This Week in History
June 25, 1950
Communist North Korean troops invade South Korea, sparking the three-year long Korean War.
Year: 2007
Company, in Concert, presented by PCPA Theaterfest.
The 1970s references in this production began before a word was uttered, not only with the period-perfect costumes, but with such details as the vintage answering machine that Robert (Colum Parke Morgan) listens to when he first appears on stage.
La Vie en rose.
When Edith Piaf opened her mouth to sing, what poured forth came like a commanding but never overstated torrent. She had “lung power,” as an observer says in La Vie en rose, but there’s some deeper emotional voltage contained in that confident delivery; it’s as if, in the spotlight and at the microphone, she summoned a personal way to crystallize the pain of her humble, hardscrabble youth spent in a brothel, a circus, and on the mean streets of Montmartre in the ’30s.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
It’s hard to believe the second installment of this underachieving series adaptation of Marvel’s 1960s flagship comic could be even more forgettable than its predecessor-but it is. This film slips out of your mind while you watch it.
Santa Barbara Teams Finish Race Across America
While the four women of Team Kalyra did not break the record as they’d hoped, they did beat out the eight men from Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.
Traffic Accident Kills Woman Near Refugio
A CHP investigation has revealed that the victim was not wearing a seatbelt, though the cause of the crash has not yet been determined.
Stuck at Prom
Duck® duct tape holds an annual scholarship contest daring prom-goers to create a complete outfit out of duct tape. Entries are judged on creativity, workmanship, visual appeal, accessories, and amount of duct tape used.
Wall of Sound at SBMA Nights
“Architectural musicians” String Theory plays at June’s Egyptian-themed Nights event at the Santa Barbara Art Museum.
Sonos, Inc. Hires Sony VP
Preparing to “embark on a mission to make Sonos a household name for music lovers worldwide,” Santa Barbara-based Sonos, Inc.
Juarez’s Preliminary Hearing Delayed
Ricardo Juarez, the 14-year-old charged in the stabbing death of 15-year-old Luis Angel Linares during a March gang brawl in
