LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
Powerhouse performer Shakina returns to San Diego with the world premiere of her bold theatrical work.
Pablo Mason
/
Courtesy of San Diego Design Week
-
KPBS Midday EditionWe dive into an upcoming jazz concert and San Diego Design Week in your weekend arts preview. And, performer Shakina puts on her one-woman show at Diversionary Theatre. Plus, the tourists might be gone, but that doesn't mean summer is over in San Diego. -
Mabel’s Gone Fishing isn’t just a seafood spot in North Park — it’s a scratch kitchen and gathering place that earned a Michelin honor within its first year. Co-owner Chelsea Coleman shares the restaurant’s story, from family roots in baseball to building a dining space that feels distinctly San Diegan.
-
Ten years after their last new music release, Motion City Soundtrack is still as anxious as ever, but for different reasons. -
The global music icon is celebrating the release of her 12th studio album in theaters next month. Her Eras Tour movie, released with AMC in 2023, is the highest-grossing concert film of all time.
-
This weekend, a new Jordan Peele-produced film takes on the horrors of becoming the greatest of all time, while a GPS-powered romance takes a winding journey to questionable destinations. -
In HIM, Withers plays a rising quarterback. His on-screen mentor, Marlon Wayans, had some real-life advice — and a reading list — for the young actor.
-
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.
MORE ARTS & CULTURE
-
The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack just placed three songs in the top 10 of the Hot 100 charts simultaneously — a feat not many movie soundtracks have accomplished. -
Lately, artists are reaching back in time to revisit and retain the spirit of a younger self, opening a door to another world for both themselves and their listeners. -
Bill McKibben says solar is a "last chance for the climate." T. Kingfisher offers a dark retelling of Snow White. Nicholas Boggs tells James Baldwin's story. Plus new debut fiction. -
On the new album Woodland Songs, Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate and the Dover Quartet collaborate on music with deep American roots.
Latest Arts Events
San Diego Bunnyfest 2025
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
- Add to Google Calendar
- Add to Outlook Calendar
Download ICS file
NTC Park at Liberty Station
Tianguis de la Raza
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 12 PM to 5 PM
- Add to Google Calendar
- Add to Outlook Calendar
Download ICS file
Centro Cultural de la Raza
Free
Range Ensemble - 'Music from the Silver Screen'
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 2 PM to 4 PM
- Add to Google Calendar
- Add to Outlook Calendar
Download ICS file
Mission Theater
$20 advance; $25 day of show. Children 18 and under are free.
Downtown El Cajon’s 'September to Remember'
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 2 PM to 8 PM
- Add to Google Calendar
- Add to Outlook Calendar
Download ICS file
Prescott Promenade
Free
Jeeyoon Kim, Pianist: 'Radiance'
Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 3 PM
- Add to Google Calendar
- Add to Outlook Calendar
Download ICS file
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
$49-$82
Oceanside Theatre Company Garden Party Gala
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 3 PM to 6 PM
- Add to Google Calendar
- Add to Outlook Calendar
Download ICS file
El Corazon Senior Center
$150 - $1,500
Stay informed about San Diego's vibrant arts scene with the KPBS Arts & Culture page and newsletter.
Together with the KPBS/Arts Calendar, you'll find news, reviews, events, profiles and other arts and culture stories.
Together with the KPBS/Arts Calendar, you'll find news, reviews, events, profiles and other arts and culture stories.
KPBS/Arts Newsletter
Get the inside scoop on arts and culture in San Diego!
San Diego's creative scene is thriving in unexpected ways. Musicians are crowdfunding their careers. Tea culture is evolving. A painter's lost dreams spark a bold new vision. The city's last alt-weekly falls, but its rebellious spirit fights on. And in a rare conversation, the city's outgoing and incoming poets laureate dig into the power of words. The Finest brings you the artists, advocates and disruptors redefining culture in San Diego.