One of San Diego’s most intimate listening rooms celebrates a landmark recording with A 50th Anniversary Tribute to Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life, taking place August 12–15, 2026 at The Jazz Lounge. Founded by acclaimed vocalist Leonard Patton, The Jazz Lounge was created as a space where live music takes center stage, […]
Book lovers of all ages are invited to gather for the KPBS San Diego Book Festival on August 22, 2026, at the University of San Diego. Presented by KPBS and […]
Nonprofit 101 • Meet the Funders • Executive Director Roundtable Vanguard Culture’s Nonprofit Arts Leadership Summit includes three dynamic components: Nonprofit 101, featuring essential tools for those new to the nonprofit world (and a valuable refresher for seasoned leaders); Meet the Funders, a candid conversation with the people who fund San Diego’s creative workforce; and […]
Celebrate the future of Latiné musical theatre at the 2026 Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals, taking place August 28–30, 2026 at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater. Produced by the Latinx Theatre Commons in partnership with the UC San Diego Department of Theatre & Dance, La Jolla Playhouse, and TuYo Theatre, this free three-day festival […]
Inspired by the electric spirit of the 1920s, the decade in which the Museum was founded, the evening invites guests to step into an era of jazz, glamour, and artistic revolution. The celebration unfolds across the sculpture promenade of the Plaza de Panama and throughout the Museum’s iconic Rotunda, with all galleries open for viewing, […]
Experience the eerie charm of Washington Irving’s legendary tale brought to life in The Headless Horseman! Starring the iconic Will Rogers, these atmospheric silent classic blends humor, romance, and spine-tingling folklore as the superstitious Ichabod Crane finds himself entangled in a terrifying midnight encounter that may—or may not—be more than a ghostly legend. Join us for […]
Heartmoor is a creation story, a pursuit of love, and a reckoning with love despised. Merging dance, theater, video, and spoken word it traces primal longing, macabre desire, guilt, and revenge, threading the extraordinary into the everyday life. The work swings from irreverent comedy to mature reflective drama, shaping taboo-shattering storytelling through fractured, nonlinear portraits […]
The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival returns October 1–4, 2026, celebrating the rich cultural exchange that defines one of North America’s most dynamic binational regions. Produced by San Diego Jazz Ventures, the expanded four-day festival features an inspiring lineup of free and ticketed performances by acclaimed artists from the United States, Mexico, and Latin […]
In partnership with San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, SDDT has presented Trolley Dances™ for over 25 years. Trolley Dances™ was created by former Artistic Director Jean Isaacs to make dance […]
New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance company. Founded by visionary choreographer Neil Ieremia, Black Grace channels the physicality and storytelling traditions of the Samoan and New Zealand heritage into dance of […]
The Mark Morris Dance Group, “the preeminent modern dance organization of our time” (Yo-Yo Ma) returns with V and Via Dolorosa. In V, Morris’ life-affirming classic with live musicians, Schumann’s soaring Piano Quintet is matched by […]
The stage becomes a canvas for the impossible! Dancers transform Dante’s epic into a breathtaking world of illusion, aerial movement, and sculptural choreography. Founded by Emiliano Pellisari, NoGravity is renowned […]
