Julianna Domingo

The GI Film Festival is back to showcase films about veterans and the military experience. One narrative short film looks at a combat veteran’s transition back home.

“The Takeout” is San Diego author Tracy Badua's latest book. It's about the battle between a Filipino-Indian food truck and a new high-end celebrity restaurant.

"The Chronicles of Kalki" opens at Moxie Theater and sets the final avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in a high school girl gang. Also, other arts events in San Diego, including ballet and Latin jazz.

This weekend in the arts: Coachella or "couch-ella," Desert X; piñatas, Wayne Thiebaud, contemporary dance and contemporary classical music

The 2023 Kowit Awards is this Friday. We speak with Lee Herrick, the California Poet Laureate and a featured speaker at the event. Plus, other arts and culture events happening in San Diego this weekend.

On Thursday on Midday Edition, weekend preview is back with a conversation with "The XIXth (The Nineteenth)" playwright, Kemp Powers, who is also director of the forthcoming "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." And, a preview of an exhibit by the De La Torre Brothers currently on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Plus, hip-hop artist and comedian Reggie Watts is coming to The Music Box on Saturday.

This weekend in the arts: Digital Gym Cinema movie screenings, a Latino Film Festival mixer, live music performances and a Comic Savvy open house.

Popcorn Reef is redefining movie nights in San Diego with grindhouse gems, giallo classics and wild cult films you won't find anywhere else — even Landmark Theatres.

From Alaska to Wales, retired teacher Doug Green empowers students to explore cultures, tell stories and build meaningful connections.