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‘Radioman’

January 17, 2013 by

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

January 17, 2013 by

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

January 17, 2013 by

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

January 17, 2013 by

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

January 10, 2013 by

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

January 10, 2013 by

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

November 29, 2012 by

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.

November 29, 2012 by

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.

November 29, 2012 by

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.

November 29, 2012 by

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

November 29, 2012 by

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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Talking to Strangers UCSB Spoken Word Talents Get Personal at SOhO

November 14, 2012 by

Two days ago, 15 artists from several years worth of Kip Fulbeck’s “ART 137: Spoken Word” course blew the minds of the 150+ audience members packed into SOhO in downtown Santa Barbara. “Talkin...
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Globe Theater’s Simplified Hamlet is Refreshing

November 14, 2012 by

Returning to UCSB after a hit performance and critically-acclaimed (cough, by me, cough) West Coast tour of A Comedy of Errors last year, the actors of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater graced Campbell Ha...
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Mumford’s Folk Sounds Soothe Hollywood Bowl

November 14, 2012 by

This past Monday, the beloved British folk band Mumford & Sons graced the Hollywood Bowl on a chilly evening. The sold-out crowd was devoted to belting out the heart- wrenching lyrics of each song...
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Spoken Word Students to Perform at SOhO

November 8, 2012 by

Next Tuesday, Nov. 13, the spoken word troupe Right Side Up Poets is putting on a show at the SOhO Restaurant & Music Club in downtown Santa Barbara. Right Side Up Poets is made up of students tha...
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