are driving viewers to subtitles.
Latest Arts Events
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
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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