Leslie Dinaberg

6 days ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Our planet needs our support now more than ever, and now in its 55th year in the birthplace of the environmental movement, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival comes to Alameda Park April 26-27. The two-day festival — which is, as always, free to attend — anticipates all of the fun of past years.

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

As a writer, certain song lyrics light a spark in me that I have a hard time letting go of — there were a few lines at Friday’s Santa Barbara Bowl season opener with The Avett Brothers that are still running through my brain: “There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light / In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right / And it comes in black and it comes in white / And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it / When nothing is owed or deserved or expected / And your life...

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Pushing the boundaries of strength and endurance as well as guts and daring, the athletic acrobatic Circa group brought quite an astonishing performance to the Lobero last week with their performance of Humans 2.0. Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures, this contemporary dance and modern circus group from Brisbane, Australia could easily be the next breed of superheroes. Their feats of strength and impressive choreography and coordination are breathtaking.

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on April 11, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts newsletter in your inbox on Fridays, sign up at independent.com/newsletters. The cast of Out of the Box Theatre Company’s ‘Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812’ | Photo: CourtesyThere’s a lot of great theater in town right now, and, for whatever reason, much of it has a Russian bent.

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

The City of Santa Barbara is seeking participation from the public in a historic resources survey for the San Roque area. The public is encouraged to email historic information — things like photographs, memories and stories — as part of an ongoing project to develop a historic context statement. Please email documents for consideration to [email protected] by April 30.