This Is Halloween

October 25, 2007 by

Movie theaters are made for horror.
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Flecktacular!

October 18, 2007 by

When you see or hear the word "banjo," what sort of images and sounds pop into your head? Dingy overalls and square-dancing?
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Write Stuff

October 11, 2007 by

"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."
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It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing

October 4, 2007 by

World-renowned saxophonist Bill Evans once said, "Jazz is a mental attitude rather than a style. It uses a certain process of the mind expressed spontaneously through some musical instrument. I'm conc...
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More Cheese Please

September 20, 2007 by

Some people want fame. Others want fortune.
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Soothe the Savage Beast at the Beastie Boys Concert

August 29, 2007 by

If you happened to be at the Santa Barbara Bowl last Thursday, and you also happened to be curious as to when the show would begin, you might have leaned toward someone wearing a watch in the accompan...
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Artsweek Has Invited You To. . .

August 29, 2007 by

Not many things can boost one's ego like a long list of invites under one's Events page - except, perhaps, a well-placed Super Poke from that special someone.
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A Room With A View

June 27, 2007 by

It's a late Friday afternoon on State Street, right in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara.
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Salute Your Shortz

May 10, 2007 by

Around five p.m. last Sunday afternoon in Campbell Hall, grown men and women shouted animatedly at a genial gentleman standing onstage.
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Abandon All Hope

May 3, 2007 by

So, three Berklee College of Music graduates, a jam-metal power trio, a violinist and a cellist all walk into a bar, right? And then - well, I don't have a punch line because this isn't exactly a joke...
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Artsweek Exclusive: Marisha Pessl Teaches Artsweek A Lesson

April 26, 2007 by

How many authors on the New York Times Bestseller List also have a MySpace page?
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Part-Time Dick Drake Simo Investigates Isla Vista in Dan Wesolowski’s New Mystery Novel

April 5, 2007 by

Isla Vista is a Dionysian college town known for its babes, booze and excess.
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Adequate Grace

February 15, 2007 by

In the current American political climate, as much as any other time period or place, it is pretty easy to be cynical. Michael Apted's latest film "Amazing Grace" -
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The Times of Their Lives

February 15, 2007 by

There is an old Jesuit phrase regarding personality and age: "Give me the child when he is seven, and I will show you the man."
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Classy

January 11, 2007 by

For most students, teachers exist only in the classroom or at office hours, doling out grades or answering questions. But, try as they may to keep glimpses of their personal lives to a minimum, many t...
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