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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: where to see the late artist James Hubbell's art in San Diego; a new spin on Hamlet; Kevin Kwan; Beethoven and Stravinsky; art informed by the undocumented, queer experience; live music picks and more

It was quite the field trip Friday for thousands of elementary school students in San Diego. Their journey took them to the waterfront in downtown, where they took part in a world-class musical performance.

This weekend in the arts: A children's book about gardening, immigration and memory; piano sensation plays Saint-Saëns; a Hitchcock spoof; a big (free) spring market; a new reading series; live music and more.

Classical-music superstars Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma will perform with the orchestra in April and May, as work nears its final stages in the $125 million renovation of the Jacobs Music Center's downtown Copley Symphony Hall

Classical-music superstars Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma will perform with the orchestra in April and May, as work nears its final stages in the $125 million renovation of the Jacobs Music Center's downtown Copley Symphony Hall

This weekend in the arts, a west coast premiere of Mason Bates' latest composition, futuristic art from Pinar Yoldas, photography and beauty through a Black lens, Labyrinth-inspired music and dance, live music picks and more local arts and culture.

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San Diego Opera’s most recent production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni is an example of how opera companies hope to attract younger audiences while coping with rising costs and smaller budgets. The pandemic hasn’t been kind to the arts. The National Endowment for the Arts has reported that stage performances joined oil drilling/exploration and air transportation “as the steepest-declining areas of the U.S. economy in 2020.” And opera, which had already been experiencing shrinking audiences,...

The estate of OBcean Jay Kahn just gave $100 million to the San Diego Foundation. They include 10 unrestricted awards of $150,000 to San Diego-based music education nonprofits to advance their work with children in need. Kahn lived in Ocean Beach from 1972 until his death in 2022 at age 90. According to his wishes,…

California Festival honored emerging composers; San Diego Symphony returned to Carnegie Hall; Mainly Mozart’s Genius Week spotlighted women; Alisa Weilerstein soared; La Jolla Music Society and SummerFest offered fresh approaches