14 Jan 2025
Symphony’s Mid-month Mozart Marathon
The Santa Barbara Symphony launches into 2025 with yet another first for the increasingly adventurous 72-year-old ensemble: a pair of weekend performances January 18-19 where the program is entirely different on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. The prolific classical composer Mozart is the focus of affection for the weekend of wonder, which highlights four concertos […]
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Classical Corner
This week’s entries include another intriguing entry in the Santa Barbara Music Club’s 55th season of free community concerts at 3 pm on Saturday, January 11, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Hope Ranch Annex. Composer Eric Valinsky will be joined by piano compatriot Pascal Salomon for the world premiere of Valinsky’s four-handversion of Wisperfal, […]
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RTC Tracks ‘Two Trains,’ Three Plays, in Two Weeks
The Santa Barbara Symphony isn’t the only local arts organization to try something new at the start of 2025. Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre is serving as launch partner for this season’s national tour by The Acting Company, the veteran ensemble co-founded in 1972 by John Houseman with the first graduating class of the Drama Division of […]
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Time Out of Mind
Lucinda Lane, Santa Barbara’s self-described “IndieBossaJazzTwang” band formed as a duo a dozen years ago by songwriter-guitarist-singer Josef Woodard and jazz-pop vocalist Nicole Lvoff, has finally released its long-awaited debut album. The title Summer is Over is indicative of the delays in completing the recording, which features guest shots from the likes of local heroes […]
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SB Maritime Museum Admission and Membership Rates Announcement
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) updated its admission and membership rates on January 2. The rate increases are said to ensure the museum can continue to offer its engaging exhibits, dynamic educational programs, and world-class events for the community. The new admission rates are: General admission: $12 Seniors (65+): $8 Children (6-17) & Students: […]
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Annual Bird Counting in SB County and Carpinteria
Carpinteria held its 15th Annual Christmas Bird Count on December 14. Within their prescribed 15-mile radius area and their allotted 24-hour period, the group counted 170 different bird species, including shore birds. The bird count is all volunteers; they had 60 people counting this year. Look for MJ’snews correspondentJoanne A Calitri’s annual SB County Christmas […]
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CADA’s 2025 Summit for Danny in New Zealand Seeking Funding
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) has scheduled its annual Summit for Danny Fundraiser, this year hiking New Zealand’s summits from Christchurch to Queenstown, March 24 to April 1. Members of the community are welcome and encouraged to participate. Climbs are uniquely designed for all skill levels. At this time, CADA is asking for […]
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Things To Want (2025)
First and foremost a home made of bricksWith a goddess to run it and a car like John Wick Nine hundred horses and an engine like thunder Streaming the Stones and Little Stevie Wonder Symphony Number Seven by Ludwig Van B How deep is the ocean, how glorious the sea.Fabulous blue days and brisk chilly nightsRead me some Emily […]
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Crime in the ‘Cito: Sheriff’s Blotter 93108
False Alarm / 800 block Cold Spring Rd — Monday Dec 23, 2024, at 22:00 hours Reporting Party (RP) called law enforcement because she received concerning text messages from her estranged cousin she has not been in contact with over several years. RP stated her cousin texted her stating that he is close by and […]
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First New Year 2025 Baby Born at SB Cottage Hospital
A warm welcome to our New Year 2025 First Baby, Esther Love Boyko! Esther was born on Wednesday, January 1, at 3:07 am at the Birth Center at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH). Her stats are 19.5 inches long, weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. She is the fourth child of Mariam and Igor Boyko. Igor […]
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Playing to Win: Why Do We Compete?
I have always taken an odd amount of pride in the fact that I am not a competitive person, often even a bit smug about how primitive and foreign I find the very concept. I am just not that interested. Nope, not bothered at all. Until I compete, that is. Some years ago, a dear […]
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Hello Neighbors!
My name is Carlos, I was born and raised right here in Montecito. My home has been on a ranch nestled in the middle of East Valley Road, Romero Canyon Road, and Buena Vista drive for as long as I can remember. My mother named me Carlos Romero after the name of the ranch I […]
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Crime in the ‘Cito: Sheriff’s Blotter 93108 . . . .
Forced Entry / 1100 block Glenview Road – Friday, Dec 13, 2024, at 17:49 hrs Deputies responded to an alarm call at the address mentioned above and discovered forced entry into the kitchen area via glass door. The residence was searched utilizing a K9, which revealed a second forced entry point. No suspects were apprehended, […]
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Jessie Tarbox Beals Photographs Santa Barbara
Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870-1942) became America’s first female news photographer when The Buffalo Inquirer and Courier of New York hired her as a staff photographer in 1902. The road to a career in photography, however, began in 1888 when she won a camera for selling magazine subscriptions. At the time, she was living with her […]
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7 Jan 2025
A Hanukkah Celebration in Santa Barbara
On Saturday, December 28, the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara became a beacon of warmth and connection as it hosted a vibrant Hanukkah celebration. Organized by Rick Oshay and Teresa Kuskey, this gathering brought together over 70 guests for an evening steeped in tradition, music, and joyous camaraderie. With the themes of light and […]
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New Year, New Books
Happy New Year. My hope for everyone in the coming months is that we embrace more stories, smart stories, entertaining and transportive stories. I’ve set my reading goals high to bring you even more recommendations. There is power, solace, and joy that comes from books and I think this month I have found something for […]
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Go Fetch: ‘Mean Girls’ comes to the Granada
It’s been 20 years since Mean Girls gave us a telling and hilarious glimpse at social cliques in high schools, gave us The Plastics, and made Lindsay Lohan a star. The musical version of the madness, adapted by Tina Fey from her script for the film, was nominated for 12 Tony awards in 2018, including […]
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Highlights from Days of Yore, aka 2024
The two theatrical performances that utterly rocked my world and riveted my attention came from UCSB Arts & Lectures dance offerings. Dorrance Dance’s inventive jazz-fueled take on The Nutcracker proved that the old Christmas chestnut can be changed into a charming and cutting-edge work. MOMIX’s Alice showed that the creative mind of artistic director Moses […]
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Can Kirtan Cure Our Conflicted Culture?
The call-and-response singing of devotional music known as Kirtan can be a joyous experience, but it’s also a healing one that can break down barriers between people. So suggests Darren Marc, the devotional Kirtan artist and singer-songwriter whose eclectic musical career includes more than 30 original songs featured in film and television shows. For Marc […]
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