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Inside the World of ‘La La Land’

Inside the World of ‘La La Land’

Visual Arts By Tiana Molony

An SBIFF exhibit traces how David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco transformed director Damien Chazelle’s vision into an Oscar-winning visual love letter to Los Angeles.

ON the Beat | Inclusive Chamber Music Manners, Mardi Gras Appetizer

ON the Beat | Inclusive Chamber Music Manners, Mardi Gras Appetizer

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

Sphinx Virtuosi, with black and Latinx Focus, brings its vibrant sound back to the Lobero, Jon Cleary kicked up serious N’Awlins jams at Campbell Hall.

Fabric as Form, Content, and Context

Fabric as Form, Content, and Context

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Veteran fabric artist Julia Ford presents a small 50-year survey of work in the Atkinson Gallery pop-up show.

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Inside Is Making Us Sick

Inside Is Making Us Sick

Books By Callie Fausey

Maker House Secures Lease, Ensuring Stability for Santa Barbara’s Artists

Maker House Secures Lease, Ensuring Stability for Santa Barbara’s Artists

Visual Arts By Alice Dehghanzadeh

Report Shows Big Bucks in Santa Barbara Arts and Culture

Report Shows Big Bucks in Santa Barbara Arts and Culture

Business By Nick Welsh

Black Creativity as Living History

Black Creativity as Living History

Visual Arts By Maya Johnson

The Marettes: Owning Your Power Through Dance

The Marettes: Owning Your Power Through Dance

Dance By Maya Johnson and Chandler Johnson

Cello Sweets, Old and Very New

Cello Sweets, Old and Very New

Music By Josef Woodard

Trumpet in the House, No Chucho

Trumpet in the House, No Chucho

Music By Josef Woodard

UCSB Middle East Ensemble Winter Concert

UCSB Middle East Ensemble Winter Concert

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

ON the Beat | On the Plugged/Unplugged Trail

ON the Beat | On the Plugged/Unplugged Trail

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Music

Cello Sweets, Old and Very New

Cello Sweets, Old and Very New

Music By Josef Woodard

Trumpet in the House, No Chucho

Trumpet in the House, No Chucho

Music By Josef Woodard

Baroque Carnivalia, in Period Finery

Baroque Carnivalia, in Period Finery

Music By Josef Woodard

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Visual Arts

Inside the World of ‘La La Land’

Inside the World of ‘La La Land’

Visual Arts By Tiana Molony

Fabric as Form, Content, and Context

Fabric as Form, Content, and Context

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Maker House Secures Lease, Ensuring Stability for Santa Barbara’s Artists

Maker House Secures Lease, Ensuring Stability for Santa Barbara’s Artists

Visual Arts By Alice Dehghanzadeh

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ON Culture

ON Culture | Free Films, Bowl Season Blooming

ON Culture | Free Films, Bowl Season Blooming

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | A Full Dance Card of Performances, Films, Art and Entertainment

ON Culture | A Full Dance Card of Performances, Films, Art and Entertainment

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Heroic Librarians, Meddling Moms, Illuminating Films, Matisse and More

ON Culture | Heroic Librarians, Meddling Moms, Illuminating Films, Matisse and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

‘Chinwag’: Small-Scale, Big Ideas at More Theatre Company

‘Chinwag’: Small-Scale, Big Ideas at More Theatre Company

Theater By Maggie Yates

Theater Review | ‘The 39 Steps’

Theater Review | ‘The 39 Steps’

Theater By Maggie Yates

Et Tu, Opera Santa Barbara?

Et Tu, Opera Santa Barbara?

Theater By Josef Woodard

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Reviews

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

Review | Ten Years After Paris, Eagles of Death Metal Soar

Review | Ten Years After Paris, Eagles of Death Metal Soar

Music By Stuart C. Paul, Photos by Stuart C. Paul

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Film & TV

Wartime Child’s Play

Wartime Child’s Play

Film By Josef Woodard

Palestine Calling

Palestine Calling

Film By Josef Woodard

One Last Look at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

One Last Look at the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Photo By Leslie Dinaberg

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | Inclusive Chamber Music Manners, Mardi Gras Appetizer

ON the Beat | Inclusive Chamber Music Manners, Mardi Gras Appetizer

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | On the Plugged/Unplugged Trail

ON the Beat | On the Plugged/Unplugged Trail

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Leo, Yo-Yo, and other Musical Matters that Matter

ON the Beat | Leo, Yo-Yo, and other Musical Matters that Matter

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

The Marettes: Owning Your Power Through Dance

The Marettes: Owning Your Power Through Dance

Dance By Maya Johnson and Chandler Johnson

UCSB Middle East Ensemble Winter Concert

UCSB Middle East Ensemble Winter Concert

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’ | Tiler Peck: Curating the Jerome Robbins Festival

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’ | Tiler Peck: Curating the Jerome Robbins Festival

Audio By Charles Donelan, UCSB Arts & Lectures

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Books

Inside Is Making Us Sick

Inside Is Making Us Sick

Books By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara Author Patrice Karst to Release New Book, ‘God Made Easy’

Santa Barbara Author Patrice Karst to Release New Book, ‘God Made Easy’

Books By Tiana Molony

Rod Lathim Speaks His Truth in New Memoir

Rod Lathim Speaks His Truth in New Memoir

Books By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

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All Booked

All Booked | Let’s Get Heated

All Booked | Let’s Get Heated

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Richelle Boyd

All Booked | Spotlight on ‘Stoner’

All Booked | Spotlight on ‘Stoner’

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Tiana Molony

All Booked | Light Reads for the New Year

All Booked | Light Reads for the New Year

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

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Comedy

Review | DIY Comedy with Nick Offerman

Review | DIY Comedy with Nick Offerman

Comedy By Tiana Molony

Nick Offerman Brings ‘Big Woodchuck’ to Santa Barbara on February 10

Nick Offerman Brings ‘Big Woodchuck’ to Santa Barbara on February 10

Comedy By Alice Dehghanzadeh

Janeane Garofalo Mines Stories of Her Life for Comedy Gold

Janeane Garofalo Mines Stories of Her Life for Comedy Gold

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

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Poetry Matters

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Santa Barbara’s 11th Poet Laureate, George Yatchisin

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Santa Barbara’s 11th Poet Laureate, George Yatchisin

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

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Poetry Zone, a Santa Barbara Institution

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Poetry Zone, a Santa Barbara Institution

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

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Poetry, Art, and Neighbors in Need of a Repair

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Poetry, Art, and Neighbors in Need of a Repair

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

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