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In 2005, two Chicago titans made a generational classic and then sprinted in opposite directions, each daring the rest of hip-hop to follow them. -
Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in Minneapolis.
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We discuss the impact of Thursday's plane crash on military families. Then, a KPBS investigation into police overtime pay. Plus, reporting on winemaking in Mexico's largest wine-making region. -
KPBS Midday EditionLeaders from two local dance organizations talk about how they are navigating financial challenges and a changing arts landscape. Plus, two plays on stage this week that showcase culture and history.
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Also on TV this week, a new season of Nine Perfect Strangers premieres on Hulu, and new episodes of Couples Therapy debut on Paramount+ with Showtime. -
Wendt got his start in Chicago's The Second City improv comedy troupe. He went on to earn six Primetime Emmy nominations for his role as a lovable barfly on Cheers.
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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. -
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
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Sunrise on the Reaping recounts the 50th annual Hunger Games, telling the story of Haymitch Abernathy. It's themes and events conjure images of today's U.S. political climate. -
Martha Stewart talks gardening, wanting to be "one of the girls" and her 101st book with NPR Morning Edition host Michel Martin. -
The prose is gorgeous and the plot is complex. The author of The Only Good Indians returns again with a spellbinding yarn about one of the bloodiest, most significant parts of the nation's history.
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Irish Sports - West Coast Sevens Gaelic Games
Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 8 AM to 7 PM
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Southwestern College (Fields at Southwest Area of Campus)
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Fleet Science Center presents 'Survival of the Slowest'
Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 10 AM to 5 PM
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Santee Street Fair and Craft Beer Festival
Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 10 AM to 6 PM
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198 Riverview Parkway
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The 12th Annual Asian Pacific Cultural Festival of San Diego
Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 11 AM
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International Cottages at Balboa Park
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'Into the Whoniverse' panel series: Shaping Worlds of Wonder through Music and Sound
Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 1 PM to 2 PM
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Comic-Con Museum
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