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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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  • 1 week ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    Music and dance | Books |Visual art |Music |Theater'United Harmonies'Local contemporary ballet company The Rosin Box Project is pairing up with chamber music organization Art of Elan for a series of collaborations between composers and choreographers. Caroline Shaw, the Pulitzer-winning composer of "Partita for 8 Voices" and "Orange," will debut a new world premiere choreographed by Rosin Box company member Katie Spagnoletti.

  • 1 week ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    The central character in Kevin Kearney's "Freelance" is Simon: a 19-year-old who has just graduated from high school and is the son of two hardworking, appropriately concerned parents in Philadelphia. He's trying to strike out on his own — partly to prove everyone wrong. Simon drives for HYPR, a fictional rideshare app, to cover the low rent in a mouse-infested apartment. Small Press Nite, Vol.

  • 1 week ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans |Anthony Wallace

    In this first-ever bonus episode of The Finest, we're flipping things around. Host Julia Dixon Evans sits down with producer Anthony Wallace and editor Chrissy Nguyen in a casual conversation recorded at the SDSU theater next to KPBS. We unpack big questions (what is art?), share our hottest takes (sorry, Mona Lisa) and talk about how the show comes together each week.

  • 2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    Visual art | Music |Theater |FilmPeter Dreher: 'Tag um Tag Guter Tag #1638'German artist Peter Dreher famously painted a life-size rendition of one drinking glass each day for 40 years, beginning in 1974. This fascinatingly patient practice resulted in approximately 5,000 paintings, each varying based on time of day, light, shadows, reflections and mood. The title of the series, "Tag um Tag, Guter Tag," translates from German as "Day by day, good day" — a Buddhist-inspired reflection.

  • 2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Julia Evans

    Now on stage at La Jolla Playhouse is the play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," by New York-based playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play opened on Broadway in 2023, and was nominated for six Tony Awards — winning two. The story takes place in a West African hair braiding salon in Harlem, New York City, a neighborhood storied and celebrated for its rich African American heritage, culture and history.

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Julia Dixon Evans
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"

iRunFar
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.