Julia Dixon Evans
Arts Reporter & Host, The FinestJulia Dixon Evans hosts KPBS’ arts and culture podcast, The Finest, writes the KPBS Arts 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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As Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys plan to bring their "Giants" exhibit to MCASD this spring, the Deans signaled their support for San Diego artists when Swizz Beatz bought out an entire Barrio Logan photography show. -
This weekend in the arts: Lots of new visual art celebrating printmaking, architecture, the Barrio Logan neighborhood, found art shape-shifters, and longtime public art collaborators; plus Sudan Archives, poetry and sound, Britten's "Sea Interludes," costume designer Edith Head on stage, Ephrat Asherie Dance, a book festival, Tết Festival and more. -
San Diego's indie-rock project Topeka Clementine blends storytelling, activism and sing-along energy into music that feels urgent and alive. Hear a special performance from KPBS' Sundrenched Sounds live music series and a post-show interview about going viral, constant touring and new work shaped by grief and hope. -
This weekend in the arts: "Doomgaze" at the Casbah, "Farm to Craft" at the Mingei, Barrio Art Crawl, "Neon Afterlife" in Oceanside, "The Recipe" at La Jolla Playhouse and an East County library book crawl. -
San Diego is filled with colorful, climbable sculptures by French artist Niki de Saint Phalle, from the Sun God at UC San Diego to Queen Califia’s Magical Circle. But behind these joyful giants is a quieter story: the refugee craftsman who became her right hand and still repairs her art decades after her death. It’s a story about friendship, legacy and the power of public art to change a life. -
KPBS wants to know if higher ticket prices have changed how often you go to concerts or what kinds of live events you attend.
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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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