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Music By Xavier Pereyra

Goldenvoice Debuts Ocean Way Festival at Santa Monica Beach

A new two-day festival brings large-scale live music to one of California’s most iconic coastlines.

Music By Callie Fausey

Review | Dudley Cooks Up Beautiful Confusion

Dudley’s bandmates returned to Santa Barbara to craft their fourth album, “Beautiful Confusion,” after 30 years.

Film By Josef Woodard

Review | Ready for Their Close-Ups

“Rose of Nevada,” from genuine auteur Mark Jenkins, gives an alluring artistic sheen to the supernatural thriller genre.

Visual Arts By Leslie Dinaberg

Early Abstract Works by Chris Potter on View for One Night Only

“Beyond the Landscape” at Santa Barbara’s Art & Soul gallery on July 21.

Environment By Izadora Hamm

Surfrider Foundation Reports Abundance of Butts on the Beach in 2025

Smoking-related waste continues to be the most common trash collected, not just in Santa Barbara but nationally.

Music By Josef Woodard

Chamber Music Matters, in Dialogue and Practice

Echoes of the now-defunct Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra filter into the Lobero Theatre with a special evening of “Dessert with Mozart,” featuring longtime SBCO maestro Heiichiro Ohyama.

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Fundraiser and Mini-Market to Raise Funds for Santa Barbara School Supply Drive

Donations and purchases from the July 19 event will support the seventh annual S.B. School Supply Drive on August 1.

Opinion By Dr. Dayna Isaacs

Scalp Cooling Is Cancer Care

When women with breast cancer ask for an FDA-cleared and approved intervention to reduce hair loss caused by chemotherapy, insurers too often call it cosmetic. That double standard is indefensible.