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Cover Story By Leslie Dinaberg, Matt Kettmann, Brian Tanguay & Emily Vesper

Santa Barbara’s first literary festival offers a feast for story lovers of all kinds.

‘Eleanor’ Brings One of America’s Most Celebrated Activists to the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura

‘Eleanor’ Brings One of America’s Most Celebrated Activists to the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura

Theater By Maggie Yates

One-woman show takes us beyond the history lessons to the real person behind the headlines.

Falling in Love with John C. Reilly

Falling in Love with John C. Reilly

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg

“Mister Romantic” comes to Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre on June 7.

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UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Kronos Quartet

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Kronos Quartet

Audio By Charles Donelan, UCSB Arts & Lectures

Spectacular Íntimo ‘Jóvenes’ Brings the House Down at the Covarrubias Adobe

Spectacular Íntimo ‘Jóvenes’ Brings the House Down at the Covarrubias Adobe

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

‘Over the Hill’ and Onto the SOhO Stage

‘Over the Hill’ and Onto the SOhO Stage

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Broadway Brunch Takes the Stage at SOhO

Broadway Brunch Takes the Stage at SOhO

Music By Tiana Molony

Ryan Bingham Under The Stars in Solvang Festival Theater

Ryan Bingham Under The Stars in Solvang Festival Theater

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Pat Metheny Returns to a Favorite House

Pat Metheny Returns to a Favorite House

Music By Josef Woodard

Review | All Hail The Sportsman Bar — and Nerf Herder

Review | All Hail The Sportsman Bar — and Nerf Herder

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

UC Santa Barbara Exhibition Explores the Many Lives of Shakespeare’s Texts

UC Santa Barbara Exhibition Explores the Many Lives of Shakespeare’s Texts

Books By Johannes Steffens, UCSB’s ’The Current’

Preaching the Gospel of American Opera

Preaching the Gospel of American Opera

Music By Josef Woodard

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Music

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Kronos Quartet

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Kronos Quartet

Audio By Charles Donelan, UCSB Arts & Lectures

‘Over the Hill’ and Onto the SOhO Stage

‘Over the Hill’ and Onto the SOhO Stage

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Broadway Brunch Takes the Stage at SOhO

Broadway Brunch Takes the Stage at SOhO

Music By Tiana Molony

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Visual Arts

Florals and Fine Art at Fox Wine Co.

Florals and Fine Art at Fox Wine Co.

Visual Arts By Madeline Slogoff

Nothing Is Real: Art About Dreaming

Nothing Is Real: Art About Dreaming

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Young Art Making Its Way

Young Art Making Its Way

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

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ON Culture

ON Culture | Time to Dance, Draw and Sing It Out!

ON Culture | Time to Dance, Draw and Sing It Out!

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Saving More Mesa Through Music, Plus Janis Joplin, S.B. Art Shows and More

ON Culture | Saving More Mesa Through Music, Plus Janis Joplin, S.B. Art Shows and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Catching Up with Coffee, Colbert, and Cinema

ON Culture | Catching Up with Coffee, Colbert, and Cinema

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

‘Eleanor’ Brings One of America’s Most Celebrated Activists to the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura

‘Eleanor’ Brings One of America’s Most Celebrated Activists to the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura

Theater By Maggie Yates

Falling in Love with John C. Reilly

Falling in Love with John C. Reilly

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg

‘Hadestown’ Comes to Our Town April 28-29

‘Hadestown’ Comes to Our Town April 28-29

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg

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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

Putting the Art in Artifice, and Vice Versa

Putting the Art in Artifice, and Vice Versa

Film By Josef Woodard

On the Far Side of Normal

On the Far Side of Normal

Film By Josef Woodard

PR Pro Mo McFadden’s ‘High Times’ Daze

PR Pro Mo McFadden’s ‘High Times’ Daze

Community By Matt Kettmann

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | Might as Well Jump

ON the Beat | Might as Well Jump

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Grand Jazz, Meditative Harp, and Other Music Buzz

ON the Beat | Grand Jazz, Meditative Harp, and Other Music Buzz

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Jazz Finds a Groove in the 805, RIP Scott Clayton

ON the Beat | Jazz Finds a Groove in the 805, RIP Scott Clayton

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

Spectacular Íntimo ‘Jóvenes’ Brings the House Down at the Covarrubias Adobe

Spectacular Íntimo ‘Jóvenes’ Brings the House Down at the Covarrubias Adobe

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Kyle Abraham of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Kyle Abraham of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

Audio By Charles Donelan, UCSB Arts & Lectures

A Santa Barbara Hula Hālau Prepares to Cross the Pacific

A Santa Barbara Hula Hālau Prepares to Cross the Pacific

Dance By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Books

Book Smart

Cover Story By Leslie Dinaberg, Matt Kettmann, Brian Tanguay & Emily Vesper

UC Santa Barbara Exhibition Explores the Many Lives of Shakespeare’s Texts

UC Santa Barbara Exhibition Explores the Many Lives of Shakespeare’s Texts

Books By Johannes Steffens, UCSB’s ’The Current’

‘Here Comes the Sun’ Author Bill McKibben Shares Climate Message, with Gallows Humor and Hope, at UC Santa Barbara

‘Here Comes the Sun’ Author Bill McKibben Shares Climate Message, with Gallows Humor and Hope, at UC Santa Barbara

Environment By Ella Heydenfeldt

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All Booked

All Booked | Eve’s Escapades

All Booked | Eve’s Escapades

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Tiana Molony

All Booked | The Magic Behind the Museum

All Booked | The Magic Behind the Museum

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Emily Vesper

All Booked | Nothing Lost in Translation

All Booked | Nothing Lost in Translation

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Ryan P. Cruz

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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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