Gaucho Gossip
Students at UCSB protested on February 15 the university’s involvement in military efforts related to the Iraq war. Almost 1,000
Year: 2007
Up With People Concert
The three Colwell brothers behind the legendary musical act Up with People — which has played Super Bowl halftimes, Carnegie Hall, and
Cultural Encounter
Central Asia Film Day
January’s SBIFF, February’s African Heritage Film Series, March’s Jewish Film Festival : for a town the size of Santa Barbara, we’ve got film festivals up the wazoo.
Boy Ploys
COOP SCOOP: There are times when Nashville may seem a musical world away from Santa Barbara. But the finger-pickin’ and down-home tunes by a celebrated singer/songwriter can make for a Saturday night well spent-particularly if you only have to part with $10.
A Democratization of Verse
Universes Puts the Slang In Slanguage
They’ve been labeled a black poetry group, a hip-hop theater troupe, and a Latino music ensemble, but according to founding member Steven Sapp, Universes is none of the above. The 10-year-old, five-member theater group intentionally defies categorization.
Four Fables
Women’s Work, presented by Dramatic Women. At Center Stage Theater, Saturday, February 17. Shows through February 24.
Do bears enjoy a swig of Prosecco along with their berries? Will they carve a woman’s breasts into a tree and hanker for a hunkering down with a hibernating cutie?
Silent Partners
Did Late Donations Sway Goleta’s Second-Ever Election?
The three winners in Goleta’s city council race last November, who unseated three incumbents, received an assist from more than $120,000 in donations from developers with both projects and lawsuits pending before the council.
Money Talks
Some relief is in store for businesses impacted by last month’s sudden cold spell and crop-killing freeze. The U.S. Small
Ninety Years Young
Local Couple Spends 70 Years Together.
When one of her daughters asked my grandmother about having a 70th wedding anniversary party, she replied, “How about a 75th wedding anniversary party?” Her daughter smiled and said, “If you and dad hit 75, we will definitely have a big blowout!”
Songs of Life
Dawn Upshaw, presented by CAMA. At the Lobero Theatre, Wednesday, February 14.
Last week, Dawn Upshaw took the stage at the Lobero, but her lovely hair did not. In her first tour-and second concert-after being treated for cancer, she was as warm and charming as ever, but her change in hairstyle reminded us how short our time on this earth can be, and how rare an evening of excellent music really is.
