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Tijuana-based dancer, choreographer, educator and co-director of ConnectArte Pamela Macías is shown rehearsing on Aug. 30, 2024. "Everything I can't say with words, I think my body is intelligent enough to say it with movement," Macías said.

For Pamela Macías, the movement is the language

Tijuana-based dancer, choreographer and educator Pamela Macías is co-director of ConnectArte, and the company is choreographing a piece for San Diego Dance Theater's annual Trolley Dances program.

Lon Chaney stars in the 1925 silent horror classic "The Phantom of the Opera." The film screens with live organ accompaniment on Oct. 28 at the Balboa Theatre as part of its Silent Movie Mondays. (1925)

5 Halloween-themed things to do in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for Halloween fun in San Diego this season: Lon Chaney, "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors," and the return of 'Rocky Horror."

A dancer in The Rosin Box Project's "Ghost Light Masquerade" They wear a simple black masquerade-style mask covering their eyes and nose, with a top hat and jacket with soldier-style embellishments on the shoulders. One hand points upwards, fingers spread, and the other hand is grasping that wrist. They look off to the side, leaning, as if ready to move fast.

5 dance performances to see in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for dance in San Diego this season: Superstitions and hauntings; local oral histories; emerging choreographers; the 'resonance' of live music; and a new, women-led spin on Dracula.

Composer Texu Kim is shown in an undated photo writing a music score on a glass board. His face is distorted by the music written on the board, but he is wearing a white shirt and glasses, and has short dark hair.

Composer Texu Kim's chemistry of home

An inventive San Diego composer was tasked with creating the first piece of music to be performed in the San Diego Symphony's reopened indoor concert hall. Texu Kim's whimsical, folklore-informed "Welcome Home!!" is a study of what it means to come home.

Greg DeFatta and his son Dylan in front of The Haunted Trail's iconic school bus that will be making an appearance at this year's haunted attraction in Balboa Park.

Greg DeFatta scares people for a living

Greg DeFatta has been been making people scream for 35 years, and he loves it.

MCASD senior curator Jill Dawsey is shown standing near art from "For Dear Life: Art, Medicine, and Disability" in an undated photo. The works shown are Judith Scott's 1997 mixed media and string sculpture, "Untitled," and Jay DeFeo's 1989 series of graphite on paper, "Untitled (Reflections of Africa series)." Jill is wearing black pants and boots, a pink shirt, and a black cardigan. She has her hands tucked in her pockets, and she is looking at the camera and smiling slightly. She has brown hair and light skin.

Art, disability and learning to hold on

"For Dear Life" opens at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, featuring American art about disability, medicine and health from the 1960s until the onset of COVID-19. For co-curator Jill Dawsey, this one is personal.

Natasha Kozaily of Baby Bushka is shown in an undated photo.

A 7-year Kate Bush experiment comes to a close

San Diego's Baby Bushka is embarking upon their final tour and playing their final show in San Diego on Sept. 15. For the women involved in this highly theatrical "Kate Bush experience of your dreams," it was nothing short of life-changing. "I don't think any of us will ever be the same," said band leader Natasha Kozaily.

Samara Joy is shown looking at the camera. She has brown skin and curly dark brown hair, and is wearing a collared, white shirt. The photo is washed with an orangey, sepia glow.

5 classical and jazz concert picks in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for classical and jazz music in San Diego this season: Samara Joy; a binational jazz fest; legendary French band Cortex; folk-inspired compositions with the La Jolla Symphony; and contemporary, experimental composer Sarah Hennies.

The cast of the Asolo Repertory Theatre production of Agatha Christie’s "Murder on the Orient Express," currently running at the Old Globe Theatre.

5 theater events to see in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for theater in San Diego this season: Agatha Christie, 'Midnight at the Never Get' and opera.

Why religious leaders are divided on transgender rights

When Kansas became the 26th state to ban gender-affirming medical care for teens, the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention cheered the move. But not all faith leaders agree.

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