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Fashionable Evening Explores the Work of Cristóbal Balenciaga Through Photographer Tom Kublin

Fashionable Evening Explores the Work of Cristóbal Balenciaga Through Photographer Tom Kublin

Arts & Entertainment By Madeline Slogoff

Couture Pattern Museum presents special event at University Club of Santa Barbara.

Review | ‘The 39 Steps’

Review | ‘The 39 Steps’

Theater By Maggie Yates

The wacky spy spoof hits the mark at Westmont College.

ON Culture | Musings on Music, Plus Lots of Good Stuff Coming Our Way

ON Culture | Musings on Music, Plus Lots of Good Stuff Coming Our Way

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Chaucer’s Books Celebrates 50 Years in Santa Barbara

Chaucer’s Books Celebrates 50 Years in Santa Barbara

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

ON the Beat | A Mexican Super-Diva, a Tchaikovsky Immersion Plan on the Town

ON the Beat | A Mexican Super-Diva, a Tchaikovsky Immersion Plan on the Town

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

Book Review | ‘Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest: a novel’ by Chuck Rosenthal

Book Review | ‘Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest: a novel’ by Chuck Rosenthal

Books By Brian Tanguay

Review | The What Now Tour with Brittany Howard

Review | The What Now Tour with Brittany Howard

Music By Kat Sophia

David Asbell Steps Down at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre

David Asbell Steps Down at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre

Arts & Entertainment By Leslie Dinaberg

Operatic Onramping

Operatic Onramping

Music By Josef Woodard

Film Review | Birth of Saturday’s TV Funhouse/Madhouse

Film Review | Birth of Saturday’s TV Funhouse/Madhouse

Film By Josef Woodard

Ojai Film Festival is Oct. 31 – Nov. 4

Ojai Film Festival is Oct. 31 – Nov. 4

Film By Leslie Dinaberg

Jewish Cinema on the Town

Jewish Cinema on the Town

Film By Josef Woodard

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Music

Review | The What Now Tour with Brittany Howard

Review | The What Now Tour with Brittany Howard

Music By Kat Sophia

Operatic Onramping

Operatic Onramping

Music By Josef Woodard

Review | The Night Fado Enveloped the Lobero: Mariza’s Return

Review | The Night Fado Enveloped the Lobero: Mariza’s Return

Music By Josef Woodard

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Visual Arts

Generational Memory and Labor are Focus of New Hương Ngô Exhibition

Generational Memory and Labor are Focus of New Hương Ngô Exhibition

Visual Arts By Debra Herrick, UCSB’s The Current

A Friendly Abstracting Nature

A Friendly Abstracting Nature

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Art About Life, Death, and Clowning

Art About Life, Death, and Clowning

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

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ON Culture

ON Culture | Musings on Music, Plus Lots of Good Stuff Coming Our Way

ON Culture | Musings on Music, Plus Lots of Good Stuff Coming Our Way

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Plaza Palooza, Studio Tours, and Sting!

ON Culture | Plaza Palooza, Studio Tours, and Sting!

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Getting Funky with Color Riot, the Commodores, Hispanic Heritage Month Activities and More

ON Culture | Getting Funky with Color Riot, the Commodores, Hispanic Heritage Month Activities and More

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

Review | ‘The 39 Steps’

Review | ‘The 39 Steps’

Theater By Maggie Yates

Review | DramaDogs Celebrates the Power of Community Theater with 30th Anniversary Production

Review | DramaDogs Celebrates the Power of Community Theater with 30th Anniversary Production

Theater By Samantha Eve

Theater Review | ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Brings a New York Tale to Santa Barbara

Theater Review | ‘Lost in Yonkers’ Brings a New York Tale to Santa Barbara

Theater By Tyler Morgenstern

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Reviews

Review | Omar Apollo Raptures His Audience at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Review | Omar Apollo Raptures His Audience at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Reviews By Callie Fausey

Review | “Doin’ It Differently” is Part of Clairo’s Charm

Review | “Doin’ It Differently” is Part of Clairo’s Charm

Reviews By Rebecca Horrigan

Review | Greater than the Sum of its Musical and Mythic Parts

Review | Greater than the Sum of its Musical and Mythic Parts

Music By Josef Woodard

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Film & TV

Film Review | Birth of Saturday’s TV Funhouse/Madhouse

Film Review | Birth of Saturday’s TV Funhouse/Madhouse

Film By Josef Woodard

Ojai Film Festival is Oct. 31 – Nov. 4

Ojai Film Festival is Oct. 31 – Nov. 4

Film By Leslie Dinaberg

Jewish Cinema on the Town

Jewish Cinema on the Town

Film By Josef Woodard

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | A Mexican Super-Diva, a Tchaikovsky Immersion Plan on the Town

ON the Beat | A Mexican Super-Diva, a Tchaikovsky Immersion Plan on the Town

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Bellosguardo in Fog and Song, LPO’s Majesty

ON the Beat | Bellosguardo in Fog and Song, LPO’s Majesty

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | PatKop’s Return, Mariza’s Mood Painting

ON the Beat | PatKop’s Return, Mariza’s Mood Painting

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

A Concert for Peace Comes to Carpinteria

A Concert for Peace Comes to Carpinteria

Dance By Tia Trinh

Review | ‘ALICE’ Is an Adventure Worth Taking

Review | ‘ALICE’ Is an Adventure Worth Taking

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg

State Street Ballet Pirouettes into Its 30th Season with Live Music, World Premieres, and More

State Street Ballet Pirouettes into Its 30th Season with Live Music, World Premieres, and More

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg

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Books

Chaucer’s Books Celebrates 50 Years in Santa Barbara

Chaucer’s Books Celebrates 50 Years in Santa Barbara

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Book Review | ‘Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest: a novel’ by Chuck Rosenthal

Book Review | ‘Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest: a novel’ by Chuck Rosenthal

Books By Brian Tanguay

‘James’ Author Percival Everett Discusses Reimagining ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and Black Narratives with UC Santa Barbara Professor Stephanie Batiste

‘James’ Author Percival Everett Discusses Reimagining ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and Black Narratives with UC Santa Barbara Professor Stephanie Batiste

Books By Charles Donelan, UCSB’s 'The Current'

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All Booked

All Booked: Happy Halloween

All Booked: Happy Halloween

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Richelle Boyd

All Booked: Fall Fun Awaits!

All Booked: Fall Fun Awaits!

All Booked By Don Brubaker & Tessa Reeg

All Booked | Caitlin’s Top Three of the Summer

All Booked | Caitlin’s Top Three of the Summer

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Caitlin Scialla

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Comedy

Review | ‘Asking for Trouble’ with ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood

Review | ‘Asking for Trouble’ with ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

No Scripts, Just Laughs

No Scripts, Just Laughs

Comedy By Caitlin Scialla

Chelsea Handler is Blunt, Sharp, Funny, and Definitely Rated NC-17

Comedy By Leslie Dinaberg

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Poetry Matters

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Poets of Different Generations

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Poets of Different Generations

Poetry Matters By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate

Poetry Connection | Meet the New Santa Barbara County Youth Poet Laureate

Poetry Connection | Meet the New Santa Barbara County Youth Poet Laureate

Poetry Connection By Cie Gumucio

Poetry Connection | Creating Community through Poetry

Poetry Connection | Creating Community through Poetry

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate

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