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Unraveling Color with Porfirio Gutiérrez

Unraveling Color with Porfirio Gutiérrez

Visual Arts By Izadora Hamm

Zapotec-American artist leads rare programs at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Anne Wilson Headlines Kids Helping Kids Benefit Show

Anne Wilson Headlines Kids Helping Kids Benefit Show

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Student-run nonprofit raises money and awareness to combat human trafficking.

HappySad Theatre Debuts with ‘The Effect’

HappySad Theatre Debuts with ‘The Effect’

Theater By Maggie Yates

Focus is on thought-provoking, contemporary theatrical work for a young demographic.

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Film Review | Chaotic Returns

Film Review | Chaotic Returns

Film By Josef Woodard

Immortally Beloved Repertoire Gone Big

Immortally Beloved Repertoire Gone Big

Music By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | List-o-maniacal Tendencies 2025

ON the Beat | List-o-maniacal Tendencies 2025

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

Power of Three, Genre-Bridgers at Large

Power of Three, Genre-Bridgers at Large

Music By Josef Woodard

Film Review | Parental Guidance Revisited

Film Review | Parental Guidance Revisited

Film By Josef Woodard

Poetry Connection | Year in Review, Resolutions, and Your Writing Goals

Poetry Connection | Year in Review, Resolutions, and Your Writing Goals

Poetry Matters By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

State Street Ballet and the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra Perform an Out-of-This-World ‘Nutcracker’

State Street Ballet and the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra Perform an Out-of-This-World ‘Nutcracker’

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Book Review | ‘Plastic’ by Scott Guild

Book Review | ‘Plastic’ by Scott Guild

Books By George Yatchisin

In New Doc ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Military Servicemen Expose More Details About UFOs at Vandenberg

In New Doc ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Military Servicemen Expose More Details About UFOs at Vandenberg

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

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Music

Anne Wilson Headlines Kids Helping Kids Benefit Show

Anne Wilson Headlines Kids Helping Kids Benefit Show

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Immortally Beloved Repertoire Gone Big

Immortally Beloved Repertoire Gone Big

Music By Josef Woodard

Power of Three, Genre-Bridgers at Large

Power of Three, Genre-Bridgers at Large

Music By Josef Woodard

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Visual Arts

Unraveling Color with Porfirio Gutiérrez

Unraveling Color with Porfirio Gutiérrez

Visual Arts By Izadora Hamm

Photographic Memory and Mystery

Photographic Memory and Mystery

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Chadillac Green: The Wonderful Wizard of Arts

Chadillac Green: The Wonderful Wizard of Arts

Cover Story By Roger Durling

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ON Culture

ON Culture | A Merry Streaming Season with Glad Tidings on the Way

ON Culture | A Merry Streaming Season with Glad Tidings on the Way

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Rockin’ Around the Holiday Season

ON Culture | Rockin’ Around the Holiday Season

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | ‘Tis the Season for All Sorts of Fun Happenings

ON Culture | ‘Tis the Season for All Sorts of Fun Happenings

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

HappySad Theatre Debuts with ‘The Effect’

HappySad Theatre Debuts with ‘The Effect’

Theater By Maggie Yates

Theater Review | Dreamy Expectations Are More than Met with the Rubicon-Acting Company Collaboration

Theater Review | Dreamy Expectations Are More than Met with the Rubicon-Acting Company Collaboration

Theater By Maggie Yates

Find Out ‘WHODUNIT’ at CAW This Holiday Season

Find Out ‘WHODUNIT’ at CAW This Holiday Season

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg

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Reviews

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

Review | Lauren Patten in Concert at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre

Reviews By Maggie Yates

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Film & TV

Film Review | Chaotic Returns

Film Review | Chaotic Returns

Film By Josef Woodard

Film Review | Parental Guidance Revisited

Film Review | Parental Guidance Revisited

Film By Josef Woodard

In New Doc ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Military Servicemen Expose More Details About UFOs at Vandenberg

In New Doc ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Military Servicemen Expose More Details About UFOs at Vandenberg

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | List-o-maniacal Tendencies 2025

ON the Beat | List-o-maniacal Tendencies 2025

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Seasonal Revelry, with Historical Roots

ON the Beat | Seasonal Revelry, with Historical Roots

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Well-Voiced Choirs, Christmas-Timed

ON the Beat | Well-Voiced Choirs, Christmas-Timed

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

State Street Ballet and the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra Perform an Out-of-This-World ‘Nutcracker’

State Street Ballet and the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra Perform an Out-of-This-World ‘Nutcracker’

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Celesta M. Billeci Joins The Music Center, L.A.’s Performing Arts Center

Celesta M. Billeci Joins The Music Center, L.A.’s Performing Arts Center

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg

Dance Review | Winter Suite Is a Delightful Holiday Treat

Dance Review | Winter Suite Is a Delightful Holiday Treat

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

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Books

Book Review | ‘Plastic’ by Scott Guild

Book Review | ‘Plastic’ by Scott Guild

Books By George Yatchisin

Book Review | ‘House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.’ by Marion Orr

Book Review | ‘House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.’ by Marion Orr

Books By Brian Tanguay

Book Review | ‘The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe’ by Marlene L. Daut

Book Review | ‘The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe’ by Marlene L. Daut

Books By Brian Tanguay

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All Booked

All Booked | Just a Dash of Christmas Cheer

All Booked | Just a Dash of Christmas Cheer

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

All Booked | Wine & Food Books to Imbibe

All Booked | Wine & Food Books to Imbibe

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Matt Kettmann

All Booked | All That Glitters

All Booked | All That Glitters

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

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Comedy

An Evening of Laughter and Connection for CommUnify

An Evening of Laughter and Connection for CommUnify

Community By Leslie Dinaberg

Comedians Come Together for CommUnify

Comedians Come Together for CommUnify

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

Charlie Sheen: Alive On Stage Performance Canceled

Charlie Sheen: Alive On Stage Performance Canceled

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

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Poetry Matters

Poetry Connection | Year in Review, Resolutions, and Your Writing Goals

Poetry Connection | Year in Review, Resolutions, and Your Writing Goals

Poetry Matters By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

Poetry Connection | Connecting with ‘Pedregosa St.’

Poetry Connection | Connecting with ‘Pedregosa St.’

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Family Friends at Thanksgiving

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Family Friends at Thanksgiving

Poetry Matters By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

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