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Poetry Connection | Connecting with Fellow Poets Laureate at Hollister Ranch

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Fellow Poets Laureate at Hollister Ranch

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

Beautiful scenery meets beautiful words at a special gathering.

Book Review | ‘On Un/Certainty: The Uses of Doubt in Dangerous Times’ by Natasha Lennard

Book Review | ‘On Un/Certainty: The Uses of Doubt in Dangerous Times’ by Natasha Lennard

Books By Brian Tanguay

What does uncertainty mean for our ability to act? New book explores this topic through a philosophical lens.

A Cozy Santa Barbara Evening with Ingrid Michaelson, Allie Moss and Hannah Winkler

A Cozy Santa Barbara Evening with Ingrid Michaelson, Allie Moss and Hannah Winkler

Music By Samantha Eve

MOPOP’s exterior

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20 Years on the Podium, on the Symphonic Case

20 Years on the Podium, on the Symphonic Case

Music By Josef Woodard

Ex-Prodigy Delivering on Continued Promise

Ex-Prodigy Delivering on Continued Promise

Music By Josef Woodard

Bowin’ and Pickin’ in the Good Land

Bowin’ and Pickin’ in the Good Land

Music By Josef Woodard

Splendor in the Chamber-Grass

Splendor in the Chamber-Grass

Music By Josef Woodard

The Timeless Talents of Bernadette Peters

The Timeless Talents of Bernadette Peters

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Flamenco Arts Festival’s Tablao Zano

Flamenco Arts Festival’s Tablao Zano

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Review | The Waiting is the Hardest Part with The Wallflowers

Review | The Waiting is the Hardest Part with The Wallflowers

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Will The Muse Light the Fuse for Downtown Santa Barbara?

Will The Muse Light the Fuse for Downtown Santa Barbara?

Business By Nick Welsh

ON Culture | The Sounds of Santa Barbara

ON Culture | The Sounds of Santa Barbara

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Music

A Cozy Santa Barbara Evening with Ingrid Michaelson, Allie Moss and Hannah Winkler

A Cozy Santa Barbara Evening with Ingrid Michaelson, Allie Moss and Hannah Winkler

Music By Samantha Eve

20 Years on the Podium, on the Symphonic Case

20 Years on the Podium, on the Symphonic Case

Music By Josef Woodard

Ex-Prodigy Delivering on Continued Promise

Ex-Prodigy Delivering on Continued Promise

Music By Josef Woodard

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Visual Arts

Art that Moves

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Taking Día de los Muertos Calenda Culture to the Street, Again

Taking Día de los Muertos Calenda Culture to the Street, Again

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Ghosts and Promises in the Machine

Ghosts and Promises in the Machine

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

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ON Culture

ON Culture | The Sounds of Santa Barbara

ON Culture | The Sounds of Santa Barbara

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Ohana Spirit is in the Air with Jack Johnson, Plus Magic Shows, Toad, and Upcycled Art on the Way

ON Culture | Ohana Spirit is in the Air with Jack Johnson, Plus Magic Shows, Toad, and Upcycled Art on the Way

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture: My Superbowl — and Superstar — Season!

ON Culture: My Superbowl — and Superstar — Season!

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ Brings New Parallels for Santa Barbara High Theater Students

Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ Brings New Parallels for Santa Barbara High Theater Students

Theater By Maggie Yates

Tony Award–Winning Musical ‘Ragtime’ Comes to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre

Tony Award–Winning Musical ‘Ragtime’ Comes to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre

Theater By Maggie Yates

UCSB Presents ‘A Legacy of Stone’

UCSB Presents ‘A Legacy of Stone’

Theater By Taylor Cusimano

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Reviews

‘Buyer and Cellar’ Review

‘Buyer and Cellar’ Review

Theater By Maggie Yates

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

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Books

Book Review | ‘On Un/Certainty: The Uses of Doubt in Dangerous Times’ by Natasha Lennard

Book Review | ‘On Un/Certainty: The Uses of Doubt in Dangerous Times’ by Natasha Lennard

Books By Brian Tanguay

Book Review | ‘Mothsblood’ by Lynn D. Jung

Book Review | ‘Mothsblood’ by Lynn D. Jung

Books By Brian Tanguay

Off Register Hosts Third Annual Art Book and Print Fair

Off Register Hosts Third Annual Art Book and Print Fair

Visual Arts By Taylor Cusimano

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Film & TV

To The Movies and Beyond

To The Movies and Beyond

Film By Madeline Slogoff

Solvang Cinema Arts Builds Community Through Film

Solvang Cinema Arts Builds Community Through Film

Film By Taylor Cusimano

The Long Journey to ‘Free Leonard Peltier’

The Long Journey to ‘Free Leonard Peltier’

Film By Taylor Cusimano

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ON the Beat

On the Beat: 805 Again Safe for Classical Music

On the Beat: 805 Again Safe for Classical Music

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Not-So-Secret Life of Plant

ON the Beat | Not-So-Secret Life of Plant

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Heeding the Monterey Jazz Magnet

ON the Beat | Heeding the Monterey Jazz Magnet

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

Flamenco Arts Festival’s Tablao Zano

Flamenco Arts Festival’s Tablao Zano

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

‘The Stranger’ and ‘Beethoven’s Tango,’ An Evening of Exquisite Opposites

‘The Stranger’ and ‘Beethoven’s Tango,’ An Evening of Exquisite Opposites

Dance By Jatila van der Veen, Ph.D.

‘Convivencias,’ Santa Barbara Style!

‘Convivencias,’ Santa Barbara Style!

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

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All Booked

All Booked | Grace and Grit

All Booked | Grace and Grit

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

All Booked | Another Year of Treasure Hunting

All Booked | Another Year of Treasure Hunting

All Booked By Tessa Reeg, Leslie Dinaberg & Jackson Friedman

All Booked | Top Tips for the Planned Parenthood Book Sale

All Booked | Top Tips for the Planned Parenthood Book Sale

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

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Comedy

Laughs and Good Fortune Come to Santa Barbara Lobero

Laughs and Good Fortune Come to Santa Barbara Lobero

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

A Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good Night at the Arlington

A Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good Night at the Arlington

Comedy By Madeline Slogoff

The Celebrity of Chelsea Handler Shines on Santa Barbara

The Celebrity of Chelsea Handler Shines on Santa Barbara

Comedy By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

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Poetry

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Fellow Poets Laureate at Hollister Ranch

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Fellow Poets Laureate at Hollister Ranch

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

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Paintings by Patricia Chidlaw

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Paintings by Patricia Chidlaw

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

‘Memory Rehearsal’ Is Rooted in Santa Barbara

‘Memory Rehearsal’ Is Rooted in Santa Barbara

Poetry By David Starkey

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