by Rebecca Romani March 17, 2026 As San Diego’s thoughts turn to Spring, the San Diego Media Arts Center turns toward the 33rd annual San Diego Latino Film Festival, opening […]
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OPINION: The Right Brain Initiative: Why Art Infusion Matters for Modern-Day Success
by John M. Eger March 15, 2026 For decades, educators, psychologists, and business leaders have argued that schools must cultivate the left side of the brain in the belief that […]
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THE BUZZ: Unrolling Paradise: The Fabric of Memories and Tradition Woven into a Persian Garden of Tapestry and Sculpture
By Michael Howard March 15, 2026 For artist Maryam Bayat, memory is not just something recalled – it is something woven, painted, and sculpted into physical form. In her latest […]
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THE BUZZ: Film Community Calls on County Supervisors to Reopen Film Commission
By Michael Howard March 15, 2026 San Diego has long been a region with cinematic film potential – scenic coastlines, historic neighborhoods, and a deep pool of creative talent. Yet […]
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ART SHOP TALK: Inside the Studio of Ana Maria Herrera | Border Stories Through Reclaimed Materials
In this special episode of ART SHOP TALK, Vanguard Culture’s documentarian Anna Guillotte visits the studio of multidisciplinary artist Ana Maria Herrera, whose work explores identity, migration, and cultural coexistence […]
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THE BUZZ: Ebony G. Patterson Brings Lush, Unsettling Spectacle to Frieze Los Angeles
Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, ILFrieze, Los Angeles February 26-March 1, 2026Solo Exhibition: Artist, Ebony G. Patterson by Cathy Breslaw March 9, 2026 Jamaican-born artist Ebony G. Patterson works across tapestry, […]
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THE BUZZ: San Diego Writers Festival Returns with Jodi Picoult—and it’s all FREE!
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer March 4, 2026 San Diego Writers Festival is borderline radical because, as a free, open-to-the-public event, it treats the written word as a community resource rather […]
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THE BUZZ: Through Graciela Iturbide’s Eyes: Ritual, Identity, and the Poetry of Mexico
Graciela Iturbide: Photographs from Colecciones Fundasción Mapfre by Cornelia Feye March 4, 2026 Thirty-one years ago in 1995, I first saw Graciela Iturbide’s strikingly intense black and white photographs in […]
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THE BUZZ: March on Stage: How to Experience San Diego Theatre Month
by Kristen Nevárez Schweizer In March, San Diego Theatre Month turns the whole County into a sampler platter: big houses, small stages, musicals, plays, improv, concerts, and dance. The official […]
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THE BUZZ: Taj Mahal’s Climate Change Blues Strike a Powerful Chord
By Cory-LaNeave Jones March 3, 2026 When we stop paying attention to the oceans, will we finally have the real “Fishing Blues”? Henry “Ragtime Texas” Thomas first recorded a version […]
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THE BUZZ: Noir, But Make It Funny: North Coast Rep’s Maltese Falcon
Interview with Mathew Salazar-Thompson By Mimi Sells March 1, 2026 What happens when you cross Dashiel Hammett’s classic noir detective novel The Maltese Falcon with the creative comedy chops of […]
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THE BUZZ: Emerging Voices, Expert Direction: Plays by Young Writers Festival This Weekend
Young people are often told to “find their voice.” The Playwrights Project is one of San Diego’s institutions that actually hands them a microphone, dims the lights, and pays professionals […]
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THE BUZZ: Cygnet’s “Somewhere Over the Border” A West Coast Premiere That Hits Home
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer February 24, 2026 I walked into The Joan ready to do my job as a theater critic: take notes in the dark, clock the pacing, track […]
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THE BUZZ: Say it three times: Beetlejuice is back in San Diego
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer February 24, 2026 If you grew up with Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, you probably remember the feeling before you remember the plot: gothic comedy, grief, and chaos […]
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COMMENTARY: Art and Liberal Arts Graduates Aren’t Getting Hired as Business and Education Executives Don’t See Eye to Eye
by John M. Eger February 21, 2026 A recent report by Deloitte found that “A significant perception gap exists) between business and academic institution leaders when it comes to assessing […]
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