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Powerhouse performer Shakina returns to San Diego with the world premiere of her bold theatrical work.
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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.
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The sixth album by the North Carolina band, made over the course of a breakup between two of its members, is a masterpiece about life spent clinging to the edge of the abyss. -
Ten years after their last new music release, Motion City Soundtrack is still as anxious as ever, but for different reasons.
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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.
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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.
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An oral history of the atomic bomb detonations 80 years ago leads this week's list of publishing highlights, which also includes a handful of novels by authors including Louis Sachar and Jason Mott. -
Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans. -
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church led her to this moment, fusing gospel with her signature bounce music.
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Glass Box Hosts Matcha-Themed 9-Course Dinner
Monday, September 22, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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Glass Box
$85
'Lady of the Ring' and Songs of Middle-earth
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 7 PM
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Villa Montezuma Museum
$25
The Hives
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 8 PM
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The Sound
$49 - $78
Help Support the Feeding San Diego School Pantry Program
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 7 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2025
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Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 'Living Seas' Exhibition
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until September 30, 2025
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Birch Aquarium at Scripps
'Octavia Butler: Seeding Futures'
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9 AM
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The New Children's Museum
$0-$24
'Uncharted Elsewhere'
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9 AM
Ongoing until January 4, 2026
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San Diego Central Library: Judith Harris Art Gallery
Free
Osher at CSUSM Fall classes
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ongoing until November 18, 2025
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Cal State San Marcos Extended Learning Building
$18 - $80
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