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Another Rich Cultural Season from A&L, Unveiled
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (470+ words) Season "Reveal" Event Reveals Another Strong Program in Store for UCSB Arts & Lectures Each year, soon after UCSB's Arts & Lectures season closes up shop " except for its popular summer film screenings at the Courthouse Sunken Garden " the organization rolls out…...
Bunnies, Butterflies and Birds, for Pop Art's Sake
1+ week, 6+ day ago (250+ words) N. Y. C. Artist Hunt Slonem Takes Over a Wall at Seimandi & Leprieur with His Characteristic Post'Pop Art Imagery of Bunnies and Birds, and Butterflies to Boot From one angle, the current showing of work by New York artist Hunt Slonem at the…...
Standing Still, UCSB LAUNCH PAD Preview Production
3+ week, 3+ day ago (90+ words) Tue, May 19 7: 30 PM - 8: 55 PM Sat, May 23 2: 00 PM - 3: 20 PM Thu, May 21 7: 30 PM - 8: 55 PM Fri, May 22 7: 30 PM - 8: 55 PM Sat, May 23 7: 30 PM - 8: 55 PM University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7060 Performing Arts Theater, UCSB A co-commission with Merrimack Repertory Theatre May 23 | 2: 00 pm…...
Happy Sad Theatre Company Presents "A Delicate Ship"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (128+ words) Fri, Jun 12 7: 00 PM - 8: 30 PM Sat, Jun 13 7: 00 PM - 8: 30 PM Sun, Jun 14 2: 00 PM - 3: 30 PM 651 Paseo Nuevo Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Happy Sad Theatre Company is thrilled to announce their second production of their first season, A Delicate Ship by Anna Ziegler. A Delicate…...
ON Culture: Artist Tours, Zoot Suites, Blue Men, and More
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (323+ words) Blue Man Group "a consistently delightful mix of comedy, music, and surprises " is coming to the Granada May 5-6. These bald, blue characters have been a global entertainment phenomenon since debuting at New York's Astor Place Theatre in 1991. See what the…...
Review | "Unnecessary Farce" Brings Some Very Funny Moments to the SBCC Stage
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (289+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent The SBCC Theatre Group loves producing a farce, and their current production, Paul Slade Smith"s Unnecessary Farce, does not shy away from being preposterous. This tight, chaotic fever dream features challenging design elements and some…...
Play On Shakespeare's Next Chapter: Ojai Playwrights Conference, Julia Izumi, Ju Coby Johnson, MJ Kaufman, and Anne Washburn
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (385+ words) Press releases are posted on Independent. com as a free community service. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Play On Shakespeare expands its programming by launching new partnerships " including with the. .. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Play On Shakespeare expands its programming by launching new…...
Fall Arts Preview | Mark Your Calendars for an Awesome Autumn
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (131+ words) Santa Barbara's Fall Arts Season is Looking as Vibrant and Colorful as Ever From left: Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Samara Joy, Molly Tuttle | Credit: Andy Paradise, AB+DM, Ebru Yildiz A New Era of Arts & Lectures Begins UCSB Arts & Lectures, in Its…...
Review | Disclosure Turns a Weekday at the Bowl into a Weekend Night
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (849+ words) The First of Disclosure's Two-Night Stay in Santa Barbara was Electric How do you turn a Tuesday into a Friday night? Invite Disclosure to the Santa Barbara Bowl." "We're going for the full Friday vibe," said Guy Lawrence, who " along…...
Unnecessary Farce" Brings Some Necessary Laughter to Santa Barbara
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (327+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent In recent seasons of Santa Barbara theater, Sara Rademacher has directed heady dramas such as 2025"s Indecent and 2026"s Animal Farm. "In the last few years, I"ve spent my professional life inside gorgeous, moving, poignant…...