LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
Powerhouse performer Shakina returns to San Diego with the world premiere of her bold theatrical work.
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KPBS Midday EditionWe dive into an upcoming jazz concert and San Diego Design Week in your weekend arts preview. And, performer Shakina puts on her one-woman show at Diversionary Theatre. Plus, the tourists might be gone, but that doesn't mean summer is over in San Diego. -
Mabel’s Gone Fishing isn’t just a seafood spot in North Park — it’s a scratch kitchen and gathering place that earned a Michelin honor within its first year. Co-owner Chelsea Coleman shares the restaurant’s story, from family roots in baseball to building a dining space that feels distinctly San Diegan.
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The global music icon is celebrating the release of her 12th studio album in theaters next month. Her Eras Tour movie, released with AMC in 2023, is the highest-grossing concert film of all time. -
Miley Cyrus says she's never quite figured herself out — and that's influenced how she makes music.
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This weekend, a new Jordan Peele-produced film takes on the horrors of becoming the greatest of all time, while a GPS-powered romance takes a winding journey to questionable destinations. -
In HIM, Withers plays a rising quarterback. His on-screen mentor, Marlon Wayans, had some real-life advice — and a reading list — for the young actor.
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This weekend in the arts: Ewa Słapa at Best Practice; curtains rise at The Joan; City Ballet's Sinatra-themed dance; plus indie rock and more live music. -
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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Lucky's breakfast, also known as Lucky's Golden Phenix, closed after nearly 50 years in North Park. Owner Lucky Wong was a legend, serving simple breakfasts to diners well into his 80s. The Finest producer Anthony Wallace shows how the community is honoring his legacy, and what's next for the space. -
San Diego's East Village art house cinema screens a restored grindhouse thriller and a pair of Akira Kurosawa classics this month. -
One of the most respected Indigenous actors of his generation, Greene appeared in more than 200 television shows and movies. He played a Lakota medicine man in the 1990 blockbuster Dances With Wolves. -
This week's publishing highlights are a bumper crop of biography, science and fiction — including new reads the from authors of The Sweetness of Water, The God of Small Things, and Deadliest Enemy.
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Learn to Warp + Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10 AM to 5 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
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FilAm CreatorCon
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10 AM to 5 PM
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Chula Vista Public Library Civic Center
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'ReVision: An Inclusive Studio & Artmaking Experience'
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11 AM to 4 PM
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Revision Creative Workspace
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Block Printing Make + Take / Revision studio tour
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11 AM to 4 PM
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Revision Creative Workspace
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Friends of Malcolm X Library Presents: Annual Gift Day 2025 Fundraiser
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 12 PM to 7 PM
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Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
$0 to $40
Carlsbad Oktoberfest 2025
Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 12 PM to 8 PM
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Carlsbad Strawberry Company
$10 Entrance to Strawberry Fields
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