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: A play by a Parkland father; local indie literature; jazz; "Chasing Fear"; Ryan Manalili album release; a Thee Sacred Souls homecoming; Broadway's "Peter Pan"; live music picks and more. -
Manuel Oliver, father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin "Guac" Oliver, will bring his one-man play to San Diego this weekend. "I feel like I'm parenting," Oliver said of the performances. -
Yes, there's other stuff going on this weekend — including new theater, visual art, contemporary dance, jazz, chamber music and rock. Plus: that big pop culture convention. -
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.
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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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