Art out of the Fire
Ethan Turpin’s museum show at Westmont takes an unexpectedly timely turn.
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Twin Forces, Taking Chances
Fine young piano virtuosos Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson serve up an adventurous program at The Granada Theatre.
ON the Beat | Gilded Cinema, Gone Orchestral
What is a good cure for SBIFF hangover? One answer found its way into The Granada Theatre on Sunday afternoon, in the form of a “hair of the dog”
Rising to New Heights, Lakecia Benjamin Charges Up UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall
The dynamo alto saxist brought a fervent, infectious energy to the first jazz concert of the year.
A Film Centered Time and Place
At 40, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival followed a time-tested format, but with a critical new game and home.
SBIFF Day 12 | Adventures in TBA Land
That’s a wrap on the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival for our Senior Arts Writer.
SBIFF Day 11 | The Knowing Eyes of a Child
‘Tiny Lights’ earns big praise from our Senior Arts Writer, along with Colman Domingo and other penultimate day cinematic treasures.
SBIFF Day 10 | Building on a Two-Shot
A tribute to two actors plus three films occupy our senior arts writer on the Film Festival’s 10th day.
ON the Beat | Orchestral Convergence Week
This week’s musical menu includes two concerts featuring the London Symphony Orchestra, and the next Santa Barbara Symphony program.
SBIFF Day 9 | Balletic Action Connection, and News from Mongolia
A week and some change in and our senior arts writer is still going strong.
