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May 28, 2026

Letter from the Artsweek Editor: Scenes of greatness through frames of a Nexus

By Lauren Chiou

Lauren says goodbye to Artsweek.

May 20, 2026

Extravaganza 2026: Dominic Fike excels as first rock headliner in 11 years alongside JT, Earl Sweatshirt and Jane Remover

By Lauren Chiou, Kendra Martinez

With a notably high turnout of 7,500 audience members and a popular, genre-spanning lineup, the May 17 concert brought a fresh take and renewed excitement to the campus festival.

May 14, 2026

Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner talks memoir and 2026 UCSB Reads selection ‘Crying in H Mart’

By Lauren Chiou, Stella Mullin

The author and musician spoke at Campbell Hall about her book “Crying in H Mart: A Memoir,” which was selected as the official 2026’s UCSB Reads book.

May 11, 2026

Dominic Fike announced to headline Extravaganza 2026

By Elijah Obando

The lineup will feature Dominic Fike as the headliner, along with artists JT, Earl Sweatshirt and Jane Remover.

May 9, 2026

Carsey-Wolf Center screens UCSB professor Wendy Eley Jackson’s ‘The Other Roe’

By Tanner Perez

UC Santa Barbara’s Carsey-Wolf Center hosted a screening of the documentary “The Other Roe,” directed by UC Santa Barbara’s very own Wendy Eley Jackson on April 9. The film was followed by a compelling discussion...

May 9, 2026

Medusa’s musical tragedy: “A Legacy of Stone” at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

By Carly Rattner

The musical was a three-year-long dream of Hastings’, reimagining the Greek myth of Medusa’s origin story.

May 9, 2026

‘The Drama’ was so close to being truly great

By Isabella Seechan

The A24 film has sparked divisive discourse among movie watchers. While some found the film an offensive failure, others found it a thought-provoking masterpiece. Two things can be true at once.

May 9, 2026

Tracks of the month: April 2026

By Artsweek Staff

Artsweek staff's favorite tracks of April 2026.

April 9, 2026

Lil Yachty drives UCSB crazy at The Warm Up

By Lauren Chiou

The April 4 concert, organized by UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board, brought in a record-breaking crowd of over 3,000 attendees, making it one of the biggest evenings in the concert’s history

March 30, 2026

“Wuthering Heights” Replaces Feeling with Lust

By Sophia Benito

There’s no burning and longing; it’s all physical lust. It lacks the emotional weight that an adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” should possess.

March 13, 2026

The results are in: Artsweek’s official 2026 Academy Award predictions

By Artsweek Staff

As the ultra-competitive 2026 Academy Awards approach, here are Artsweek’s official predictions for who will take home the golden statuettes in the major categories.