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A wave of festivals and gatherings including the Stearns Wharf 150th anniversary events fill the summer calendar

A Wharf Wednesday concert each month is part of the 150th anniversary of Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara. It's one of many activities filling the summer calendars. ....

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David Sedaris Brings Trademark Wit to Santa Barbara's Granada Theatre

As a champion of dry humor and satirical writing, Sedaris showed that he holds up and can pen a laugh-out-of-your-chair story even 30 years into his career. ....

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In praise of an uncensored arts education

The political and pundit-driven trend of minimizing young people’s exposure to art deemed controversial or risqué misses the point of arts education. ....

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Review: Taking agency in new operas 'Everything Rises' and 'Daughter's Eyes'

This week, L.A. Opera premieres "In Our Daughter's Eyes," a new one-man opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun; “Everything Rises,” commissioned by the UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures series and featuring Davóne Tines and the violinist Jennifer Koh, also opened. ....

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In Conversation: Erik Larson and Pico Iyer at Campbell Hall

Larson treated the campus community to a memorable night about his writing career and how his stories aim to give another perspective to history as we know it. ....

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