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The KPBS Day of the Dead Digital Altar is back this year. Submit a memory or message to a loved one who's passed with a photo, video or audio.

The KPBS Day of the Dead Digital Altar is back this year. Submit a memory or message to a loved one who's passed with a photo, video or audio.

The artists of Spanish Village Art Center invite you to enjoy an afternoon of art in their working artist studios and colorful courtyard in Balboa Park. These working art studios enable visitors to meet artists, see demonstrations and enjoy the unique atmosphere. Visit the 36 working artist studios, galleries and art guilds who host over 200 local juried artists. Watch for special events, classes, workshops and summer camps. Open daily from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Visit: www.spanishvillageartcenter.com/ Facebook / Instagram

A promising writer-turned-adjunct college professor grapples with the harsh reality of being undervalued and disposable in academia. As he confronts mounting disillusionment, he must chart a new path forward. A deeply personal meditation on purpose, identity, and resilience in a system that prizes flexibility over commitment. Please join us for special post-screening Q&As with local filmmaker Ron Najor after the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night screenings of "Adjunct." Showtimes: Thursday, July 17, 2025: 7 p.m. (post-screening filmmaker Q&A) Friday, July 18, 2025: 4 p.m. (post-screening filmmaker Q&A) Saturday, July 19, 2025: noon, 7 p.m. (post-screening filmmaker Q&A) Sunday, July 20, 2025: 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2025: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2025: 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2025: 7 p.m. ***** Ron Najor is a producer best known for the critically acclaimed feature "Short Term 12," which appeared on over 100 year-end top-ten lists and received the Golden Tomato Award from Rotten Tomatoes as the highest-rated limited-release film of 2013. Najor made his producing debut with the indie feature "I Am Not a Hipster," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned him a nomination for the Producers Award. He later directed and produced the short documentary "American Baghdad," which premiered at AFI Docs in 2016. Expanding into episodic storytelling, Najor co-wrote, directed, and produced the indie pilots "The Dream" and "Pretend Partners," which were official selections at SXSW in 2020 and 2021. "Pretend Partners" received a Special Jury Recognition for Best Duo at SXSW. Najor’s feature, "Adjunct," which he wrote, directed, and produced, premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2024. Most recently, he produced the feature film "Lucky Lu," starring internationally acclaimed actor Chang Chen, which premiered at Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 2025. Media Arts Center San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + YouTube. Milk Street travels to the street markets of Bangkok to learn Thai classics. J.M. Hirsch and Christopher Kimball begin with Thai-Style Coconut and Chicken Soup. Rosemary Gill reveals the art of Hot and Sour Soup with Chicken and Mushrooms, and Bianca Borges shares the technique for making perfect Thai Salad Rolls with Green Chili Dipping Sauce.

One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Premieres Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Enjoy this Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity from The Public Theater, captured at the reopened Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park, starring Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

Sen. Alex Padilla of California and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."

Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio is a loose adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. It weaves zany dark comedy, sociopolitical satire and controlled narrative chaos.

For AAPI Heritage Month, San Diego’s Pac Arts Movement and MTS are unveiling a new Pronto card and bus wrap by local artist Koy Sun, celebrating the rich culture and community found in the city’s Asian grocery stores.