By Danielle Levsky February 18, 2023 Directors Dayna Goldfine and Daniel Geller first saw Leonard Cohen perform in Oakland in 2009, when the singer started to perform his hit song […]
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THE BUZZ: San Diego International Jewish Film Festival returns hybrid-style once more
by Danielle Levsky February 15, 2023 Now in its 33rd year, the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival (SDIJFF) has grown from five films being shown to guests sitting on […]
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ENVZN VIP Preview: Foodie Night
Join Vanguard Culture at The Soap Factory in Logan Heights for a VIP Foodie Night with ENVZN Urban Art Takeover, featured Visual & Performing Artists. On Sept. 2nd, the Commercial […]
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THE BUZZ: Celebration of New Writers
Article by Kristen Schweizer February 14, 2023 Theatre is one of the oldest and strongest storytelling mediums because of its ephemeral immediacy. Plays are meant to be told by real […]
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ENVZN23 VIP Preview Party
Vanguard Culture gathered community leaders, elected officials, representatives of World Design Capital San Diego – Tijuana 2024, and ENVZN Urban Art Takeover Featured Artists at The Soap Factory in Logan […]
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THE BUZZ: Moxie’s ‘Birds of North America’ soars
by Kristen Schweizer February 14, 2023 February 2023 is a hot month for San Diego theatre, with a show opening at nearly every playhouse in town. I am seeing seven […]
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THE BUZZ: The Other Side of San Diego: An Interview with Armando de la Torre
By Justin Duyao February 11, 2023 Armando de la Torre’s latest site-specific project, On the Blue Line, is a colorful and thought-provoking homage to the San Diego trolley line that […]
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THE BUZZ: The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci abounds in gorgeous tableaus and scenic wonder
January 27, 2023 by Kristen Schweizer Leonardo Da Vinci is the definition of a “Renaissance man.” A multipotential genius limited only by the length of his life. His famous work […]
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THE BUZZ: Decades in the making. New Village Arts honors arts leader Dea Hurston and premieres a Tony-Award-winning play.
January 27, 2023 by Kristen Schweizer It is a big day for New Village Arts (NVA). The morning featured the dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting of the freshly renovated and […]
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THE BUZZ: Music of the Americas Celebrated at Camarada’s Latest Concert.
By Mimi SellsJanuary 22, 2023 I’m not a big classical music fan so when I saw the program for Camarada on January 21, my curiosity was piqued enough to buy […]
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THE BUZZ: NYC’s Underground Dance Club Scene explored in Underscored at ArtPower
By Mimi SellsJanuary 20, 2023 We’ve all heard about the glitzy, dance-crazed world of Studio 54 and other iconic New York nightclubs of the 80s and 90s. It was a […]
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THE BUZZ: Terence Blanchard’s “Absence” is an ambient, innovative triumph
by Justin DuyaoJanuary 19, 2022 At its best, jazz is a kind of music that picks you up and carries you with it. If there is one thing Terence Blanchard […]
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