Marcia Heller

1 week ago | noozhawk.com | Marcia Heller

A new pop-up gallery has opened its doors at Paseo Nuevo, bringing together an eclectic mix of 20 local artists for a two-month exhibit that celebrates community, collaboration and creativity. Organized by Santa Barbara Visual Artists (SBVA), the gallery will feature a collective of some 45 active local artists known for their high-quality, diverse, and dynamic work across a range of media.

1 week ago | noozhawk.com | Marcia Heller

Anew pop-up gallery has opened its doors at Paseo Nuevo, bringing together an eclectic mix of 20 local artists for a two-month exhibiti that celebrates community, collaboration and creativity. Organized by Santa Barbara Visual Artists (SBVA), the gallery will feature a collective of some 45 active local artists known for their high-quality, diverse, and dynamic work across a range of media.

3 weeks ago | noozhawk.com | Marcia Heller

Santa Barbara’s downtown has always been more than just a commercial district’ it’s a cultural anchor, a place to gather, and a reflection of the character of the community. That’s why the formation of the new Downtown Santa Barbara Community Benefit Improvement District (CBID) is such a significant and welcome development.

1 month ago | noozhawk.com | Marcia Heller |Harrison Tasoff

Insects often exist on the periphery of our experiences. They blend into the landscape and soundscape, rarely the objects of our attention. But an exhibit at the UC Santa Barbara Library draws our focus to these creatures by upending our usual experience of them. “Insects are really small. So I wanted the photos larger than life,” said curator Katja Seltmann, director of UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration.

1 month ago | noozhawk.com | Marcia Heller

The Santa Barbara Blues Society (SBBS) will present Mitch Kashmar in his first appearance for the SBBS in his hometown in six years, Saturday, May 31. The event is at Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara. In 1980 Kashmar co-founded The Pontiax, which became one of the most popular West Coast blues bands, touring widely and backing legends like Willie Dixon, Pee Wee Crayton, Big Joe Turner, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, SBBS said.