Santa Barbara’s Artamo Press has published its second poetry series of three volumes and launched the series at a reading June 17 at the Karpeles Manuscript Library: Libido Dreams by Glenna Luschei, Adventures of the Minor Poet by David Starkey, and The Doves Flew High by David Krieger.
Two separate busts by Santa Barbara sheriff’s narcotics detectives in North County netted them more than $7,000 in drugs, $3,200
Plants, more than any other denizens of nature, are often quite promiscuous. Cross-pollination between species among many plants is common and crosses between different, closely related genera are found in nature, as well. Humans also bring them home, creating even more hanky panky. Among the crossbreeds are some striking and useful succulent hybrids to include in the drought-tolerant landscape.
Las Noches de Ronda celebrates Spanish performing arts with live singing, dancing, flamenco, and folkl³rico dances. Latin-inspired treats will be provided by Elements Restaurant. Fri., Aug. 3-Sun., Aug. 5, 8pm. Courthouse Sunken Gardens. Visit oldspanishdays-fiesta.org.
Kindred alt-country crooners Lyle Lovett and k.d. lang both emerged on the country music scene as genre-bending mavericks. Both are gifted with captivating voices and a quirky wit. Each has garnered four Grammys. And both mesmerized the crowd beneath a dusting of ash and a mandarin moonrise at the Bowl last Saturday night.
On 7/30 radio personality and Santa Barbara News-Press columnist Dr. Laura Schlessinger was presented with the Office of the Secretary
Santa Barbara’s former representative in the Statehouse – Democrat Jack O’Connell – got a $1 million nudge from Netflix founder
This year’s Fiesta Presidenta, Kelly Magne, witnessed her first Fiesta 20 years ago, and it was love at first sight. She started helping with the computers for Fiesta in 1995, somehow found herself in charge of 100 flower girls two years later, and has been a boardmember in charge of various committees since 1995. Elected in 2005 to coordinate this year’s Fiesta, Magne has chosen the theme Come Celebrate Santa Barbara, which she said describes “an amazing city, where it doesn’t matter where you are from; it embraces you and makes you part of a family.”
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If you’re making curry paste for Thai food, you might want to do it the traditional way-mortar and pestle-or you might decide you have a life and appreciate electronics. If so, nothing beats the KitchenAid Blade Coffee Grinder, which actually is the right size (compared to a food processor), and even has more oomph than the small ones.
