Celebrating National Drummer Day with Joel Vliestra
National Drummer Day takes place every year on Nov. 15, making it the perfect time to talk about why there is more to the art of drumming than meets the untrained ear.
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Events
“For the Girls:” Kristin Chenoweth on fire (literally)
American actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth graced The Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara with a stunning cabaret-style show titled “For the Girls” on Nov. 5, 2023.
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Musical legends Foo Fighters tear through 28 years of music in an electrifying performance
The Santa Barbara Bowl was treated to an incredible performance by the Foo Fighters on Thursday, Sept. 28, in an evening full of jokes, hometown pride and reflection.
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“The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” explores the nuances of the typical biblical morality tale
The Performing Arts Theater was filled with laughter and tears during performances of “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,” the final full-length play of UCSB's Theater and Dance 2022-2023 season.
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Extravaganza 2023: Galantis, Remi Wolf, Destroy Lonely bring extravagant success
A partly cloudy Santa Barbara Sunday and Associated Students Program Board brought a large crowd of students to UC Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium on May 21 for the annual Gaucho-only Extravaganza ev...
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Indigo De Souza: a night of intimate introspection in the hub
Indie-rock singer songwriter Indigo De Souza performed a toned down, acoustic set at The Hub, in UC Santa Barbara’s University Center, on May 11.
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Drag Queens Dazzled at TQC Drag Show
The show was stacked with fierce, talented and energetic drag queens and the energy was electric, with LGBTQIA+ flags waving in the air and audience members jumping up in excitement.
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Acclaimed mother and daughter duo Diane Ladd and Laura Dern charm Campbell Hall
Academy Award-nominated actresses and mother and daughter duo, Diane Ladd and Laura Dern, hosted a conversation to discuss their new book at UC Santa Barbara.
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Student-direct one-act plays showcase the talent of UCSB’s directing students
There is a lot of respect to be had for the work these directors put into these plays, as they work to navigate the directing process and collaborate with so many different actors and crew members.
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Janelle James gets candid in a night of comedy at UCSB’s Campbell Hall
Hosted by Associated Students Program Board, Janelle James delivered entertaining jokes and got candid about her experience rising to fame from multi-award-winning sitcom “Abbott Elementary.”
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FKJ mesmerizes Santa Barbara Bowl with exceptional performance and special guests
FKJ’s performance at the Santa Barbara Bowl was a remarkable display of virtuosic talent, genre-bending sound and profound audience engagement that left an indelible mark on everyone present.
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The Chemical Brothers erupt Santa Barbara Bowl with electrifying opening to 2023 show season
The Chemical Brothers successfully delivered a performance that was nothing short of exceptional, kicking off the 2023 Santa Barbara Bowl show season on a high note.
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SBIFF 2023: Outstanding Directors of The Year Award Presented to Todd Field and Martin McDonagh
On Feb. 17, Todd Field, director of the smashing film “Tár,” and Martin McDonagh, director of the emotional yet comforting film “The Banshees of Inisherin,” were presented with the award.
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SBIFF 2023: U.S. Premiere of “I Like Movies” Closes out Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The film follows a young boy named Lawrence Kweller who aspires to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts, one of the most elite universities in the world for film.
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Bringing the band scene to campus: A.S. Program Board’s “Battle of the Bands”
UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board brought the I.V. band party scene to the middle of campus, giving students a chance to jam out on a rainy night.
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Featured Comic
Thanksgiving!
Labyrinth: Grades Search
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Forgetting to take off the ratty AF1’s at the potluck (most Asian households don’t take kindly to shoes in the house!)
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Wearing your only red t-shirt to every final (Red is a lucky color in many cultures, especially Chinese cultures)
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Putting spiders in your friend’s wedding dress for good luck (Has its origins in old english folklore, and represents abundance for the couple)
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Accidentally summoned a ghost by leaving their chopsticks straight up (A superstition that has Chinese origins because the chopsticks are reminiscent of funeral incense)
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Didn’t like your friends significant other so they gifted them an umbrella (The word for umbrella ‘san’ sounds like the word for divorce in Chinese)
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Believing in horoscopes (The modern western zodiac actually came from Babylonian astrology)
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Walked backwards in Portugal to live out the Faust fantasy (In Portugal, walking backwards allows the devil to know exactly where you are)
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Stole a raven from the tower of london as reparations (According to UK superstition, if there aren’t 6 ravens in the tower, the kingdom will fall)
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
Breaks a knuckle knocking on wood for good scores on finals (Knocking on wood may have originated from the Celts and their love for tree spirits)
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Drunkenly rearranging their apartment for the feng shui at 3 AM (A Chinese cultural practice that harmonizes a person with the energies of the environment around them)
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Left out their middle name on their taxes because the Fae run the IRS (Giving the Fae your full name gives them power over you, and the IRS has too much)
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Hit by a car but the license plate had an angel number (Beyond just blowing up on TikTok, angel numbers were invented by... Pythagoras)
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