LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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Courtesy of San Diego Design Week
From bold installations to guided tours and hands-on workshops, San Diego Design Week runs Sept. 17-21, offering free ways to experience the region’s most creative design moments.
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KPBS Midday EditionTennis player Alyssa Ahn and wheelchair tennis player David Wagner talk about their U.S. Open experience, and their own journey through the sport. -
San Diego children's book author María Dolores Águila latest book tells true story of community resistance to discrimination against Mexican-American families in depression-era Lemon Grove.
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The superstar, whose 31-concert residency in Puerto Rico is set to end this weekend, is up for 12 Latin Grammys, including three major awards he's never won: album, song and record of the year. -
In its 12th week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters finally hits No. 1. Elsewhere on the charts, Justin Bieber zooms back into the top 10 thanks to a deluxe edition and sombr's debut makes a move
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The Studio, The Pitt and Adolescence took home top prizes on Sunday. And while the wins were deserving, the telecast was meh. Here are a few takeaways from a night that was a real mixed bag. -
Noah Wyle, Owen Cooper, Seth Rogen, Jean Smart, Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller and Stephen Colbert are all taking home awards tonight. Check out our list of winners.
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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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Recorded live at the KPBS San Diego Book Festival, this episode features authors Emily Greenberg and Moses Ose Utomi as they discuss how their very different approaches — political satire and West African-inspired fantasy — converge to explore truth, myth and the power of shifting narratives in storytelling. -
Having a song go viral is usually good news for an artist. But as politicians become more social media savvy and jump in on viral trends, how can musicians respond if they don't like the way a party or administration uses their song? -
More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers. -
The fluffy Siberian forest cat upstages Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Regina King and Bad Bunny in the new action comedy Caught Stealing.
Latest Arts Events
Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse Joins San Diego Restaurant Week 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 5 PM
Ongoing until September 18, 2025
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Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse
$72 per person
San Diego Restaurant Week Signature Dinner Cruise
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ongoing until September 21, 2025
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City Cruises San Diego
'Manifest P*ssy'
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 7 PM
Ongoing until October 12, 2025
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Diversionary Theatre
$11-$72
'Follies'
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 7 PM
Ongoing until October 5, 2025
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Joseph Clayes III Stage, The Joan
$44+
Dancing for fun -- Contra Dancing
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 7 PM
Ongoing until May 20, 2026
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Balboa Park Club Ballroom
$5
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