Who said there’s no live music scene in Santa Barbara? We believe our region’s got a bounty of quality musicians, so at the end of September, The Indy is celebrating with an issue devoted to music and bands from Santa Barbara. So we want you, South Coast musicians, to send the following to arts@independent.com or The Independent, Music Issue, 122 W. Figueroa St., Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Drop-dead due date is Friday, September 7.
Nonprofit organizations in the City of Santa Barbara employ approximately 10 percent of the workforce, bringing aid to people in need, schools, the environment, and community services.
Let’s accept the claim-and it’s no small claim-that, in mounting the show S.B. Art: A View from Here, East/West Gallery offers us a survey of contemporary art in Santa Barbara. What do things look like from here? In a word: attractive.
FIRE ON THE FRINGE: Few positives can be wrung out of the prolonged incendiary scenario and the lurking dread of the Zaca Fire, apart from the realization that it’s all perfectly in sync with nature’s clearing process. But, as we slink and cower beneath the sci-fi skies of orange hue and snowy ash, certain clarifying ideas hit home. There comes with the picture a sense of solidarity and awareness of the greater forces of the landscape that surrounds our urban coastal outpost.
“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Solar chefs might add, “And take your oven with you!” Solar ovens have come a long way from the tinfoil-wrapped box, but the principle remains simple: collect energy from the sun, cook food.
For kids looking to stay fit, have fun, or become the next Hilary Duff, Santa Barbara offers a slew of music-related activities, programs, and events geared toward tykes.
Three new stainless steel staircases are being built in Isla Vista.
Wendy Fined: While News-Press owner Wendy McCaw apparently won’t face any federal fines even if found responsible for unfair labor practices, she’s run up more than $13,000 in fines in Hope Ranch over a fence and foliage. And the fines are mounting at the rate of $200 a day despite efforts by officials of the private enclave where she lives to get her to follow its rules.
Head down to the Santa Barbara Harbor on Friday, August 24, at 6 p.m. for the arrival of the Pilgrim, a stunning replica of a 19th-century tall ship. Tours follow throughout the weekend. Call 962-8404 x115.
The clever opening of Tom Stoppard’s acclaimed comedy The Right Thing immediately blurs the boundaries between semblance and reality. An architect who has discovered his wife’s infidelity turns out to be an actor in a play within the play called “The House of Cards.” The audience learns this gradually in the second scene as the actress from that play, Charlotte, discusses her role in it with her real-life husband, Henry-the playwright.
