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Santa Barbara Symphony Team Earns Prestigious Industry Awards

Santa Barbara Symphony Team Earns Prestigious Industry Awards

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Marie Hébert and Ella McGowan honored by Association of California Symphony Orchestras.

From Led Zeppelin to Saving Grace

From Led Zeppelin to Saving Grace

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Robert Plant and new band Saving Grace bring their “Up The Sharp End” tour to Santa Barbara Arlington on October 1.

Lompoc Theatre Project Receives $6 Million Gift From Cheryl Goldberg

Lompoc Theatre Project Receives $6 Million Gift From Cheryl Goldberg

Community By Shannon Brooks

The boulder goes over the hill: theater now on the brink of full funding.

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Summer Slam Punk and Skateboarding Fest Returns to Carpinteria Skate Park for Second Year

Summer Slam Punk and Skateboarding Fest Returns to Carpinteria Skate Park for Second Year

Community By Izadora Hamm

Nature Revisited, Gallery Celebrated

Nature Revisited, Gallery Celebrated

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Big Week at the MAW, Sierra Goes Bowling

ON the Beat | Big Week at the MAW, Sierra Goes Bowling

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

The Innovative Indy Award Winner Returns

The Innovative Indy Award Winner Returns

Theater By Maggie Yates

Review | Night at the Opera, Postmodern Puzzle Division

Review | Night at the Opera, Postmodern Puzzle Division

Music By Josef Woodard

Santa Barbara Author Shares Lessons from Caring for Brother After His Traumatic Brain Injury

Santa Barbara Author Shares Lessons from Caring for Brother After His Traumatic Brain Injury

Books By Tiana Molony

Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller Shawn Colvin Comes to the Santa Barbara Lobero

Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller Shawn Colvin Comes to the Santa Barbara Lobero

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Jazz Dreams Live on State Street

Jazz Dreams Live on State Street

Cover Story By Nick Welsh

History with Hulse

History with Hulse

Books By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

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Music

Santa Barbara Symphony Team Earns Prestigious Industry Awards

Santa Barbara Symphony Team Earns Prestigious Industry Awards

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

From Led Zeppelin to Saving Grace

From Led Zeppelin to Saving Grace

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Summer Slam Punk and Skateboarding Fest Returns to Carpinteria Skate Park for Second Year

Summer Slam Punk and Skateboarding Fest Returns to Carpinteria Skate Park for Second Year

Community By Izadora Hamm

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Visual Arts

Nature Revisited, Gallery Celebrated

Nature Revisited, Gallery Celebrated

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Gator Boy Rides Again: Cajun Kitchen Reopens with Familiar Mural

Gator Boy Rides Again: Cajun Kitchen Reopens with Familiar Mural

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Expressions, Writ and Wrought Large

Expressions, Writ and Wrought Large

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

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ON Culture

ON Culture: Modest Mouse, ‘60s Music, NOMA Projects and More

ON Culture: Modest Mouse, ‘60s Music, NOMA Projects and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture: Music Academy, PCPA, and Nicole Strasburg Start the Summer Out Strong

ON Culture: Music Academy, PCPA, and Nicole Strasburg Start the Summer Out Strong

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture: So Long to the Mistress of the Morning Mojo

ON Culture: So Long to the Mistress of the Morning Mojo

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

The Innovative Indy Award Winner Returns

The Innovative Indy Award Winner Returns

Theater By Maggie Yates

‘Crazy Mama’ Heads Off Broadway

‘Crazy Mama’ Heads Off Broadway

Theater By Maggie Yates

Review | ‘Pilate: The Lost Gospel’ Stops in Carpinteria Before Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Review | ‘Pilate: The Lost Gospel’ Stops in Carpinteria Before Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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

Review | Believe the Hype of ‘The Odyssey’

Review | Believe the Hype of ‘The Odyssey’

Film By Josef Woodard

Review | Ready for Their Close-Ups

Review | Ready for Their Close-Ups

Film By Josef Woodard

This One Time at Film Camp

This One Time at Film Camp

Film By Leslie Dinaberg

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | Big Week at the MAW, Sierra Goes Bowling

ON the Beat | Big Week at the MAW, Sierra Goes Bowling

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Fjord-side Jazz Ventures, Opera on the Local Brain

ON the Beat | Fjord-side Jazz Ventures, Opera on the Local Brain

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Notes from the Road, Rotterdam Ahoy

ON the Beat | Notes from the Road, Rotterdam Ahoy

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

Support Flamenco at ‘Fiesta in the Grove’

Support Flamenco at ‘Fiesta in the Grove’

Dance By Maggie Yates

Choreographer Gianna Burright to Premiere New Work at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York

Choreographer Gianna Burright to Premiere New Work at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Swinging in Style

Swinging in Style

Dance By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

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Books

Santa Barbara Author Shares Lessons from Caring for Brother After His Traumatic Brain Injury

Santa Barbara Author Shares Lessons from Caring for Brother After His Traumatic Brain Injury

Books By Tiana Molony

History with Hulse

History with Hulse

Books By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Book Review | ‘Python’s Kiss: Stories by Louise Erdrich’

Book Review | ‘Python’s Kiss: Stories by Louise Erdrich’

Books By David Starkey

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All Booked

All Booked | Unputdownables

All Booked | Unputdownables

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

All Booked | Sunny Summer Reads

All Booked | Sunny Summer Reads

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Leslie Dinaberg

All Booked | Summer Love — with a Twist

All Booked | Summer Love — with a Twist

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

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Comedy

Come for the Dogs, Stay for the Laughs

Come for the Dogs, Stay for the Laughs

Drink By Anya McCue

Walk Your Laugh Off

Walk Your Laugh Off

Comedy By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Dinner, Drinks, and a Dose of Laughter at the Wine Cask Gold Room

Dinner, Drinks, and a Dose of Laughter at the Wine Cask Gold Room

Comedy By Tiana Molony

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Poetry Matters

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Santa Barbara Writers Conference

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Santa Barbara Writers Conference

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

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Fiesta Poet Laureate, Father Larry

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Fiesta Poet Laureate, Father Larry

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

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

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