LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
La Jolla Music Society
There's more to culture in San Diego than comics: SummerFest chamber music in La Jolla; performance art and ancestral memory in San Ysidro; textile art in Oceanside; small press writers in South Park; dance about chronic pain in City Heights; Shakespeare in Balboa Park; live music picks and more weekend arts. And OK, Comic-Con, too.
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The songwriter and math professor found a following with his satirical political songs. -
Brittany dives into the economy behind Christian contemporary music
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KPBS Midday EditionHear from long-time attendees who have covered Comic-Con in various ways — reporting on the headlines and spotlighting independent artists and creators — and what they think makes the pop-culture juggernaut special. -
KPBS Midday EditionThis year, the Midday Edition team takes you live inside the convention center! Hear about the roots of Comic-Con in America's Finest City, and how creators are representing their culture through art, stories and more.
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Through the Comic-Con Artist Intensive program, students ages 14 to 22 get a three-day crash course in comic-making — and a chance to pitch to professionals. -
The Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive is the San Diego Blood Bank’s largest and longest-running event. It began in 1977.
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Local art, design and education studio ToshWerks has exhibited at Comic-Con for decades. Even as the convention evolves and the work to stock a booth grows more demanding, they return each year. Year-round, they bring creative education to libraries and communities across San Diego County. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Art Through the Glass at the Chula Vista Center Mall; the San Diego Symphony performs iconic Marvel music; Particle FM and Intervals bring sound art to Quint Gallery; "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at North Coast Rep; San Diego International Mariachi Summit; drag performances at The Old Globe's AXIS: Pride; plus live music picks and more.
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Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with dementia. -
When they became parents, Dragons Love Tacos illustrator Daniel Salmieri and artist Sophia Haas noticed that they were ... noticing more. So they wrote Next to Me, their first kids' book together. -
Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California.
Latest Arts Events
Embark on a Heroic Journey: 'The Infinity Quest' at Manchester Grand Hyatt
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
'Table of Contents': A Community Collectors' Showcase Open Registration
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until August 30, 2025
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San Diego Central Public Library
Free
'Vintage Animation Show'
Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 10 AM
Ongoing until August 2, 2025
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EC Gallery Gaslamp
Free
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