Leslie Dinaberg

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It’s a Wild, Wild World, And We ALL Get to Play in It

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

It’s a Wild, Wild World, And We ALL Get to Play in ItSanta Barbara’s Annual Summer Solstice Festivities Are BackBy Leslie Dinaberg | Photos by Ingrid BostromJune 19, 2025A sign beacons volunteers to the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Workshop 2025 | Photo: Ingrid BostromWhen the Solstice Celebration theme of “Wild World” was selected back in 2024, “I don’t think anybody could have predicted how appropriate that would be in 2025,” said Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Board President Justin Gunn.
Santa Barbara Poets Come Together to Celebrate ‘Women in a Golden State’

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Santa Barbara Poets Come Together to Celebrate ‘Women in a Golden State’ New Poetry Anthology Celebration is June 24 at Chaucer’s By Leslie Dinaberg Wed Jun 18, 2025 | 2:02pm Add to Favorites 'Women in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond' | Photo: Courtesy A veritable who’s who of the Santa Barbara poetry community will be reading at Chaucer’s Books on Tuesday night to celebrate the release of Women in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond, a new anthology published...
Capturing Santa Barbara’s Culinary Connection Through Poetry

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Capturing Santa Barbara’s Culinary Connection Through Poetry Submissions Now Open for New Anthology Focused on What We Grow, Prepare, and Share By Leslie Dinaberg Wed Jun 18, 2025 | 1:52pm Add to Favorites Submissions are now open for poems about food & drink | Photo: Courtesy Variety is indeed the spice of life when it comes to the interests of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate George Yatchisin. An all-around renaissance man, and double-decade contributor to the Santa Barbara Independent’s pages,...
All Booked | Eavesdropping in on the Fascinating World of Elizabeth Strout

1 week ago | independent.com | Tessa Reeg |Leslie Dinaberg

The original version of this newsletter was sent out on Tuesday, June 17. In some exciting news, All Booked is collaborating with William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, to spotlight some of the incredible books they will be releasing in 2025.
UCSB Arts & Lectures Kicks Off 2025-2026 Season Announcing More Than 50 Events

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

UCSB Arts & Lectures Kicks Off 2025-2026 Season Announcing More Than 50 Events Boz Scaggs, Tiler Peck, Ezra Klein, Yo-Yo Ma, Ballet Preljocaj, Joyce DiDonato, and Jake Shimabukuro Are Among the Big Names Coming to Santa Barbara By Leslie Dinaberg Tue Jun 17, 2025 | 6:00pm Add to Favorites Boz Scaggs | Photo: Courtesy She may be retiring soon, but Celesta Billeci’s final season of UCSB Arts & Lectures programming will continue to have an impact on Santa Barbara’s cultural calendar far into the...
Review | Brad Williams at the Santa Barbara Granada

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Review | Brad Williams at the Santa Barbara Granada Big Energy, Big Laughs, and Bigger Venue By Leslie Dinaberg Tue Jun 17, 2025 | 3:30pm Add to Favorites Brad Williams | Photo: Courtesy Reasons to laugh, period, let alone laugh out loud, are in high demand these days. My mental health is highly dependent on laughter, and Brad Williams can always be counted on to crack me up. His recent show at the Granada, with a solid short opening set by JB Ball, brought the fun as promised. Williams is...
Review | The Crosby Collective Makes Magical Music at the Santa Barbara Lobero

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Review | The Crosby Collective Makes Magical Music at the Santa Barbara Lobero An Enchanting Evening with Jackson Browne and a Whole Lotta Mashups Going On By Leslie Dinaberg Mon Jun 16, 2025 | 3:58pm Add to Favorites The Crosby Collective, Lobero Theatre, June 12, 2025 | Photo: Leslie Dinaberg What a high-energy, hard-to-explain but ever-so-cool-to-experience evening we had with the Crosby Collective last Thursday night. It was the first of their sold-out two-night stint at the Lobero...
A Cocktail Worthy of Toasting to Pops

2 weeks ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

A Cocktail Worthy of Toasting to Pops Whiskey Meets Maple Syrup By Leslie Dinaberg Fri Jun 13, 2025 | 12:37pm Add to Favorites Photo: Adam Jaime Some of my fondest childhood memories involve maple syrup and pancakes on Sunday morning, but a recent visit to Canada gave me a new appreciation for the pairing of maple syrup with whiskey. With ambitious thoughts of doing some mixology experimenting when I arrived home, I was happy to cast them aside when I received this tasty recipe from the...
ON Culture | An Abundance of Art, Plus Justice x 2 - EDM and Supreme Court Style

2 weeks ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on June 6, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts newsletter in your inbox on Fridays, sign up at independent.com/newsletters. Khruangbin jams at the Santa Barbara Bowl | Photo: Carl PerryI’m just getting back to work after a much-needed, week-long vacation. Meanwhile, my colleagues have been busy keeping up with the cultural scene.
Bloomsday Is Back in Santa Barbara

2 weeks ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Santa Barbara’s annual celebration of Bloomsday is back and better than ever. This fourth iteration of the Indy Award–winning annual salute to famed Irish writer James Joyce returns with spoken-word performances from a host of local actors and writers on Monday, June 16, at the unofficial home of the event — The James Joyce pub at 513 State Street. Roger Durling reads from ‘Ulysses’ in celebration of Bloomsday, June 16, 2024.