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: 15 years at The Front, San Diego Zine Fest, Takács Quartet, Duke Windsor at Art Night Encinitas and more. -
With a solo exhibition opening this weekend and San Diego Art Prize honors, San Diego artist Perry Vásquez has dozens of works on view in town. -
This weekend in the arts: Mahler, Ravel and Moya at The Shell, 'Shutter Sisters' opens at The Old Globe, eclectic outdoor music and more. -
New art on our radar this month includes: Rizzhel Javier at The Front, Mary Jhun at Thumbprint, Christopher Puzio at La Jolla Historical Society and more. -
San Diego Art Prize recipient Beliz Iristay's art reflects the three places she calls home: Mexico, San Diego and Turkey. -
For Hispanic Heritage Month, we're listening to new music from the region's Hispanic and Latinx bands and musicians — plus some upcoming live shows.
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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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