Wartime Child’s Play
“The President’s Cake” is a superb Iraqi film, portraying the country in painful transition, through children’s eyes.
Josef Woodard
Recent Stories
Baroque Carnivalia, in Period Finery
Venice Baroque Orchestra Brings its period music power and mission to the Lobero, with last-minute substitute violinist Rachell Ellen Wong seizing the spotlight.
Palestine Calling
‘All That’s Left of You,’ Jordan’s Oscar submission, is a sensitive and awakening family portrait of Palestinians in crisis and solidarity
Et Tu, Opera Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara Opera returns to the world of Handel opera with “Caesar and Cleopatra” this weekend at the Lobero Theatre.
Mapping a World in Flux
Now at UCSB’s AD&A Museum, “Tiffany Chung: indelible traces” celebrates the rich career of the respected UCSB alum artist.
ON the Beat | Leo, Yo-Yo, and other Musical Matters that Matter
Leo Kottke soothes, rambles, and juices Up the Lobero; Yo-Yo Ma returns, with contemporary music in store.
Reel Love in Symphonic Terms
Santa Barbara Symphony’s February program, “Romantic Hollywood,” synced up with Valentine’s Day and the tail end of the Film Festival.
L.A. Way, Ansel-ized
Ansel Adams exhibition at Westmont College Ridley-Tree Museum of Art offers a glimpse of the photographer’s classics, but mostly vintage L.A. imagery.
The McHurley Year
SBIFF 2026 presented a full and satisfying slate of celebrity tributes and a chock-full global survey of cinema, but the main event was the opening of the McHurley Film Center.
Final Festival Act, Full Day of Quality Content
SBIFF 2026 closed out on Sunday with Apartheid-themed ‘Laundry’, capping off a full filmic day, including the unique prison doc ‘Alabama Solution’.
