From February 8-18, 2023, The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) will return for its 38th year, attracting over 100,000 award-winning filmmakers, actors and devoted moviegoers with 11 days of 300+ films, tributes and panels. This year, the Montecito Award will be presented to Angela Bassett, and the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award will be presented to Cate Blanchett. The Maltin Modern Master Award will honor Jamie Lee Curtis and the American Riviera Award will honor Brenda

And for composer Diego Ratto, it’s a symphony. His recent electroacoustic composition “KOM” — featuring sounds recorded from everyday life in Scandinavia — was awarded the 2022 Prix Russolo, a prestigious international musical award for electroacoustic composition.

Ventura County travelers naturally think about LAX or Burbank when booking flights. There’s another viable option that’s convenient: Santa Barbara Airport.

The Santa Barbara Intl. Film Festival celebrates movies and the people who make them. One essential element of SBIFF is its focus on film education. With a carefully curated program,

Point Goals_UC Santa Barbara 6-27 (Pierre-Louis 3-3, Norris 2-6, Anderson 1-10, Mitchell 0-2, Sanni 0-2, Wishart 0-4), CS Northridge 9-20 (Stevens 4-8, Wright 3-6, Igbanugo 2-3, Allen-Eikens 0-3). Fouled Out_Kelly,

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Their win was a a 13-12 decision in the semifinals of the Newport Holiday Cup. Laguna Beach held off a furious San Marcos comeback for a 10-9 win in Santa Barbara back on Dec. 2. The winner of San Marcos-Laguna Beach battle will play the winner between No ...

The decreased price of natural gas and the early disbursement of California Climate Credits will offer some relief to residents shocked by their January energy bills.

The Santa Barbara County Education Office is hosting two countywide education job fairs in February. The first event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Santa Barbara County Education ...

Point Goals_Cal Poly 7-14 (Sanders 2-3, Stevenson 2-3, Taylor 2-3, Hunter 1-3, Fleming 0-1, Franklin 0-1), UC Santa Barbara 6-12 (Anderson 3-5, Norris 2-5, Wishart 1-1, Pierre-Louis 0-1). Fouled Out_Sanders,

Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Updated Feb 2, 2023 After the overwintering population of Western monarch butterflies in California nearly bottomed out at less than 2,000 individuals in 2020, the number ...

The Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson have been tapped to receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara Film Festival. The prize recognizes artists ...

A pair of Land Use Development Code amendments approved last week by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will provide developers more certainty in what’s required and what’s allowed ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Two of the men charged with murder in the shooting death of a Camarillo man on Santa Barbara’s waterfront made brief court appearances on Wednesday. Their

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative has announced the addition of ...

Authorities in Santa Barbara arrested five people Thursday in connection with a December shooting at a popular waterfront locale that left a Camarillo bystander dead. The shooting was reported around 8:40 p.m. on Dec. 9 near Stearns Wharf and Cabrillo ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - With the weekend reopening of the Santa Barbara harbor, the fishing industry is getting back on schedule, and some are calculating losses. While weather conditions are ...

After being found with gunshot wounds, a man was taken to the hospital Monday night in Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Police Department said they found him on the 1200 block of San Pascual ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The Draft Housing Element is now live on the County's website, kicking off the first of a 30-day public comment period. People living and working in the region that ...