Comedy
Sam Bear Sounds Off on the Santa Barbara Comedy Scene
Bear Cave Comedy creator Samantha Bearman discusses her multifaceted career.
Education
UC Santa Barbara Team Brings Bridge Back into the American Spotlight
UCSB’s bridge team will compete in the largest collegiate bridge competition, bringing the 1930s card game back into the American spotlight.
Biz
Santa Barbara-Based ivan.bar Sponsors Rowing Team in Race Across the Pacific
Santa Barbara-based company, ivan.bar, sponsors Pacific Discovery’s trans-Pacific race crew as they embark on a race across the Pacific.
Visual Arts
Michelangelo’s Frescoes Come to Santa Barbara!
Michelangelo’s frescoes come to Santa Barbara through the use of skillfully crafted reproductions, changing the way Sistine Chapel’s art is viewed.
Arts News
Ancient Viking Relics Come to Solvang
Unique Viking ship exhibit debuts at The Copenhagen House in Solvang, displaying ancient relics from another era.
Visual Arts
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s 20th Annual Student Art Show Spotlights Interconnectedness
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper held their 20th annual student art show, reminding the public of the immutable connection between humans and the natural world.
Arts News
Santa Barbara High School to Perform Annual Spring Dance Concert
Santa Barbara High School will perform its annual Spring Dance Concert, celebrating the upcoming generation’s growing talents.
Arts News
The Carpinteria & Summerland Artists Studio Tour Back for its 16th Anniversary
Back for its 16th Anniversary, the Carpinteria & Summerland Artists Studio Tour connects a community of artists and gives an inside look into their creative processes.
Visual Arts
Abstract Exhibit at Elsie’s Tavern in Downtown Santa Barbara
Kathi Scarminach will have a new abstract art exhibit at Elsie’s Tavern that invites a sense of healing and connection to viewers.
Dance
The Flamenco Arts Festival to Return to Santa Barbara After a Long Hiatus
The Flamenco Arts Festival will be returning after a long hiatus, promoting a return to tradition and bringing world-class musicians to Santa Barbara.
Music
Luis Muñoz Returns to Santa Barbara
Luis Muñoz, a Costa Rican musician, returns to Santa Barbara for two performances.
Dance
Dance Review | 'Sound and Smoke' Performed at UC Santa Barbara’s Hatlen Theater
Dance concert 'Sound and Smoke,' performed at Hatlen Theater, reimagines the past.
Drink
Boba Shop Brings Flavors from Across the World to Santa Barbara
Jared Squire’s new boba shop recently opened on State Street, bringing flavors from across the world to Santa Barbara.
Business
Italian Pottery Outlet Celebrates 40th Anniversary
The Italian Pottery Outlet, a family-owned business, celebrates its 40-year anniversary, paying tribute to its Italian heritage and handmade ceramics.
Music
The Magical Music of Motown’s Much Anticipated Return to Santa Barbara’s Lobero
The Magical Music of Motown will perform, in a much-anticipated show, at the Lobero, paying tribute to the iconic Motown sound of the 60s.
History
Santa Rosa Island’s Hidden Past
Charles Healey’s new book of photographs — "Santa Rosa Island: A Photographic Panorama" — encapsulates and preserves Santa Rosa’s era of cattle ranching.
Music
Do You Compute Releases First Album
Do You Compute releases their first album, taking listeners back to the post-hardcore rock of the 90s.
Film
Santa Barbara’s Joanne Desmond — the First Female Evening News Anchor in the U.S. — Back in Spotlight in new Boston Strangler Film
Santa Barbara resident and reporter from the sixties, Joanne Desmond, discusses the new Boston Strangler film, and her groundbreaking career in journalism.
Dance
UC Santa Barbara Dance Company to Perform ‘Full Circle’
The UCSB Dance Company will perform their latest concert, "Full Circle," providing the audience with a study of the modern world through the lens of women.
