Bishop Defeated by Santa Clara
Santa Clara High School defeated the Bishop Garcia Diego Cardinals 20-14 on 12/8…
Year: 2007
UCSB Scientist Discovers Life Between Layers of Mica
In a recent hypothesis, Helen Hansma, a UCSB research scientist and National Science Foundation program director, postulates that the very first biomolecules may have formed in the gaps between nanometer-thick layers of underwater mica.
Sugar Plum Party
State Street Ballet’s innovative take on Tchaikovsky’s classic The Nutcracker plays at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.) on Saturday, December 15, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 16, at 2 p.m. After the Sunday matinee, visit with the dancers at the Sugar Plum Party reception. Tickets range from $18-$48. Call 963-0761 for more info
Sounds for Any Season
THE FIDDLER INSIDE THE VIOLINIST: Gilles Apap‘s multiple musical personalities have made themselves at home on Santa Barbara’s stages for many years, and for that, we are thankful. A bona fide classical virtuoso, Apap has a taste that goes beyond the classical repertoire to include Celtic, Carnatic, “gypsy,” and bluegrass music, and he has distaste for dressing up and playing the stereotypical classical musician role.
This Week in History
December 13, 2003
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is captured after nine months on the run.
Woman Steals DHL Van
A butcher knife-wielding Buellton woman allegedly stole a DHL delivery service van on 12/5.
Margot at the Wedding
Much of Margot at the Wedding takes place in a single location-a bleak East Coast family home by the seashore. It should be a pleasant scene, here by the sea. Margot (Nicole Kidman) has come for the wedding of her slightly loony sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh). But the weather seems perpetually gray and windy, the ancient family tree is up for removal-in fact and in metaphor-and family relations keep heading south for various reasons.<
Santa Barbara Among Most Secure Places to Live
A study by Farmers Insurance looking into the most secure places to live in the United States ranked the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria area 15th.
Dad Combines Love of Reading, Parenting, and Sports
Imagine a moment of low-grade, but daily, agony. It is time to put your child to bed. This is supposed to be a moment to bond, a moment to read a story, to support future literacy and your relationship. You believe in all that.
Catholics Celebrate La Virgene de Guadalupe
Catholic celebrants honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of the Americas, walked up State Street from De la Guerra Plaza on 12/9.