LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
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: Burn All Books' Postcard Show, San Diego Writers Festival, "Fashioning an Icon," Malashock Dance, "Regency Girls" and more.
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R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band's music. -
Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says.
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KPBS Midday EditionWriter Katie Manning will be one of the featured poets at this year's San Diego Writers Festival. Plus, a preview of the San Diego Arab Film Fest. And KPBS debuts its arts and culture podcast, "The Finest," with an episode on a beloved tea shop. -
Amy Truong and Lani Gobaleza's journey from viral success to reshaping the San Diego tea scene is a story of love, mindfulness and bold decisions. Tune in to hear their incredible story and how they're transforming the tea game.
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Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies. -
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston cop, in 2022. She maintains she was framed by police. Here's a refresher on the case — and a look at what's happened since last year's mistrial.
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The park is a "natural-habitat oriented" space featuring nature playgrounds, 2 miles of walkways and bike paths, sand dunes, native plants and space for passive activities such as bird watching. -
From the new Trump administration to mass deportations, coverage of protests has dominated headlines and social media. But two local photographers are choosing to protest in their own way — through art.
MORE ARTS & CULTURE
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Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in the first attempt to adapt the blockbuster video game for the big screen. And Pedro Pascal returns in a real-life inspired Bay Area anthology with a lot going on. -
Elizabeth Olsen doesn't want validation, but she does want you to understand her taste. She shares why she's terrified of dying, but is fascinated with death and the joy of idle people watching. -
More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience.
Latest Arts Events
Chef's Dinner: The Study of Peas | The Kitchen at MCASD
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 5 PM
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego: La Jolla
$95++ per person
Gallery QI & Visual Arts Speaker Series: Mendi + Keith Obadike 'The Skeuomorph'
Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 5 PM to 7 PM
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UC San Diego, Department of Visual Arts
Free
Corinne Bailey Rae | 'Black Rainbows'
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7 PM
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Epstein Family Amphitheater
Start at $25
'Nerd Nite' San Diego
Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 7 PM to 10 PM
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Kensington Club
$10
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Balboa Theatre
$50.50 - 95.50
'The Treehouse' by Gwydion Suilebhan
Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 9 PM
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Old Globe Theatre
$25
April Named ‘Arts, Culture & Creativity’ Month in Escondido
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 8 AM
Ongoing until April 30, 2025
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Escondido's Historic Downtown
Free
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