Laura Bialis Presents Refusenik, a Documentary About Alienated Jews in the USSR
Every spring, Jewish families around the world celebrate Passover, honoring the exodus of Jews from their enslavement by the Egyptians during ancient times.
Year: 2008
News to Yous
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is currently on the lookout for people of all professions and backgrounds interested in becoming docents.
The 16th Annual Independent Theater Awards
The region’s theater elite turned out in force at The Independent‘s Annual Theater Awards, held at Center Stage Theater, on Monday, May 19.
Permanent Agriculture
This weekend, head to Orella Ranch in Goleta for a three-day workshop on sustainability with an intro to permaculture.
“AND THE EPpy GOES TO : INDEPENDENT.COM!”
“No way!” shouted The Independent’s publisher Randy Campbell when he heard those words last Thursday in Las Vegas at the 13th annual EPpy Awards.
Environment
Greka President Andrew deVegvar announced on 5/20 that his company has so far removed one million pounds of antiquated equipment as part of its “Greka Green” initiative, a response to scrutiny from environmental groups and the County alike over its oft-malfunctioning and oft-spilling machinery.
Give a Little
If you love ocean and marine life, the Ty Warner Sea Center is looking for summer volunteers who can offer six hours a month introducing visitors to the fish, marine invertebrates, and marine mammals of the Channel.
Father Virgil on Peace
Father Virgil Cordano, pastor emeritus at the Santa Barbara Mission and often called Mr. Santa Barbara for his decades of community work, is seriously ill.
Saving the Sea
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Marine Sanctuaries will be giving away $100,000 in grants to “Ocean Guardians” from kindergarten to high school groups that create community-based conservation projects that help to protect local watersheds and the ocean.
Quiz: Poppy Day
1) The official birthplace of Memorial Day is?
