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Julia Dixon Evans
Arts Calendar Editor and Producer
Julia Dixon Evans 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.
Recent Stories by Julia Dixon Evans
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Marking Time,' 'Paths Converge,' A Pop-Up Concert, A New Nite Market And 'Raymonda'
- May 13
- By Julia Dixon Evans
This weekend, the Athenaeum, Hausmann Quartet, Project [BLANK] and Good Faith Gallery all have in-person art and culture offerings, plus a virtual ballet production from City Ballet.
GI Film Festival Framed By Diverse Women's Stories
- May 13
- By Julia Dixon Evans
The 2021 virtual GI Film Festival San Diego highlights stories of the female warrior experience in a six-day event, opening with "The Invisible Project" documentary about women veterans.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Bach, Steamrollers, Barrio Art Crawl And Live Rock
- May 6
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Our San Diego weekend arts picks include four events in one at Bread and Salt, a Bach Collegium online concert, a drive-thru steamroller printmaking exhibition, and Carrie Feller and D.WREX at Sycamore Den.
5 Works Of Art To See In San Diego In May
- May 5
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Here's some art to see right now in San Diego: Sien Collective at Sparks Gallery, Kaori Fukuyama at OMA, Amir Fallah at Lux, Annie Goldman at California Center for the Arts and Chitra Gopalakrishnan at Hill Street Country Club.
5 Songs To Discover In San Diego In May
- May 5
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Discover new music from San Diego acts, including Vákoum, Kahlil Nash, Kori Gillis, Francisco Eme and a new video from The Strawberry Moons, plus a bonus live music show alert (!) with Carrie Feller and D.WREX.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: 'Toward Belonging,' Drive-In Opera LOLs, 'Crying In H-Mart,' And Exhibitions Closing Soon
- April 29
- By Julia Dixon Evans
This weekend in the arts: A dance film commissioned by the La Jolla Playhouse, "The Barber of Seville" drive-in, virtual Mission Creek Festival, Domestic Geographies open house and more art exhibitions closing soon.
Mexicali Band Silent Releases 'Modern Hate'
- April 28
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Mexicali-based Silent's new full-length album "Modern Hate" was first inspired by hateful rhetoric surrounding construction of the US-Mexico wall. The album, out now on Three One G records, tackles the toxicity of hate with a powerful goth-punk beauty.
Imagining MLK's Final Night In 'The Mountaintop'
- April 28
- By Julia Dixon Evans
Director Kandace Crystal tackles authenticity, flawed heroes and the power of collaboration with a filmed production of Katori Hall’s play, "The Mountaintop," from Roustabouts Theatre Co., American History Theater and TYPA.
San Diego Weekend Arts Events: Book Crawl, 'The Mountaintop,' UC San Diego MFAs, Drive-In Opera And QRT.yrd Jazz
- April 22
- By Julia Dixon Evans
This weekend in the arts: Independent Bookstore Day, The Roustabouts Theatre, "Measurements of Progress," "The Barber of Seville" drive-in opera and pianist Christian Sands.
Bringing The Sounds And Drama Of 'Hamlet' To The Radio
- April 22
- By Julia Dixon Evans
The Old Globe brings the politics, family sagas, ghosts and that epic sword fight in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to radio audiences.
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GI Film Festival San Diego 2021: 'Sky Blossom: Diaries Of The Next Greatest Generation'
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 5 p.m.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Billy Graham
Stream or tune in Monday, May 17, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, May 23 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2
