In what may be the first lawsuit in Santa Barbara County to successfully allege racial discrimination against whites, a civil jury awarded $384,000 plus attorney’s fees to three former employees of American Indian Health & Services (AIHS).
Album reviews featuring writers participating in the Almost Independent contest. New releases by Rebelution, The Used, Blackfield, and Various Artists (complilation).
Gourds fill a blue glass bowl, spilling out onto the table. A red bowling pin perches nearby. Behind a row of easels facing the scene, teenaged apprentice artists make minute adjustments to their still life paintings. One is using tracing paper to alter the outline of the pin by millimeters. Another applies a thin, transparent layer of cadmium yellow, brightening a too-green gourd.
For the casual online surfer checking out the Web site for Great Autos of Yesteryear, the group’s status as a social club for gay and lesbian car enthusiasts may not be readily apparent-that is, until the realization hits that its name abbreviates to GAY.
These internationally known concerts are going strong in their 61st year, and continue to attract a sophisticated audience to Ojai’s historic Libbey Bowl. Friday evening’s program was a perfect example of why this festival remains great: three incredible pieces of music, four pianos, six percussionists, one living (and conducting) composer-Peter Etvs-and, for the finale, four singers plus the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
MAKING LEMONADE: I was seriously minding my own business last Sunday afternoon when a perfect stranger invaded my space and took me to task for my perceived lack of compassion. I was at the public library waiting for my daughter, when a fellow patron-unbidden by me-sought to engage me in a tte- -tte on the subject of Paris Hilton.
The Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau is hosting an online Santa Barbara Secrets contest and asking people to post either a picture or video of their “secret”-
be that a beach, restaurant, hike, or whatever-followed by a brief description on makesbyourown.org. The contest, whose prizes include dinners, hotel stays, sailing trips, and more, ends June 21, so go online and enter your secret today.
Recently opened to the public, the tasting room at Telegraph Brewing Company may soon become a happy hour hot spot
We may never know the name of the ancient Sumerian who invented the wheel in Mesopotamia some 7,000 years ago, but we’re pretty sure nothing’s been the same since. The most crucial component of how we transport ourselves and our stuff, the wheel is an undeniable cornerstone of human existence, an invention that encouraged trade, enhanced agriculture, expanded civilization’s range, and paved the way for the modern world. Whether you’re pushing watermelons in a wheelbarrow (one wheel) or hauling refrigerators in a big rig (18 wheels), there comes a time when you’ve got to bow down and worship these round, rolling objects.
On Thursday, June 21, three of our town’s most creative music ensembles will gather at Center Stage Theater for a concert, titled Songs for Africa, benefiting Direct Relief International (DRI), the Santa Barbara-based philanthropic organization that has been recognized as one of the most important and effective nongovernmental relief organizations in the world.
