Leslie Dinaberg, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Leslie Dinaberg

Arts, Culture, and Community Editor

Leslie Dinaberg is the Arts, Culture, and Community Editor for the Santa Barbara Independent, where she oversees the Arts Life, Food & Drink, and Living sections and helps cover arts, culture, and lifestyle stories and more. You can subscribe to her bimonthly ON Culture newsletter at Independent.com/newsletters

Recent Stories

Film By Leslie Dinaberg | Fri Jan 10, 2025 | 9:55am

Jacques Audiard Q&A Canceled Due to Fires

SBIFF film screenings for the Jacques Audiard Film Retrospective will continue through the weekend.

Music By Leslie Dinaberg | Tue Jan 07, 2025 | 1:35pm

Kids Helping Kids Benefit Show Is Back, And So Is Andy Grammer

The student-led, Santa Barbara–based nonprofit has an international reach, as well as a local one.

Food By Leslie Dinaberg | Mon Jan 06, 2025 | 8:29pm

Milkboy Chocolate Flavors Satisfy Cravings for the New and the Old Favorites

Swiss chocolate is world renowned for good reason.

ON Culture By Leslie Dinaberg | Sun Jan 05, 2025 | 10:00am

ON Culture | Mean Girls, Modern Life, and My Favorite Stories of the Year

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on January 3, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts newsletter

Community By Leslie Dinaberg | Fri Jan 03, 2025 | 5:16pm

Santa Barbara Writers Conference on Hiatus This Year

Organizers are already putting together plans for the 2026 event.

Film By Leslie Dinaberg | Fri Jan 03, 2025 | 3:22pm

Jacques Audiard Film Retrospective Opens with Director Q&A

SBIFF Film Center Brings Multiple Screenings of ‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘The Beat That My Heart Skipped,’ ‘Rust and Bone,’ ‘Dheepan,’ ‘The Sisters Brothers,’ ‘A Prophet,’ and ‘Paris, 13th District’ to Downtown Santa Barbara.