Winners Announced for SBIFF’s Audience Choice Award
Whale documentary wins over this year’s festival goers.
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Making Connections
The Santa Barbara County Film Commission and the Santa Barbara Visitors Bureau are looking to hire a new film commissioner. Job description highlights include promoting movie, television, and commercial filming in Santa Barbara County, as well as working with location scouts and supervising staff.
Moving in a New Direction
UCSB’s renowned Arts & Lectures program is currently in search of a new director of development.
Bye-Bye, American Pie
After 27 years in business, Milpas Street’s lone vinyl shop has decided to close its doors. Owner Dennis Hartman cited rising rents as his reason for leaving Santa Barbara, and has chosen to move American Pie Records to a new location at 1412 Tower Square in Ventura.
Beware the Box
UCSB conference to discuss past, present, and future of shipping containers.
Naomi Klein Takes on Deregulation in The Shock Doctrine
When Hurricane Katrina swept into New Orleans in late August 2005, it destroyed much of the city’s infrastructure, including many of its public schools. Soon after, a network of conservative think tanks led by Milton Friedman, the founder of modern neo-liberal economics, pushed the Bush administration to impose a charter system in New Orleans. Charter schools-publicly funded schools run by private entities-are a politically polarizing issue in the United States, and Friedman saw in the still-reeling city a window.
SB Boutique Offers Design Contest
Blaec.com is anticipating entries from all over the world of high fashion.
Good for Looking, Better for Party Planning
Keeping your party schedule in order can prove difficult for even the most organized Santa Barbaran. And don’t we all hate that blank spot on the wall that just begs for something to be hung?
A Golden Ticket for Skipping Movie Queues
Metropolitan Theaters introduces a handy print-at-home ticket feature.
Frameworks Benefits
The outpouring of community support keeps on coming for The Frameworks/Caruso-Woods Gallery, which was severely damaged by a fire last month.