Leslie Dinaberg, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Leslie Dinaberg

Arts, Culture, and Community Editor

Leslie Dinaberg is the Arts, Culture, and Community Editor for the Santa Barbara Independent, where she oversees the Arts Life, Food & Drink, and Living sections and helps cover arts, culture, and lifestyle stories and more. You can subscribe to her bimonthly ON Culture newsletter at Independent.com/newsletters

Recent Stories

Music By Leslie Dinaberg | Wed Jun 08, 2022 | 9:56am

Preview | Music Academy’s Summer Season Returns to Santa Barbara

Eight weeks of events bring a stellar schedule of live entertainment to embrace all summer long.

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg | Tue Jun 07, 2022 | 9:27am

Review | Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company Brings Exciting Drama to Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theater

‘Flamenco Intimo’ is a powerful new take on a traditional art form.

Film By Leslie Dinaberg | Fri Jun 03, 2022 | 9:44am

Hot (Film) Fun in the Summertime at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden

Favorite free UCSB Arts & Lectures movie series returns this summer with a summer fun, friendships, and adventure theme.

Film By Leslie Dinaberg | Tue May 31, 2022 | 11:11am

Ceylon International Film Festival Brings Sri Lankan Culture to Santa Barbara

The Ceylon International Film Festival debuts at the Lobero Theatre; premiering the first-ever Sri Lankan film fest.

Books By Leslie Dinaberg | Sun May 29, 2022 | 11:50am

Former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle’s New Book, ‘Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem’

Prized poet Sojourner Kincaid Rolle reads her new children’s book, “Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem,” for Chaucer’s Books’ “Almost Summer Sundays Plus!” celebration.