“Om” Brings an Ancient Indian Tale to UCSB
The Boxtales Theatre Company, in association with Theater UCSB, opened its original show, “Om,” to a full house at the Lobero Theatre last Thursday evening.
Music Event To Produce ‘New Noise’ Downtown
Santa Barbara will play host to a three-day music and digital media festival this weekend featuring concerts, panel discussions and the world premiere of Jack Johnson’s new movie.
Swimsuit Edition!
Brazil is known for a few things, including awesome waves, aggressive surfers and fresh acai by the bucket, but there is one aspect of Brazilian culture that has been made far more famous thanks to the multi-page Reef ads that show bronzed booties throughout our favorite surf magazines. By popular demand, this column will be dedicated to the article of “clothing” that Brazil is most famous for: the bikini.
Student Health Services Prove a Powerful Force for Good on Campus
In 1977, a movie, “Star Wars,” came out and introduced us to “The Force,” Luke Skywalker and a Wookie named Chewbacca. With a mixture of religion, light sabers, droids and rebels battling the evil Empire with Jedi mind tricks, “Star Wars” changed the world.
Master of the Melancholy
In the hands of a lesser, more ordinary artist, a set of mostly soft, piano-driven songs played in front of a completely unadorned stage would probably come across as tasking and fairly lifeless for any onlookers. But in the hands of Aimee Mann and her two accomplices, no over-the-top theatrics, insane costumes or pyrotechnics were necessary. The audience last Friday evening at Campbell Hall was in for a rollicking good time, thanks to Mann’s trademark self-deprecating sense of humor and her willingness to play virtually any song the audience requested, whether she remembered exactly how to play it or not.
Bren School To Gain New Head
The Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management has chosen UCSB professor Steven Gaines as their new dean.
Armchair QB
The playoffs may have just started, but I’m already sick of’em. The Dodgers and the Yankees won? Fuck that, I’ll tune back in when they both inevitably choke. Give it a week.
Schwartz Conjures Up “Séance,” Opera Style
Opera, musical and theater fans, rejoice! Stephen and Scott Schwartz have together constructed a marvelous production which combines the most essential and beautiful elements of all three mediums to tell the tragic story of Myra Foster in “Séance on a Wet Afternoon.”
Art To Celebrate Mental Health
The clients of the Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County will have a chance to exhibit their creative talents at the 16th annual Mental Health Arts Festival this Saturday.
“Zombieland” Brings Vibrancy to the Undead ***
“Zombieland” features decapitations, mutilations, lacerations, disembowelments, exploding heads, dead children and about 400 on-screen deaths. It is also laugh-out-loud funny.