LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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A handful of corporate sponsors have withdrawn their support from San Diego Pride over one of its headliners' stance on the Israel-Gaza war. But the organization says ticket sales are still up.
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Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements. -
The hip-hop mogul's legal saga has reached an uneasy outcome. Despite a tainted legacy and severed business ties, does his acquittal on the most serious charges leave room for a return?
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KPBS Midday EditionBruno Dominguez is one of 110 high school students who competed at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as the Jimmy Awards, in New York last week. Also, we look at what The Old Globe is serving up this summer in terms of Shakespeare. Then, your weekend arts preview. -
Told he was wrong about his own history, Kumeyaay educator Ethan Banegas co-wrote a powerful comic book that brings truth, culture and survival into classrooms and pushes back against the silence that has erased Native stories for generations.
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People have strong opinions about the best Pixar movies. We asked NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners to vote. -
His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning.
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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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Holly Gibney is back in King's thriller, Never Flinch. The Stalker follows a manipulative man. Happily ever after is evasive in Consider Yourself Kissed. Plus, new work from Tash Aw and Etgar Keret. -
This novel stands apart from other tales of mothers stretched too thin. Jessica Stanley weaves family frustrations with British politics and global events because our life and our times are connected. -
What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.
Latest Arts Events
Social Prescribing in San Diego: A New Approach to Health
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from 9 AM to 10:30 AM
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San Ysidro Health Center
Free
Mission Valley 'Valley Vibes' Summer Concert Series: Todo Mundo
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 5 PM
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Mission Valley
Free
Brazilian Cheese Bread | Pão de Queijo Workshop
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
$100
Mason Jennings
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7 PM
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Belly Up Tavern
$38.30
'Down to the Bone': Caitlin Rother and the McStay Family Murders
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from 7 PM to 8 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
'Wicked Singalong': Film Screening
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Epstein Family Amphitheater
$20
Witherby, An Elegant Dining Destination
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ongoing until July 31, 2025
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Witherby, The Bar at the Beau
Summer Camp: Installation Exploration: Transforming Space Through Art (Ages 7 – 9)
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ongoing until July 25, 2025
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$400 - $450
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