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Michael James Rocha

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Michael James Rocha

    In ‘Canine Custody,’ a couple and their dog navigate divorce (opens the original)

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    After his last book, “Please Come to Boston,” came out in the fall of 2024, it didn’t take long for Los Angeles-based writer Gary Goldstein to get started on the next one. Goldstein, an award-winning film, TV and theater writer, jumped from one writing project to another, and over the course of nearly eight months, he worked on “Canine Custody,” which comes out Tuesday under the Koehler Books imprint. Goldstein, who has a virtual Warwick’s talk next Thursday, takes us behind the scenes of “Canin

  2. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Michael James Rocha

    From boxes to exhibits: the big ambitions of Chula Vista’s new museum (opens the original)

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    Inside a small house on Garrett Avenue in Chula Vista, across from Friendship Park, history shows up everywhere: on counters, in boxes, on walls, in closets and on almost every table. Since last fall, 261 Garrett Ave. has been home to the nascent Chula Vista Museum and History Center. Local residents — proud Chula Vistans, really — have been meeting since early 2025 trying to get a local museum up and running. But it wasn’t until October that it finally received its nonprofit designation. Now, t

  3. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Michael James Rocha

    In the Curator’s Words: Where art and community converge: Inside Granger Hotel’s ‘Organica’ exhibition (opens the original)

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    In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. Granger Hotel in San Diego is actively rewriting the local narrative when it comes to art in hospitality spaces. Granger, part of the San Diego-based luxury brand Oram Hotels, currently has a curated exhibition, “Organica: Flora to Fauna,” that is showcasing the work of more than a dozen regional artists, including painter Kelsey Overstreet, ceramic artist Josh Herman an

  4. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · Michael James Rocha

    In the Curator’s Words: Celebrating the art and craft of quilts (opens the original)

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    Quilt Nihon, which happens every two years, is the “largest and most prestigious international quilt contest and exhibition in Japan,” according to Visions Museum of Textile Art, the Arts District Liberty Station museum that’s hosting “Quilt Japan: The 17th Quilt Nihon.” Visions Museum is one of four U.S. locations hosting an exhibition tied to Quilt Nihon’s latest iteration. The other locations besides San Diego’s Visions Museum: New England Quilt Museum, the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fibe

  5. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Michael James Rocha

    After layoffs, Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego faces internal review (opens the original)

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    Nine days after a round of layoffs eliminated nearly half its staff, the Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego’s board of directors said it is reviewing concerns presented by current and former employees, including allegations of financial mismanagement. The board met Tuesday, seven days after it received a “letter of no confidence” from current and former staff members, who asked for the resignation or dismissal of Andrew Utt, the museum’s executive director. “ICA San Diego’s board is committ

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