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Vanguard Culture is an online media entity designed for culturally savvy, socially conscious individuals. We provide original interviews and reviews of the people, places, and events that make up San Diego’s thriving arts and culture community, as well as curated snapshots of the week’s best, most inspiring and unique cultural and culinary events. We believe in making a difference in the world, supporting San Diego’s vibrant visual and performing arts community and bringing awareness to important social and community causes.
THE BUZZ: Moxie’s ‘Birds of North America’ soars
by Kristen Schweizer February 14, 2023 February 2023 is a hot month for San Diego theatre, with a show opening at nearly every playhouse in town. I am seeing seven […]
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THE BUZZ: The Other Side of San Diego: An Interview with Armando de la Torre
By Justin Duyao February 11, 2023 Armando de la Torre’s latest site-specific project, On the Blue Line, is a colorful and thought-provoking homage to the San Diego trolley line that […]
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THE BUZZ: The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci abounds in gorgeous tableaus and scenic wonder
January 27, 2023 by Kristen Schweizer Leonardo Da Vinci is the definition of a “Renaissance man.” A multipotential genius limited only by the length of his life. His famous work […]
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THE BUZZ: Decades in the making. New Village Arts honors arts leader Dea Hurston and premieres a Tony-Award-winning play.
January 27, 2023 by Kristen Schweizer It is a big day for New Village Arts (NVA). The morning featured the dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting of the freshly renovated and […]
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THE BUZZ: Music of the Americas Celebrated at Camarada’s Latest Concert.
By Mimi SellsJanuary 22, 2023 I’m not a big classical music fan so when I saw the program for Camarada on January 21, my curiosity was piqued enough to buy […]
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THE BUZZ: NYC’s Underground Dance Club Scene explored in Underscored at ArtPower
By Mimi SellsJanuary 20, 2023 We’ve all heard about the glitzy, dance-crazed world of Studio 54 and other iconic New York nightclubs of the 80s and 90s. It was a […]
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THE BUZZ: Terence Blanchard’s “Absence” is an ambient, innovative triumph
by Justin DuyaoJanuary 19, 2022 At its best, jazz is a kind of music that picks you up and carries you with it. If there is one thing Terence Blanchard […]
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THE BUZZ: Another World: The Transcendental Painting Group, 1938-1945
Los Angeles County Museum of ArtThrough June 19, 2023 January 19, 2023by Cathy Breslaw As I entered this exhibition, I was transported into its’ atmosphere of paintings on subdued purple […]
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ART SEEN: Regan A. McKay
January 16, 2023 by Kristen Schweizer When I hear “she is a costume designer” I picture a fastidious woman hemming a heavy Shakespearean gown in a room filled with colorful […]
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THE BUZZ: Celebrated Jazz Musician and Composer Terence Blanchard to Speak and Perform at UC San Diego
by Justin Duyao January 12, 2023 For two back-to-back evenings, the celebrated jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard will speak and perform at the University of California (UC) San Diego, […]
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THE BUZZ: San Diego Dance Theater’s Live Arts Festival Returns with a New Focus on Community
By Justin Duyao January 10, 2023 San Diego Dance Theater (SDDT)’s three-day, multidisciplinary art event “Live Arts Fest” returns; featuring performing artists from the San Diego area, including this year’s […]
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THE BUZZ: ‘Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition’ at the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park slings away on Jan. 3
By Mario Sanguinet December 26, 2022 Earlier this summer, and just in time for Comic Con, the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park opened “Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition” to […]
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THE BUZZ: Cross-Border Group Exhibition Explores Bi-nationality at Sparks Gallery
By Justin Duyao December 21, 2022 For the first time, the Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura de Tijuana (IMAC) and Sparks Gallery jointly present Paisanos México, a project led […]
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THE BUZZ: A Conversation with Robert K. Elder, Author of “Hemingway in Comics”
Mario Sanguinet December 15, 2022 On Nov. 26, 2022, San Diego Comic Con Museum celebrated its one year anniversary. Among the exhibitions it currently houses is an exploration on famed […]
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