Once
Attempts to describe the special, potent charms of the Irish film Once tend to be feeble and fumbling. This says plenty about the nature of the movie as well as our tendency to reduce films to common genre denominators.
Year: 2007
Don’t Mention My Name. At Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, Saturday, June 2. Shows through July 15.
The theatrical device of mistaken identities conjures images of lost twins, shipwrecks, romances, and happy endings. Fred Carmichael’s comedy Don’t Mention My Name has elements of both romance and mystery, and both elements are based on the hidden identities of the characters in the play, who are never quite who or what they claim to be.
Teacher Arrested for Sex with Student
Detectives with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 29-year-old teacher, Kelli Jo Camp, on 5/29 for allegedly having
Continuing the Latino Tradition. At Channing Peake Gallery. Shows through July 20.
For the artists in Continuing the Latino Tradition, a group exhibition at the Channing Peake Gallery curated by longtime Santa Barbara teacher Ditti Wolff, tradition is a slippery term. Wolff has brought together a diverse and impressive array of contemporary artists living and working in California, all of whom explore the meaning of “Latino tradition” by probing, questioning, and reworking the images and iconic symbols of Latino heritage.
Hulsey Heads Back to Jail for Public Intoxication
Heather Hulsey, the City College student accused of killing Montecito physician Ronald Shlensky headed back to jail on 6/4 for
Nailed!
There it was-my date with acrylic destiny. Having a number of “special events” (i.e. weddings, graduations, birthday parties) planned, I felt the need to spruce myself up a bit. I had, after all, bought a not-too-cheap dress from J.Crew, was planning on making my 5’4″ frame about four inches taller with some wobbly-walking inducing heels, and had sprung for a lovely eye shadow that, although it looked brown to me, was deemed “crme de cocoa” by L’Oreal.
Suspect Arrested for Citibank Robbery
On 6/5 police arrested the suspected serial bank robber known as “the Irreconcilable Differences Bandit” shortly after he allegedly held
Sound and Fury 6-07-07
New Releases from Various Artists (compilation), The Little Heroes, Satellite Party, and Andrew Bird, written by participants in the Almost Independent contest.
Creek Expansion Gets Go-Ahead
Over objections from Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, the Urban Creeks Council, and the Audubon Society, the Goleta City Council voted unanimously
On Ojai Time
OVER THE HILLS AND NOT FAR AWAY: A prize jewel on the cultural calendar, the Ojai Music Festival-with an especially strong program running from tonight through Sunday-weirdly finds itself laid claim to by nearby cities. The Los Angeles music scene likes to pompously claim the festival as a late spring playground, although the L.A. connection has diminished lately.
