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San Diego's best arts and culture this fall 2024

This fall, discover our picks for the best art and culture in San Diego, including visual art, theater, dance, music and literature — and even some picks for kids.

Max (Ruaridh Mollica) forges a new identity for himself in the form of a ravenous sex worker in Mikko Mäkelä's new film "Sebastian," which screens at FilmOut San Diego. (2024)

5 film festivals to attend in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for film festivals in San Diego this season: Asian, Italian and LGBTQ+ film festival fill local cinemas.

Sunshine Brooks Theater marquee shows the upcoming comedy "Stranger Sings!: The Parody Musical" in this undated photo.

5 kid-friendly arts and culture events in San Diego this fall

Looking for kid-friendly arts and culture events in San Diego this fall? Here are KPBS' top five picks.

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."

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.

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.

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.

The band Mannequin Pussy is seen in an undated promotional image.

Our top picks for popular music in San Diego this season: garage rock, a country crooner, a sonic fusion of Arabic and Latin American music, and a theatrical metal show.

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