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Arts & Entertainment By Max Burke

Morrissey

Internationally adored pop icon Morrissey took the stage promptly at 8 p.m. this past Saturday. It was a crisp, clear, beautiful night, and despite a barely half-capacity house, the ex-Smiths frontman delivered a typically exuberant performance. Remarking on the evening’s thin crowd, he invited the audience to join in on the “private disco.” As a longtime fan and showgoer, the set did feel remarkably intimate for Morrissey, who is as renowned for his emotional candor as his inscrutable pop persona.

Opinion By Barney Brantingham

Three Bethany Nuns
Get To Stay in Town

We’re Longfellows: Santa Barbara is the longest continuously occupied site of human habitation in the Western hemisphere, claims City Councilmember Brian Barnwell. At his reelection campaign party Monday night at Eos Lounge, Barnwell said that while others who crossed the Bering Straits moved from place to place, the Chumash arrived here about 15,000 years ago and put down roots. And the spot of the first Chumash village is Burton Mound, near West Beach, Barnwell said. It is now the site of a large apartment complex.

Dance By Elizabeth Schwyzer

Les Petits Ballets Santa Barbara

New York choreographer Carrie Diamond and her husband, composer Eric Valinsky, founded Ballet Santa Barbara (BSB) in fall 2005. Two years later, the program of their four-show run looks like something you might expect from a mature company twice as big. Live vocal and instrumental music; complex sets including a kitchen, a bar, a bedroom, and towers of scaffolding; costumes by a veteran TV, film, and stage designer; and dancers from the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Ailey, and Lines-it doesn’t exactly sound like a fledgling operation.

Dance By Maureen Foley

Dos Voces para un Baile

Javier Bar³n’s flamenco world is clean, rigorous, and spirited. His take on Spain’s classic art distills its heart and soul, without Technicolor distractions or unnecessary flourishes. This essential flamenco experience was on full display Saturday night at Dos Voces para un Baile, where Bar³n created a simplified performance that demonstrated the raw elegance and sheer power of flamenco at its most elemental.

Events By Indy Staff

This Week in History

October 4, 1927

Construction begins on Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota.

Columns By J'Amy Brown

The Story of O, O, and O.J.

Last month, when Oprah Winfrey hosted a political lawn party for Barack Obama and nearly 2,000 people at her home in Montecito, I pretty much flipped my little red wig. I’m a big fan of Oprah’s, but what ignited me on this particular occasion is why she, or anybody else, would be able to circumvent a zoning ordinance that prohibits parties of more than 300 people at any private Montecito residence.

Briefs By Indy Staff

UCSB Buys Land at Coal Oil Point

The land deal between the University of California at Santa Barbara and the Devereux Foundation of Goleta was finalized last week.

Events By Indy Staff

Magic Lantern Film Series

Just because fall is fast approaching and school is back in session doesn’t mean the summer movie season has to end. And with Magic Lantern Films’ Fall 2007 schedule in full swing, there’s nowhere like I.V. Theater to catch up on all the movies you missed for a low price. Along with a laundry list of amazing upcoming flicks, Magic Lantern is also playing host to some fun parties and impressive guest speakers.

Arts & Entertainment By Indy Staff

Six Events Flying Under Your Radar

From The Shins show on Saturday at the Bowl and Bela Fleck at Campbell Hall on Tuesday to the Phoenix Piano Quartet at Lotte Lehmann and The Clean House at Ensemble Theatre, fall’s action-packed arts season is in full swing. But before your calendar fills, don’t forget these events that might be flowing below your radar.

Starshine By Indy Staff

I Killed the Tooth Fairy

After a distinguished career of doling out quarters in exchange for incisors, the Tooth Fairy died Monday-on my bedspread, amid a sprinkling of premolars, hand-written notes, and a bottle of common craft store glitter.

Year: 2007