1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (273+ words) Gonzalez takes the Java Station stage four days after the premiere of her new Hulu special, Mamona Comedian, writer and actor Vanessa Gonzalez will headline Wasted Potential Comedy at Java Station in Santa Barbara on Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m., just four…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (262+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent This fall, Samantha Eve — the artistic director of Out of the Box Theatre, a local production company specializing in contemporary musicals — is bringing her expertise in musical theater to Westmont College. Eve will direct Westmont’s Momentum!...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) The California Avocado Festival is proud to unveil the official poster for its milestone 40th Anniversary celebration, taking place October 2–4, 2026, in downtown Carpinteria. The 40th Annual California Avocado Festival will bring three full days of Peace, Love & Guacamole to downtown Carpinteria. Festivalgoers…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (213+ words) Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, and Brian MacDonald Are Among the Stars to Headline Shows by Sam Shepard, John Patrick Shanley, Jonathan Tolins, Joel Surnow, and Jonathan Larson It truly takes a village to put on a show, and the collective…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (240+ words) Santa Barbara Should Scrap the Pole-Mounted Cameras In addition to Los Angeles, other California cities — El Cerrito, Santa Cruz, Oxnard, Bishop, Richmond, and Eureka — have cancelled or not renewed contracts with Flock. DeFlock maps are popping up on the Internet…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (221+ words) Santa Barbara, CA: Thousands of community members will join the global effort to clean the coast on Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 19, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. In 1985, the California Coastal Commission held its first statewide cleanup with 2,500 volunteers. Fast forward…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (831+ words) The trip started at the ballpark, where, as Giants fans, we loosely rooted for the Padres to defeat the diabolical Dodgers. They failed to do so, but we sipped on cocktails and munched curry bao with glee anyway. After wandering…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (167+ words) VENTURA, Calif. Beginning Aug. 27, Channel Islands National Park will open the new Prisoners Harbor Campground on Santa Cruz Island, introducing overnight visitors to a new way to experience the park’s largest island. This is the first new campground added to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (322+ words) Santa Barbara, CA — August 17, 2026 — Music & Meditation Santa Barbara returns this fall with a four-concert season at Weinman Hall at the Music Academy of the West, bringing together exceptional classical musicians, guided meditation, and intentional silence in an intimate one-hour concert…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (13+ words) independent.com...