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Shrunken Heads’ ‘Cabaret’ is a Seductive Success

I walked into Lotte Lehman Concert Hall on Friday, Jan. 18 expecting to sit in the seats I had once sat in as a freshman taking Music 15. To my surprise, everybody was ushered toward the stage. Behind...
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Annie Griffiths’ Photographic Genius

“I’m a big kick-the-fear-out-of-my-life kind of person,” said National Geographic photographer Annie Griffiths to the audience gathered in Campbell Hall this past Sunday. “The more [traveling]...
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Shatner Brings Santa Barbara Into His ‘World’

“Star Trek” and “Boston Legal” fans alike gathered Friday night at the Arlington Theatre to see William Shatner perform his one-man Broadway show: “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It.” ...
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‘Musicwood’

“Musicwood,” a documentary film directed by Maxine Trump, follows the journey for the salvation of one of music’s dearest instruments: the acoustic guitar. At the heart of the story are world- f...
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‘Radioman’

Director Mary Kerr’s UK Documentary “Radioman” investigates the daily life of former transient Craig Schwartz, better known as “Radio” for the token boom box worn around his neck. This heart...
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Short Film Premiere: ‘F**k the Parents’ by Ethan Kuperberg

Film festivals are spectacular sites of exhibition for filmmakers, especially those who make short films, which usually receive far less attention than indie features or Hollywood blockbusters. This y...
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A&L Winter Shows Have Something for Everyone

Are you interested in seeing your celebrity idols speak? Do you enjoy feeling fancy by attending sit-down musical concerts? Are you taking Dance 45? Look no further than UCSB’s Arts & Lectures t...
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‘Your Prize is at the Bottom of the Pool’: New Works by Two of UCSB’s MFA Art Students at Gallery 479

For the past two weeks, work by MFA students Alison Ho and Cathy Ellis has inhabited the “Red Barn” 479 gallery, with their collaborative art show “Your Prize is at the Bottom of the Pool.” Fe...
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MCC Brings Fiery Spoken Word Artist to SB

At Muddy Waters Coffee House on Nov. 29, powerhouse spoken word performer Mayda Del Valle took to the small, carpeted stage with some heat, passion and South Side Chicago attitude in an event put on b...
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Artsweek Welcomes A New Year of Television

To most people, the end of the holiday season is a bleak time. January is typically reserved for taking down Christmas lights, recycling that fir tree, and miserably returning to work or school with n...
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Comedy at its Finest: Izzard at Campbell Hall

On Saturday, Nov. 17, Eddie Izzard brought his latest comedy show to Campbell Hall to the delight of the hundreds of people who filled the seats (the show sold out for nonstudents in record time). Wei...
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Artsweek’s End of the Quarter Picks–‘Border Radio’ Film Screening – I.V. Theatre 2 – Thur. Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.

KCSB-FM starts off this year’s “Popped Culture: Radio Goes to the Movies” film series on Thursday, Nov. 29 with a free screening of “Border Radio” (1987) at 7:30 p.m. in I.V. Theater 2. A Q&...
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Artsweek’s End of the Quarter Picks–Punch Brothers – Lobero Theatre – Tues. Dec. 4, 8:00 p.m.

If you haven’t heard the Punch Brothers before, now is the time to have a listen. The five piece progressive bluegrass band will play the Lobero Theatre next Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. The Punch Bro...
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Artsweek’s End of the Quarter Picks–Spoken Word Performer Mayda Del Valle – Muddy Waters – Thurs. Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.

Spoken word artist Mayda Del Valle will perform at Muddy Waters Café in a free MultiCultural Center event on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Three UCSB students — third-year CCS literature and art ...
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‘Shining Lives’ Cast Thrills Despite Stuffy Script

In Spring of 2012, the Theater and Dance Department produced an original play by director Jeff Mills and playwright Valerie Slitor called “Piezoelectric Love: The Half-Life of Marie Curie,” which ...
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