Music
Review | Japanese Drumming Ensemble Kodo Takes On the Santa Barbara Granada
The Japanese Drumming Ensemble Kodo takes on The Granada Theatre, in a performance that aims to bridge the gap between humans and nature.
Music
Review | Thollem and ACVilla bring Obstacle Illusion to UC Santa Barbara
Thollem and ACVilla bring their multimedia performance, Obstacle Illusion, to UCSB, inviting a shift in perspective.
Science & Tech
YouTube Star Rachel Ballinger and Other Innovators Celebrate the Premiere of New Sports Activities App
YouTube star Rachel Ballinger and other innovators celebrate the premiere of their new sports activities app, FLIP, aimed at connecting players across their communities.
Arts News
Santa Barbara City and County Award Much-Anticipated Arts and Culture Grants
Grants fund more than 30 nonprofits and various projects to revitalize the local arts scene.
Theater
Emerging Playwrights Bring Four Fresh Plays to UC Santa Barbara This Weekend
The third annual LAUNCH PAD Amplify Reading Series Festival will bring four new plays to be workshopped and performed to the public at UCSB.
Fashion
A Hot Fashion Focus at UC Santa Barbara
A student-run Instagram account under the name “Hot Ticket” has taken hold of UCSB’s fashion community and celebrates diverse expression.
Visual Arts
'Golden Hour' Exhibit at My Pet Ram Gallery in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone
Within the 'Golden Hour' exhibit, premiering at My Pet Ram gallery, several artists capture the mysterious time of day within their paintings.
Dance
Review | UC Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance’s Fall Dance Concert, 'Within Existence | Existence Within'
UC Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance’s fall dance concert showcased a diverse array of empowering choreography at Hatlen Theater.
Theater
Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre Company Stages 'Ain’t Misbehavin’'
The Rubicon Theatre Company stages 'Ain’t Misbehavin',’ a lively Broadway musical that pays tribute to the legendary musician Fats Waller.
Dance
UC Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance to Perform 'Within Existence | Existence Within'
UCSB Department of Theater and Dance fall dance concert showcases choreography from five UCSB senior dancers.
Music
The SBCC Symphony Performs Suite by Young Carpinteria Composer
Cody Duke Anderson’s world premiere of his “Carpinteria Suite” will be played by the SBCC symphony this December.
Music
Katherine Ho and The Goodlanders at M.Special on State Street
Featured in "The Voice" and "Crazy Rich Asians," Katherine Ho brings her voice, with The Goodlanders, to Santa Barbara.
Music
Daughtry to Perform at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez Valley
Award-winning band Daughtry to perform songs from their 2021 album, ‘Dearly Beloved.’
Visual Arts
Century-Old Photographs Document Indigenous Culture at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History hosts an exhibit focused on the photography collection by Edward S. Curtis.
Music
Review: Carla Morrison Takes Us on a Music Journey at UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall
Grammy Award–winning artist Carla Morrison showcases her latest album, 'El Renacimiento,' at her UCSB Arts & Lectures show at Campbell Hall.
Politics
Political Scientist Ian Bremmer Speaks on ‘The Power of Crisis’ at Santa Barbara’s Granada Theatre
UCSB Arts and Lectures presents Ian Bremmer discussing his new book, 'The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats — and Our Response — Will Change the World.'
Theater
Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre Company Stages ‘In the Heights’
Award-winning Broadway musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda comes to the Central Coast this fall.
Books
T.C. Boyle Reading at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
T.C. Boyle reads his new short story collection, “I Walk Between the Raindrops,” in a special SBMA event.
Comedy
Comedian Vir Das Brings His ‘Wanted’ World Tour to Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre
The actor/comedian’s Netflix special is coming in December.
Visual Arts
Brad Howe’s Sculpture Exhibit at Montecito’s Caldwell Snyder Gallery
Colorful kinetic works on view through October 22 at Caldwell Snyder Gallery on Coast Village Road.
Get Ready for Ghosts Along the Coast of Santa Barbara
The new Ghost Walk event at Elings Park is haunted with local history.