LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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A San Diego theater company is reimagining a classic fairy tale with "Gretel: The Musical," giving the Brothers Grimm story new life as a femme-centric musical.
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Amid a cluster of top 10 album debuts this week, there's a left-field hit with staying power: the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters, which surges into the top five. -
Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.
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In a corner of San Diego often overlooked, three childhood friends found purpose in graffiti art. What began as a creative path away from gang life eventually drew attention from law enforcement and changed the course of their lives in unexpected ways. -
KPBS Midday EditionTwo local theater groups are using improv to help educate the community amid increased immigration enforcement.
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The new Netflix series stars Megan Stalter (also Kayla on Hacks) as a 30-something who moves to London after a breakup. -
DC's first superhero gets a reboot that returns him to an old-fashioned earnestness and charm, and partners him with Krypto, the Super Dog.
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Denja Harris opened her first solo museum exhibition this week at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Her soft sculptures explore perceptions of being a Black woman and invite viewers to embrace the unknown. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Outdoor digital art at UC San Diego; ICA NextGen; San Diego Symphony and fireworks; "The Janeiad" at The Old Globe; "Consequential Dances" at Art Produce; Lambda Archives Intergenerational Exhibit at the Central Library; live music and more arts picks.
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Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit was in response to Lively accusing him of sexual harassment on the set of It Ends With Us. -
Mike Flanagan's new film, a maudlin mystery about a man dying of cancer, feels hobbled by its extreme faithfulness to the Stephen King novella on which its based. -
President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shakeup in their normally drama-free neck of the woods.
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'Air Pollution in San Diego 2025'
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Our Changing Climate Series Air Pollution in San Diego 2025
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Esha Tewari – 'Wraith Tour'
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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Quartyard
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Gumbo Jazz Night with Billy Lee and the Gulf Coasters at San Diego Botanic Garden
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6 PM
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San Diego Botanic Garden
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'ProgJect' with Travis Larson
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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California Center for the Arts: Escondido
The Charities
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 8 PM
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Belly Up Tavern
$27.30
'Table of Contents': A Community Collectors' Showcase Open Registration
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until August 30, 2025
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San Diego Central Public Library
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Witherby, An Elegant Dining Destination
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ongoing until July 31, 2025
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Witherby, The Bar at the Beau
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