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Brill Family Foundation’s Exhibition Reopens Calls for Art Submissions

Brill Family Foundation’s Exhibition Reopens Calls for Art Submissions

Visual Arts By Alice Dehghanzadeh

Santa Barbara and Ventura County artists still have the chance to submit artwork for the ‘Symbiosis or Schism: The AI Human Odyssey’ exhibition.

Book Review | ‘Golden State: The Making of California’ by Michael Hiltzik

Book Review | ‘Golden State: The Making of California’ by Michael Hiltzik

Books By David Starkey

From Pulitzer Prize winner Hiltzik, a new history of California that’s not always flattering.

Review | The Awesome Beats of Percussionfest

Review | The Awesome Beats of Percussionfest

By Leslie Dinaberg

Music Academy of the West’s multi-sensory adventure rocks.

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Groove with Penelope Road at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club

Groove with Penelope Road at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Chaucer’s Hosts Authors of the Moving Novel ‘Deep Dive’

Chaucer’s Hosts Authors of the Moving Novel ‘Deep Dive’

Books By Madeline Slogoff

Asian American Film Series Comes to Santa Barbara

Asian American Film Series Comes to Santa Barbara

Film By Alice Dehghanzadeh

Vive le Cinéma Français

Vive le Cinéma Français

Film By Josef Woodard

Celebrate 11 Years of Music and Magic With No Simple Highway

Celebrate 11 Years of Music and Magic With No Simple Highway

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Video Game Review | ‘Stellar Blade’ Comes to PC

Video Game Review | ‘Stellar Blade’ Comes to PC

Games By Nathan Vived

SBVA Pop-Up Gallery at Paseo Nuevo and the Artists Behind It

SBVA Pop-Up Gallery at Paseo Nuevo and the Artists Behind It

Visual Arts By Hailey Edmonds

From State & A to Riviera Ridge, Musician Matt Kustura Makes His Mark on Santa Barbara

From State & A to Riviera Ridge, Musician Matt Kustura Makes His Mark on Santa Barbara

Music By Rebecca Horrigan

MCA Santa Barbara Celebrates Art and Imagination at 2025 Art Awards

MCA Santa Barbara Celebrates Art and Imagination at 2025 Art Awards

Visual Arts By Alice Dehghanzadeh

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Music

Review | The Awesome Beats of Percussionfest

Review | The Awesome Beats of Percussionfest

By Leslie Dinaberg

Groove with Penelope Road at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club

Groove with Penelope Road at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club

Music By Madeline Slogoff

Celebrate 11 Years of Music and Magic With No Simple Highway

Celebrate 11 Years of Music and Magic With No Simple Highway

Music By Madeline Slogoff

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Visual Arts

Brill Family Foundation’s Exhibition Reopens Calls for Art Submissions

Brill Family Foundation’s Exhibition Reopens Calls for Art Submissions

Visual Arts By Alice Dehghanzadeh

SBVA Pop-Up Gallery at Paseo Nuevo and the Artists Behind It

SBVA Pop-Up Gallery at Paseo Nuevo and the Artists Behind It

Visual Arts By Hailey Edmonds

MCA Santa Barbara Celebrates Art and Imagination at 2025 Art Awards

MCA Santa Barbara Celebrates Art and Imagination at 2025 Art Awards

Visual Arts By Alice Dehghanzadeh

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ON Culture

ON Culture | Summer Reading + Tickets Alerts for Fall

ON Culture | Summer Reading + Tickets Alerts for Fall

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | An Abundance of Art, Plus Justice x 2 — EDM and Supreme Court Style

ON Culture | An Abundance of Art, Plus Justice x 2 — EDM and Supreme Court Style

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | A Chock-A-Block Week of Cool Culture

ON Culture | A Chock-A-Block Week of Cool Culture

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

Another Mysterious Adventure for Sherlock Holmes

Another Mysterious Adventure for Sherlock Holmes

Theater By Maggie Yates

Movie Monsters Take the Stage at SBCC in ‘Young Frankenstein: The Musical’

Movie Monsters Take the Stage at SBCC in ‘Young Frankenstein: The Musical’

