Interwoven Sights and Spirits
“Cloth as Canvas,” at Solvang’s Elverhøj Museum, showcases creative adventures in textile art.
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
ON the Beat | Ojai Beckons, Choral Closing, Blocked Party
Ojai Music Festival promises a special edition, Choral Society closes season with a rich polychordal program, and a city block bristles with life on a Saturday night.
Art About the Tri-Counties, in Annual, Juried Fashion
Westmont Museum of Art hosts dense artistic pageantry with annual juried Tri-Counties art show.
Sheepish Eats, the Norway Way
The sheep head “smalahove” dinner is a way of Vossa Jazz Festival life in Western Norway.
ON the Beat | Blues Beach Town
It may come as a surprise to outsiders that an affluent and tourist-flocked beach town like Santa Barbara — basking
Exit Through the Chopin Door
Masterful American pianist Garrick Ohlsson, a Chopin specialist in his element, closes out CAMA season at the Lobero Theatre.
Grooves, Lights, Action, French-Connected
French EDM duo Justice sells out and entrances a sold-out Bowl crowd.
Surfing on the Musical Cutting Edge in Ojai
Music director and flutist Claire Chase takes charge of the 79th Ojai Music Festival, with a starry cast including pianist Craig Taborn and Pulitzer-winning drummer-composer Susie Ibarra.
ON the Beat | A Happy Traffic Jam of Serious Concertizing
Last week’s extra-busy concert action on the classical-jazz fronts, including season-closers, was a rewarding feast.
Review | Lively History Lesson in Houses of Assorted Repute
Wynton Marsalis’s latest local visit found him expertly leading live accompaniment to modern silent film ‘LOUIS.’
