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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This weekend in the arts: Marino Gomez's customized action figure art; City Ballet's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Drug Hunt's album release; bomba dance and free admission at MCASD; 32 years of juried exhibitions at the Athenaeum; a new mural meets centuries-old art; plus concert picks and more. -
KPBS Midday EditionPlaywright, philanthropist and theater icon Dea Hurston died on July 7. On Thursday we discuss Hurston's legacy. Also, a look at how the Old Globe is engaging the community. Then, a preview of weekend arts events ahead. -
This weekend in the arts: Lots of new visual art across the county; contemporary dance; Chopin's piano works; painting with Panca; acrobatic theater; plus live music and more. -
KPBS has put together a list of top events and activities in different categories to help you dive into the pop culture celebration. -
This weekend in the arts and culture in San Diego: San Diego Symphony's opening weekend at the Rady Shell; San Diego Black Arts and Culture District Music Festival; 'Twelfth Night of the Living Dead;' North Park Mini Book Fair; floral and ceramic art; live music and more. -
KPBS Midday EditionBroadway legend Audra McDonald will perform with the San Diego Symphony this weekend. She sat down with Midday Edition to talk about curating the program and her theater journey.
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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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