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ON Culture: Mermaids, Musicals and Comedy, Oh My!
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (170+ words) Officially, summer may be coming to a close, but music festival season endures, with Ohana Festival coming to Dana Point September 25-27, with headliners Pearl Jam, Edding Vedder & Friends, Alabama Shakes (who we’ll see on September 25 at the Santa Barbara Bowl…...
Comedian Nikki Glaser to Perform at Chumash Casino Resort
1+ week, 2+ day ago (360+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent SANTA YNEZ, CA – August 21, 2026 – Popular stand-up comedian and actress Nikki Glaser will bring her live comedy show, “The Stunning Tour,” to the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 6. Tickets for the…...
Ojai Playwrights Conference New Works Festival Gives a Sneak Peek at Up and Comers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) Fresh New Works by Five Playwrights in a Series of Dramatic and Comedic Readings Another comedy premiering at the festival is Closing Costs by L.A.-based writer Grace McLeod, a farce about purchasing real estate in Los Angeles. “We haven’t developed…...
Another Rich Cultural Season from A&L, Unveiled
2+ mon, 3+ week 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
3+ mon, 1+ week 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…...
Standing Still, UCSB LAUNCH PAD Preview Production
3+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
HappySad Theatre Company Presents "A Delicate Ship"
3+ mon, 2+ week 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 HappySad Theatre Company is thrilled to announce their second production of their first season, A Delicate Ship by Anna Ziegler. A Delicate Ship…...
ON Culture: Artist Tours, Zoot Suites, Blue Men, and More
4+ mon, 2+ day 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
4+ mon, 2+ 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 very…...
Play On Shakespeare’s Next Chapter: Ojai Playwrights Conference, Julia Izumi, JuCoby Johnson, MJ Kaufman, and Anne Washburn
6+ mon, 2+ day 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…...