The 2011 Fall Arts issue

When we started planning this year’s edition of our annual Fall Arts issue, we began with a straightforward arts-and-education theme. Where our public schools are lacking, local arts organizations are filling in, so why not feature the excellent educational programming they do? Some of our writers took the task to heart and focused on nonprofits with good youth-outreach programs, but others begged to be freed from the constraints and allowed to simply write about the coolest stuff coming up this season. It’s not educational programming, per se, they argued, but you’ll definitely walk away enriched.

So, there you have it. Inside this issue, we’ll school you on some of the most interesting educational and culturally enhancing arts programming coming up in the next few months. Keep this link handy for awhile, and the next time you think about whether to pick up the remote or head out on the town, do yourself a solid: Crack this little guy open and go have yourself some fun while boosting your cultural cred.

 

 

Where classical meets cool

Forget Comic-Con—the real literary underground is heading this way  

  

MCASD’s Phenomenal exhibition entertains, educates and subtly blows your mind

Shedding some light on an important piece of west coast art history

 

 

Learning to love modernism

Lecture series fosters a dialogue between architects, historians and the public

    

 

Young Actors' Theatre gives kids confidence

Local youth theater is optimistic about the future

 

 

The Germans join the local film-fest brigade as the big one turns 10

San Diego's film-festival craze continues 

 

New Divine Desi Dance closes the cultural divide

A new dance company brings the far east a little closer