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Conducted by Steven Schick, Art of Elan will perform Olivier Messiaen's "From the Canyons to the Stars" in Borrego Springs. The music was inspired by Messiaen's intensely spiritual experience in the American desert.
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Physics Girl spent years explaining the mysteries of the universe. Then she became the mystery herself. Dianna Cowern and her husband, Kyle Kitzmiller, share what happened when a devastating illness changed their lives and doctors couldn't explain why. -
Rewriting the quest: How tabletop role-playing games took on a life of their own south of the borderThe Port of Entry team takes a deep dive into the world of tabletop role-playing games and discovers how they were transformed to include more voices and narratives
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Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. -
Endgame and Avatar have been jockeying for the title for years now.
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The Australian singer-songwriter's last album earned him his first Grammy nominations, a global tour with Charli xcx and even an SNL parody. His new release, She's the Best, excavates a deeper layer of his desires. -
The pop superstar is showing art from his personal collection for the first time. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is packed with fans.
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Quint Gallery's Mark Quint opened The Museum Of __ to showcase the extraordinary and ordinary in physical and virtual spaces. -
New film offers fictionalized portrait of Chris Hansen, the former host of Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator."
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Hill co-starred in HBO's Somebody Somewhere and has hosted drag king shows and queer cabarets. "This is my mantra … if you don't see yourself represented, go out and represent yourself," he says. -
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
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Like his previous work, including Homeland Elegies, The Radiance exposes the fissures of American racial, political and economic identity. -
In the first game of the NWSL’s Friday lineup, the San Diego Wave beat the Orlando Pride 2-1. The Wave became the second team to clinch a playoff spot with the win, joining Gotham. -
Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year? -
When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes. -
The Tonics, an amateur a cappella group of middle-aged men in suburban Philadelphia, have built a mass social media following by posting videos of their rehearsals in each other's kitchens.
Latest Arts Events
Irma Sofia Poeter - 'A-Dress: Power and Belief' Exhibition Reception
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 from 4 PM to 7 PM
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San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery
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A Taste of Coronado
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 from 5 PM to 9 PM
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Navigating Economic Uncertainty: Financial Confidence for Every Stage of Life
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 5 PM
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Carlsbad GPS-guided Walking Tour: The Village by the Sea
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8 AM
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Various Locations in Carlsbad
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Kids Free in October 2026
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8 AM
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Discover UC San Diego: A GPS-Guided Walking Tour for Prospective Students, Parents, New Staff and You!
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8 AM
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UCSD Town Square
$14.99
La Jolla GPS-guided Walking Tour: Must-see Sights with a La Jolla Local
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8 AM
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Little Italy Mercato | Every Saturday & Wednesday
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Little Italy
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