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Artist Mary Jhun has been painting her "girls" for decades: surrealist silhouettes with intricate, dreamlike details. She's also struggled with sleep apnea her entire life, and when she introduced a CPAP machine to sleep better, she lost her dreams — and with them, her surreal, creative muse.
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The 12th-century abbess, scientist and composer inspires new interpretations of her music, and new works, on an album spotlighting soprano Barbara Hannigan. -
It can be hard to pick a good karaoke song. You want it to be something you know well enough to pull off onstage, but also something you actually like. Here's how to narrow down your options.
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Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is a vampire tale, a story of the Jim Crow South, an Afrofuturistic vision and a heart-pounding tribute to the blues and Black culture. Cinema Junkie takes a deep dive into the film with critics and authors. -
Julianna Zachariou is making music in a world where streams pay pennies, forcing independent artists to get creative just to stay in the game. From crowdfunding to pushing for new legislation, she's fighting for change in the industry.
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Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help. -
Expect to see a focus on menswear: jackets, trousers, suits, hats, and maybe a cane or two.
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Programs hosted by local libraries and museums can offer community services on anything from hot lunches for school children to job search resources for individuals seeking employment. Grant funding cuts may reduce or end these services. -
For AAPI Heritage Month, San Diego’s Pac Arts Movement and MTS are unveiling a new Pronto card and bus wrap by local artist Koy Sun, celebrating the rich culture and community found in the city’s Asian grocery stores.
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The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn. -
In her new hybrid memoir, Katie Goh unravels the multitudes citrus fruit contains, in lockstep with mythologies of colonialism, inheritance and identity. -
Ryan Coogler's period thriller knows "the devil's music" isn't the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.
Latest Arts Events
Rhythm and Riffs Concert with the Adam Wolff Trio
Friday, May 9, 2025 from 1 PM to 2 PM
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Coronado Public Library
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GI Film Festival San Diego: 'Filming Under Fire: John Ford’s OSS Field Photo Branch'
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 5 PM
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Museum of Photographic Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA @ SDMA) in Balboa Park
General Admission - $15.00. Military, Veteran, Student or KPBS Member - $10.00
GI Film Festival San Diego: 'Rohna Classified'
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 5 PM
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Museum of Photographic Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA @ SDMA) in Balboa Park
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Stitch Together: Beading Embroidery
Friday, May 9, 2025 from 5 PM to 7 PM
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
$15 Members / $20 Non-members
'A Life Among Elephants' Film Screening and Reception
Friday, May 9, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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San Diego Natural History Museum
$25 - $75
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