Benefit for Japan Tsunami Victims
Naked Walrus and Sprout will perform to raise funds for Red Cross relief efforts.
Year: 2011
Power Up
Former Planned Parenthood CEO Gloria Feldt will speak about women and power at the She Negotiates retreat this week in S.B.
News to Yous
As part of their ongoing commitment to environmental and social issues, Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket will donate $1 from every ticket sold on their current tour to a nonprofit in that area.
Give a Little
Cachuma Lake Nature Center will hold a fundraiser yard sale; volunteers are sought to help disassemble Solstice Parade floats.
Bon Iver
In 2009, Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago made waves with its achingly honest lyricism and achingly genius backstory.
Birth of a Book on Hidden Cuba
For Goletan Chris Messner, the hardest part of creating Cuba Open from the Inside was the two years it took to write the book.
Head Start Children More Prepared for Kindergarten
New research shows significant gains in children enrolled in S.B. County programs.
Bruce H. Lipshutz Receives Green Chemistry Award
Lipshutz and his UCSB research group engineered a compound to use water as a safe, cost effective, viable alternative reaction medium — replacing organic solvents, which can be toxic, volatile, flammable, and hazardous to people and the planet.
Increased Number of Patients to Call Serenity House Home
Pending senate approval, new hospice will offer more beds.
Empathy for Elephants
The Pet Psychic talks to some pachyderms about mistreatment at the hands of humans.
