Fighting for Girls
As popular culture primes girls to become women well before their time, parents should take an active role in making sure thier daughters understand that women can be more than just sex objects.
Year: 2006
Barney’s Weekend Picks
Christmas approaches. For the handful of you who have spare time, here is what Santa Barbara has to offer this weekend.
Hackers of the World Unite
Now in its fifth year, UCSB’s International Capture the Flag contest pits teams from across the globe against each other in the race to overcome online security hurdles and find the digital goal.
Damien Jurado
Getting lost in the bleakness of a new album – and loving it.
Brad Nack, Not Mr. Reindeer
Watch a YouTube video that gets inside the head and art of Brad Nack, known from Carrillo Street to Manhattan as the man behind the reindeer paintings. But he’s so much more, we learn here.
Tooting His Own Horn
Our resident jazz expert praises Woody Allen’s musical inclinations, Yma Sumac’s forgotten greatness and Karlheinz Stockhausen’s son.
Sprinting through I.V.
Behind the Scenes of Dan Wesolowski’s Final Sprint
“It’s easy to find a lot of characters in I.V,” said Dan Wesolowski. The Santa Barbara author’s series of detective novels draw on these Isla Vistan personalities to liven up tales centered around Drake Simo, a man in Isla Vista who has a knack for solving mysteries and uncovering secrets kept in the backrooms of keggers and classes.
Ecstasy y Angustia
Eva Yerbabuena Ballet Flamenco, presented by UCSB’s Arts & Lectures. At the Arlington Theatre, Tuesday, December 5.
Eva Yerbabuena Ballet Flamenco brought the Arlington’s guests to their feet on Tuesday night. In her self-titled program, Eva: A Cal y Canto, Eva Yerbabuena and artists transcended the physical rigors of flamenco dance to reveal its raw, yet purposeful passion.
East Meets West
Horace Bristol: Fortune, Life, and Time. At the East/West Gallery. Shows through January 15, 2007.
In wandering the East/West Gallery’s latest exhibition, a retrospective that explores with passion Horace Bristol’s contributions to Fortune, Life, and Time magazines, two things become readily apparent. The first is Bristol’s stunning perception of light.
Soaked in Groove
Zane Williams Trio and Brett Dennen, presented by Sings Like Hell. At the Lobero Theatre, Saturday, December 9.
Last Saturday night’s foray through the fiery gates produced a raucous evening of two singer/songwriters with divergent styles, who each pulled off a crowd-pleasing event. The evening started with Zane Williams, an S.B. newcomer from Nashville, who delivered poignant songs from his just-released album, Hurry Home.
