LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: "Infinite Rivers" in San Ysidro; Jean Lowe and Rancholo at Best Practice; Scandinavian artists at Madison Gallery; "Access" in Bonita; "Beethoven by the Bay"; a Rachmaninoff festival; plus film, dance and live music picks.
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Amid a cluster of top 10 album debuts this week, there's a left-field hit with staying power: the soundtrack to the Netflix original movie KPop Demon Hunters, which surges into the top five. -
Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.
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KPBS Midday EditionTwo local theater groups are using improv to help educate the community amid increased immigration enforcement. -
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.
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People have strong opinions about the best Pixar movies. We asked NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners to vote. -
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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Denja Harris opened her first solo museum exhibition this week at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Her soft sculptures explore perceptions of being a Black woman and invite viewers to embrace the unknown. -
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.
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Benicio Del Toro plays a globe-trotting tycoon trying to convince his estranged daughter (Mia Threapleton) to be his heir. The film is darker, angrier and more violent than Anderson's usual fare. -
Following his HBO series Succession, Jesse Armstrong's latest project, Mountainhead, is a film about four tech billionaires whose mountain retreat is disrupted by a global catastrophe. -
Our top picks for arts and culture this weekend include Small Press Nite, Mission Trails Photo Contest, Museum School Auction, "United Harmonies," Helena Holleran, "One of the Good Ones" and more.
Latest Arts Events
Little Explorers
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 11 AM to 12 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
Trinity Theatre Presents, 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 12 PM to 12:45 PM
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San Ysidro Library
Free
'Air Pollution in San Diego 2025'
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Virtual
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Our Changing Climate Series Air Pollution in San Diego 2025
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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Esha Tewari – 'Wraith Tour'
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 6 PM to 9 PM
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Quartyard
GA: $29.69
Gumbo Jazz Night with Billy Lee and the Gulf Coasters at San Diego Botanic Garden
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6 PM
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San Diego Botanic Garden
$0 - $18
'ProgJect' with Travis Larson
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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California Center for the Arts: Escondido
The Charities
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 8 PM
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Belly Up Tavern
$27.30
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