Hawkeye
Perched atop a tree at the Douglas Family Preserve, this red-tailed hawk …
Year: 2006
Engaging the WildThings
Upcoming Conference Helps Parents and Professionals Communicate with Teens
Back in the ’60s, parents everywhere were in a permanent state of shock about the strange and wild behavior of their rebellious children. My parents were no exception. My grandmother, always good for making peace, was fond of reminding them: “Nothing is new. Everyone is doing the same things; it’s just a different crowd doing it.”
Q: ‘What is the history of the Ennisbrook neighborhood in Montecito, known as Ennisbrook?’
‘What is the history of the Ennisbrook neighborhood in Montecito, known as Ennisbrook?’ -Matt Patterson
On a hill commanding a grand view of the Pacific, just off San Leandro Lane, sits one of Montecito’s oldest buildings. The Dominguez adobe not only harkens back to the South Coast’s Mexican era, but also stands as the centerpiece of the residential development Ennisbrook…
Genetic Creations
New Plants for Sale at SBBG
There’s nothing new under the sun only if you’re referring to human perfidiousness and treachery, but plants are really good at coming up with new ideas on a regular basis. This inventiveness is built into the genetic code and is one of the main methods we have exploited to find plants that produce more colorful flowers or tastier fruits, or trees and shrubs that have more interesting foliage, colors, or shapes.
Stormy Weather
The Tempestuous Bulgarian National Theatre Hits Town
Research the fields of physical theater and live art, go around the world in search of contemporary cutting-edge theater companies, check out the most acclaimed shows at international festivals like Edinburgh Festival Fringe or the European Theatre Convention and you’ll find the evidence everywhere:
Plowshares into Profits
Robert Greenwald Comes to Town to Premiere Iraq for Sale
Near the end of Robert Greenwald’s furious new documentary Iraq for Sale, an unidentified female voice tells us, “Iraq is the most privatized war in history.” While that may be a stretch-armies staffed by hired mercenaries go back before Alexander the Great-Iraq is at least the most profitable war in history.
I’m Your Fan
Lian Lunson’s Love Letter to Leonard Cohen
Few musicians have had such wide-ranging influence on contemporary music as Leonard Cohen. And as another celebration of Cohen and his music converges upon Arts & Lectures this week in the form of Lian Lunson’s poetic cinematic expose Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, cause and effect are graciously merged into one glowing celebration. Brett Leigh Dicks recently spoke with Lian Lunson about her celluloid love letter to Leonard Cohen.
A Blessed Resurrection
The Peony Pavilion
At the Lobero Theatre, Sunday, October 8.
Last Sunday’s culminating performance of The Peony Pavilion marked not only the end of the Chinese Kunqu opera’s Santa Barbara run, but the finale to a 28-month world tour. When general producer, UCSB professor emeritus, and internationally renowned author Kenneth Pai joined the curtain call to a thunderous standing ovation, he proclaimed himself “the happiest man in the world.”
Tilting at Windmills
Man of La Mancha
At the Rubicon Theatre, Sunday, October 8. Shows through November 12.
The Rubicon Theatre has a genuine hit on its hands with this revival of Dale Wasserman’s classic musical Man of La Mancha. Shoehorned onto the modest Rubicon stage was a terrific cast of 25, including George Ball, who was marvelous in the title role, and Jennifer Shelton, a gifted actress and singer who gave her all to the part of Aldonza.
Kevin Macdonald’s The Last King of Scotland
Documentary Filmmaker Enters the Realm of Fiction
Kevin Macdonald won the Academy Award for best documentary in 2000 for One Day in September, which chronicled the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attacks. He followed it with another documentary in 2003, Touching the Void, the true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.