The world-renowned operatic soprano fell in love with the Santa Barbara area during her first visit in 1936. In the aftermath of political persecution and personal tragedy, she would settle here in 1940.
Lady Charlotte Florentine Clive, the duchess of Northumberland in the early 1800s, has been immortalized in the genus of hardy bulbous plants, Clivia.
This weekend, the Santa Barbara Botanic 1212 Mission Canyon Rd.) is hosting a show and sale of artwork by Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE), who express on canvas their interpretations of the Botanic Garden and other S.B. landscapes.
Kettmann, shown here before he administered vitamins to a young Indian girl in Pune, claims his experiences on the road there were more harried than any he’s previously had.
We’d heard the lions roar, and suddenly there they were, two huge males eyeing us from about 40 feet away.
‘It lost almost all of its original greenery. I mean, we’re talking potted plants for open space.’
The new documentary Young@Heart is the first indie crowd pleaser of the year, a surprising and uplifting look at sustaining a lust for life and laughing at the idea of acting your age.
Few dance styles have inspired as much confusion and outrage as Butoh, the avant-garde theatrical art form created in postwar Japan by dance artists Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno.
The Santa Barbara City Council allocated $300,000 to fund the expansion of Bohnett Park located on the city’s lower Westside.
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai seemingly painted his masterpiece with the powerfully evocative and aptly named In the Mood for Love in 2000.
