Review | 30th Year is Still the Charm
Amidst 30th anniversary, Portland’s kitsch-fueled Pink Martini returned to Santa Barbara for a sparkling holiday toast.
Author: Josef Woodard
Film Review | Women’s Work and Wisdom
Indian film ‘All We Imagine as Light’ — winner of Cannes’ Grand Prix — is a soulful, subtle portrait of three women, in three languages.
Josef Woodard’s 2024 in Review
Our music reviewer shares his favorite shows of the year.
Josef Woodard’s Favorite Cover Stories of the Year
Our senior arts writer sounds off on his favorite stories of the year.
ON the Beat | List-omania Time, A Year’s Harvest
In which the columnist looks back on a good year that was, musically speaking.
Review | Choral Christmas Feasting
Santa Barbara Choral Society and Quire of Voyces unveil voices and diverse Christmas vision in a busy weekend.
Film Review | Roads to Remembrance
Jesse Eisenberg’s inventive, serio-comic A Real Pain takes on Holocaust legacy-tracing, and sports a firecracker performance by Keiran Culkin.
Anchor Elf with the Cowbell Takes Center Stage
Santa Barbara International Film Festival goes comedic, with a gala tribute to Will Ferrell at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.
ON the Beat | Seasoned Voices, En Masse
This weekend’s Christmas Choral options arrive in triple time.
Wise Blood from Oaxaca
Enterprising exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara explores the juncture of cultures, ecology, and contemporary art practice.
