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Artsweek Talks with I.V. Band Adventure Dogs

March 7, 2013 by and

  Roxanne McNally & Tina Petrosian   Staff Writer       “Did anyone break any strings last night?” Adventure Dogs’ bassist, Michael Johansson, asked his fellow band ...
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New UCSB Comic Competition Debuts in April

March 7, 2013 by

Lalita Stone Staff Writer   Aspiring comic artists and fans alike: get excited! This April, UCSB will host its very first April Fool’s Comics Competition. Thanks to the Department of Art, Theat...
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Alpha Punk Takes Home Top Honors at Battle of the Bands

March 7, 2013 by

Audrey Bachelder Staff Writer   Like live music? Like mosh pits? Like pop-up bands that win big events? Well I hope you went to the Battle of the Bands on Wed., Feb. 27, because it was a savory n...
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Pollock Screens Restored Classic: ‘Lawrence of Arabia’

February 28, 2013 by

Pollock Theater brought “Lawrence of Arabia” back to the big screen for a nearly-full house last Tuesday night as part of their “Future of the Past” film series. The event, as well as the “F...
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‘Corilary’ Takes on the Oscars

February 28, 2013 by

The Movie-Loving Duo and Co-Creators of the ‘Corilary’ Webseries Share the Best, Worst and Most Awkward Moments from This Year’s Academy Awards Corie Anderson’s Approach What the Oscars Me...
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Joshua Bell’s Soulful Violin Soothes the Granada

February 28, 2013 by

On the morning of January 12, 2007, a 38-year-old man sets up outside a busy metro station in Washington, DC. He is wearing your usual East Coast garb: jeans, long-sleeved shirt and a baseball cap. He...
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‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ Offers a Hilarious, New Musical Take on History

February 28, 2013 by

Not only was Andrew Jackson the 7th President of the United States and the founder of the American Democratic Party, he also wore really tight skinny jeans, used “fuck” in every sentence and looke...
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Foreign Films Reach Santa Barbara Audiences

February 21, 2013 by

Over the past two weeks in Pollock Theater, the film series “For Your Consideration: The 2013 Oscar Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film” has screened all five of the 2013 Oscar-nominated forei...
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Award Winning Author and Part-Time Zombie Enthusiast Margaret Atwood Charms Campbell

February 21, 2013 by

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, renowned Canadian writer Margaret Atwood visited UCSB as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the College of Creative Studies and gave a talk in Campbell Hall through Arts & Lec...
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Pollock Screens ‘Sparrows’ as Part of Film Preservation Series

February 14, 2013 by

The Pollock Theater provided cinema lovers with a treat last Sunday when they screened the classic 1926 Mary Pickford film “Sparrows” to live piano accompaniment. “Sparrows” is the third of fi...
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The Captivating Sounds of Simon Shaheen Quintet Live at Campbell Hall

February 14, 2013 by

Simon Shaheen and his quintet of equally appraisable musicians graced us with their exuberant presence in a dynamically enthralling evening concert at Campbell Hall Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Shaheen is ...
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The Virtuosic Heights of Ezra Miller and Company

February 7, 2013 by

Here’s the thing: I love “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” It is a great movie. It is poignant and funny and delves into how teenagers think and act and deal. Patrick, played by Ezra Miller, is cle...
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Inspiration Abounds at SBIFF Writer’s Panel

February 7, 2013 by

In addition to film screenings and high-profile award events, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is known for holding industry panels with the creative forces behind the year’s best movie...
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‘The Body (El Querpo)’

February 7, 2013 by

This year the Spanish psychological thriller “The Body (El Cuerpo)” had its U.S. premiere in front of a full theater at the Metro 4 Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara as part of SBIFF. The film, wh...
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World Premiere: ‘Sex After Kids’

February 7, 2013 by

I first heard of the Canadian feature film “Sex After Kids” on Twitter when one of the film’s stars, Zoie Palmer, tweeted that she and members of the cast would be in Santa Barbara for its SBIFF...
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