by John M. Eger October 22, 2025 On November 21, another telling movement will reach a new crescendo. From painters to playwrights, a new coalition of creators is challenging the authoritarian tide—and […]
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THE BUZZ: Dreams, Exile, and the Self — Alfredo Castañeda’s Surreal Vision Comes to San Diego
by Cornelia Feye October 15, 2025 Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism at San Diego Museum of Art, until March 1, 2026 When André Breton, the father of Surrealism, visited Mexico in […]
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OPINION: The Real Cost of America’s Democratic Decline: Our Creativity
by John M. Eger October 14, 2025 The Prebys Foundation recently provided $31 million in grants to 61 local art and culture organizations. If America is serious about defending democracy, it must defend […]
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THE BUZZ: Boundless: Reflections of Southern California Landscapes in Midcentury Studio Ceramics
by Rebecca Romani October 8, 2025 MCM or Mid-Century Modern has been having a moment in San Diego, and nowhere is that moment more effectively illustrated than in a group […]
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THE BUZZ: An Introductory Guide to the 2025 San Diego International Film Festival
By Cory-LaNeave Jones October 8, 2025 Light in the Dark The air in San Diego in October always carries a kind of cinematic light — that bleached hush before the […]
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THE BUZZ: Harlem’s Ghosts Still Sing: Moxie Theatre’s Blues for an Alabama Sky
by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer October 6, 2025 Moxie Theatre’s Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage unfolds like a jazz riff stretched across a Harlem summer—hot, aching, and unapologetically […]
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THE BUZZ: Huzzah! at The Old Globe: A New Classic Musical Comedy in the Making
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer October 3, 2025 When I judge a major new musical, I use a simple sniff test: could I want to attend an amateur production of this […]
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THE BUZZ: Why SUFFS Hits Different in San Diego—Especially During a Government Shutdown
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer October 3, 2025 National theatrical tours are a bit of a magic trick. They promise a Broadway experience without the pilgrimage to Manhattan’s theatre district. But, […]
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YOUR WEEK IN FILM: The Smashing Machine
By Beth Accomando October 2, 2025 Mark Kerr’s name may not be familiar to a lot of people, but it’s a name that Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie want you […]
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CULTURE GEEK: Opera À la Carte San Diego
Culture Geek Beth Accomando takes you behind the scenes of a rehearsal for Opera À la Carte San Diego’s return this fall with a vibrant, spirited reimagining of Jacques Offenbach’s […]
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OPINION: Libraries and Free Thought: Why Access Matters Now More Than Ever
by John M. Eger September 27, 2025 At a time when democratic institutions face deep scrutiny and truth itself is contested, libraries remain one of the few trusted, nonpartisan spaces […]
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Mindful Creativity: A Creative Industry Roundtable
Watch and listen to this intimate gathering of creative industry leaders as they explore mindful creativity—integrating mindfulness practices to empower and sustain the region’s creative workforce. In a time of […]
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THE BUZZ: Live, Laugh, Limerence: a reflection on Cygnet’s Follies
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer September 21, 2025 The opening of The Joan — San Diego’s newest performing arts space in Liberty Station — would never be small or safe. But […]
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THE BUZZ: Between the Breath of Cloth: An Interview with fabric portrait artist, Bisa Butler
By Cory-LaNeave Jones September 18, 2025 In the hush where thread whispers its secrets, the quilt becomes a poem, each patch a syllable in the story of souls unseen. There, […]
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CULTURE GEEK: Inside the Design Center
by Beth Accomando September 17, 2025 Mingei International Museum guest co-curator Dave Hampton takes us through a vignette of mid-twentieth century interior, lighting, and furniture design as selected by Ilse […]
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