2026 - The Santa Barbara Independent

Announcement By City of Lompoc

City of Lompoc Invites Community to Join in Fourth of July Family Fun Day

LOMPOC, CA, June 22, 2026 – The City of Lompoc is excited to announce that a special Fourth of July

Music By Anya McCue

Solvang Theaterfest’s outdoor concert series returns with all new series pass and Independence Day festivities.

Community By Elaine Sanders

Day trips will resume July 1, but overnight campers will have to wait.

TV By Tiana Molony

The acclaimed Netflix anthology brought its fictional country club drama to Montecito, featuring exterior shots of the Montecito Club.

Music By Josef Woodard

Ojai Music Festival, now 80, brings back veteran — and ever-young — master composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director, to winning ends.

Letters By Joseph Garred, S.B.

I have wanted so long to be able to tell you how much your work has been comforting to me.

Letters By Diana Thorn, Carpinteria

Is California a failed state? Is it a national embarrassment?

Announcement By Indy Staff

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Apples to Zucchini Cooking School today announced that Jill Barton, a trained chef who has served

Announcement By Carpinteria Unified School District

Dr. Sonia Aguila, local educator in the Carpinteria Unified School District, was honored with the prestigious Promoting Bilingualism Award at

Announcement By Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, Inc.

The Board of Directors of Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, Inc. (CAMA)—now in its 108th concert season in