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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On Friday, Sean Combs' defense lawyers questioned Cassie Ventura about how much of the former couple's activities she willingly participated in. "I had to fight my way out," she said. -
The 24-year-old survived the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the Nova festival, and will perform a pop ballad, "New Day Will Rise." Israel's Eurovision participation has sparked protest due to the Gaza war.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe exhibit, "Taste San Diego: Filipino Culinary Journeys" explores Filipino American history and identity and its deep connections to San Diego. -
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 Apple TV+ show takes what might be the oldest sci-fi premise there is — what does it mean to be human? — and mines it for comedy gold. -
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.
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This weekend in the arts: "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," "The Counter," "Nighttime Julianne" and more theater openings; plein air art meets San Diego farms; Lucha Fest; anti-fascist art; San Diego Ballet; plus Wonderfront Festival and more live music picks -
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.
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Our roundup of arts and culture to discover in San Diego this month: Visual art, music, theater, dance, outdoor festivals, books, film and more. Up next: Art Alive at San Diego Museum of Art; WOW Festival at UC San Diego; San Diego Symphony's "The Mountain That Loved a Bird"; San Diego Book Crawl, Fern Street Circus Neighborhood Tour; Natalie Gonzalez at Oceanside Museum of Art; Sídro Saturdays at The Front; "Harvest & Gather" at the Athenaeum and more. -
The festival, presented by the nonprofit organization Karama, showcases Arab cinema and cuisine over two weekends at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park,ƒ featuring award-winning films and stories from Gaza, the West Bank and beyond. -
"Fashioning an Icon" explores the use of the Virgin of Guadalupe in fashion, textiles and adornment in Mexico and the San Diego border region. The exhibit includes work by locals Claudia Rodríguez-Biezunski, Diana Benavídez and Arianna Ytselle alongside nearly 70 Mexican artists. It is on view April 5 through Sept. 7.
Latest Arts Events
2025 OMBAC Over The Line Beer Fest and Tournament
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 7 AM to 5 PM
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Mariner's Point Park
$45
Space Day
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9 AM to 12 PM
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San Diego Air & Space Museum
Free with Admission
Open Studio for All Ages
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9 AM to 11 AM
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ArtReach HQ
$25
Kintsugi | Embracing Imperfection
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
$90
26th Annual Secret Garden Tour of La Jolla
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
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Multiple La Jolla Homes
$55 - $155
Summer Kick Off Family Day
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Included with admission
Cooking Class in French
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 AM to 12 PM
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Alliance Francaise de San Diego
$53 to $70
Ocean Beach Kite Festival
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 AM to 3 PM
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Robb Field
Free
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