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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Pitt, 61, stars as a Formula One driver whose career was sidelined by a devastating crash. Though the overall arc of F1 is fairly predictable, the film is still hugely enjoyable and dazzlingly well-made. -
"I'm a die-hard Bond fan," Denis Villeneuve says. The Quebecois filmmaker's hiring comes as a relief to British 007 fans who had feared the worst when U.S. company Amazon MGM took control of Bond. -
Your pelvic floor supports organs like your bladder, bowels and reproductive system. Strengthen it with exercises and mantras (like "squeeze before you sneeze") from physical therapist Sara Reardon.
Latest Arts Events
Coronado Fourth of July
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Downtown Coronado
Free
4th of July Extravaganza at Gaslamp Quarter
Friday, July 4, 2025 from 10 AM to 11 PM
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Multiple locations
4th of July Beach BBQ at Bahia Resort Hotel
Friday, July 4, 2025 from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
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Bahia Resort Hotel
Old Town Fourth of July
Friday, July 4, 2025 from 11 AM to 3 PM
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Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
Free
Fourth Of July Oceanside Flyover
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 11 AM
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The Rooftop Bar at Mission Pacific Beach Resort
$31 to $50
4th of July at Swing Social
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 12 PM
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Swing Social
Independence Day BBQ & Patio Party
Friday, July 4, 2025 from 2 PM to 8 PM
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Rancho Bernardo Inn
El Cajon 4th of July Fireworks
Friday, July 4, 2025 from 3 PM to 9:30 PM
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Kennedy Park
Free
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