UCSB Grad Lynne Cox Swims Far in Freezing Waters
Long-distance, cold-water swimmer Lynne Cox returns to UCSB. Plus, this week’s top games.
Month: January 2008
smART: Alpha Art Studio Group Show.
On the walls of the UCSB Faculty Club hang “Sea Horses” in watercolor, by Maria Arroyo, and “Flowers and Butterflies” in colored pencil, by Frank Quaranta.
Naples Coalition Environmental Beach Hike
The members of the Naples Coalition invite the public for a fun and educational beach walk on Saturday, February 2, along the beach from the public access at the Bacara Resort to the bluffs on the Naples property.
UCSB Study Favors Strong Fish
A study by UCSB marine biologists indicates that fish surviving a difficult journey in their larval states often become healthier, more long-lived adults than their locally spawned counterparts.
Animation Whiz Brad Bird Comes to SBIFF
Talking with the man behind Ratatouille, the “the best reviewed film of 2007.”
Pure Popcorn
Predating nachos, Junior Mints, and even lemonade, popcorn was one of the Americas’ first snack foods.
Therse Raquin at ETC
Ensemble Theatre Company’s artistic director Jonathan Fox helms Therse Raquin, a French classic by way of England, and it promises to be smoldering.
Angelina Jolie Accepts SBIFF Award
Few roles in this year’s crop of great screen performances send the powerful message that Angelina Jolie has put into her portrayal of Mariane Pearl, the Cuban-French journalist whose husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was kidnapped and then murdered by Al Qaeda in Karachi, Pakistan, in February 2002.
Atkins Charges Procedural Deficiencies in Juarez Prelim
Public Defender Karen Atkins charged that the preliminary hearing of Ricardo Juarez needs to be redone.
Victor Quijada Keeps Stretching Dance’s Boundaries
Formed by life in the underground hip-hop culture of Los Angeles, shaped by his work with postmodern dance pioneers, and polished by his time with one of the world’s most respected ballet companies, Victor Quijada fits nobody’s mold.