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Nothing Is Real: Art About Dreaming

Nothing Is Real: Art About Dreaming

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Group show “Shapes of Surrealism” graces and mystifies Seimandi & Leprieur Gallery.

Young Art Making Its Way

Young Art Making Its Way

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

“Re-Encounter,” this year’s senior art exhibition at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, features themes of young artists processing past and future lives.

Carole Eglash-Kosoff Offers a Seasoned Perspective in New Play

Carole Eglash-Kosoff Offers a Seasoned Perspective in New Play

Theater By Maggie Yates

The 92-year-old brings ‘I’ve Seen This Sh*t Before’ to Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara.

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Visual Arts By Madeline Slogoff

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

A Santa Barbara Hula Hālau Prepares to Cross the Pacific

A Santa Barbara Hula Hālau Prepares to Cross the Pacific

Dance By Ella Heydenfeldt

A Legacy Supreme, Remixed

A Legacy Supreme, Remixed

Music By Josef Woodard

‘Cowboy Meditations’Explores Poet Dick Gibford’s Work

‘Cowboy Meditations’Explores Poet Dick Gibford’s Work

Film By Eric Hvolboll

LIVE Art & Wine Tour Returns April 30

LIVE Art & Wine Tour Returns April 30

Food & Drink By Tiana Molony

Hershey Felder Gives His Most Personal Performance Yet

Hershey Felder Gives His Most Personal Performance Yet

Theater By Maggie Yates

Locals & Legends James Taylor Tribute Night at the Granada

Locals & Legends James Taylor Tribute Night at the Granada

Music By Madeline Slogoff

The Once and Only Martha Graham

The Once and Only Martha Graham

Cover Story By Eric P. Hvolboll

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Music

A Legacy Supreme, Remixed

A Legacy Supreme, Remixed

Music By Josef Woodard

Locals & Legends James Taylor Tribute Night at the Granada

Locals & Legends James Taylor Tribute Night at the Granada

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Santa Barbara Teens Warm Up Their Voices to ‘Sing It Out!’ with AHA!

Santa Barbara Teens Warm Up Their Voices to ‘Sing It Out!’ with AHA!

Music By Madeline Slogoff

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Visual Arts

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

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Visual Arts By Madeline Slogoff

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ON Culture

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

ON Culture | Free Films, Bowl Season Blooming

ON Culture | Free Films, Bowl Season Blooming

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

Carole Eglash-Kosoff Offers a Seasoned Perspective in New Play

Carole Eglash-Kosoff Offers a Seasoned Perspective in New Play

Theater By Maggie Yates

Hershey Felder Gives His Most Personal Performance Yet

Hershey Felder Gives His Most Personal Performance Yet

Theater By Maggie Yates

Theater Review | Santa Barbara’s Musical Theater All Stars Shine in ‘Assassins’

Theater Review | Santa Barbara’s Musical Theater All Stars Shine in ‘Assassins’

Theater By Maggie Yates

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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

‘Cowboy Meditations’Explores Poet Dick Gibford’s Work

‘Cowboy Meditations’Explores Poet Dick Gibford’s Work

Film By Eric Hvolboll

ShelterBox U.S.A. Presents ‘Stand by Mother’ Ahead of Earth Day

ShelterBox U.S.A. Presents ‘Stand by Mother’ Ahead of Earth Day

Film By Madeline Slogoff

The Wild & Free Film Festival to Host an Evening of Adventure on the Big Screen

The Wild & Free Film Festival to Host an Evening of Adventure on the Big Screen

Film & TV By Alice Dehghanzadeh

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ON the Beat

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

ON the Beat | Staxing Up the Lobero

ON the Beat | Staxing Up the Lobero

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

A Santa Barbara Hula Hālau Prepares to Cross the Pacific

A Santa Barbara Hula Hālau Prepares to Cross the Pacific

Dance By Ella Heydenfeldt

The Once and Only Martha Graham

The Once and Only Martha Graham

Cover Story By Eric P. Hvolboll

‘RECESS!’ A Trifecta of Virtuoso Performances

‘RECESS!’ A Trifecta of Virtuoso Performances

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

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Books

Book Review | ‘Honeysuckle’ by Bar Fridman-Tell

Book Review | ‘Honeysuckle’ by Bar Fridman-Tell

Books By Brian Tanguay

Show Your Library Some Love at National Library Week

Show Your Library Some Love at National Library Week

Books By Emily Vesper

Book Review | ‘A Place in the World’ by Bill Gaythwaite

Book Review | ‘A Place in the World’ by Bill Gaythwaite

Books By David Starkey

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All Booked

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

All Booked | Dragons, Shadow Daddies, and the Politics of Escapism

All Booked | Dragons, Shadow Daddies, and the Politics of Escapism

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Ella Heydenfeldt

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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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