Late Works

Jonathan Biss performing Beethoven's Sonata in G Major for Violin and Piano, Op.96 - CAMA Santa Barbara 10/17/16 Lobero Theatre

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Jonathan Biss and the Brentano Quartet are no strangers to Santa Barbara audiences, but I’m pretty sure they haven’t appeared here together before. The premise for the collaboration is to explore the works of great composers written near the end of their lives, a time of summing up accumulated knowledge and experience,…

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Homies doing good

Father Boyle and the pitfalls of autocorrect when texting - Arts & Lectures 10/18/16 UCSB Campbell Hall

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Father Gregory Boyle waxed eloquent and funny to a packed house at UCSB’s Campbell Hall last Tuesday. Partly a history of the very successful Homeboy Industries, partly cultural education and all peppered with moving and hilarious anecdotes, Father G’s talk was thoroughly entertaining. He and the Dolores Mission Church have made a huge difference, succeeding big time in improving…

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Nutcracker in October?

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The most performed ballet in the world has got to be The Nutcracker. Every December balletomanes and a lot of people whose ballet “experience” is limited to just this one old chestnut, fill theaters around the globe. Most professional companies, including the top ones, do it year after year and nearly…

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No longer a pejorative

Françoise Mouly and Anita Kunz - UCSB Arts & Lectures 10/17/16 Campbell Hall

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“Commercial artist” in some circles used to be considered an oxymoron, most likely by “non-commercial artists,” a moniker which now only applies to the ones who don’t sell their work. Striking, thought provoking and original artwork now fills the covers and contents of magazines, books and advertising and has a…

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