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 | Thu Oct 09, 2025 | 4:13pm

Music Covers, Uncovered and Onscreen

Hale Milgrim and Richard Salzberg are back at the Lobero with a new “Go to Hale” show.

Photo By Leslie Dinaberg, Photos by Ingrid Bostrom | Thu Oct 09, 2025 | 3:35pm

Kids at the Bowl with Las Cafeteras

Outreach event brings a joyful performance to Santa Barbara County students.

SBIFF By Leslie Dinaberg | Tue Oct 07, 2025 | 5:00pm

Michael B. Jordan is SBIFF’s Outstanding Performer of the Year

Actor played twin brothers in critical and box office hit ‘Sinners’.

Music By Leslie Dinaberg | Mon Oct 06, 2025 | 12:57pm

Eddie Vedder’s Beachfront Celebration

I know Paul McCartney was great, but I spent that weekend at the beach with Eddie Vedder, Green Day, Hozier, Cage the Elephant, Kings of Leon, Garbage, Wet Leg, and more.