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Herman’s Hermits and Peter Noone Concert at the Lobero Theatre
Everyone knows the British Invasion of the 1960s with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Wikipedia offers these other bands and solo artists from that Invasion: Bee Gees, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Who, the Kinks, the Zombies, Small Faces,…
Ellwood Hike But No Butterflies in Goleta
Our end of 2025 Humanist Society hike was at Ellwood in Goleta, including the Butterfly Grove. We had little expectation of seeing butterflies this year and therefore we were not disappointed when we saw no butterflies at all! But we…
Let it Glow Winter Solstice Party 2025!
The Let it Glow Winter Solstice Party on December 20 was the latest example of how Santa Barbara Summer Solstice never ends! Here are my photos. The party began inside and outside Longoria Wines on State Street. Environment Makers wizard…
Goleta Old Town Holiday Parade 2025
Even though we live in Goleta, the Goleta Old Town Holiday Parade is the one holiday parade we had never attended! Until now! We rode our bicycles over to Old Town Goleta and waited for the parade to begin. Here…
The Misinformation Trap and Changing Minds
There is much discussion about how divided we are in the US. How we get our news from different sources so that we don't even live in a shared reality. How can we begin to talk to each other? The…
Paseo Nuevo Christmas Tree Lighting and Snow 2025
DJ Darla Bea invited me over to Paseo Nuevo on Sunday for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting and "Snow". Here are my photos. Darla Bea posed for me as she was spinning Christmas tunes. She was joined by candy cane…
Brazilian Day Santa Barbara 2025
Mariano Silva brought us another energetic Brazilian Day Santa Barbara to De La Guerra Plaza and Casa de la Guerra. A variety of Brazilian music and dancing, with plenty of crowd participation. And quite a variety of other cultural performances…
Tangerine Falls Hike to Homestead/Root Cellar
Tangerine Falls has always been a challenging hike off of the West Fork Cold Spring Trail. The 2017 fire and 2018 mud flow obliterated what little bits of trail that there used to be. Last month I led a Humanist…