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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Now in his 80s, the San Diego jazz saxophonist is still performing and recently released new work. Get to know the works that shaped him and continue to drive his music. -
A new SDMA+ Art of Elan collaborative concert pairs abstract photography with new contemporary compositions for bass clarinet — inspired by the fantastical works of Lewis Carroll. -
Our weekend arts picks include site-specific visual art installations, outdoor works, a brand new play and two drive-in classical music performances to sweeten up your weekend. -
San Diego artist Amel Janae's solo exhibition, "Like Honey" is on view now at Swish Projects, is a study of obscurity. -
Jazz musician Louis Valenzuela supports local musicians — and audiences — by hosting weekly livestreams. -
A new fellowship brings three artists with different backgrounds together to explore the memories and archives of Japanese-American incarceration and other civil liberties violations
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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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