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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Our picks for pop culture, comics, music, art, food, drink and fandom events to get a taste of Comic-Con without a badge. -
This weekend in the arts: emerging artists at ICA San Diego; Teen-Versionary's Pride production; nine Park Social projects on one day; Leonard Patton and Gregory Page at the Jazz Lounge; Marianela de la Hoz at the Timken; and mariachi and ballet folklórico at the Civic Theatre. -
The Comic-Con-affiliated event is free and open to the public, running concurrently at the downtown library, dedicated to the ways comics intersect with literacy and learning — including how to defend against book bans. -
The overture was commissioned as a celebration of Russian victory and imperialism. The August concert will still feature other works by Tchaikovsky, including "The Tempest." -
This summer, check out five notable works of art on view in the region: Margaret Noble at Plumosa Park; Phillip K. Smith III at OMA; Natalia Ventura at The Front; Chris Burden and Bryon Kim at MCASD downtown; and Alika Cooper at Oolong Gallery. -
This weekend in the arts: Graffiti art at the Athenaeum Art Center; Barrio Art Crawl; Adia Victoria at The Casbah; Little Italy ArtWalk Summer Series; Katherine Brannock at Thumbprint; and Freestyle Love Supreme closes.
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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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