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Legacy auto makers such as Ford and GM are racing to catch up to Tesla by investing billions of dollars to develop electric cars.

For movies, there are the Oscars. For music, the Grammys. For television, the Emmys. And for video games, The Game Awards.

Write Out Loud is gearing up for the 4th Annual San Diego PoeFest, in performance from October 29 - 31 at the in Sherman Heights. This historic Queen Anne Victorian was named "The Palace of the Arts" by Jessie Shepard, the musician, spiritualist and author who designed it in 1887. TIX https://writeoutloudsd.com/poefest/ or or by calling 619-297-8953 Write Out Loud Artistic Director, Veronica Murphy shared “We are beyond excited to partner with Friends of Villa Montezuma to share this newly designed literary experience AND this beautiful historic Victorian home with our patrons. A PoeFest Host will lead each group of 13 guests through three separate interactive experiences as they explore the mansion, culminating in an encounter with the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe.” Performances take place October 29, 30 and 31 at 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. During the 75 minute experience, visitors will enjoy Literary Séance with Madame Philomena - featuring Rhianna Basore Mephistopheles & Faustus - featuring Monique Gaffney and Eddie Yaroch Dr. Frankenstein’s Laboratory - featuring Paul Maley and John Garcia Encounter with Edgar Allan Poe - featuring Travis Rhett Wilson Guests will be hosted and guided by the mansion’s staff, Walter Ritter, Rachael VanWormer and Pamela Brittain. Write Out Loud San Diego is on Facebook

The ability to hold in-person events is rapidly moving forward but San Diego Opera has a long lead time for planning its events. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with the opera's general director David Bennett about what these changes mean for the company and about its events scheduled for the end of this month.

This weekend in the arts, the experimental Vietnamese music of Vân-Ánh Võ, 1960's women's lithography, Human Rights Watch Film Festival and the Met Opera's "Ariadne Auf Naxos."

Loans to nonprofit and small businesses, building "sexy" streets, investing in the city's Climate Equity Fund and supporting the San Diego Convention Center are among the highlights of Mayor Todd Gloria's $4.6 billion proposed budget. Meanwhile, clinics in National City were packed with young people now eligible for a covid-19 vaccine. Plus, Pac-Arts has their spring showcase opening next week. We’ll have a preview.

A collective from Belfast won the U.K. prize for art. Prize organizers said the work tackles "urgent social and political issues affecting Northern Ireland with humor, seriousness and beauty."

Soprano Michelle Bradley returns to San Diego Opera with a program of arias, spirituals, and art songs in this intimate concert at The Conrad Performing Arts Center, Baker Baum Recital Hall. Ms. Bradley dazzled San Diego audiences in her 2019 Company debut as Aida with her gorgeous voice that the New York Classical Review called “rich, rounded, and violet colored”. Accompained by the piano, this will be a concert of sheer beauty and inspiration. Date | Saturday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 21 at 4 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts CenterGet tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $35 to $160. Subscriptions on sale now, individual tickets on sale September 2021. For more information, email info@sdopera.org or visit sdopera.org/season/2021-2022-season/bradley-in-concert.

On her surreal, sci-fi and decidedly romantic new album ¡Ay!, the Colombian, Berlin-based electronic artist crafts an alien narrative drawing inspiration from the genres of her youth.

In the hallowed halls of London's St. Matthias Church, the innovative musician performs a cathartic set, including her new song "killer."