Nico Kiefer

May 20, 2010

Charles Mee’s “Iphigenia 2.0” Takes a New Look at the Greek Drama

By Nico Kiefer

Last Friday night, the doors of the Performing Arts Theatre were opened to audiences, kicking off a two-week run of Iphigenia 2.0.

February 18, 2010

“Kingdom City” Boasts a Talented Cast of Actors

By Nico Kiefer

Last weekend, the doors of the Performing Arts Theatre were opened to the public for the world premiere of Sheri Wilner's "Kingdom City." Directed by Theatre & Dance Dept.'s BFA professor Risa Brainin, this is the fifth ...

November 19, 2009

UCSB Theater Dept. Presents

By Nico Kiefer

Last weekend saw the very successful opening of David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, the first main stage production for the Department of Theater and Dance 09-10 season.

November 19, 2009

Annual One-Act Plays Provide Quality Entertainment

By Nico Kiefer

November 5, 2009

A Look at What’s To Come in Local Theater and Dance

By Nico Kiefer

November is a busy month for many students as midterms give way to term papers, and vacations wait on the horizon. However, the coming cold means much more than that for UCSB's own Dept. of Theater & Dance, which is curr...

October 22, 2009

“Gunmetal” Brings Noir to Sunny SB

By Nico Kiefer

Picture a bar by an airport, just a little hole in the wall that people stop into when they're running away. It's the kind of place that "smells like stale cigarette smoke and shattered dreams." The only thing anyone dri...

October 8, 2009

“Om” Brings an Ancient Indian Tale to UCSB

By Nico Kiefer

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.

May 12, 2009

New SB Shuttle Line To Run Through I.V.

By Nico Kiefer

The Santa Barbara Mass Transit District will hold a public meeting today to discuss changes in bus routes and schedules, including the creation of a new line running through Isla Vista.

April 15, 2009

Bar Picks Up Mr. Pickles

By Nico Kiefer

The local bar Study Hall opened a sister bistro on Pardall Road last week, replacing the space Mr. Pickle's once occupied with a new sandwich shop.

April 6, 2009

NORML Hosts Marijuana Event

By Nico Kiefer

Isla Vista residents packed into Anisq' Oyo' Park yesterday for the fifth annual Joint Rolling Competition and daylong festival in celebration of all things green and sticky.

March 5, 2009

Sun-Fueled Car Travels Across North America

By Nico Kiefer

Carried on the wheels of a futuristic, solar-powered vehicle, a team of motorists stopped in Isla Vista this week near the end of their record-breaking road trip through the Arctic Circle and down the coast of California...

February 26, 2009

Farr Moves Into I.V. HQ

By Nico Kiefer

Following through on a campaign promise, 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr invited students to join her for a reception at her new Isla Vista district office yesterday.

February 23, 2009

Two New Shops Satisfy Cravings

By Nico Kiefer

Isla Vista residents in need of late night party supplies or their frozen yogurt fix are now in luck, thanks to two new additions to the I.V. business scene.

February 12, 2009

Drought Plagues State; SB Remains Resilient

By Nico Kiefer

Never mind the puddles, dark clouds and little drops of water falling from the sky - California is currently experiencing a drought several years in the making.

January 26, 2009