LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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Courtesy of San Diego Design Week
From bold installations to guided tours and hands-on workshops, San Diego Design Week runs Sept. 17-21, offering free ways to experience the region’s most creative design moments.
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KPBS Midday EditionWe dive into an upcoming jazz concert and San Diego Design Week in your weekend arts preview. And, performer Shakina puts on her one-woman show at Diversionary Theatre. Plus, the tourists might be gone, but that doesn't mean summer is over in San Diego. -
Mabel’s Gone Fishing isn’t just a seafood spot in North Park — it’s a scratch kitchen and gathering place that earned a Michelin honor within its first year. Co-owner Chelsea Coleman shares the restaurant’s story, from family roots in baseball to building a dining space that feels distinctly San Diegan.
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, on Thursday, alleging that the company willingly misleads consumers about ticket prices and cooperates with scalpers to markup resale prices. -
Artists from abroad are worried that the current climate is making American tours not worth the time and effort.
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The Studio, The Pitt and Adolescence took home top prizes on Sunday. And while the wins were deserving, the telecast was meh. Here are a few takeaways from a night that was a real mixed bag. -
Noah Wyle, Owen Cooper, Seth Rogen, Jean Smart, Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller and Stephen Colbert are all taking home awards tonight. Check out our list of winners.
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This weekend in the arts: Ewa Słapa at Best Practice; curtains rise at The Joan; City Ballet's Sinatra-themed dance; plus indie rock and more live music. -
This weekend in the arts: A bargain last chance to see "Fashioning an Icon" at the Mingei; an exhibit mapping the history of women's fashion; an interactive game of CLUE; "Spring Awakening"; live music picks and more.
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The members of HUNTR/X — the fictional K-pop group made up of nonfictional singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — have just become the first women K-pop artists ever to hit No. 1. -
After 35 years, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is back in theaters. The film's director looks back on the obstacles to making it in the first place. -
Between replay review, automated balls and strikes and viral lowlights on social media, the work of baseball umpires has been transformed by technology. But none of that has deterred aspiring umpires. -
Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum.
Latest Arts Events
Park(ing) Day 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 9 AM to 5 PM
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Bike Coalition
Free
Daniel Tiger @ the San Diego Railroad Museum
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12 PM
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum
kids 12 and under get in for free
'Prompt Your Passion'
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 10 AM to 12 PM
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Virtual
$36 Members/ $42 Nonmembers
Art Break: 'Layered Narratives' with Curator Olivia Zen Joseph
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park
$8 Non-members
Family & Beginners Sewing 102 | Cutting, Pressing & Hemming
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 1 PM to 3 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
$60
Autumn Concert Series: Lori Bell
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 1 PM to 2 PM
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Coronado Public Library
LIFE At MiraCosta College - Free Friday Lectures
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 1 PM
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Bldg 1000 Conference Room, MiraCosta College Oceanside Campus
Free
Vista Vegan Night Market, September
Friday, September 19, 2025 from 5 PM to 9 PM
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Local Roots Pizza & Tap
Free
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