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Julia Evans

San Diego

Arts Calendar Editor and Producer at KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA)

my novel is HOW TO SET YOURSELF ON FIRE, arts @kpbs, San Diego’s @npr and @pbs station, 2019 National Magazine Award for Fiction winner, she/her

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  • 2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    "The Hot Wing King" opens at Cygnet Theatre in Old Town this weekend. Set in Memphis, the story follows Cordell and his boyfriend Dwayne as they prepare for the city's annual Hot Wang Festival — and navigate grief and a big disruption to their lives. It’s part cooking competition, part family drama, part comedy — all wrapped into one.

  • 3 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    Jump to ... April 1-6 | April 7-13 | April 14-20 | April 21-30April 1-6Fine Art and Craft Sale: Grief and Hope L.A. benefit Dozens of local artists and collectors will offer up hundreds of pieces of art for sale in this benefit for Los Angeles-area artists and arts workers affected by the recent devastating wildfires. The pieces will be on display for two weekends or until sold.

  • 3 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    Clothing, jewelry and accessories can be expressions of individual style and communal trends. They’re part of our daily lives — typically functional, yet often meaningful. In a new exhibit at the Mingei, more than 70 garments and adornments share a unifying element: the icon of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Curator Ariana Torres grew up surrounded by the image.

  • 1 month ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    "A lie is a kind of fiction," says San Diego writer Emily Greenberg. "These are post-truth characters. They've lied to us. They've spread misinformation. They've told us fictions in a way."Greenberg's debut book of short stories, "Alternative Facts," captures this unraveling of truth in American politics, often using real public characters or events spun into absurdist fiction. Her writing expertly, insightfully and delightfully picks at the scab of the modern world.

  • 1 month ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    Mary Jhun calls them "the girls."Each painting features a girl’s profile — sprouting with machinery, botanical elements, and sometimes even houses and other architectural structures. These surrealist details, and the girls themselves, stem from Jhun's vivid dream life and have shaped her art for decades. "Now it's been 20-something years, the girls specifically. And they've pretty much changed every five or 10 years.

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Julia Dixon Evans @juliadixonevans
30 Jul 24

Me: [thumb on remote, abt to turn off olympics] TV: [human interest segment starts] Me: guess I’m here all night

Julia Dixon Evans
Julia Dixon Evans @juliadixonevans
12 Jul 24

"got some water and glitter and left in less than a minute"

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iRunFar @iRunFar

Courtney Dauwalter leads the 2024 Hardrock 100 at Kroger's Canteen (mile 33) in 8:13 elapsed. Got some water and glitter and left in less than a minute. She's two minutes under courserecord. #HR100

Julia Dixon Evans
Julia Dixon Evans @juliadixonevans
10 Jul 24

I love the footie expression “denied by the woodwork” that the commentators use in literally every game and think you could probably apply it more broadly to non sports things. It’s honestly a bit profound and makes me think abt free will and fate. Man vs nature etc.