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Letter from the Artsweek Editor: Write about the arts!

May 28, 2026 by

Stella says goodbye to Artsweek.
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Letter from the Artsweek Editor: Scenes of greatness through frames of a Nexus

May 28, 2026 by

Lauren says goodbye to Artsweek.
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Extravaganza 2026: Dominic Fike excels as first rock headliner in 11 years alongside JT, Earl Sweatshirt and Jane Remover

May 20, 2026 by and

With a notably high turnout of 7,500 audience members and a popular, genre-spanning lineup, the May 17 concert brought a fresh take and renewed excitement to the campus festival.
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Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner talks memoir and 2026 UCSB Reads selection ‘Crying in H Mart’

May 14, 2026 by and

The author and musician spoke at Campbell Hall about her book “Crying in H Mart: A Memoir,” which was selected as the official 2026’s UCSB Reads book.
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Dominic Fike announced to headline Extravaganza 2026

May 11, 2026 by

The lineup will feature Dominic Fike as the headliner, along with artists JT, Earl Sweatshirt and Jane Remover.
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Carsey-Wolf Center screens UCSB professor Wendy Eley Jackson’s ‘The Other Roe’

May 9, 2026 by

UC Santa Barbara’s Carsey-Wolf Center hosted a screening of the documentary “The Other Roe,” directed by UC Santa Barbara’s very own Wendy Eley Jackson on April 9. The film was followed by a c...
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Medusa’s musical tragedy: “A Legacy of Stone” at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

May 9, 2026 by

The musical was a three-year-long dream of Hastings’, reimagining the Greek myth of Medusa’s origin story.
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‘The Drama’ was so close to being truly great

May 9, 2026 by

The A24 film has sparked divisive discourse among movie watchers. While some found the film an offensive failure, others found it a thought-provoking masterpiece. Two things can be true at once.
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Tracks of the month: April 2026

May 9, 2026 by

Artsweek staff's favorite tracks of April 2026.
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Lil Yachty drives UCSB crazy at The Warm Up

April 9, 2026 by

The April 4 concert, organized by UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board, brought in a record-breaking crowd of over 3,000 attendees, making it one of the biggest evenings in the conce...
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“Wuthering Heights” Replaces Feeling with Lust

March 30, 2026 by

There’s no burning and longing; it’s all physical lust. It lacks the emotional weight that an adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” should possess.
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The results are in: Artsweek’s official 2026 Academy Award predictions

March 13, 2026 by

As the ultra-competitive 2026 Academy Awards approach, here are Artsweek’s official predictions for who will take home the golden statuettes in the major categories.
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Beats after dark: ASPB presents fourth annual Battle of the DJs

March 5, 2026 by

Isla Vista residents gathered at Anisq’Oyo Park to watch UC Santa Barbara students compete in Associated Students Program Board's Battle of the DJs.
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Banff Mountain Film Festival Sells Out Santa Barbara for Night One

March 5, 2026 by

The only film festival that has ever had showings in outer space, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, came to Santa Barbara this week.
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SBIFF 2026: Closing night premiere of ‘Laundry’ — a devastating depiction of apartheid South Africa

February 25, 2026 by

The 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival concluded with the U.S. premiere of "Laundry" on Feb. 14.
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