Theater By Maggie Yates

Oscar Wilde’s Life is Focus of UC Santa Barbara LAUNCH PAD Show

Oscar Wilde’s Life is Focus of UC Santa Barbara LAUNCH PAD Show

Theater By Tom Jacobs for UCSB’s ’The Current'

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Reviews

Review | A Shimmering Solstice Parade After-Party with The Wood Brothers and St. Paul & the Broken Bones at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Review | A Shimmering Solstice Parade After-Party with The Wood Brothers and St. Paul & the Broken Bones at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Review | Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers Get the Crowd on Its Feet at the Santa Barbara Lobero

Review | Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers Get the Crowd on Its Feet at the Santa Barbara Lobero

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Book Review | ‘A Case of Mice and Murder’ by Sally Smith

Book Review | ‘A Case of Mice and Murder’ by Sally Smith

Books By Brian Tanguay

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Film & TV

Asian American Film Series Comes to Santa Barbara

Asian American Film Series Comes to Santa Barbara

Film By Alice Dehghanzadeh

Vive le Cinéma Français

Vive le Cinéma Français

Film By Josef Woodard

Film Review | Future Farmers of Canada, Under Siege

Film Review | Future Farmers of Canada, Under Siege

Film By Josef Woodard

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | Dive on the Hill on High, Academy Action in Motion

ON the Beat | Dive on the Hill on High, Academy Action in Motion

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Sound Garden Meditation, Public Bacchanal, Pipeline Sublimity

ON the Beat | Sound Garden Meditation, Public Bacchanal, Pipeline Sublimity

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Post-Modern Madhouse Party, Academy Notes Begin

ON the Beat | Post-Modern Madhouse Party, Academy Notes Begin

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

Storytelling Takes Center Stage With State Street Ballet’s 2025-26 Season Lineup

Storytelling Takes Center Stage With State Street Ballet’s 2025-26 Season Lineup

Dance By Madeline Slogoff

Man on a Mission

Man on a Mission

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg

Dance Review | The UCSB Theatre and Dance Department Presents Kinetic Lab

Dance Review | The UCSB Theatre and Dance Department Presents Kinetic Lab

Dance By Kira Logan

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Books

Book Review | ‘Golden State: The Making of California’ by Michael Hiltzik

Book Review | ‘Golden State: The Making of California’ by Michael Hiltzik

Books By David Starkey

Chaucer’s Hosts Authors of the Moving Novel ‘Deep Dive’

Chaucer’s Hosts Authors of the Moving Novel ‘Deep Dive’

Books By Madeline Slogoff

Book Review | ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad

Book Review | ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’ by Omar El Akkad

Books By Brian Tanguay

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All Booked

All Booked | When Opportunity Calls

All Booked | When Opportunity Calls

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

All Booked | Eavesdropping in on the Fascinating World of Elizabeth Strout

All Booked | Eavesdropping in on the Fascinating World of Elizabeth Strout

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Leslie Dinaberg

All Booked | For Your Inner Child

All Booked | For Your Inner Child

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

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Comedy

Review | Brad Williams at the Santa Barbara Granada

Review | Brad Williams at the Santa Barbara Granada

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

Brad Williams’s ‘Growth Spurt’ Brings Him to The Granada Theatre

Brad Williams’s ‘Growth Spurt’ Brings Him to The Granada Theatre

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

Marc Maron’s Your Man, When Only an Artisanal Comic Will Do

Marc Maron’s Your Man, When Only an Artisanal Comic Will Do

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

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Poetry Matters

Poetry Connection | Can You Guess the Most Popular Post-PL Question?

Poetry Connection | Can You Guess the Most Popular Post-PL Question?

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025

Celebrate Poetry Month at Chaucer’s Books

Celebrate Poetry Month at Chaucer’s Books

Poetry By Madeline Slogoff

Poetry Connection | Get to Know Santa Barbara’s Next Poet Laureate

Poetry Connection | Get to Know Santa Barbara’s Next Poet Laureate

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbra Poet Laureate (2023-2025)

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