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‘Crazy Mama’ Heads Off Broadway

‘Crazy Mama’ Heads Off Broadway

Theater By Maggie Yates

Play first premiered at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre in 2025.

Review | 5 Seconds of Summer’s EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour

Review | 5 Seconds of Summer’s EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour

Music By Kat Sophia

The Australian pop rock band put on a tight knit, self-aware, and witty performance reflecting on their last 15 years as a band.

Review | ‘Pilate: The Lost Gospel’ Stops in Carpinteria Before Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Review | ‘Pilate: The Lost Gospel’ Stops in Carpinteria Before Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Theater By Maggie Yates

An engaging solo act for Maxwell Caulfield.

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Gator Boy Rides Again: Cajun Kitchen Reopens with Familiar Mural

Gator Boy Rides Again: Cajun Kitchen Reopens with Familiar Mural

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Review | Tapping Into the Sublime with Friendship at Ojai Deer Lodge

Review | Tapping Into the Sublime with Friendship at Ojai Deer Lodge

Music By Rebecca Horrigan

Review | Rainbow Kitten Surprise Delivers a Dynamic Santa Barbara Bowl Performance

Review | Rainbow Kitten Surprise Delivers a Dynamic Santa Barbara Bowl Performance

Music By Elaine Sanders

Review | James McMurtry’s Political Lyrics Took the SOhO Stage by Storm

Review | James McMurtry’s Political Lyrics Took the SOhO Stage by Storm

Music By Anya McCue

ON Culture: Modest Mouse, ‘60s Music, NOMA Projects and More

ON Culture: Modest Mouse, ‘60s Music, NOMA Projects and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

Big Hair, Big Voices, and Big Dreams in PCPA’s ‘Beehive’

Big Hair, Big Voices, and Big Dreams in PCPA’s ‘Beehive’

Theater By Maggie Yates

Expressions, Writ and Wrought Large

Expressions, Writ and Wrought Large

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Becoming a Living Painting Inside the Legendary ‘Pageant of the Masters’

Becoming a Living Painting Inside the Legendary ‘Pageant of the Masters’

Theater By Anya McCue

Grand, Adventure-seeking Pianist Takes the Spotlight

Grand, Adventure-seeking Pianist Takes the Spotlight

Music By Josef Woodard

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Music

Review | 5 Seconds of Summer’s EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour

Review | 5 Seconds of Summer’s EVERYONE’S A STAR! World Tour

Music By Kat Sophia

Review | Tapping Into the Sublime with Friendship at Ojai Deer Lodge

Review | Tapping Into the Sublime with Friendship at Ojai Deer Lodge

Music By Rebecca Horrigan

Review | Rainbow Kitten Surprise Delivers a Dynamic Santa Barbara Bowl Performance

Review | Rainbow Kitten Surprise Delivers a Dynamic Santa Barbara Bowl Performance

Music By Elaine Sanders

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Visual Arts

Gator Boy Rides Again: Cajun Kitchen Reopens with Familiar Mural

Gator Boy Rides Again: Cajun Kitchen Reopens with Familiar Mural

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Expressions, Writ and Wrought Large

Expressions, Writ and Wrought Large

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Artists Pedro De La Cruz and Olivia Joffrey Together at Art & Soul Gallery in Downtown Santa Barbara

Artists Pedro De La Cruz and Olivia Joffrey Together at Art & Soul Gallery in Downtown Santa Barbara

Visual Arts By Leslie Dinaberg

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ON Culture

ON Culture: Modest Mouse, ‘60s Music, NOMA Projects and More

ON Culture: Modest Mouse, ‘60s Music, NOMA Projects and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture: Music Academy, PCPA, and Nicole Strasburg Start the Summer Out Strong

ON Culture: Music Academy, PCPA, and Nicole Strasburg Start the Summer Out Strong

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture: So Long to the Mistress of the Morning Mojo

ON Culture: So Long to the Mistress of the Morning Mojo

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

‘Crazy Mama’ Heads Off Broadway

‘Crazy Mama’ Heads Off Broadway

Theater By Maggie Yates

Review | ‘Pilate: The Lost Gospel’ Stops in Carpinteria Before Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Review | ‘Pilate: The Lost Gospel’ Stops in Carpinteria Before Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Theater By Maggie Yates

Big Hair, Big Voices, and Big Dreams in PCPA’s ‘Beehive’

Big Hair, Big Voices, and Big Dreams in PCPA’s ‘Beehive’

Theater By Maggie Yates

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Reviews

In the Chamber Café, Delectably

In the Chamber Café, Delectably

Music By Josef Woodard

Review | Mozart Meets the Moderns

Review | Mozart Meets the Moderns

Reviews By Josef Woodard

Review | Ten Years After Paris, Eagles of Death Metal Soar

Review | Ten Years After Paris, Eagles of Death Metal Soar

Music By Stuart C. Paul, Photos by Stuart C. Paul

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Film & TV

Review | Ready for Their Close-Ups

Review | Ready for Their Close-Ups

Film By Josef Woodard

This One Time at Film Camp

This One Time at Film Camp

Film By Leslie Dinaberg

Everywhere All at Once, at One Time

Everywhere All at Once, at One Time

Film By Josef Woodard

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | Fjord-side Jazz Ventures, Opera on the Local Brain

ON the Beat | Fjord-side Jazz Ventures, Opera on the Local Brain

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Notes from the Road, Rotterdam Ahoy

ON the Beat | Notes from the Road, Rotterdam Ahoy

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Alive and Kicking and Thinking at the Music Academy

ON the Beat | Alive and Kicking and Thinking at the Music Academy

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

Support Flamenco at ‘Fiesta in the Grove’

Support Flamenco at ‘Fiesta in the Grove’

Dance By Maggie Yates

Choreographer Gianna Burright to Premiere New Work at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York

Choreographer Gianna Burright to Premiere New Work at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Swinging in Style

Swinging in Style

Dance By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

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Books

Book Review | ‘Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots As Reclaimed Present’ by Andrea Gunraj

Book Review | ‘Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots As Reclaimed Present’ by Andrea Gunraj

Books By Brian Tanguay

Carpinteria Writers’ Group Encourages Holocaust Survivor Michael Fryd to Share His Story Through Writing

Carpinteria Writers’ Group Encourages Holocaust Survivor Michael Fryd to Share His Story Through Writing

Books By Ella Bailey

Book Review | ‘Winning The Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds To Become The First Woman In Congress’ by Lorissa Rinehart

Book Review | ‘Winning The Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds To Become The First Woman In Congress’ by Lorissa Rinehart

Books By Brian Tanguay

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All Booked

All Booked | Unputdownables

All Booked | Unputdownables

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

All Booked | Sunny Summer Reads

All Booked | Sunny Summer Reads

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Leslie Dinaberg

All Booked | Summer Love — with a Twist

All Booked | Summer Love — with a Twist

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

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Comedy

Come for the Dogs, Stay for the Laughs

Come for the Dogs, Stay for the Laughs

Drink By Anya McCue

Walk Your Laugh Off

Walk Your Laugh Off

Comedy By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Dinner, Drinks, and a Dose of Laughter at the Wine Cask Gold Room

Dinner, Drinks, and a Dose of Laughter at the Wine Cask Gold Room

Comedy By Tiana Molony

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Poetry Matters

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Santa Barbara Writers Conference

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Santa Barbara Writers Conference

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Fiesta Poet Laureate, Father Larry

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Fiesta Poet Laureate, Father Larry

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Santa Barbara’s 11th Poet Laureate, George Yatchisin

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Santa Barbara’s 11th Poet Laureate, George Yatchisin

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

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