LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
Beth Accomando
A decade later, Arabella Benson's elaborate "Days of Future Past, Past" — reimagining the X-Men as 18th-century aristocrats — remains a fan favorite of the Comic-Con Masquerade stage.
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Kneecap, three young men from Northern Ireland who rap in Irish, has risen to prominence in recent years, with controversy surrounding its shows and political statements. -
The hip-hop mogul's legal saga has reached an uneasy outcome. Despite a tainted legacy and severed business ties, does his acquittal on the most serious charges leave room for a return?
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KPBS Midday EditionBruno Dominguez is one of 110 high school students who competed at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as the Jimmy Awards, in New York last week. Also, we look at what The Old Globe is serving up this summer in terms of Shakespeare. Then, your weekend arts preview. -
Told he was wrong about his own history, Kumeyaay educator Ethan Banegas co-wrote a powerful comic book that brings truth, culture and survival into classrooms and pushes back against the silence that has erased Native stories for generations.
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His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning. -
Shakespeare comedies take the stage with tales of unrequited love and mistaken identities.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Outdoor digital art at UC San Diego; ICA NextGen; San Diego Symphony and fireworks; "The Janeiad" at The Old Globe; "Consequential Dances" at Art Produce; Lambda Archives Intergenerational Exhibit at the Central Library; live music and more arts picks. -
Ahead of next month's San Diego Comic-Con, the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park unveiled two new exhibits Monday, featuring 20 years of a fashion brand and 40 years of a home-grown comic.
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As San Diegans respond to recent government actions through art, we look at how protest signs, zines and installations connect today’s movements to a long history of resistance. -
The new books publishing this week may get quite heavy, laden as they are with family tragedy, psychopathy and heartbreak — but at least they are fiction. -
Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with pitfalls. Here's his tips for how to use them successfully.
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'Tanabata'
Monday, July 7, 2025 from 10 AM to 4 PM
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Japanese Friendship Garden San Diego
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Border Angels Fundraiser
Monday, July 7, 2025 from 4 PM to 8 PM
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
$30
Mission Valley 'Valley Vibes' Summer Concert Series: David Shyde
Monday, July 7, 2025 at 5 PM
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Mission Valley
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San Diego Padres Italian Heritage Night
Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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PETCO Park
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Witherby, An Elegant Dining Destination
Monday, July 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ongoing until July 31, 2025
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Witherby, The Bar at the Beau
Summer Camp: Heroes and Monsters (Ages 6 – 7)
Monday, July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ongoing until July 11, 2025
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$400 - $450
Summer Camp: Installation Exploration: Transforming Space Through Art (Ages 7 – 9)
Monday, July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ongoing until July 25, 2025
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$400 - $450
Summer Theater Camps 2025, June 2 - August 8
Monday, July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Theater for Young Professionals
$250 - $450
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