• Pop Art from the 1960s is focus of major exhibition at MCASD,Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego

    Pop Art from the 1960s is focus of major exhibition at MCASD

    “Flying Pizza” by Claes Oldenburg from “New York Ten,” 1964. (Photo by Pablo Mason/MCASD) Pop Art — a movement that challenged artistic convention in the 1960s — is the focus of a major exhibition opening Friday at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla. “A Decade of Pop Prints and Mul

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  • Flashback Nov. 20:  William Kettner – man behind Kettner Boulevard, more,Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego

    Flashback Nov. 20: William Kettner – man behind Kettner Boulevard, more

    William “Bill” Kettner was an American Democratic politician from San Diego. He served four terms in Congress from 1913 through 1921. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia/public domain) On Nov. 20, 1864, William “Bill” Kettner was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., home to the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) In hi

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  • La Jolla Playhouse appoints new artistic director,Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego

    La Jolla Playhouse appoints new artistic director

    One of San Diego’s premier theaters, La Jolla Playhouse, will have a new artistic director in early 2026, the theater announced Tuesday. Seasoned actor and director Jessica Stone will take over for Christopher Ashley, who is leaving LJP after 18 years for New York City’s Roundabout Theatre Company.

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