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  • Return to the intersection of music + dance at the "Lineage Show." On Sunday, June 29, the "Lineage Showcase" will bring the audience back to the powerful and ancient intersection of live music + improvisational dance. This 60 minute set will honor the diversity of Afro-Latin rhythms, and the ways movement and music connect us across generations. The showcase features professional dancers across all genres organized by Natasha Tia collaborating in real time with Mambo Nocturno, an incredible 13-piece live band led by Omar López. Together Omar and Natasha are creating an immersive and emotionally charged experience where the audience witnesses creativity unfolding in the moment—no two performances will ever be the same. This project’s celebration of cultural legacy, artistic freedom, and the healing power of community through music and movement will bring people together in the most intimate way. Learn more about the project at: movewisewellness.com/lineage Sun Dance Day Fest offers flexible ticket options for every kind of attendee—whether you’re coming to support local dancers, immerse yourself in the powerful Lineage Showcase, or experience it all. The $40 "Lineage Show" ticket includes access to the professional, live-music-driven performance and the evening social dancing, while the $60 All Access Pass lets you enjoy the entire day’s festivities, including both showcases and the social. Movewise Wellness on Instagram
  • Want to skip the traffic and parking headaches? Here are three car-free ways to get to San Diego Comic-Con.
  • A lot of folks know New Mexico for green chiles, the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, and the birthplace of the bomb. But it's also a global center of flamenco—the passionate dance, song and music of the Roma people of southern Spain.
  • A host of beloved authors have new books hitting shelves this week, including a memoir by humorist Barry, a Mark Twain bio by Chernow and essays by Richard Russo.
  • Under the new policy, all immigrants will be treated the same. But advocates warn this new approach is a misinterpretation of existing law.
  • Join us for UC San Diego's 24th Annual César E. Chávez Celebration Kickoff. The signature kickoff event will feature keynote speaker María Dolores Águila, a Chicana poet and author of "Barrio Rising," the KPBS 2024 “One Book, One San Diego” kids selection. Deeply inspired by Chicane history and art, she seeks to write empowering and inclusive stories about everything she learns. Time: Thursday, April 3 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Location: Price Center Ballroom Hosted by the César E. Chávez Celebration Month planning committee. For more information, please contact cesarchavezcelebrate@ucsd.edu.
  • Sail the enchanting Dalmatian Coast with KPBS’s General Manager, Deanna Mackey, aboard the 102-guest National Geographic Orion. Journey through Greece, Albania, and Croatia, exploring UNESCO treasures like Delphi and Dubrovnik. Swim in the Ionian Sea’s turquoise waters and uncover hidden gems, from Croatia’s outlying isles to Albania’s ancient ruins. Visit Butrint National Park’s archaeological wonders and go birding in Divjakë-Karavasta. With an expert expedition team—including a National Geographic Photography Expert—this unforgettable voyage blends history, nature, and discovery.
  • Four performers mount their treadmills, and the challenge begins. Burnout Paradise tests the limits of mind, body, and spirit in an increasingly frenetic juggling act of absurdity. A delusional love letter to the reckless labor and euphoric optimism before burnout, demonstrating that the system isn’t designed for us: it’s designed to break us. Australia’s Pony Cam evokes the recklessness, euphoria, and optimism that comes before burnout. What begins as a simple wager between performer and audience becomes a desperate and hilarious attempt to complete a series of escalating tasks that challenge the performers’ bodies, spirits, and minds. This is not an endurance feat. Nor is it performance art. It is a spirited realization that overachievement is no mere spectator sport. It relies on the kindness of strangers. “One of the most frenetically uproarious shows of gloriously demented ecstasy.” – Time Out “Magnificently chaotic, breathlessly frenetic fun” – THE SCOTSMAN “A truly exceptional theatrical experience” – BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE Visit: "Burnout Paradise" La Jolla Playhouse on Instagram and Facebook
  • Thursday, June 12, 2025, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encore Monday, June 16 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. In this special memorial episode we honor the remarkable Dea Hurston, a trailblazing playwright and philanthropist whose legacy includes the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center in Carlsbad, California.
  • The 2016 legal battle raised questions about the line between freedom of expression and privacy, and what is actually newsworthy. Questions that needed to be reexamined in light of the invention of the internet, according to law experts.
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