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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Some San Diego artists are finding solace in making face masks in the hundreds as official personal protective gear recommendations change -
Michelle Montjoy is currently the featured regional artist at Lux Art Institute, but her touchable, immersive installation opened right as California enacted stay-at-home orders -
KPBS Midday EditionWe’re listening to new music from Tennis, Yeek, Heartbones, Nmandi and Kilikili — all acts with canceled or postponed shows this month -
Embracing our new connectivity with a festival of original plays written for, set in and performed in Zoom -
A canceled tour and stunted album release can't keep the 'Kate Bush experience' from sharing their work and passion -
New to San Diego, writer Jac Jemc's latest book upturns everyday moments and challenges what makes a happy ending
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KPBS Midday EditionOur guest for Midday Edition's weekend arts preview segment this week is Andrea "Angie" Chandler, with recommendations for visual art, theater and a photography zine signing event.
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