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Queen Bees Buzz as ‘Mean Girls’ Comes to Santa Barbara

Queen Bees Buzz as ‘Mean Girls’ Comes to Santa Barbara

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg

Tina Fey’s hilarious hit musical at the Granada Theatre Jan. 8-9.

Dance Review | Mediterranean Nights is a Stunning Showcase of World Dance at SOhO in Santa Barbara

Dance Review | Mediterranean Nights is a Stunning Showcase of World Dance at SOhO in Santa Barbara

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Award-Winning Dancer and Choreographer Alexandra King brings together multiple genres of dance and music for a colorful and heartwarming show!

ON the Beat | List-omania Time, A Year’s Harvest

ON the Beat | List-omania Time, A Year’s Harvest

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

In which the columnist looks back on a good year that was, musically speaking.

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Review | Choral Christmas Feasting

Review | Choral Christmas Feasting

Music By Josef Woodard

UC Santa Barbara Lecturer Wendy Eley Jackson’s New Documentary ‘Facing the Falls’ Spotlights Advocacy

UC Santa Barbara Lecturer Wendy Eley Jackson’s New Documentary ‘Facing the Falls’ Spotlights Advocacy

Film By Debra Herrick for UCSB’s ’The Current'

Book Review | 31 Outstanding Poetry Books from 2024: Alcalá to Zarin

Book Review | 31 Outstanding Poetry Books from 2024: Alcalá to Zarin

Books By David Starkey

Finding Community Through Reading

Finding Community Through Reading

Books By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Film Review | Roads to Remembrance

Film Review | Roads to Remembrance

Film By Josef Woodard

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Local Poets

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Local Poets

Poetry Connection By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate

Dance Review | A Swinging Start to the Holiday Season

Dance Review | A Swinging Start to the Holiday Season

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg

The 10 Best Books of 2024

The 10 Best Books of 2024

Books By David Starkey and Brian Tanguay with Walter Cummins and George Yatchisin

Film Review | ‘Queer’

Film Review | ‘Queer’

Film By Tyler Morgenstern

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Music

Review | Choral Christmas Feasting

Review | Choral Christmas Feasting

Music By Josef Woodard

Review | ‘The Island of Misfit Gays’

Review | ‘The Island of Misfit Gays’

Music By Maggie Yates

Review | In Tune with an Alternate Musical Cosmos

Review | In Tune with an Alternate Musical Cosmos

Music By Josef Woodard

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Visual Arts

Wise Blood from Oaxaca

Wise Blood from Oaxaca

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Art & Soul Opens A New Gallery in Santa Barbara’s Arts District

Art & Soul Opens A New Gallery in Santa Barbara’s Arts District

Visual Arts By Madeline Slogoff

Painting Inside the Outside Box

Painting Inside the Outside Box

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

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ON Culture

ON Culture | Bright Lights and Book Recs

ON Culture | Bright Lights and Book Recs

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | An Art-Filled Season is Coming Our Way!

ON Culture | An Art-Filled Season is Coming Our Way!

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

ON Culture | Horse Whisperers, Comedy Stars, and Christmas Movies

ON Culture | Horse Whisperers, Comedy Stars, and Christmas Movies

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg

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Theater

Queen Bees Buzz as ‘Mean Girls’ Comes to Santa Barbara

Queen Bees Buzz as ‘Mean Girls’ Comes to Santa Barbara

Theater By Leslie Dinaberg

Theater Review | Singalong on the Range

Theater Review | Singalong on the Range

Theater By Maggie Yates

From ‘Peter Pan’ to ‘Peter Spam’

From ‘Peter Pan’ to ‘Peter Spam’

Theater By Maggie Yates

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Reviews

Book Review | ‘Dorothy Parker in Hollywood’ by Gail Crowther

Book Review | ‘Dorothy Parker in Hollywood’ by Gail Crowther

Read This By George Yatchisin

Book Review | ‘Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy’ by Katherine Stewart

Book Review | ‘Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy’ by Katherine Stewart

Read This By Brian Tanguay

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

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Film & TV

UC Santa Barbara Lecturer Wendy Eley Jackson’s New Documentary ‘Facing the Falls’ Spotlights Advocacy

UC Santa Barbara Lecturer Wendy Eley Jackson’s New Documentary ‘Facing the Falls’ Spotlights Advocacy

Film By Debra Herrick for UCSB’s ’The Current'

Film Review | Roads to Remembrance

Film Review | Roads to Remembrance

Film By Josef Woodard

Film Review | ‘Queer’

Film Review | ‘Queer’

Film By Tyler Morgenstern

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ON the Beat

ON the Beat | List-omania Time, A Year’s Harvest

ON the Beat | List-omania Time, A Year’s Harvest

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Seasoned Voices, En Masse

ON the Beat | Seasoned Voices, En Masse

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

ON the Beat | Beginning to Sounding

ON the Beat | Beginning to Sounding

ON the Beat By Josef Woodard

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Dance

Dance Review | Mediterranean Nights is a Stunning Showcase of World Dance at SOhO in Santa Barbara

Dance Review | Mediterranean Nights is a Stunning Showcase of World Dance at SOhO in Santa Barbara

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

Dance Review | A Swinging Start to the Holiday Season

Dance Review | A Swinging Start to the Holiday Season

Dance By Leslie Dinaberg

Magic, Intrigue, Adventure, Princes and Princesses, Dancing Snowflakes, Waltzing Flowers, and … a Rat Queen!

Magic, Intrigue, Adventure, Princes and Princesses, Dancing Snowflakes, Waltzing Flowers, and … a Rat Queen!

Dance By Jatila van der Veen

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Books

Book Review | 31 Outstanding Poetry Books from 2024: Alcalá to Zarin

Book Review | 31 Outstanding Poetry Books from 2024: Alcalá to Zarin

Books By David Starkey

Finding Community Through Reading

Finding Community Through Reading

Books By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

The 10 Best Books of 2024

The 10 Best Books of 2024

Books By David Starkey and Brian Tanguay with Walter Cummins and George Yatchisin

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All Booked

All Booked: Favorites for the Holiday Season

All Booked: Favorites for the Holiday Season

All Booked By Tessa Reeg

All Booked: Thankful for Role Models

All Booked: Thankful for Role Models

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Richelle Boyd

All Booked: Happy Halloween

All Booked: Happy Halloween

All Booked By Tessa Reeg & Richelle Boyd

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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 Young People

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Young People

Poetry Matters By Melinda Palacio, City of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Poets at the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge

Poetry Connection | Connecting with Poets at the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge

Poetry Matters By Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate

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

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