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Art Pharmacy CEO Chris Appleton speaks at an event hosted by Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties on July 9, 2025. The organizations are collaborating to bring social prescribing to San Diego.
Courtesy of San Ysidro Health
A U.K.-born approach to health care is coming to San Diego, where doctors will prescribe art and culture to help young patients ease anxiety and depression.
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  • Iconic, darkly comedic, and thrilling, the three-time Oscar® winning "Sunset Boulevard" celebrates its 75th Anniversary.  Fame isn’t forever—just ask Norma Desmond. Once a Hollywood legend, now a forgotten relic, she refuses to fade away. When struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis stumbles into her decaying mansion, he becomes trapped in her web of obsession, control, and delusion. What starts as an opportunity soon spirals into something far more dangerous. Dark, twisted, and eerily relevant, "Sunset Boulevard" is a haunting look at Hollywood’s unrelenting cycle—where youth is currency, talent is fleeting, and no one stays in the spotlight forever. 
  • Co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein say they hope audiences will be cringing – and laughing – as they watch Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved horror franchise.
  • This documentary-drama hybrid is one of the best new movies our critic's seen this year. It draws on archival footage to tell a story of two lovers separating and reuniting over roughly two decades.
Latest Arts Events

'Auraforms'

Friday, August 15, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
Quartyard
General Admission: $20

Behind the Catch: A Yellowtail Experience

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Vistal Bar + Restaurant
$85

Nerissa Sounds Sunset Cruise & Jazz Party

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sheraton San Diego Resort
$185

Macy Gray

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 7 PM
The Magnolia
$41 - $193+

Summer Ticket to Ride - Beatles Tribute

Friday, August 15, 2025 from 7 PM to 9:30 PM
The Bornemann Theatre on TERI Campus of life
$25 - $45

Hidden City Sound Series: Back Pocket Whiskey Fellas Featuring ChickenHawk

Friday, August 15, 2025 from 7 PM to 9 PM
California Center for the Arts: Escondido
Free

Keb' Mo' / Shawn Colvin

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
$87+

'Love Songs'

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
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