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"Adjunct" has its theatrical debut Thursday night at Digital Gym Cinema, with writer-director Ron Najor in person.
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So, you’re in San Diego during Comic-Con weekend, but there’s a problem: no badge. Don’t worry, KPBS has compiled a list of offsite events you can attend without a badge and still be a part of the fun. -
1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.
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KPBS Midday EditionWe look at the impact anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation is having on youth and their families — and how some young people are using art to navigate the current moment. -
KPBS Midday EditionSummer vacation can bring with it a loss of learning gains. Two local education programs discuss the issue of literacy gaps and how to combat learning loss.
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Filmmaker Ari Aster, who wrote and directed Midsommar and Hereditary, returns to theaters this weekend with a conspiracy-laden story set in the spring of 2020. -
Police found Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas Deluca, shot to death in their Encino home Monday. They arrested a 22-year-old man, who they say was burglarizing the house when the couple returned
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: "Infinite Rivers" in San Ysidro; Jean Lowe and Rancholo at Best Practice; Scandinavian artists at Madison Gallery; "Access" in Bonita; "Beethoven by the Bay"; a Rachmaninoff festival; plus film, dance and live music picks. -
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.
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Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California. -
Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage. -
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
Latest Arts Events
Mini Mingei - Toddler-Centered Folk Art, Craft, and Design
Friday, July 18, 2025 from 10 AM to 11 AM
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
$12 for One Adult and One Child
Del Mar Opening Day Presented by Caesars Sportsbook
Friday, July 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Del Mar Racetrack
Concerts in the Courtyard - Nightshade Navarro and The Cloudmakers
Friday, July 18, 2025 from 12 PM to 1 PM
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La Jolla Community Center
Free
Pride Artisan Market
Friday, July 18, 2025 from 1 PM to 5 PM
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Alma
Pride Paint & Sip
Friday, July 18, 2025 from 1 PM to 4 PM
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Alma
$45 - $80
Presidio Walking Tour
Friday, July 18, 2025 at 1 PM
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The Junípero Serra Museum in Presidio Park
$15 for SDHC Members | $20 for non members
North City Hosts Free Outdoor Movie Screening of Disney's 'Finding Nemo'
Friday, July 18, 2025 at 5 PM
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North City
Free
Vista Vegan Night Market
Friday, July 18, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM
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The Boochyard | Local Roots Kombucha
Free
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