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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: a major exhibition of Caribbean art; Disco Riot artists-in-residence; a musical based (however loosely) on "War and Peace"; The Old Globe celebrates Shakespeare's birthday; Chicano Park Day; plus live music picks and more arts and culture this weekend.
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A new single, "Primrose Hill," was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney, the youngest sons of Beatles musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney. -
Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too.
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KPBS Midday EditionDon Winslow discusses plans to retire and his last novel, "City in Ruins." -
San Diego Wave FC's third season is underway. In their short history, the team has seen success on the field, as well as in the stands.
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The Puerto Rican rapper has risen through the ranks of Latin pop, collaborating with artists like Karol G and Bad Bunny. With her playful, experimental debut Att., she's poised to be a bigger star. -
Saturday Night Live poked fun at NPR's Tiny Desk this weekend, with Bowen Yang playing the part of an aggravated intern who just wants the band to keep it down so he can get back to work.
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There are plenty of chefs in San Diego, but one in particular currently cooks above the rest. Tara Luansing Monsod is the first-ever San Diego finalist for the prestigious James Beard Best Chef: California award. -
A "social circus" looks to tell stories through free performances that reach across generations and cultures.
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The San Diego Public Library has started a program offering one-time forgiveness for young people who have had their accounts suspended for unreturned items, it was announced Wednesday. -
Alua Arthur helps people plan for death. A big part of her work is helping them reconcile the lives they lived with the lives they might have wanted. Her memoir is called Briefly Perfectly Human. -
These new books will take you from murder in present-day Texas to cryptography in Cold War Berlin to an online community that might hold the solution to a missing-person case.
Editor's Events Picks
'Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812'
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Ongoing until May 12, 2024
Old Town Theatre (Cygnet Theatre)
$30+
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'The Artist Speaks: Cara Romero'
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 11 AM
Ongoing until October 20, 2024
Museum of Photographic Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA @ SDMA) in Balboa Park
'Shirin Towfiq: Threaded Journeys'
Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 10 AM
Ongoing until August 11, 2024
Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
'Hold Fast' at Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 9 AM
Ongoing until September 30, 2024
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Included with the cost of General Admission, which is $24.95 for adults and $19.95 for children ages 3-17. Annual memberships are also available
'Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora'
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 10 AM
Ongoing until July 21, 2024
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$0-$25
'For Dear Life: Art, Medicine, and Disability'
Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10 AM
Ongoing until February 2, 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$0-$25
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