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Bright Size Life in Continuing Progress

Bright Size Life in Continuing Progress

Music By Josef Woodard

Kindly jazz guitar hero Pat Metheny returns to the Lobero Theatre, this time with his latest project, Side-Eyed III+.

Book Review | ‘Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays’ by Joe Bonomo

Book Review | ‘Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays’ by Joe Bonomo

Books By David Starkey

Author cranks up the volume with an ode to random music.

In the P!nk, Under the Solvang Night Sky

In the P!nk, Under the Solvang Night Sky

Music By Josef Woodard

Global pop star and S.Y.V. resident P!nk lends her time and musical graces to SRO fundraiser in the al fresco Solvang Theaterfest.

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Royel Otis Set for Santa Barbara Bowl Show on Thursday, July 9

Royel Otis Set for Santa Barbara Bowl Show on Thursday, July 9

Music By Tiana Molony

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: The Makers of ‘Philip Glass and the Poets’

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: The Makers of ‘Philip Glass and the Poets’

Audio By Charles Donelan, UCSB Arts & Lectures

‘CLOCKED’ Brings Past, Present, and Pride to the Stage

‘CLOCKED’ Brings Past, Present, and Pride to the Stage

Music By Madeline Slogoff

The Masterpiece Life of Meredith Brooks Abbott

The Masterpiece Life of Meredith Brooks Abbott

Cover Story By Roger Durling

Equal Timing Americana

Equal Timing Americana

Music By Josef Woodard

Review | James Taylor: Sunny Day Man, Still on Fire

Review | James Taylor: Sunny Day Man, Still on Fire

Music By Josef Woodard

Native Artistic Instincts

Native Artistic Instincts

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Opera Review | Preacher Feature

Opera Review | Preacher Feature

Music By Josef Woodard

Meet UCSB’s 2026 Raab Writing Fellows

Meet UCSB’s 2026 Raab Writing Fellows

Arts & Entertainment By Madeline Slogoff

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Music

Bright Size Life in Continuing Progress

Bright Size Life in Continuing Progress

Music By Josef Woodard

In the P!nk, Under the Solvang Night Sky

In the P!nk, Under the Solvang Night Sky

Music By Josef Woodard

Royel Otis Set for Santa Barbara Bowl Show on Thursday, July 9

Royel Otis Set for Santa Barbara Bowl Show on Thursday, July 9

Music By Tiana Molony

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Visual Arts

The Masterpiece Life of Meredith Brooks Abbott

The Masterpiece Life of Meredith Brooks Abbott

Cover Story By Roger Durling

Native Artistic Instincts

Native Artistic Instincts

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Eye on the Eye of Jeff Bridges

Eye on the Eye of Jeff Bridges

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

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ON Culture

ON Culture: Artist Tours, Zoot Suites, Blue Men, and More

ON Culture: Artist Tours, Zoot Suites, Blue Men, and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Time to Dance, Draw and Sing It Out!

ON Culture | Time to Dance, Draw and Sing It Out!

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Saving More Mesa Through Music, Plus Janis Joplin, S.B. Art Shows and More

ON Culture | Saving More Mesa Through Music, Plus Janis Joplin, S.B. Art Shows and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

Review | ‘Hadestown’ Hits All the Right Notes

Review | ‘Hadestown’ Hits All the Right Notes

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg

Review | ‘The Piano and Me’

Review | ‘The Piano and Me’

Theater By Maggie Yates

‘Queen of Cups’ Brings Helen of Troy, Mary Magdalene, and Others to the Table

‘Queen of Cups’ Brings Helen of Troy, Mary Magdalene, and Others to the Table

Theater By Maggie Yates

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Reviews

In the Chamber Café, Delectably

In the Chamber Café, Delectably

Music By Josef Woodard

Review | Mozart Meets the Moderns

Review | Mozart Meets the Moderns

Reviews By Josef Woodard

Review | Ten Years After Paris, Eagles of Death Metal Soar

Review | Ten Years After Paris, Eagles of Death Metal Soar

Music By Stuart C. Paul, Photos by Stuart C. Paul

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Film & TV

Documentary ‘The Man Who Saves the World?’ Profiles a Character Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before

Documentary ‘The Man Who Saves the World?’ Profiles a Character Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before

Film By Emily Vesper

St. Michael’s World Conquest

St. Michael’s World Conquest

Film By Josef Woodard

Putting the Art in Artifice, and Vice Versa

Putting the Art in Artifice, and Vice Versa

Film By Josef Woodard

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | Danish Delights, Continued

ON the Beat | Danish Delights, Continued

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Enlightened Musical Garden Party

ON the Beat | Enlightened Musical Garden Party

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Might as Well Jump

ON the Beat | Might as Well Jump

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

Remember the Alano Club Dance Benefit

Remember the Alano Club Dance Benefit

Community By Madeline Slogoff

State Street Ballet Brings ‘Chaplin’ to Life Through Dance

State Street Ballet Brings ‘Chaplin’ to Life Through Dance

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Spectacular Íntimo ‘Jóvenes’ Brings the House Down at the Covarrubias Adobe

Spectacular Íntimo ‘Jóvenes’ Brings the House Down at the Covarrubias Adobe

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

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Books

Book Review | ‘Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays’ by Joe Bonomo

Book Review | ‘Play This Book Loud: Noisy Essays’ by Joe Bonomo

Books By David Starkey

Talking with Culinary Storytellers at the Inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival

Talking with Culinary Storytellers at the Inaugural Santa Barbara Literary Festival

Video By Maya Johnson and Andrew Migliaccio

Book Review | ‘Leila & Khaled’ by Nyla Matuk

Book Review | ‘Leila & Khaled’ by Nyla Matuk

Books By Brian Tanguay

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All Booked

All Booked | With Dark Regards, Gillian Flynn

All Booked | With Dark Regards, Gillian Flynn

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

All Booked | Eve’s Escapades

All Booked | Eve’s Escapades

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Tiana Molony

All Booked | The Magic Behind the Museum

All Booked | The Magic Behind the Museum

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Emily Vesper

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Comedy

Dinner, Drinks, and a Dose of Laughter at the Wine Cask Gold Room

Dinner, Drinks, and a Dose of Laughter at the Wine Cask Gold Room

Comedy By Tiana Molony

Review | DIY Comedy with Nick Offerman

Review | DIY Comedy with Nick Offerman

Comedy By Tiana Molony

Nick Offerman Brings ‘Big Woodchuck’ to Santa Barbara on February 10

Nick Offerman Brings ‘Big Woodchuck’ to Santa Barbara on February 10

Comedy By Alice Dehghanzadeh

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Poetry Matters

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Santa Barbara’s 11th Poet Laureate, George Yatchisin

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Santa Barbara’s 11th Poet Laureate, George Yatchisin

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

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Poetry Zone, a Santa Barbara Institution

Poetry Connection: Connecting with the Poetry Zone, a Santa Barbara Institution

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

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Poetry, Art, and Neighbors in Need of a Repair

Poetry Connection: Connecting with Poetry, Art, and Neighbors in Need of a Repair

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

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