Loosen Up with Some Local Cultural Hotspots

May 24, 2007 by

With an overloaded schedule of Spring Quarter nightlife events and finals approaching closer and closer, the average student may be feeling like they might burn out before summer even begins.
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Don’t Siesta, Have a Fiesta at Local Mexican Eateries

May 2, 2007 by

Pass the salsa and gorge on guacamole to begin this weekend's Cinco de Mayo festivities early at Santa Barbara's authentic Mexican restaurants.
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In So Many Words

April 19, 2007 by

On April 15, the illustrious, best-selling author Amy Tan informed the audience at UCSB's Campbell Hall that she was in love.
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A Tit Bit Nipply

April 12, 2007 by

"Nipples to the Wind," playing at the Lobero Theatre, is at times like going to a family reunion: You want to look away as your great aunt blows her nose and then looks at the remnants of mucus left b...
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Back To The Future

April 5, 2007 by

A robot lurching forward reminds me to "Please put on your glasses," but they are already on.
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Nuns Having Fun

March 8, 2007 by

Arms poised in a port de bras, Sister Mary Leo, the novice nun, glides across the stage with the use of pink Heelys, the footwear of a common ten-year-old hipster that allows one to roll across a room...
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Rhythm & Rhymes

March 1, 2007 by

Black History Month went out with a slang Tuesday, Feb. 27 with Universes' Universe's "Slanguage," presented by Arts & Lectures.
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Shock and Awe

February 15, 2007 by

A mutilated baby's leg dangles from the hand of a doctor who is set up to measure the fragment of the tiny body in his hand after the abortion he just performed.
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Student Filmmakers Strut Their Stuff at SBIFF

February 8, 2007 by

Despite the clouds of stardust surrounding Hollywood celebrities such as Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Aniston and Will Smith, this year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival still had room to allow...
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Insert Hoeing Pun Here

January 25, 2007 by

I am standing at UCSB's 2007 Word Farm watching Harrison Reiner say, "I'm totally star struck. And I thought I couldn't get star struck anymore, I am a big fan of your work, big fan," to a flaming-hai...
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Still Life With Mic

January 25, 2007 by

"I've just come out of the closet," Todd Reynolds informs the audience. Utilizing the violin as his main tool, this illustrious artist has been committed to the genre bending of music for the last six...
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Are You Afraid of The Dark?

August 30, 2006 by

The Isla Vista music scene is like a werewolf: It only comes out at night and when it does it is prepared to lose all control.
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Go Postal

June 28, 2006 by

The Pink Mailbox, a residence and music space for the Isla Vista community, is all wrapped up in cool, elusive appeal. This quietly evolving venue is keeping the independent music scene aflame in Sant...
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Painting The Town

June 1, 2006 by

Set against the gorgeous Santa Barbara sunshine and the picturesque charm of the Old Mission, the 20th anniversary of the I Madonnari Street Painting Festival this weekend was a treat.
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Piano Man

May 18, 2006 by

In a world where one's middle-class neighbors get shot at their front door, where citizens are afraid to venture across town after dark and where the fear of bombings is neverending, it is a novelty i...
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