Julia Dixon Evans
Arts Reporter/Podcast HostJulia Dixon Evans writes the KPBS Arts newsletter, produces and edits the KPBS/Arts Calendar and works with the KPBS team to cover San Diego's diverse arts scene. Previously, Julia wrote the weekly Culture Report for Voice of San Diego and has reported on arts, culture, books, music, television, dining, the outdoors and more for The A.V. Club, Literary Hub and San Diego CityBeat. She studied literature at UCSD (where she was an oboist in the La Jolla Symphony), and is a published novelist and short fiction writer. She is the founder of Last Exit, a local reading series and literary journal, and she won the 2019 National Magazine Award for Fiction. Julia lives with her family in North Park and loves trail running, vegan tacos and live music.
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Playwright Keiko Green's "Empty Ride" follows the story of a woman who returns home to a small town in Japan, after the 2011 tsunami, to take care of her father — and continue his taxi route. This play was commissioned by The Old Globe is on stage Feb. 13 through March 2. -
This weekend in the arts: San Diego ballet teams up with Gilbert Castellanos; Robert Xavier Burden unveils “The Alien Painting”; Burn All Books and Scanners Archive screen indie films; "Empty Ride" at the Globe; Moxie Theatre launches a new playwriting festival; Daygo Eatz; plus live music picks and more. -
The "This American Life" creator shares how his narrative style has evolved over 850 episodes just before bringing his live show, "Seven Things I've Learned," to San Diego this weekend. -
KPBS Midday EditionThis week's arts and culture show takes us to an event celebrating Black women who are paving the way in San Diego and across the country. Plus, a sit-down with San Diego’s new poet Laureate. Then, our Midday Movies critics share their hottest Oscar takes and more. -
San Diego has named Paola Capó-García as its third Poet Laureate since the program began in 2020. A former journalist and educator, she aims to make poetry more accessible in the community. -
Viet Thanh Nguyen's children's book, "Simone," tells the story of a young Vietnamese American girl whose life is uprooted by a wildfire and how she finds comfort in art.
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Our top picks for book events to check out this season: Fantasy, found family and queer joy; the life of Kenny G; Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen; the return of a beloved book festival; and a queer rom-com debut. -
Locally born productions shine at this year's Tony nominations. Plus, two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity — the musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play “Stereophonic” about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom — each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday. -
KPBS would like to hear from you about your awareness and participation in cultural arts in the South Bay.
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