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Artist Marisol Rendón explores concepts of glory, self-deception and beneficial pests in her residency exhibit at the always-free Timken Museum in Balboa Park.
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For over 50 years, KSDS Jazz 88 has brought jazz music of all kinds to fans across the San Diego region and beyond. On Midday Edition Wednesday, we hear about the importance of preserving jazz music today and what makes San Diego's jazz scene unique. -
KPBS Midday EditionWe hear about how Ópera de Tijuana is celebrating 25 years with an upcoming performance in October. Plus, a conversation with the director of "The Heart" musical.
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The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier. -
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter tells NPR's Leila Fadel why she describes her new album as a "party for heartbreak," and "a celebration of disappointment."
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Ben Marshall of "Please Don't Destroy" will join the cast alongside comedians Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska. Here's what to know about them. -
The annual event pits some of the trading card and video game's most seasoned players against each other — and it demonstrates how Pokémon has maintained its grip on pop culture.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Civic gardens reimagined, San Diego Made Summer Market, a Chicano Art Movement pioneer, queer comedy, model circus trains and so much jazz. -
Hugo Crosthwaite’s animated portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci was called out in a White House post titled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian."
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel has spent years on high school reading lists. How are literature professors teaching it today? And do students still find it relevant? -
The pieces in “The Art of Autism: A Different Lens" are as wide-ranging as the autism spectrum itself. -
"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His new Independent Lens documentary is out now.
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Big Mother's Artists in Solidarity Auction
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 12 AM
Ongoing until September 6, 2025
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'Deceived' (Extended through Sept. 14)
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7 PM
Ongoing until September 14, 2025
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Old Globe Theatre
Regular tickets prices start at $47 (lowest ticket price as of Aug. 14, 2025)
Boots By The Bay: Singer Songwriter Concert
Thursday, September 4, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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San Diego Mission Bay Resort
$25
Sally’s Wine Dinner Series: An Evening with Daou Vineyards
Thursday, September 4, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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Sally’s Waterfront Dining
$130
Upcycling | Lino Carving & Block Printing
Thursday, September 4, 2025 from 6 PM to 8 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
$60
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