LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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DC's first superhero gets a reboot that returns him to an old-fashioned earnestness and charm, and partners him with Krypto, the Super Dog.
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Amid a cluster of top 10 album debuts this week, there's a left-field hit with staying power: the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters, which surges into the top five. -
Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.
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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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The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it's fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Peter Dreher at Quint; a lucha libre exhibit at the Comic-Con Museum; Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop" at New Village Arts; San Diego Symphony does Mahler 3; SACRA/PROFANA perform Black American composers; Future Is Color's jazz night; Fringe continues; plus live music picks and more. -
Herbert Sigüenza directs Rick Najera in John Leguizamo's play that explores 3,000 years of overlooked Latin history.
Latest Arts Events
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
Summer Theater Camps 2025, June 2 - August 8
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ongoing until August 8, 2025
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Theater for Young Professionals
$250 - $450
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