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Choreography Genius Bill T. Jones Visits UCSB

Marking the 20th anniversary of the Michael Douglas Foundation Visiting Artist Program this week, world-renowned choreographer, artist, dancer and theater director Bill T. Jones visited UCSB’s Depar...
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A&L to Screen Award-Winning War Doc

On Oct. 22, UCSB Arts & Lectures will be hosting a screening of the Sundance award-winning political documentary “Dirty Wars.” The conspiracy film follows investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill a...
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Local Band To Perform at SOhO Tonight

Isla Vista band Yonder will play tonight at downtown Santa Barbara’s SOhO Restaurant & Music Club. Yonder will open for Boston-based band Carousel, who Yonder’s guitarist Jeremy Ferrara describes ...
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Bluegrass Music’s Illustrious “MOB” Plays SB

On Oct. 3 many people from across the Santa Barbara community, as well as UCSB students, gathered at Campbell Hall to watch UCSB Arts & Lectures present the Masters of Bluegrass.
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Arcade Fire Goes to the Discotheque

The Grammy Award-winning Band Debuts New Sound, New Look during SNL’s Season Premiere
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Borgore’s ASPB Show Hits the Spot for Some

This year UCSB had the privilege of having Asaf Borger (also known as Borgore) grace Storke Tower with his presence for A.S. Program Board’s annual Welcome Back Concert.
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OLS 2013: Listening Outside of the Comfort Zone

This is a story of a girl who didn’t know she was going to a festival until about 22 hours before it started. Naturally, she didn’t do any of her research (she didn’t even have a mixtape to list...
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Arts & Lectures Ushers Us Into Fall

A preview of UCSB Arts & Lectures impressively wide-ranging Fall Season program. Time to shed the sunglasses and summer tan and to soak up the cultural opportunities.
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A to Z Treasure Map of Art to Find at UCSB

Artsweek editors Demi Anter and Audrey Bacheldor present a map to all of the creative treasure Santa Barbara has to offer.
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MFA Students Debut Impressive Thesis Show

This past Friday evening, the UC Santa Barbara Art, Design & Architecture Museum opened a new exhibition called “Inside Out,” which features the thesis work of the graduating Master of Fine Ar...
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Student Spoken Word Show to Awe the MCC on June 7

Three ladies walked into Art Studio 137, the spoken word class taught by Kip Fulbeck and Elizabeth Folk. The first woman thought that she already knew how to rock the spotlight, the second thought tha...
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Indulge Your ‘Appetite’: Upcoming Show Features Top Undergrad Artists

The UCSB Art Department will soon open its annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition. This year’s show, titled “Appetite for Construction,” boasts an impressive collection of work ranging from two-dim...
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WORDSTOCK Hits its Stride in Second Year

Yellow felt cut-outs bearing the word “WORD” lined the grass of Little Acorn Park this past Saturday, a token of WORD Magazine’s second annual WORDSTOCK Festival. Also covering the grass were bu...
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X13 Marks the Spot

At precisely 1:15 p.m. this past Sunday, hordes of happy Gauchos ditched their pre-game parties and headed to Harder Stadium for the biggest free event of the school year. Tons of graduates, Isla Vist...
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Writer Shares SF Adventures

On May 22, 2013 at 4 p.m., author Joe Riley will visit UCSB to read excerpts from his new book How Strange Is It To Be Anything At All at the Old Little Theatre at the College of Creative Studies. How...
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