80-Year-Old Bert Shaw Completes the AIDS Ride; Plus, Santa Barbara’s RAAM Riders
Abad accident turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to Bert Shaw.
Month: June 2008
News to Yous
On June 12, the National Endowment for the Arts released a study that named the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc metropolitan area as the nation’s ninth-largest concentration of working artists.
Pride Goeth Before the Dog
When it comes to golf, I don’t know a birdie from a bogey. It ain’t my game.
Give a Little
Shop for cool deals and super savings while supporting the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History (956 Maple St.).
Diving for Delicacies and Dollars
For California’s abalone divers, it was the best of times, fueled by a resource with seemingly no end. A community of pals and partners, the divers had the sea to themselves and all the abs they could grab.
Education 6-26
Mourners and friends of the late Selmer “Sam” Wake, a longtime Santa Barbara City College employee, gathered on 6/22 in the Turnpike Drive Adult Education center that bears his name to share stories of his life and praise his achievements.
Suit Against County CEO Dropped
Former Santa Barbara County Public Defender James Egar agreed to drop his harassment lawsuit against County CEO Mike Brown, filed two years ago.
Pazzazz!
“We’d be crazy to give up our dreams.” This line from Pazzazz! may well be Milt Larsen and Richard Sherman’s own sentiment.
Opera Under the Stars
Spice up your summer nights with this cool new series at Arts & Letters Cafe (7 E. Anapamu St.) that features classic opera songs sung tableside for you every Thursday night, beginning June 26 through September 4.
Vans Warped Tour
Here’s something you don’t often hear: I saw Against Me! on the same bill as Katy Perry.