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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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Talking to Strangers UCSB Spoken Word Talents Get Personal at SOhO

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

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

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

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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Opera SB’s ‘Madame Butterfly’ is a Triumph

Perhaps the most opportune time to see the biggest and brightest that the Santa Barbara social scene has to offer is at the opening night of an Opera Santa Barbara production. Last Friday, downtown St...
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Films Shed Light on International LGBT Issues

Today, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m., marks the kickoff of the 21st annual LGBTQ Film Festival, OUTrageous! Students and community members will gather tonight in the UC Santa Barbara’s MultiCultural Center to wa...
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Birbiglia Mixes Humor and Drama in Solo Show

I walked into Campbell Hall last Sunday night prepared for the usual stand-up comedy routine. Before the show, my knowledge of the comedian Mike Birbiglia was limited to half of his Comedy Central spe...
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Benny Benassi Brings the Rave to Santa Barbara

Benny Benassi’s appearance on Halloween’s Eve at the Earl Warren Showgrounds was a must for any fan of the electronic dance music genre to attend. Santa Barbara was Benassi’s fourth-to-last stop...
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CCS Gallery Hosts Quirky, Poignant Art Works

On Oct. 25, the College of Creative Studies hosted an opening reception for “Happy With Either,” a collaborative show that featured artwork from professors, graduate students and undergraduate stu...
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