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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Mincing herbs, finding joy, washing dishes, and the news cycle: Disco Riot's "A Year of DisDANCE" film looks at the last year through dance. -
KPBS Midday EditionThis weekend in the arts: a powerful new group exhibition at The Front, Broadway hits from jazz greats, Lauren Gunderson's play "I and You" plus a city-wide art and architecture event. -
Catch these five notable works of visual art in San Diego this month, from Claire A. Warden, Aaron Glasson, Tijera Williams, Carlos Castro Arias and Chantal Peñalosa. -
San Diego-based annual festival attracts talented photographers for virtual workshops, lectures and more with several in-person exhibitions and outdoor shows. -
We're listening to new music from Thee Sacred Souls, Wsprgrl, EST, Sarah Hennies and Karima Walker. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego Music Award-winning singer reflects on a childhood with a jazz singer mother, the songs that cultivated her love for music and the artists that shaped her style.
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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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