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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Local author Emily Greenberg’s debut collection of experimental short stories explores blurred lines between truth and fiction, with settings ranging from Kellyanne Conway's perspective on inauguration night to a chance meeting between Paris Hilton and Thomas Pynchon. -
Mary Jhun's new exhibit, "In Losing Sleep, I Painted," opens Saturday at the Oceanside Museum of Art. The San Diego artist is pushing the boundaries of dreams, science and her muse. -
Explore San Diego’s architecture and design with free guided and self-guided tours this weekend. Hosted by the San Diego Architecture Foundation, OH! San Diego features artist talks, workshops, demonstrations and happy hours. -
Our roundup of arts and culture to discover in San Diego this month: Visual art, music, theater, dance, outdoor festivals, books, film and more. Up next: The Rosin Box Project's women choreographers showcase; "Land and Sea" at MCASD; Omar Sosa; Sacra/Profana; San Diego Short Film Festival; Ron Currie; and Domonique King's "Get Hammered." -
The bestselling author of "The Joy Luck Club," "The Kitchen God's Wife" and "The Bonesetter's Daughter" explores her deepening love for birdwatching in "The Backyard Bird Chronicles," an illustrated memoir-meets-nature journal. -
This weekend in the arts: A new zine fest in Chula Vista; the power of drawing; installation art in Escondido; chamber music inspired by visual art; "3 Summers of Lincoln"; plus live music picks and more.
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KPBS would like to hear from you about your awareness and participation in cultural arts in the South Bay. -
Here is a list of some of KPBS' picks to ring in the Year of the Rabbit and Cat in San Diego County. -
A new outdoor exhibition of photography, ephemera, video and more explores the role of the Freedom Riders in their 1961 protests.
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