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A Millennial Explains His Parents in the Rep’s ‘Vietgone’

By Bill Eadie | February 4, 2018 |

Qui Nguyen’s play, Vietgone, now playing at San Diego Repertory Theatre, is designed to take audiences by surprise – and it does.

Surprising Musical Premieres Courtesy of Art of Élan

By Ken Herman | January 31, 2018 |

Art of Élan’s January 30 concert at Balboa Park’s San Diego Art Institute offered an entire program of new compositions: fresh, engaging, and thought-provoking works, including Lei Liang’s impressive “Petal by Petal, Leaf by Leaf” a trio for flute, viola, and harp.

Finding Opportunities During Unemployment

By David Dixon | January 31, 2018 |

No matter how confident some people may appear, they aren’t always comfortable in their own skin. One can have the body of a model, and still be sensitive when it comes to looks.

Willan West 2018 Festival Opens in Hillcrest

By Ken Herman | January 29, 2018 |

San Diego maestro Ruben Valenzuela, known for leading rigorous period performances of Bach and Handel, has launched a several month festival to perform the sacred compositions of the early 20th-century Anglo-Canadian composer Healey Willan with equal concern for period practice and context . . .