Spring Arts Preview 2012: Pop, Rock & Jazz
This spring brings concerts from Charles Lloyd, Florence and the Machine, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, and more.
Month: March 2012
Mending the Mental Health Department
Practical solutions outlined for embattled agency.
Giuseppe Bonfiglio
“What’s there to do during your surface interval between dives, you ask?” reports Santa Barbara resident Giuseppe Bonfiglio, pictured here a couple of weeks ago off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, where he traveled for a wedding and general South American-meets-Caribbean adventure.
Spring Arts Preview 2012: Theater
From serious Strindberg to pop-rock Wedekind, there’s something for everyone in this season’s theater offerings.
Spring Arts Preview 2012: Film
This season brings the return of the Human Rights Film Festival, as well as an all-night Lord of the Rings marathon.
Spring Arts Preview 2012
Independent editors weigh in on their must-catch events for the upcoming arts season.
Mason Jennings at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
Jennings’s return to Santa Barbara felt too short and too rushed.
Clipper Windpower on the Auction Block
Carpinteria-based Clipper Windpower is once again on the auction block.
Victim of Mammoth Lakes Men Files Civil Suit
The victim of Joseph Walker — who pleaded guilty to criminal charges and is facing five years in state prison — and Dr. Andrew Bourne — who committed suicide after being charged with similar crimes — has filed a civil lawsuit against Bourne’s estate and Walker, alleging sexual battery, infliction of emotional distress, seduction of a minor, and conspiracy related to a two-year illicit relationship the underage teen had with the two men.
Defense Attorney Tries to Sideline Prosecutor
An attorney for Benjamin Vargas has filed a motion to recuse prosecutor Hans Almgren, alleging the prosecutor overstepped his bounds by indicting Vargas’s sister and girlfriend.