LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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Wimbledon semifinalist Taylor Fritz’s former coach and a rising local tennis star talk about his impact on a San Diego tennis court.
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The Library of Congress' new collection includes more than 5,000 items from the Broadway legend, including ideas for Sweeney Todd lyrics and notes for Glynis Johns as she sang "Send in the Clowns." -
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is back with Celia Gregory of Nashville public radio station WNXP to talk through this week's best new music.
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It’s the midpoint of the season for the Padres, SDFC and the San Diego Wave FC, and this week our favorite teams are getting a report card. -
In a corner of San Diego often overlooked, three childhood friends found purpose in graffiti art. What began as a creative path away from gang life eventually drew attention from law enforcement and changed the course of their lives in unexpected ways.
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The finale of Love Island USA airs Sunday night. Critic Aisha Harris says it's impossible to separate the season's racial and ethnic diversity from the show's mealy-mouthed handling of behind-the-scenes drama. -
Every era gets the Superman it needs. James Gunn's version — sincere, inspiring and idealistic — will make you want to cheer.
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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. -
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.
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Tapper's book, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: "One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman." -
New books out this week look at everything from pressing political concerns — Original Sin — to perspective-altering riddles about life itself, like in Is A River Alive? and The Book of Records. -
A new book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson paints the story of how President Biden believed he was capable of serving a second term even though his inner circle hid that he wasn't.
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Break into Travel Writing
Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 10 AM to 12 PM
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San Diego Writers, Ink
$36 to $42
House of France Lawn Program
Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 11 AM to 5 PM
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International Cottages at Balboa Park
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Celebrate Bastille Day @ Sabre Champagne Bar
Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 1 PM to 6 PM
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Sabre Champagne & Wine Bar
Retro Rewind: 'The Goonies'
Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 1 PM
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Balboa Theatre
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Moonlight Beach Concert: Lolo Paniolo & Kehulili O Kailani Dancers
Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 1 PM to 5 PM
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Moonlight State Beach
Free
2025 'Arts Alive Encinitas' Live Auction
Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Cardiff Town Center Courtyard
Free
IceCream Oasis: The PreGame
Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 2 PM to 7 PM
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Blu Cabana
$12
Intermediate Sewing | Learn to Hem
Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
$55
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