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La Jolla Music Society
There's more to culture in San Diego than comics: SummerFest chamber music in La Jolla; performance art and ancestral memory in San Ysidro; textile art in Oceanside; small press writers in South Park; dance about chronic pain in City Heights; Shakespeare in Balboa Park; live music picks and more weekend arts. And OK, Comic-Con, too.
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Brittany dives into the economy behind Christian contemporary music -
London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world."
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KPBS Midday EditionHear from long-time attendees who have covered Comic-Con in various ways — reporting on the headlines and spotlighting independent artists and creators — and what they think makes the pop-culture juggernaut special. -
KPBS Midday EditionThis year, the Midday Edition team takes you live inside the convention center! Hear about the roots of Comic-Con in America's Finest City, and how creators are representing their culture through art, stories and more.
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The Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive is the San Diego Blood Bank’s largest and longest-running event. It began in 1977. -
Some superhero movies go for real-world relevance. The Fantastic Four: First Steps succeeds by doubling down on whimsical, wide-eyed wonder.
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Local art, design and education studio ToshWerks has exhibited at Comic-Con for decades. Even as the convention evolves and the work to stock a booth grows more demanding, they return each year. Year-round, they bring creative education to libraries and communities across San Diego County. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Art Through the Glass at the Chula Vista Center Mall; the San Diego Symphony performs iconic Marvel music; Particle FM and Intervals bring sound art to Quint Gallery; "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at North Coast Rep; San Diego International Mariachi Summit; drag performances at The Old Globe's AXIS: Pride; plus live music picks and more.
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As San Diegans respond to recent government actions through art, we look at how protest signs, zines and installations connect today’s movements to a long history of resistance. -
The new books publishing this week may get quite heavy, laden as they are with family tragedy, psychopathy and heartbreak — but at least they are fiction. -
Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with pitfalls. Here's his tips for how to use them successfully.
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