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

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg | Fri May 02, 2025 | 11:36am

State Street Ballet Wraps Its 30th Anniversary Season in Santa Barbara with ‘The Brilliance Program’

Featuring iconic works by George Balanchine and Gerald Arpino and a world premiere by Kassandra Taylor Newberry at the Lobero May 9-10.

Visual Arts By Leslie Dinaberg | Fri May 02, 2025 | 10:33am

Creativity Meets Curiosity at Carr Winery

Filmmaker Roberto Varela and artist Dan LeVin pop-up on May 10.

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg | Tue Apr 29, 2025 | 3:07pm

Torture Your Funny Bone with ‘The Addams Family’ Musical

Broadway in Santa Barbara production comes to the Granada May 6-7.

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg | Mon Apr 28, 2025 | 12:00pm

ON Culture | Larkin Poe, Valgur, The Wallflowers, and Gershwin Take the Stage

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on April, 25, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts newsletter

Politics By Leslie Dinaberg | Mon Apr 28, 2025 | 10:56am

A Dose of Rationality, Hope, and Accountability from Pete Buttigieg

Sold-out Santa Barbara appearance offered insight and cautious optimism.

Community By Leslie Dinaberg | Tue Apr 22, 2025 | 4:58pm

George Yatchisin Is Named Santa Barbara’s 11th Poet Laureate

Longtime ‘Independent’ contributor joins a “League of Laureates” that includes Melinda Palacio, Emma Trelles, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Enid Osborn, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Chryss Yost, Paul Willis, David Starkey, Perie Longo, and Barry Spacks.