UC Santa Barbara Quietly Cancels New Student Convocation
The university says it will focus on “interactive events” instead of “asking students to attend a more formal session with speeches.”
Year: 2024
A Sparkly, Sweet Collaboration Between Katy Perry and McConnell’s
McConnell’s new “Baby, You’re a Firework Blue Raspberry” is a sweet treat partnership with Katy Perry — for a good cause.
Former Teacher Charged with Child Molestation and Electronic Peeping Fails to Appear in Court
Steven Schapansky is deemed a flight risk, and a no-bail warrant for his arrest was issued by Judge Thomas Adams this Friday.
Celebrating ‘Water-Wise’ Gardens in Santa Barbara County
Award-winning eco-friendly gardens show that sustainability can be beautiful.
Trash Day Is Coming | Join the 40th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day on September 21
California’s largest volunteer event takes place at more than 30 sites throughout Santa Barbara County.
Orchestral Folk Goes to Church and the Bandshell
Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra launches its season with fresh takes on ’60s pop classics and the revamped Plaza Del Mar Bandshell in the venue mix.
Same Same but Different: EDM Festival Offers Free Passes to Ticket Holders of Canceled Lucidity Festival
Organizers of the originally Santa Barbara–based Lucidity Festival announced last month that there will be no rescheduled festival in Monterey County next year and no refunds.
Shimmy Shimmy Productions Shimmies Its Way to Santa Barbara
“When the Lights Go Out” and other shows make their way to town.
UC President’s Ban on Encampments, Face Masks That ‘Conceal Identity’ Set to Go into Effect at UC Santa Barbara
With fall quarter less than two weeks away, some students and student leaders are expressing unease over the UC’s new protest-related policies in response to spring’s wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations across UC campuses.
ON the Beat | Jazz on Tap, Inside and Out
Legendary trumpeter Peter Evans to pay rare Visit, Pacific Jazz Orchestra and Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis fired up the live scene.
