Fun Stuff/Entertainment

Bigg Boss Vote is a public opinion procedure in Bigg Boss Tamil Television series conducted by Vijay Television hosted by our very own UlagaNayagan Kamal Hassan.

Opera Santa Barbara has named Frederick Sidon and Duncan Mellichamp Honorary Board Members in recognition for their many extraordinary efforts on behalf of the company.

The 71st annual Los Alamos Valley Old Days hosted its “Greatest Little Small Town Parade” today (Sunday, 9/24/17) under sunny skies starting at 11:00 a.

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(SANTA BARBARA, CA) —The Community Environmental Council (CEC) is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its Board of Directors, which plays a vital role in the organization’s mission and leadership.

Local Santa Barbara sports-apparel startup Airtime Watertime® is asking for your help to raise $5,000 dollars to bring the innovative Floater™ wetsuit to market.

Marta Jorgensen is a Solvang resident and script and song writer.

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is pleased to announce that enrollment is open for its UC California Naturalist Program.

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, has hired Amanda Allen, a veteran Santa Barbara museum and nonprofit leader, as its director of development.

In partnership with the Santa Barbara Art Association (SBAA), Art at the JCC will host a juried show at the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center from September 1-October 24, 2017.

DIJO Productions present A Walk in the Woods, the story of two diplomats, one an experienced Russian arms treaty negotiator (Ed Giron), the other an idealistic American (Bill Waxman).

Single tickets are on sale for Opera Santa Barbara’s 2017-18 season, which will open with a sumptuous production of Jules Massenet’s sultry Manon starring celebrated soprano Sarah Coburn on November 3 and 5, followed by a frolicsome staging of Gioachino Rossini’s enduring comic masterwork The Barber of Seville on March 2 and 4.

Concerts to take place in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and San Marino.

Since its founding in 1948, SBCS has been singing for Santa Barbara continuously for 70 years, offering area singers the opportunity to study and perform great choral masterworks and, by those performances, contribute to keeping the works alive for the cultural benefit of our community locally, regionally, and even globally through their International Performance Tour series.

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Opera Santa Barbara's 2017-18 season includes two spectacular productions at the Granada Theatre: Jules Massenet’s sultry Manon (November 3 & 5) Gioachino Rossini’s enduring comic masterwork The Barber of Seville (March 2 & 4).

Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast (GSCCC) and MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation have teamed up to offer a new Girl Scout patch, the council’s own GSCCC MOXI patch.

The Board of Directors and Staff of Solvang Theaterfest are pleased to announce that Santa Ynez Valley resident Mary Ann Norbom has been named Executive Director.

Program Launches with GIRL CODE Event on Saturday, August 19 at Camp Arnaz with Digital NEST as Co-Curriculum Creator Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast (GSCCC) today announced receipt of a Google.

The 2016 Design Awards Exhibition presented by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Santa Barbara will be on view in the Betteravia Gallery, Santa Maria from July 24th to October 1st, 2017.

Adrian Spence Joins Board of the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation At its July meeting, the Board of Directors of the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation (PASF) formally welcomed Adrian Spence, noted musician and Artistic Director of Camerata Pacifica, to its board.

Mary Jane Cooper, a longtime Santa Barbara Symphony volunteer, was honored with a Most Valuable Player Award at a luncheon held today as part of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras’ (ACSO) annual conference in Los Angeles.

Local counselor, trainer, and civic leader Michele Jackman MSW, MA was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Legion Auxiliary’s 74thGirls’ State Youth in Government program at held at Claremont Colleges.

Source: Rona Barrett Foundation Over five hundred jazz aficionados filled Santa Barbara’s historic Lobero Theatre this past weekend to celebrate one of America’s most honored jazz ensembles and to launch the fundraising campaign of the Rona Barrett Foundation’s new "Harry's House at the Golden Inn & Village" - A Home for Alzheimer's and Assisted Living at The Golden Inn & Village.

Heading into its 42nd year as a popular and highly anticipated community event, the Holiday Parade is a Downtown SLO winter tradition and will be held on Friday, December 1 at 7 p.

Source: United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) is proud of our driven, caring and professional staff at each of our locations.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman, Jane Chu, has approved more than $82 million to fund arts projects across the country in the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2017.

Steven Sharpe, who charted an ambitious course for Opera Santa Barbara over 11 years, spearheading the company’s first world premiere and otherwise elevating its stature through a series of new and expanded programmatic initiatives, is stepping down as general director.

Source: Santa Barbara Bowl The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2017 Education Outreach spring grant recipients.

Attention short filmakers: entries are now being accepted for Backyard Shorts FilmFest which was created to allow formats for short local films (20 min.