Sure, 16 years sounds like a long time, but during those years, the moderate slow-growth majority controlling Carpinteria City Hall has done a stellar job. The city’s finances are humming along in tip-top shape; growth-and-development sensibly reflects the city’s uniquely small-town flavor; and Carpinteria’s abiding community spirit is routinely nurtured.
John Stewart, longtime member of the Kingston Trio, songwriter of the Monkee’s “Daydream Believer,” and accomplished solo star, comes this Saturday night to Trinity Backstage, on the grounds of the church at State and Micheltorena streets.
SHOW OF THE WEEK: John Prine, one of America’s greatest living song makers and delivery persons, gave us one of his enduring, anthemic masterpieces in 1978, with “That’s the Way That the World Goes Round.”
As Santa Barbara’s population continues to grow, its art scene blossoms and shifts, and sites once at the center of the city’s cultural life sometimes make way for newer venues. Not so, though, the Lobero Theatre, where live performances have been staged since 1873.
The second half of the first annual Lit Moon World Shakespeare Festival brought another half dozen remarkable productions of Shakespeare plays to Santa Barbara. For many, the highlight was the Bulgarian National Theatre’s irreverent six-man production of Romeo and Juliet at the Lobero.
Clinton on TV: Last week’s Arlington Theatre discussion between Paul Orfalea and former president Bill Clinton airs at various times during the week on Channel 21. First airing at 9pm. Visit sbchannels.tv for full schedule.
According to most, Lou Reed is a genius. “The great towering icon of American music,” says the New York Post. It’s almost impossible to convey how much the former Velvet Undergrounder meant to the history of rock in the wake of 1960s hippie music.
Congressman Elton Gallegly, the Republican who represents much of Santa Barbara County, was inducted into the Border Control Hall of
It’s hard enough being a foreigner, but now imagine being a shy foreigner. Not much more is needed for the foundation of Larry Shue’s comedy, The Foreigner. Two British friends-Froggy and Charlie-arrive in a rural Georgia town, where Froggy has been frequenting the fishing lodge.
Here’s the full version of Ethan Stewart’s once-in-a-lifetime chat with songwriter John Prine, who comes to town this Saturday, October 28, with Jim James, frontman for My Morning Jacket.
