LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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Retiring curator Phil Unitt's final lecture explores the people and history behind the San Diego Natural History Museum's extensive bird and mammal archive.
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San Diego's indie-rock project Topeka Clementine blends storytelling, activism and sing-along energy into music that feels urgent and alive. Hear a special performance from KPBS' Sundrenched Sounds live music series and a post-show interview about going viral, constant touring and new work shaped by grief and hope. -
KPBS Midday EditionLunar New Year celebrations are underway in San Diego and across the globe as more than one million people usher in the Year of the Horse.
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Of course now was the moment for a Charli xcx-assisted Wuthering Heights: Pop fandoms and literary ones have rarely had more in common, especially when it comes to epic romance. -
Baby Yoda's big-screen debut, Ryan Gosling in space, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and a Peaky Blinders movie are all coming out before Memorial Day.
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This weekend in the arts: "Doomgaze" at the Casbah, "Farm to Craft" at the Mingei, Barrio Art Crawl, "Neon Afterlife" in Oceanside, "The Recipe" at La Jolla Playhouse and an East County library book crawl. -
Celebrate Black History Month in Balboa Park with a free comics convention spotlighting Black creators and artists.
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Little Women (2019), Blade Runner (1982) and more favorites from NPR staff. -
U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong.
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These days, the Super Bowl halftime show is a massive driver of the streaming, airplay and sales that fuel the Billboard charts. This week, Bad Bunny benefits from that influence. -
Filmed Oct. 8, 2025, this live set captures Kai Simovich's sharp storytelling, indie-rock urgency and the communal energy that defines the project.
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U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz had a lot of hype accompanying him in these Winter Olympic Games. He's now got two gold medals, one silver, with one event to go. -
An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store. -
"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level. -
Canada was long the top dog of Olympic women's hockey. But with a win Thursday, the Americans could do more than earn a third gold medal — they could prove the sport's balance of power has shifted.
Latest Arts Events
Self-Love Self-Portrait Workshop
Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 11 AM to 2 PM
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The Front Arte & Cultura
Free
Free Third Thursday
Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 11 AM to 7 PM
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
Free
Crafting for Critters
Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
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College-Rolando Library
Free
Body Care | Perfume Making: Create Your Own Signature Fragrance
Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 5 PM to 8 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
$130
Wine & Lecture: Ellen Browning Scripps
Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 7 PM
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Coronado Historical Association
Member ($15 each) Non-Member ($20 each)
Celebrate National Margarita Day at El Chingon with Destilado Tequila
Thursday, February 19, 2026 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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El Chingon
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