Puccini Occupies Santa Barbara, via Gotham, at the Granada
Music Academy’s summer opera is La bohème, set in NYC.
Author: Josef Woodard
ON the Beat | A Legendary Line-man Hits the County, Jimmy Webb at the Lobero
Classic Songwriter Jimmy Webb plays the Lobero, the Music Academy Goes Big and Small, and a Sacred/Profane Maverick passes through.
French-Accented Screen Time Courtesy of Santa Barbara International Film Festival
SBIFF’s popular “The Wave Film Festival, France” makes a post-pandemic return.
Inside an Outsider’s Worldview at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art hosts the first SoCal exhibition by unique and subtle “outsider” artist James Castle, to compelling effect.
Movie Review | Wes’s World, Reconstituted
Writer-Director Wes Anderson’s latest film-world, “Asteroid City,” goes retro-kitschy with an all-star cast, to endearing ends.
Music Academy Brought Timely Berlioz, Denk’s Sublime Bach to Santa Barbara for Solstice
It was a big week for orchestral Berlioz and Jeremy Denk’s masterful take on Bach.
ON the Beat | A Santa Barbara Summer on Hissing Streets
Summer solstice dances its way towards 50, Albert Lee burns tastily.
Time-Tripping Picture Show Comes to Solvang
Photographer to the folk-rock stars Henry Diltz returns with a nostalgic show in Solvang’s Elverhøj Museum.
Making the Drive to Ojai’s Libbey Bowl for Music’s Sake
Impressive pop concert bookings in Ojai’s Libbey Bowl beckon commuting locals.
Artful Animal Nature, at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Work by Charley and Edie Harper, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, elevates itself beyond standard commercial and animal art.
