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Santa Barbara Edhat
New Year Events Happening in Downtown Santa Barbara
The Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association (DSBIA) invites residents and visitors to ring in the New Year with a variety of celebrations, ranging from high-energy countdown parties and comedy shows to cozy pajama brunches!. Featured Events:. Cookie Exchange at The Crafter’s Library (Wednesday, December 31, 11:00 AM) New Year’s...
KSBY News
From honoring our past to celebrating the new year ahead, here are 6 things happening this weekend
News Channel 312
WATCH: “Raising Our Light,” Debris Flow Remembrance Event
MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) – On Friday evening, the community is invited to "raise their light" as we recognize eight years since the January 9th Debris Flow to took the lives of 23 people in 2018. The commemorative event will take place on Friday at 6:00pm at Montecito Union School. The event will consist of speakers, The post WATCH: “Raising Our Light,” Debris Flow Remembrance Event appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
Santa Barbara Edhat
7 Historic Santa Barbara Theaters Still Running Today
Santa Barbara is home to several historic theaters and cultural venues that have entertained residents and visitors since decades and continue to play an active role in the city’s arts and entertainment scene. Anchored by landmarks such as The Granada Theatre, Lobero Theatre, and the Arlington Theatre, many of...
Santa Barbara Independent
ON the Beat | So Good, So Far at SOhO
Sign up for ON the Beat, Josef Woodard’s semi-weekly newsletter preaching the gospel of eclectic music tastes. Santa Barbara’s live music calendar may be slow to rub out the sleep and the chill vibes in phase one of the new year. Our winter’s nap is only gradually abating. But this week’s dance card at SOhO, the city’s premiere showcase club, offers good reasons to get outta the house. It’s a good week for fans of Americana-soul, Indie lo-fi culture, and jazz songs well sung, courtesy of Dustbowl Revival (on Friday, January 9), Ariel Pink (Saturday), and jazz chanteuse Lee Hartley at Sunday afternoon’s convening of the monthly Santa Barbara Jazz Society.
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A Meat-and-Seafood Market Is Opening in Carpinteria
••• The grand opening of the Goleta location of Drover’s Doughnuts—at 5745 Calle Real, most recently a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf—is January 17. The company also has shops in Buellton and Solvang. ••• Exciting news in Carpinteria: Peter and Caroline Hernandez are opening Coyotes...
KQED
CA Project Makes Thousands Of Rare Songs Available To The Public
Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, December 30, 2025…. Thousands of old and rare recordings – some that date back a full century, are now available for the public to enjoy online. That’s thanks to a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and record company Dust-to-Digital.
Santa Barbara Independent
Municipal Winemakers Closing Funk Zone Tasting Room
Ever since popping the first corks in the back of a tiny hut on lower Anacapa Street more than 15 years ago, Municipal Winemakers embodied the spirit of Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone wine scene. Unpretentiously casual in approach, playfully modern in design, and yet utterly committed to handcrafting boundary-bucking...
Santa Barbara Independent
Que Is Cued Up for Smokey Goodness
Whiskey ‘N Rye — Solvang’s popular smokehouse known for barbecue classics, premier whiskeys, and glowing Yelp reviews — set its sights south last month with the opening of Que at the Santa Barbara Public Market. With a motto of “smoked slow and served fast,” owner Don...
News Channel 312
Cinematic Trio to Be Awarded Vanguard Award at Upcoming Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara Edhat
Annual Polar Dip Returns to Santa Barbara on New Year’s Day 2026
Polar Dip Santa Barbara, the annual adventurous event in the ocean, is returning on New Year’s Day. The event is known for its thrill-inducing chilly plunge into the Pacific Ocean to usher in the new year. A year after it was canceled, Polar Dip returns to Santa Barbara in 2026 at a new location.
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La Cumbre Jr. High Band Director Marched in Rose Parade
Santa Barbara Unified School District announced that La Cumbre Junior High Band Director Charles Ortega performed in the Rose Parade in Pasadena. Ortega was one of a select group of music educators from across the nation chosen to perform with the Saluting America's Band Directors (SABD) ensemble, an honor that recognized outstanding band directors for their commitment to students, service, and excellence in music education.
Noozhawk
Eagles Tribute Band ‘Takes it to The Limit’ With Iconic Tunes
In a night of live music, Eagles Tribute performance “Take It to The Limit” returns to Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9. The show will bring the iconic songs of the Eagles to life, including classics like “Hotel California,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Peaceful Easy Feeling,” “Take It to The Limit,” “Desperado,” “Life in the Fast Lane,” “Take It Easy,” and “Lyin’ Eyes.”
Santa Barbara Independent
Little Mountain Brings a Homey Sophistication to Montecito
Although Little Mountain, the buzzy new restaurant in Montecito’s Upper Village, is in a shopping center, walking up to the tall, woodsy villa-esque building on a winter night felt like entering a friend’s house (a friend with impeccable taste and gourmet cooking skills, but that’s actually not hard to come by in Montecito).
Santa Barbara Independent
Anne Wilson Headlines Kids Helping Kids Benefit Show
Kids Helping Kids’s annual benefit concert is this weekend at the Arlington, featuring Grammy-nominated country star Anne Wilson as the headliner and folk singer Tyrone Wells as the opener, along with student performances, guest speakers, a silent auction, and a raffle. Wilson is a Christian country singer whose last...
Noozhawk
Auditions Posted for SBCC’s Staging of ‘Unnecessary Farce’
The Theatre Group at SBCC will hold open auditions by appointment for the spring production of “Unnecessary Farce,” by Paul Slade Smith, directed by Sara Rademacher. Auditions will start at noon Saturday, Jan. 31 by appointment in the Jurkowitz Theatre on SBCC’s West Campus. Callbacks will be Saturday, Feb. 7. Rehearsals begin March 2 with performances April 15-May 2 in the Jurkowitz Theatre.
Coastal View
Musical Fantasy Tour returns to Carpinteria Community Library
The Santa Barbara Community Early Music Ensemble will perform its Musical Fantasy Tour — originally scheduled for November 2025 before being canceled due to heavy rainfall — at the Carpinteria Community Library on Saturday, Jan. 24. The Musical Fantasy Tour explores the connections between modern fantasy literature and...