LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Mirae kh RHEE's immersive MOPA exhibit; a Juneteenth music, art and film event at Oolong Gallery; "XICANA! San Diego"; Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival; Make Music Day; "A Streetcar Named Desire"; writer Lizz Huerta; Bro-Am Fest and more arts and live music picks.
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Haim leaves it all behind. Hotline TNT turns it up to 11. Yaya Bey threatens fear with a good time. World Cafe host Raina Douris joins Stephen Thompson to discuss their favorite albums out today. -
As San Diegans respond to recent government actions through art, we look at how protest signs, zines and installations connect today’s movements to a long history of resistance.
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KPBS Midday EditionWe sit down with a scholar to discuss the history and significance of Juneteenth. Plus, an upcoming BBQ celebrating Black joy and a preview of the Black Arts Festival. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new NPR limited podcast series "Embedded: The Network" tells the story of how a community of women and activists worked to make abortion access easier and safer in Latin America.
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The two-story, 13,000-square-foot arcade offers retro and modern games, pinball, art and more. -
Comic-Con is for everyone — this guide breaks down what disabled attendees need to know, from service animal policies to wheelchair seating and quiet rooms.
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This weekend in the arts: EXPO Design Market at MCASD; Fiber Fest at San Diego Craft Collective; Kinfolk Fest; Coronado Playhouse's Free Classics: "As You Like It"; San Diego Dance Theater's "Resilient Skies I"; Juneteenth; City Heights Street Food Fest; Lyrical Groove; "Indian Princesses"; live music picks and more. -
An art gallery in El Cajon celebrating adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is marking a milestone with a special show. The artwork at Sophie’s Gallery has been 25 years in the making.
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The pieces in “The Art of Autism: A Different Lens" are as wide-ranging as the autism spectrum itself. -
"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His new Independent Lens documentary is out now. -
Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound and timeless. And, boy, does Gatsby have something to say to us in 2025.
Latest Arts Events
Call for Art | 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition Deadline | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | La Jolla
Friday, June 20, 2025 at 8 AM
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Atheneum Music & Arts Library
$15 / $20
Summer Solstice Celebration
Friday, June 20, 2025 from 2 PM to 8 PM
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Rancho Bernardo Inn
Duck Dive 3rd Annual Crab Boil
Friday, June 20, 2025 from 5 PM to 7 PM
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The Duck Dive
$49.87
Vista Vegan Night Market
Friday, June 20, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM
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The Boochyard | Local Roots Kombucha
Free
Summer Solstice Celebration (In Person)
Friday, June 20, 2025 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM
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Mission Bay Park
$45 - $52.50
Opening Celebration | 'XICANA! San Diego'
Friday, June 20, 2025 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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California Center for the Arts: Escondido
Free
Kona Kai 5th Annual Luau Party
Friday, June 20, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 9 PM
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Kona Kai Resort & Spa
$35 - $89
Interfaith Summer Solstice Beach Drum Circle
Friday, June 20, 2025 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM
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Moonlight State Beach
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