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Rohr Park is one of the city of Chula Vista’s largest parks. Future upgrades could bring new amenities not yet found in the area.
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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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From bold installations to guided tours and hands-on workshops, San Diego Design Week runs Sept. 17-21, offering free ways to experience the region’s most creative design moments. -
Saturday's event doubles vendors, adds panels and films and celebrates Filipino American culture.
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George Lucas finally came to the stage at Comic-Con Sunday to an ovation from thousands, some holding light sabers in the air, with soaring “Star Wars” music filling the room. -
The Law & Order: SVU actor was 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new documentary, My Mom Jayne, explores her mother's identity, and her own. -
black british music (2025), the new project from multi-hyphenate Jim Legxacy, tells the story of a U.K. rap scene overspilling its borders as it rarely has before. -
From Oregon to Tijuana, kids and families turned out in full force at Comic-Con 2025 — dressed as “Zelda” heroes, “Jurassic” explorers and more. Here’s how the next generation of fans made the convention their own.
Latest Arts Events
Billy Idol - 'It's A Nice Day To...Tour Again!'
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
$29.50+
Public Art at the New Terminal 1
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 5 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2025
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San Diego International Airport
Free
Adult Improv Comedy Class
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 7 PM
Ongoing until December 7, 2025
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National Comedy Theatre
245
'All the Men Who've Frightened Me'
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ongoing until October 12, 2025
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La Jolla Playhouse - Mandell Weiss Forum
$30-$74
Stranahan's Bar Takeover
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Valle
$65
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