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Join us for a special **Preview** screening of "Bang Bang" on Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m. followed by an in-person Q&A with "Bang Bang" director Vincent Grashaw moderated by Ron Najor ("Adjunct")! “Tim Blake Nelson shines in a sentimental tribute to boxers who leave it all in the ring. ” – IndieWire “This Tribeca festival darling is award-worthy.” – Film Obsessive Back in his glory days, Bernard “Bang Bang” Rozyski (Tim Blake Nelson) was a beloved prizefighter boxer riding high on his success. These days he’s angry and closed off, living in his grungy house in a blue-collar Detroit neighborhood. When Bang Bang’s estranged daughter unexpectedly drops her troubled teenage son off at his doorstep, it gives the bitter old man a chance at personal redemption as he trains the potential-laden kid in the ring. But problems arise when the former champ’s past demons have other plans, forcing Bang Bang to confront everything he’s tried so hard to suppress. The film opens at Digital Gym Cinema for a full run beginning Friday, October 3 through Thursday, October 9! Showtimes TBA. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

A new congressional map is going before voters this fall, we discuss what change that could bring to San Diego County. Then, a new program is teaching college students about AI and robotics in the construction industry. Next, reports show that veterans struggle financially as they transition out of service, we speak with one veteran about her experience. Finally, a local museum that’s commemorating the Chicano moratorium. Lastly, Digital Gym Cinema kicks off its September series of film restorations.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mayci Neeley of Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives about how her traumatic college days have shaped her relationship with her religion.

From director Paul Greengrass and inspired by real events, “The Lost Bus” is a white-knuckle ride through one of America’s deadliest wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Presented at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Intimate Classics offers an intimate and personal concert hall experience. The 2025–2026 season features world-class artists and unforgettable programs, ranging from Mozart to Mendelssohn, jazz fusion to Brahms. For more details visit: sdmusic.org/events-tickets/ic2526/ Intimate Classics 25/26 Subscription Package saves 10-25% by purchasing multiple performances from the season series at once. Click here to purchase an Intimate Classics Subscription Package (saves 10-25%). San Diego Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Multi-lingual jazz vocalist, composer and recording artist Allison Adams Tucker celebrates her latest album "RETRO Trilogy" featuring Danny Green piano/keys, Justin Grinnell bass, Duncan Moore drums, and Peter Sprague guitars. Recorded in New York City with a heavy-hitter band and nominated for Best Jazz Album 2024 by San Diego Music Awards, "RETRO Trilogy" delivers re-imaginings of iconic music from the 1970s, 80s, 90s by Paul Simon, David Bowie, Queen, The Cure, Sting, Annie Lennox, Prince and more in the language of jazz. Given 4 stars by DownBeat and described by The Examiner as “lustrous in any language – a vocalist who clarifies every note within a hair’s breath”, Allison creates a unique travel memoir in music with jazz driven songs that span countries and genres in 6 languages Born in San Diego to classically trained musical parents, Allison started singing before she could speak and began performing in front of audiences at age 5. Growing up on the border with Mexico, Allison was exposed to intermingling cultures, and her love for languages and world cultures also began at an early age. Allison’s vocal palette has been colored by her experience in a variety of musical genres throughout her life, from classical to punk rock and even a cappella Elizabethan madrigals, and in 2005 she found her home in jazz. In addition to Allison’s discography of 4 albums and 3 EPs recorded in New York, Paris, and San Diego, Allison’s voice can be heard on various other album collaborations, TV commercials, and on the video game “The Saboteur” soundtrack singing French jazz in the company of Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Madeleine Peyroux, & others. She has toured extensively including performances at the Blue Note New York, Ronnie Scott’s London, Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Los Angeles, San Jose Jazz Fest, Tula’s Seattle, East Hawaii Jazz & Blues Fest, Hawaii Public Radio Honolulu, Lucca Jazz Donna Festival Tuscany, Music Inn Rome, Le Baiser Salé Paris, Takatsuki Jazz Street Festival Osaka, and Body & Soul Tokyo, among others Allison Adams Tucker on Facebook / Instagram

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With 284 strings between their instruments, Paul, Vanessa, and Ching-Ming offer a rare alchemy of sound in an inspired program of duets highlighting two luminous partnerships: cello with piano, and cello with harp. From Bach to Mendelssohn, the music moves between warmth and radiance, offering a rich palette of colors and moods. Paul Tseng, cello Ching-Ming Cheng, piano Vanessa Fountain, harp “[Paul Tseng]…poignant and moving… brilliantly executed.” — Spirit of Jefferson Advocate “[Ching-Ming Cheng] has wowed audiences from Taipei to Texas…” — CSUSM News “[Vanessa Fountain] dazzled the audience completely.” — Mariko Hiller, Odeon Chamber Music Series Cello and Harp Adagio - Bach/Marcello Romanze - J. Strauss Sonata in C - Boccherini The Swan - Saint-Saens Meditation from Thais - Massenet Cello Solo Hongyang - Chinese Traditional Cello and Piano Fantasiestücke - R. Schumann Sonata in D - F. Mendelssohn Get Tickets Click here to purchase an Intimate Classics Subscription Package (saves 10-25%). San Diego Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

Joseph Fulton, a well-regarded fifty-eight-year-old film director of romantic comedies, wants to become assistant groundskeeper at a local cemetery in his Manhattan neighborhood, desiring to work outdoors and be close to nature. Meanwhile, he thinks it’s important to have his last will and testament drawn up. But his highly dramatic actress girlfriend imagines he is dying and that he is just too brave to tell anyone. The rumor spreads and soon friends, family and neighbors crowd into his apartment to say their last farewells. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Praised for their refined, committed, and technically polished approach by the San Francisco Classical Voice, the New Hollywood String Quartet carries forward the spirit of the famed Hollywood String Quartet of the 1940s and ’50s. In this program, Mozart’s elegance, Wolf’s charm, Turina’s Spanish color, and Ravel’s shimmering sonorities come alive with their distinctive artistry. Mozart – String Quartet No.21 in D major, K.575 Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade (1887) Turina – La oración del torero, Op.34 Ravel – Quartet in F major Get Tickets Click here to purchase an Intimate Classics Subscription Package (saves 10-25%). New Hollywood String Quartet on Facebook / Instagram