On the Town

February 10, 2003

‘NASA Will Move On,’ Official Says

By Josh Braun

In recent days, the national media has been filled with wild speculation concerning the shuttle disaster. Dr. Kenneth Baldwin of UC Irvine is a biophysicist and one of four UC professors who serve on the NASA Advisory Co...

February 6, 2003

February 6, 2003 – February 12, 2003

By system

Ever wonder why kids are terrified by clowns? Go find out at the Majestic Ventura Theatre when it hosts the rap-rock sounds of the Insane Clown Posse.

January 29, 2003

January 30-Febuary 6, 2003

By system

Saturday, Feb. 2 Put the knife down... please... oh, god! No, not the knife! Sorry, all horrendously bad jokes aside, the emo-indie band, No Knife, will be playing tonight at the Hard to Find Showspace with Biblioteca an...

January 23, 2003

January 23, 2002 – Januarary 30, 2002

By system

The words "ballet" and "Dracula" aren't commonly thrown together, but tonight's screening of "Dracula: Pages of a Virgin's Diary" will present just the occasion.

January 16, 2003

January 16-23, 2003

By Jessica Jardine

The greatest action movie ever made is, in fact, not "Die Hard III," but "Seven Samurai" by Akira Kurosawa. Filmed in 1954, this epic tale is at the top of every critic's list and has newly translated subtitles that bett...

January 9, 2003

January 9 – January 15, 2003

By Staff

Hey, winos, listen up! Santa Barbara's favorite wine bar, Elsie's, located at 117 W. De La Guerra in downtown Santa Barbara, is hosting an artsy-fartsy par-tay tonight!

November 21, 2002

November 21 – November 27, 2002

By Staff

Hooray for cockfights! A&L screens the Balinese melodrama "Legong: Dance of the Virgins" (1935) in Campbell Hall with live accompaniment and performance by Bali & Beyond. Tickets are $8. Starts at 7:30 p.m.

November 14, 2002

November 14 – November 20, 2002

By Staff

He picked up a guitar when he was six, started performing at 14 and won Seattle's Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Festival at 17. Now, at 20, Corby Yates will entrance you with his much lauded guitar skillz when he performs...

November 8, 2002

November 7 – November 13, 2002

By Staff

What about all those "big thoughts and big feelings" swirling in your head that you'd like to see enacted in song, dance and theater?

October 30, 2002

Ocober. 31 – Novemeber 7, 2002

By Staff

Pop quiz, hot shot: what do you get when you cross souvlaki and Mariah Carey? Greek divas!! At 8 tonight you can catch Maria Farantouri and Mary— performing modern Greek pop in Campbell Hall.

October 24, 2002

October 24 – October 30, 2002

By Staff

Today would be a fabulous day to visit the opening of the 4-day Ojai Film Festival. A new addition this year will be the "youth shorts" created by junior filmmakers. See www.filmfestival.ojai.net for further information ...

October 17, 2002

October 17 – October 23, 2002

By Staff

Staring with melancholy at the mirror lately? Sounds like you need to get to tonight's "Night of Expression," at the MultiCultural Center lounge, starting at 8.

October 10, 2002

October 10 – October 17, 2002

By Staff

As the most popular cinema in the Middle East, Egyptian filmmakers like Sayed Badreya are trying to stir some commotion concerning the lack of film preservation facilities in Egypt.

October 3, 2002

October 3 – October 10, 2002

By Staff

Stop trying to analyze your recent dreams of sludgy-yet-delicious green goop and visit the Carpinteria Avocado Festival today from 4-9 p.m.

September 26, 2002

Septembter 26 – October 3 2002

By Staff

Thursday, Sept. 26Start school off with a bang by witnessing the spectacle that is Cr

September 20, 2002

September 20, 2002 – September 26, 2002

By Staff

The mysteriously titled "Techno Dance" is at The Living Room. Acquaint yourself with a local music venue, and figure out just what's going on. Are we talking mixing? Lights? Pacifiers?