Archive
February 2, 2012
Be Their Guests
Santa Barbara High School students Clayton Barry, Savanna Jordan, McKenna Mender and Claire Patterson direct cast of 35 as Music of the Night celebrates thirteenth year
January 26, 2012
Montecito at the Movies
The 27th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival is upon us. Once again, Oscar nominees are featured (21 so far), and, as usual, Montecito’s role looms large. From Oscar nominee Christopher Plummer’s role in Montecito-based Mike Mills’ Beginners, to Westmont’s Nick Tolkien whose Masquerade features Montecito-bred David Brainard, to Beverlye Fead’s exposition of living with cancer, and many, many, many other contributions and contributors, we are a force.
January 19, 2012
La Bella Vista
Chef Alessandro Cartumini (seen here) and Pastry Chef Don Hall combine to bring a little of the sweet life to the Biltmore
January 12, 2012
Up Mussolini's Nose
Montecito-based author playwright Christina Allison’s “serious two-act comedy” about the 1926 attempted assassination of the Italian dictator premieres this weekend at Center Stage
December 15, 2011
A History of Time
Ed Lister's 56-ft-long Panorama of Time in the Courthouse Tower opens for public viewing
December 8, 2011
The Bakery is Back
Nearly 18 months after being destroyed by fire, owner Sepi Mashhoon vows to reopen Xanadu “by Christmas”
December 1, 2011
Montecito's Olympic Hopeful
Hairstylist Edward Anthony’s hope and dream is for Olympics officials to adopt his unique hair-embellishment technique