Photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale Speaks at UCSB
Africa has long been scarred by strife, but in these early days of the 21st century, the continent’s chaos seems to be exponentially exploding.
Month: February 2008
The Giant Among Us
While we in the Goleta Valley dispute endlessly about even the smallest project, a giant on our borders is moving and flexing its muscles.
Pinback and MC Chris.
Proudly clad in my dirty $2 Hanes T-shirt, raggedy jeans, and flip-flops, I felt a twinge of awkwardness when I faced my predicament Wednesday night at the Majestic Ventura Theater.
Philip Glass on 50 Years of Collaborations
He’s not only one of America’s greatest living composers; he’s also a musician.
Granting Wishes
The Wildling Art Museum in Los Olivos recently won a total of $36,000 in grant donations from Wood-Claeyssen’s Foundation, the Hutton Foundation, and the Santa Barbara Foundation.
Bridal Wear
S.B. event designer Scott Corridan has made a name for himself creating exquisite events from scratch: turning lofty ideas into three-dimensional reality.
Sorenson Sues Pacificor
Pacificor, the hedge fund founded by Santa Barbaran Michael Klein, the financial wunderkind killed in an airplane crash on 12/23, is being sued by Stephen Sorenson…
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Mayor Marty Blum and UCSB Professor Mark Juergensmeyer will be on hand for the ongoing Santa Barbara Reads! outreach and discussion series on globalization and the economy.
Turning Science into Social Change
A conference in Mexico positions sea turtles as a catalyst for future environmental efforts.
Fiction with Novelty
This month brought into the office a stack of novels all clad in striking, smartly designed covers with blurbs from literature’s coolest names.
