Adams Elementary Music Program Gets Big Boost
A donation valued at $25,260 will stock the music program at Adams Elementary with new and refurbished string, reed, wind, and brass instruments, courtesy of the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.
Year: 2015
State Budget Puts UCs in ‘Strong Financial Position’
The state budget passed last week puts the University of California “in a strong financial position [with] predictable and stable support for the next four years,” according to a written statement from UC President Janet Napolitano.
ADMHS a Little Less in the Red
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) director Alice Gleghorn told the Board of Supervisors her department’s liabilities to the state have dropped from $9.5 million in late 2013 to $7.5 million as of last month, in part because settlements with the state were finalized after a lengthy appeals process.
UCSB Arts & Lectures 2015-16 Season
Series subscriptions are on sale now.
Scene in S.B.
Last Saturday’s annual Summer Solstice Parade attracted thousands of people to State Street.
Music Academy Season Preview
MAW makes musical relevance accessible to the masses.
Black Sheep Finds Growing Sta. Rita Hills Roots
Lompoc winery behind Holus Bolus plants for the future; will pour at Saturday’s S.B. Wine Festival.
San Marcos Alumni Foundation Theater Group Presents Spamalot
The event is a fundraiser for the Royals’ Performing Arts Department.
Music Academy Plays Beethoven’s Ninth
S.B. Choral Society joins Academy Festival Orchestra for Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” on Saturday, June 20.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is Funny and Moving
Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s film is an accumulation of perfect small details, animated flourishes, and a wicked soundtrack.
