Film Review | Or Not to Be
Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ brings an affecting blend of post-Shakespearean drama, mysticism, and revisionist history to the screen.
Josef Woodard
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Film Review | Loaded and Lyrical Bar Talk
Ethan Hawke turns in a stunning performance as lyricist Lorenz Hart in ‘Blue Moon,’ talks it up at the Riviera Theatre.
ON the Beat | Well-Voiced Choirs, Christmas-Timed
A busy Christmas music week goes to churches, Lobero, and beyond.
Photographic Memory and Mystery
Innovative Italian photographer Mario Giacomelli featured in SBMA exhibition, tied to his centennial.
Review | Rock & Soul & Yule Revue
Minnesotan-in-Santa Barbara singer Tina Schlieske brings her potent musical brew to the Lobero, in semi-holiday garb.
Film Review | Reflections in a Golden Age
Paulo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ is another compelling entry in the Italian auteur’s filmography, this time in a reflective mode.
Opera Santa Barbara Pianist Moves On
Opera Santa Barbara pianist Tim Accurso resigns after a seven-year tenure.
ON the Beat | Choral Parading News
Choral music continues its benevolent invasion of Santa Barbara’s music spaces, along the seasonal path.
Review | Women Ruling, Twanging
Molly Tuttle, bluegrass star leaning pop, rises to the occasion of her Arlington Theatre concert, in an exciting all-female show.
Abstraction of Many Colors and Codes
Channing Peake Gallery, tucked discreetly into the County Administration Building, celebrates abstraction and Santa Barbara’s art history with “Form and Frame.”
