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Kutturan Chamoru Performers at the 2010 Pacific Islander Festival in San Diego

Pacific Islander Festival Returns to Mission Bay for Its 32nd Year, September 26 and 27

The Pacific Islander Festival Association hosts its 32nd annual festival September 26 and 27, 2026, at Ski Beach in Mission Bay. Admission…Sep 22, 2026

The 824 Journal Artists to Watch title card for Mon Rovîa, Afro-Appalachian folk, Chattanooga

Artists to Watch

Artists to Watch: Mon Rovîa

Liberian-born, Tennessee-based songwriter Mon Rovîa calls his music Afro-Appalachian folk. His Bloodline tour plays The Bellwether in LA on Oct. 7.Sep 22, 2026

Sirocco, a green kākāpō parrot, on the forest floor

Kākāpō Comeback: New Zealand’s Flightless Night Parrot Tops 325 After a Record Season

Once down to 51 birds, the critically endangered kākāpō reached 325 this month after 90 chicks from the 2026 breeding season were…Sep 22, 2026

A tabby cat resting and looking toward the camera

FIP Was Once a Death Sentence for Cats. New Guidelines Call It Frequently Curable

For decades, a diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis usually ended with euthanasia. Updated guidelines from the European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases…Sep 22, 2026

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach lit up at night

Scarium Family Night Turns the Aquarium of the Pacific Into a Halloween Hunt on October 23

The Aquarium of the Pacific's Scarium Family Night on October 23 includes a Halloween scavenger hunt, trick-or-treating, a DJ and vampire magician…Sep 22, 2026

Crowds of fans, some in costume, gather under a large Welcome to L.A. Comic Con banner inside the Los Angeles Convention Center lobby

Conventions & Fan Culture

L.A. Comic Con 2026 Guide: Nicolas Cage, a Breaking Bad Reunion, and Trick-or-Treating on Halloween Weekend

L.A. Comic Con turns 15 on Halloween weekend, October 30 to November 1, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Here are the…Sep 22, 2026

Still from the coming-of-age punk comedy EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER

SXSW Comedy EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER Takes Its Punk Rock Roadshow Across America Ahead of October 8 Theatrical Release

SXSW comedy EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER, about a Catholic-school outsider who starts a punk band, opens in theaters October 8, 2026,…Sep 22, 2026

Book cover of Theatre of the Vampires by H. F. Galloway

A Night Shift Turns Mythic in ‘Theatre of the Vampires’ by H. F. Galloway

In H. F. Galloway's Theatre of the Vampires, published by Spines, a theater maintenance worker turned creature of the night defends his…Sep 22, 2026

Book cover of THE WORLD WE COULD by D. G. Chapman

D. G. Chapman Introduces Veritas Core in the Gripping Technothriller ‘THE WORLD WE COULD’

D. G. Chapman's technothriller THE WORLD WE COULD follows a retiring hardware engineer who uncovers procurement fraud and builds a device to…Sep 22, 2026

The arched Carlsbad sign lit up over Carlsbad Boulevard in the village at dusk, with parked cars and trees along the street

Festival Guides

Carlsbad Village Street Faire 2026 Guide: Pancakes, a Beer Garden, and 750-Plus Booths in One Sunday

The free Carlsbad Village Street Faire returns on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Here is the food, the shuttle plan, and a first-timer's…Sep 21, 2026

A waterfront path and lawn at Embarcadero Marina Park North at sunset, with San Diego Bay and the Coronado Bridge in the distance

Festival Guides

San Diego Food + Wine Festival 2026 Guide: A Week of Chef Dinners, a Baja Day Trip, and Two Grand Days on the Bay

The 22nd San Diego Food + Wine Festival runs November 1 to 8, 2026. Here is every event on the calendar, what…Sep 21, 2026

The rounded, tiered facade of the Directors Guild of America headquarters building on Sunset Boulevard under a clear sky

Festival Guides

The American French Film Festival 2026 Guide: In Waves Opens a 30th Anniversary Week at the DGA

TAFFF turns 30 at the Directors Guild of America, November 3 to 8, opening with the surf-set animated film In Waves. Here…Sep 21, 2026