Julia Dixon Evans
Arts & Culture Reporter and Host, The FinestJulia Dixon Evans hosts KPBS’ arts and culture podcast, The Finest, writes the Newsletter, produces and edits the KPBS/Arts Calendar and works with the KPBS team to cover San Diego's diverse arts scene.
Previously, Julia wrote the weekly Culture Report for Voice of San Diego and has reported on arts, culture, books, music, television, dining, the outdoors and more for The A.V. Club, Literary Hub and San Diego CityBeat. She studied literature at UCSD (where she was an oboist in the La Jolla Symphony), and is a published novelist and short fiction writer. She is the founder of Last Exit, a local reading series and literary journal, and she won the 2019 National Magazine Award for Fiction. Julia lives with her family in North Park and loves trail running, vegan tacos and live music.
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From trees to breasts and fluffy sea creatures, there's a ton of great visual art to see around San Diego through the end of summer. -
Book clubs can start with a book, but they often become about the people those stories bring together. Three San Diego book club organizers share what keeps their groups going, from lasting friendships and shared traditions to unexpected connections that happen when people read together. -
Art as an "anti-tribute" to a children's book; the power and burden of heirlooms; Asian American Dance Festival; Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals; Ess Whiteley's immersive sound art; soul music; Jesus Gonzalez in Jacumba; SummerFest finale and more. -
The festival brought together more than 12,000 readers for author panels, live performances, podcast tapings and the announcement of three books selected for One Book, One San Diego. -
The Midnight Pine, founded by Shelbi Bennett and Alfred Howard in 2011, will perform its second album in its entirety Friday at the Music Box. -
The Old Globe's outdoor production of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" gives this timeless rom-com an unexpectedly contemporary staging — with prominent use of karaoke.
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The sudden pullback of NEA funding — after money was already spent — is shaking confidence across San Diego's dance world and forcing organizations to rethink programming. -
Our top picks for book events to check out this season: Fantasy, found family and queer joy; the life of Kenny G; Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen; the return of a beloved book festival; and a queer rom-com debut. -
Locally born productions shine at this year's Tony nominations. Plus, two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity — the musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play “Stereophonic” about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom — each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday.
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- California lawmakers greenlight a new San Diego sports arena, bypassing environmental hurdles