Julia dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: Tons of PST ART events at visual art spaces around the region; contemporary art meets contemporary composition; Karla Cordero's poetry with folk dance; "Tres Minutos" opera with the San Diego Symphony; plus live music picks and holiday events.

Celebrate the season in San Diego with holiday-themed performances, festivals and more, from "The Nutcracker" ballet to toy trains and Kwanzaa.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Dueling shows at Moxie Theatre; Dvořák meets Adès; Natalia Ventura; Marialena de la Hoz; Small Press Nite; Vitamin String Quartet; a woman-centric "Dracula" ballet; "Tiny Beautiful Things"; live music picks and more.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his new children's book, "Simone," his approach to memoir, speaking out on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how climate catastrophes may force Americans to reframe their thinking on refugees.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: New visual art exhibits; Sarah Hennies; City Ballet; Beethoven; Hugo Crosthwaite and music; "Hadestown"; San Diego Asian Film Festival's youth-friendly programs; Play Day at MCASD; plus live music and more.

Christian Arreguin is voting for the first time in this year's general election. Through the Alliance San Diego youth artist-in-residence program, he's also making art to inspire civic engagement among young people in his Chicano community.

In their new book of photos and essays, San Diego-based authors and cat welfare advocates Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila delve into the different ways cats live and interact with humans around the world.

San Diego sign painter Koy Sun's widely-viewed TikTok video landed him an artist residency at Bread & Salt. Now, he's combining traditional sign painting with digital creativity, using his art to serve local businesses and connect with the community.

NPR's Ari Shapiro isn't just a journalist — he's also a performer.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Roomful of Teeth; Koy Sun at Barrio Art Crawl; San Diego Ballet; Ari Shapiro and Alan Cumming in "Och & Oy!"; Carson Ellis; "Sweeney Todd"; plus live music picks and more.