Alien Girls, a world premiere play developed at The Old Globe’s 2025 Powers New Voices Festival, is moving, funny, a little odd, and very vulnerable. Playwright Amy Berryman structures the […]
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THE BUZZ: From the Pulpit to the Stage: Universal Spirit Center Presents The Laramie Project Cycle
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer April 27, 2026 A local spiritual community makes the case that live theatre isn’t just art — it’s a moral act. Universal Spirit Center, an inclusive, […]
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THE BUZZ: The Nora Ephron Era Is Back — and It’s in Solana Beach
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer April 27, 2026 The Gen Z girlies have just discovered Nora Ephron. They’re posting on TikTok about You’ve Got Mail and When Harry Met Sally like […]
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THE BUZZ: The Power of the First Move: Lessons from an Emerging Filmmaking Duo
By Michael Howard April 26, 2026 Before there is a script, before budgets, late nights, location scouting, casting – before any of it, every indie film is just an idea. […]
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OPINION: A False Economy of Cutting Arts Funding : The San Diego Story
When budgets tighten, arts funding is often among the first casualties. The reasoning must have felt practical to the San Diego Mayor, ever responsible: in difficult times; governments must prioritize […]
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THE BUZZ: GIANTS In La Jolla: A Chorus of Black Vision, Memory, and Possibility
From the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – April 18 to August 9, 2026 By Cory-LaNeave Jones April 24, […]
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OPINION: San Diego Kept Arts Funding Through 2008 and COVID. Todd Gloria Killed It.
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer April 17, 2026 I have never written about politics. Ever. I follow local politicians the way I follow celebrities (that is to say: loosely, and primarily […]
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THE BUZZ: Threading the Sky: Faith Ringgold’s Stories Rise, Stitch by Stitch
Curated by Mashonda Tifrere | Featuring the work and legacy of Faith Ringgold By Cory-LaNeave Jones April 15, 2026 “I have always wanted to tell my story – or, more […]
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THE BUZZ: Fences Still Standing: August Wilson at The Old Globe
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer April 15, 2026 Sit down. Let me tell you about a man named August Wilson — a man who changed Black theatre forever — and how […]
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OPINION: Cuts To The Arts Are Stupid: The US And Now The City of San Diego Wants To End All Arts Funding
by John M. Eger April 13, 2026 The Mayor of San Diego, Todd Gloria, is scheduled to announce tomorrow (April 15th) that all funding for the Arts would be eliminated. […]
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THE BUZZ: Watch Her Eyes: New Village Arts’ sharply cast Matt & Ben
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer April 10, 2026 The question isn’t whether Matt & Ben, New Village Art’s satirical comedy, lands (it does) – it’s why. Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers […]
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OPINION: The Center Holds: Why Downtown Defines a City’s Identity
by John M. Eger April 5, 2026 A past president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors once said: “The 19th century was a century of empires, the 20th century, a […]
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THE BUZZ: Bridging Cultures Through Film: A Look at Week Two of the San Diego Arab Film Fest
by Rebecca Romani April 3, 2026 After a successful opening weekend, the San Diego Arab Film Festival (SDAFF) continues its screenings the weekend of April 17-19. The festival screening committee […]
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THE BUZZ: Before She Was Mindy Kaling, She Was Ben Affleck: The Comedy That Started It All
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer April 2, 2026 When a press release features a Carlsbad theater showing two Latinas playing Boston-born actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in a comedy co-written […]
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ART SHOP TALK: From Gesture to Canvas: The Art of Jon Savage
In this episode of ART SHOP TALK, Vanguard Culture sits down with Jon Savage, a San Diego–based contemporary artist whose work explores the intersection of language, movement, and abstraction. Deeply […]
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