ON the Beat | Perla Batalla’s High-Stepping Music for el Arte’s Sake
Much-cherished “¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!” music series kicks off with the dazzling Perla Batalla, the inaugural artist back in 2006.
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ON the Beat | A Few Tasty Platters of ’23
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