LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
While the Chargers are now based in Los Angeles, thousands of fans still poured into the University of San Diego’s Torero Stadium to show their support at two training camps this week.
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AI is changing animation, but the real debate isn't about technology. It's about creativity, authorship and what makes art feel human. We hear from artists, researchers and philosophers wrestling with AI's role in the creative process and what it means for the future of human expression. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe book reveals a history of San Diego rooted in activism; we revisit a conversation with the authors. Then, hear about an award-winning solo show at the La Jolla Playhouse and other weekend arts events.
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One Night Only manages to fail as a dystopia and as a rom-com. Meanwhile, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a perfect tale for this moment — if you don't mind your eroticism with a side of gore. -
The internationally known chef, writer, and television star died in 2018. Tony, starring Dominic Sessa, tells just a splinter of Bourdain's life — the mid-1970s summer when he was 19.
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K-pop conquered the world — now Chile's young creatives are remixing the movement and making it their own. -
Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco are two artists who've dipped their toes into the Grateful Dead extended universe through a singular experience: by sharing the stage with Bob Weir.
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Meet The Nat's curator of invertebrate zoology and some of his amazing specimens. -
Julia Masli's one-woman, part clown, part social experiment but 100% Wow show has only six more performances.
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As local families stock up on back-to-school supplies, the Library Foundation SD urged parents to pick up a free library card. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Chicano Block Party, "Amoxtlis" and "Field Notes on Memory" in Escondido; San Ysidro Archive; SummerFest; CatVideoFest; a La Jolla Playhouse WOW Experience; rediscovered lost chamber music; local Aly Rowell and more.
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Over the last decade, reality TV mogul Andy Cohen has been spotted dancing at concerts for Dead & Company. But his ties to the Grateful Dead go much farther than that.
Latest Arts Events
Studio Arts Workshop: Adventures in Drawing
Monday, August 10, 2026 from 10 AM to 2 PM
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Oceanside Museum of Art
$70-$100
Storytelling: 'Straw into Gold,' Stories of Transformation
Monday, August 10, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
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The Template Coffee House
Free
San Diego Humane Society's 2027 Photo Fundraiser
Monday, August 10, 2026 at 6 AM
Ongoing until August 31, 2026
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The Margot Hotel Debuts in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
Monday, August 10, 2026 at 7 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2026
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The Margot Hotel
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet Registration Now Open!
Monday, August 10, 2026 at 8 AM
Ongoing until August 31, 2026
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Balboa Park - Casa Del Prado
Discover UC San Diego: A GPS-Guided Walking Tour for Prospective Students, Parents, New Staff and You!
Monday, August 10, 2026 at 8 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2027
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UCSD Town Square
$14.99
Carlsbad GPS-guided Walking Tour: The Village by the Sea
Monday, August 10, 2026 at 8 AM
Ongoing until December 31, 2027
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Various Locations in Carlsbad
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