LATEST IN ARTS & CULTURE
There are an estimated 40,000 Oaxacans living in San Diego County, mostly in North County.
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A phone call sends Taylor Guitars founder Bob Taylor to Cameroon, where he encounters a problem that changes how he thinks about the instruments he builds. His search for answers takes him deep into the forests and into an unexpected connection with elephants. -
We're sharing an episode of the Voice of San Diego podcast about a local man featured on HBO's "Neighbors" and two orphaned bear cubs in California. Plus, we talk dive bars with Voice of San Diego reporter Jakob McWhinney.
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Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After decades in the business and two Oscars, he says he has less fear as an actor.
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Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear.
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Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. -
"I just want to make people really feel things about the world they live in," Grian Chatten says of Dopamine Chamber, which he describes as the band's attempt to map the tensions of our moment.
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For Jakob McWhinney, a great diver is about more than cheap drinks. The Voice of San Diego reporter shares five local spots where regulars feel at home. -
Southwestern College stages a new comedy of terrors and invited KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando to its "blood rehearsal."
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The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group. -
Julie Orringer's new novel is a multivalent love story, a tale of sickness and health, dementia and brilliance, betrayal and loyalty. It's both heartbreaking and heartwarming.
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Propelled by a lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks, the Brewers swept the two-time defending champion LA Dodgers out of the playoffs Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. -
The U.S. Sentate passed a bill to reshape rules for college athletes late last month. The Protect College Sports Act aims to tighten rules around eligibility and transferring, and formalize compensation for college athletes. We speak with a sports law expert about the bill and where it goes from here. -
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change. -
The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe book "California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California" tells the story of the UC system, and how its rise mirrors the state's own growth during the 20th century.
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Mainly Mozart Presents Violinists Sarah Kwak & Vali Phillips
Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10 AM
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The Bornemann Theatre on TERI Campus of life
Free
Autumn Concert Series: Irina Bessonova
Friday, October 16, 2026 from 1 PM to 2 PM
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Coronado Public Library
Free
Clay Handbuilding: Ceramic Vessel or Planter
Friday, October 16, 2026 from 5 PM to 7 PM
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San Diego Craft Collective
$60
'Hotel Transylvania' FREE Spooky Movie Night at Carnitas' Snack Shack
Friday, October 16, 2026 from 6 PM to 10 PM
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Carnitas’ Snack Shack – Embarcadero
Free
MUNA: 'Gets So Hot Tour'
Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7 PM
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
$81.30
Ghoul’s Night! @ Punch Bowl Social
Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7 PM
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Punch Bowl Social San Diego
$15
Queer Salsa Social: Wine Not??
Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7 PM
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Negociant Winery
GA: $25 | Early Bird: $20 | QLDSD Student: $15
CONTRA-TIEMPO: Activist Dance Theater | 'Roots of Loving Us'
Friday, October 16, 2026 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
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Epstein Family Amphitheater
$30-55
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