The Best of San Diego 2024: Arts & Culture
The local arts and cultural phenomenons that swept us off our feet this year
San Diego Events Calendar: May 2024
How to stay busy and important this month in America’s Finest City
Afterburner Breaks the Sound Barrier at Techne Art Center
The Oceanside gallery gives 11 artists the opportunity to explore bold new approaches
Designing Alicia Keys’ Set for “Hell’s Kitchen” Musical
San Diego set designer Robert Brill captures Manhattan’s kinetic energy in the singer’s jukebox musical
New UCSD Exhibit Explores Power, Anxiety & Spit
Lauren Lee McCarthy’s solo show “Bodily Autonomy” at the Mandeville Art Gallery asks big questions about the ethics of surrogacy and data collection
Review: Idina Menzel’s World Premiere of “Redwood”
Created by director Tina Landau in collaboration with Broadway legend Menzel, the musical takes root at the La Jolla Playhouse
Behind the Cover: Q&A With Artist Taylor Chapin
We chat with the Encinitas artist to learn more about her work, inspirations, and upcoming projects
5 San Diego and Tijuana Artists Who Inspired Us in 2023
These visionary locals helped spark our creativity this year—and they’re just getting started
5 of LA’s Weirdest & Wildest Museums to Visit
Bunnies, cults, mosaics made from butterfly wings—all the makings of a great art adventure
San Diego Arts Preview 2024: Art Exhibitions, Shows, & More
Highlighting the most colorful exhibitions, plays, concerts, festivals, and events coming next year
Wrack & Roll
Julie Collens of Stone Steps Herbarium transforms foraged seaweed into art
Mesa College Hosts Survey of Work by Feminist Artist Grace Gray-Adams
“Glimmers of Grace,” on view through Oct. 26, explores womanhood and marriage through the lens of the Catholic imagination
Behind the Artist: Covering 75’s Keithan Jones
Local comic book artist Keithan Jones discusses his inspiration, Covering 75, and what’s next
6 Local Artists Designing Utility Box Murals in San Diego
These works of art hiding in plain sight bring inspirational, creative, and quirky designs to our neighborhood streets
Pulitzer-Winning Author Talks Goon Squad with the CH + SDM Book Club
Jennifer Egan joins us for an IG Live to talk about her award-winning novel which kicked off the CH + SDM Book Club
CH x SDM Book Club
Join us for our inaugural Book Club where we’ll read, discuss and mull over the books that have shaped our lives—all while supporting our local shops
