By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer November 21, 2025 December Nights – Balboa Park Dec 5 & 6, 2025The city’s largest holiday festival: lights, live music, food vendors, and all-ages fun across […]
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THE BUZZ: The Best Christmas Performances in San Diego 2025 (From Someone Who Actually Goes)
by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer November 21, 2025 San Diego likes to flex our fair-weather holiday season with palm-tree light displays, picnic performances of carols under the stars, and bay-side parades. […]
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OPINION: The Myth of the College Degree in the Age of Creativity
by John M. Eger November 20, 2025 Think about it. One of the first questions every college student gets asked by relatives, neighbors, or even strangers is: “So, what’s your major?” If […]
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ART OF EVERYDAY: A global, multi-disciplinary art competition
Art of Everyday Curated by: Claudia James-Bartlett and Guusje Sanders A global, multi-disciplinary art competition by Vanguard Culture + Aarize Culture doesn’t just live in museums or concert halls. It’s […]
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THE BUZZ: From Pastel Pastures to Party Scenes: Yukhnovich’s Bacchanalia Unveiled
Hauser & Wirth, downtown Los AngelesFlora Yukhnovich: BacchanaliaThrough January 18, 2026 by Cathy Breslaw The title of Flora Yukhnovich’s current exhibition at Hauser & Wirth provides a strong clue to […]
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THE BUZZ: Creating surprising new work from border castoffs
by Rebecca Romani October 27, 2025 Border regions tend to be messy places. Ideas surge and mutate. People move through, discarding the trappings of their previous lives. Evidence of industrial […]
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OPINION: The Vanguard Culture Model is Vital: Why Artists and Arts Organizations Across America Must Work Together
by John M. Eger October 27, 2025 Most people enjoy the arts—whether it’s music, theater, dance, or film; painting, sculpture, or photography; poetry, design, or digital media. Yet few of […]
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Vanguardista Night at Matsu Restaurant
Vanguardista Night: A Year-End Fundraiser at Matsu Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Join Vanguard Culture for an unforgettable evening of culinary artistry and creative connection at one of San Diego’s most […]
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OPINION: The Protests Are Growing: America’s Artists Are Rising to Defend Democracy
by John M. Eger October 22, 2025 On November 21, another telling movement will reach a new crescendo. From painters to playwrights, a new coalition of creators is challenging the authoritarian tide—and […]
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THE BUZZ: Dreams, Exile, and the Self — Alfredo Castañeda’s Surreal Vision Comes to San Diego
by Cornelia Feye October 15, 2025 Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism at San Diego Museum of Art, until March 1, 2026 When André Breton, the father of Surrealism, visited Mexico in […]
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OPINION: The Real Cost of America’s Democratic Decline: Our Creativity
by John M. Eger October 14, 2025 The Prebys Foundation recently provided $31 million in grants to 61 local art and culture organizations. If America is serious about defending democracy, it must defend […]
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THE BUZZ: Boundless: Reflections of Southern California Landscapes in Midcentury Studio Ceramics
by Rebecca Romani October 8, 2025 MCM or Mid-Century Modern has been having a moment in San Diego, and nowhere is that moment more effectively illustrated than in a group […]
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