20+ hour, 7+ min ago  (437+ words) Chuck was born on January 11, 1936 in Athens, OH. After graduating from Valley Stream High School in New York, he completed his BA of Education at Ohio University, his MA in Performance and Conducting at Columbia and his Ph.D. in Music…...

18+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1512+ words) Public Library Hosting Exhibit to Celebrate Our Anniversary Year Forty years ago, Thursdays in Santa Barbara started looking a bit different." The first issue of the Santa Barbara Independent hit newsstands on November 26, 1986, and we haven't missed a week since....

16+ hour, 39+ min ago  (564+ words) A Conversation with Charles Donelan In this episode of Air Time, violinist Frederik "land of the Danish String Quartet joins host Charles Donelan to discuss a long-evolving collaboration with the Danish National Girls" Choir " an ensemble he describes as a…...

22+ hour, 43+ min ago  (327+ words) Unnecessary Farce" Brings Some Necessary Laughter to Santa Barbara'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…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (626+ words) Alabama Shakes, Jack Johnson, Santana, Disclosure, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, and David Byrne Are Among the Headliners for the 2026 Season David Byrne, Carlos Santana, James Taylor, and Bob Dylan. I could stop right there and the upcoming Santa Barbara Bowl…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (346+ words) When did you first start at the Independent? What got you interested in journalism? Tell me about the New York Portfolio Review. What is a portfolio review like and what do you hope to gain from it? This is the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (240+ words) Infinite Variety: The Many Lives of Shakespeare's'The Santa Barbara Independent Infinite Variety: The Many Lives of Shakespeare's Mon, Apr 06 9:00 AM - 4:00 AM UCSB Library Bldg. 525 UCen Road William Shakespeare's plays transcended their origins almost immediately. Even during his lifetime, his unforgettable…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (205+ words) (Santa Barbara, Calif). The Santa Barbara County Water Agency, in partnership with local water providers, is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 WaterWise'Garden Recognition Contest. This annual contest honors Santa Barbara County residents who have transformed…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (91+ words) America Was Troubled " and Trouble " From the Very Start Wow. One cheer for democracy. Again, this hardly seems like a cause for Semiquincentennial celebration. Indeed, that phrase, "the inevitable consequence of unbridled democracy in action," rings chillingly true today, as…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (263+ words) There Are Aircraft Flying that Other Aircraft Cannot See, or Avoid As somebody who lives in California, I can see that this doesn't get discussed as much as it should in the news here. Perhaps that is because people may…...