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Weekend Preview: From A Dark Comedy To A Night Of Jazz And Dance

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Marissa Cabrera / News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

Published February 4, 2016 at 8:17 AM PST

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Weekend Preview: From A Dark Comedy To A Night Of Jazz And Dance

Weekend Preview: From A Dark Comedy, To A Night Of Jazz And Dance GUEST:Nina Garin, editor/producer, KPBS Arts Calendar

New plays, a new festival that celebrates young artists and a popular San Diego Latin Jazz trumpeter teaming up with a ballet dancer for a special performance — these are just some of the events happening in San Diego this weekend.

Thursday on Midday Edition, KPBS Arts Calendar producer and editor Nina Garin discusses some of this weekend's top arts events.

Here are some of her picks:

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• "The Metromaniacs" makes its West Coast premiere at the Old Globe. The production is a sexy comedy set in 18th century Paris where young people have gone crazy for poetry. The show runs through March 6.

• Evening of Jazz and Dance. Well-known San Diego Latin jazz trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos performs alongside San Diego ballet dancer Camille McPherson. Feb. 5-7 at the Lyceum Theatre at Horton Plaza.

• New York-based artist Tara Donovan is having her first gallery show in San Diego. The exhibition runs from Saturday, Feb. 6 to Saturday, April 2, 2016.

• The International Youth Arts Festival is a new event that showcases young performers from all over the county. There will be Bollywood dancing, opera singing, rare instrument music performances and more on Thursday, Feb. 4 at Swedenborg Hall in University Heights.

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Maureen Cavanaugh

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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Marissa Cabrera

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Marissa Cabrera worked as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and had previously served as a Newscast Producer for KPBS' Morning Edition. Before joining KPBS she reported on Vatican affairs, social, and cultural issues in Rome, Italy. She also contributed to a documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Marissa has worked as a multimedia journalist at various news stations in San Diego and Monterey as well as Columbia, Missouri. Marissa graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

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