17 Aug 2026
Warriors Bring Heart, Soccer to Kenya
Westmont women’s soccer players returned home from a service trip to Kenya with memories extending far beyond soccer clinics and athletic drills. Through a partnership with Sports Outreach International, the team spent two weeks serving children and families in Nairobi and Kibera, building international relationships and engaging in community outreach. For head coach Lauren Matthias […]
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Professor Publishes Book of Short Plays
A longtime Westmont theater professor helped create a process encouraging college students to develop short plays. In the past 13 years, the Hive has yielded 120 plays by MFA playwrights from various universities, providing eclectic and diverse material for Westmont’s annual Fringe Festival. Mitchell Thomas, who has taught acting, voice, and movement for more than […]
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MAW in Review, and More Entertainment Matters
It was a summer of truly spectacular performances across chamber concerts, recitals, orchestral evenings and more. That’s to be expected every summer at the Music Academy. There were also several special programs in the “American Mosaic” season, clearly meant to elevate our experiences of democracy and contemplation of the perhaps dwindling American Dream for many […]
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Dillon, Disney, and Deranged Characters Tell ‘The Story of War’
Dillon Yuhasz played the fairly deranged title character in Young Frankenstein last year at SBCC Theatre Group. He was perhaps the sanest of the bunch in the over-the-top comic take on the famous monster movie. But as out there as that might have been, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Yuhasz’s current show, The Story of […]
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Raising the Bar: Why this local fitness studio has everyone shaking
In the last few years, it has become increasingly more important to me to find workouts that are sustainable as I am getting older. Swimming, weight training, walking and yoga continue to be leading contenders, but I felt that something was missing from my repertoire. Something fun. Like always, I started doing some research and […]
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Spano Spans the Counties, Plus Skylight Illuminated
Rubicon Theatre Company brings both the old and the new to its Laurel Street space on August 16, when Emmy & L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award-winning actor and longtime RTC member Joe Spano (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue) stars in a benefit staged reading of King of the Wild Frontier, a new one-man play by […]
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Engraving from the 1771 Book Deliciae Naturae Selectae
This elegant group of insects is a detail from an engraving by George Wolfgang Knorr from the 1771 book Deliciae Naturae Selectae, coauthored with Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller. Knorr’s illustrations are based on specimens found in European cabinets of curiosity and other Dutch and German natural history collections of his era. In this view, a […]
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Goddess Gatherings Galore
Pacifica Graduate Institute’s Goddess-Makers 2026 event is a long weekend slated for August 28-30 at Pacifica’s stunning center on Ladera Lane. With a theme of “Oracles of the Creative in an Age of Collapse,” the arts-based research conference confronts the current crisis-sparked sense that something foundational is giving way from a depth psychological perspective, positing […]
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11 Aug 2026
Nathaniel Silberschlag’s ‘Times’at MAW & Beyond
When you Google Nathaniel Silberschlag, one of the early listings is a feature that ran in the New York Times back in 2022, when the horn player was all of 23, but already tenured as the principal horn with the Cleveland Orchestra, one of the country’s most storied. He’d landed the prestigious position at 21 […]
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Wilford Lloyd “Bud” Baumes: November 24, 1939 – June 28, 2026
Wilford Lloyd “Bud” Baumes passed away peacefully on the morning of June 28, 2026, at the age of 86. A lifelong creative spirit, Bud lived an extraordinary life defined by imagination, generosity, elegance, and an enduring appreciation for beauty in all its forms. Born and raised in Amberley Village, Ohio, Bud was the son of […]
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Meet Pediatrician Marilyn Mendoza, MD, MPH
What drives someone to spend a life in medicine? In this Q&A series, a group of leading local physicians share the moments that set them on their path, the breakthroughs shaping their fields, and the realities behind the work. Their answers are candid, occasionally surprising, and grounded in experience. Together, they offer a clear-eyed look […]
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Resilience Bound
A mother and daughter – Sissy Taran and Tiffany Howard – have co-written a book of the sort one reads in a single stunned sitting. The volume’s title – We are Resilient – is boldly declarative at first glance, but wading into the book (and it is designed as a series of digestible, stupefying short […]
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Coast Village Spotlight
Veronica Beard | August Denim Promotion | 20% off a new pair of jeans. In Stores Only – August 4 to August 23 | Bring any denim item (90% cotton or higher) to the Montecito Veronica Beard store and receive 20% off any same-day, in-store denim purchase • WUNDERKIND Coast Village Road | August 14-15 […]
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Lights Up! Leans In, and More Entertainment Matters
Lights Up! Theatre Company is expanding its lighting grid and illuminating two new projects, all under the umbrella of what is known as one of Santa Barbara’s teen theater conservatories. It all comes together in this month’s SummerFest at Center Stage Theatre, the company’s home since its founding in 2018, with three different events in […]
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Bringing the Beat to Girls Inc. Carp
Hellooooo My Loves! This week brings much fab philanthropy news from Montecito! Our town’s gorgeously talented high school teens, Lila and Georgia MacPhail, announced their donation of a fully equipped Music Room to the lucky girls who are members at Girls Inc. Carpinteria! Giving back and paying it forward, they jumped at the chance to […]
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Retail and Hospitality Updates
This is a second installment of my retail and hospitality offerings in Montecito and our constantly upscaling neighbor, Carpinteria. Just in from Friday, July 31, I have an official statement from James Rosenfield, owner of the Montecito Country Mart on the car crash into Toy Crazy that happened on July 28. Rosenfield, “We’re so glad […]
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Sheriff’s Blotter — 93108
Illegal Camping / 1100 block Hill Road — Sunday, July 19, at 03:29 hours Deputies contacted about illegal camping on Hill Road. She lives in her van, was lying down on a mattress inside the van, and explained to deputies she was “resting.” She had sunshade/privacy shades covering her window. Deputies returned an hour later […]
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Fiesta for Freedom
By Lisa Duncan “This incredible turnout demonstrates that Santa Barbara County is more committed than ever to standing together against human trafficking,” declared Kielle Campbell Lindsey, board chairwoman of SAFE SBC, as more than 370 guests gathered at the magnificent Montecito estate of Amanda and Travis Twining for the inaugural “Fiesta de Fuego.” The evening […]
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History Dances
By Lisa Duncan “It’s my honor to toast Fiesta’s extraordinary history,” said Dacia Harwood, executive director of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. She reminded guests that Fiesta “was born out of a conversation about preservation, and also cultural and economic vitality – both still important today.” Those ideals came vividly to life during La Fiesta […]
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Fiesta on Coast Village Road
Coast Village Road traded its everyday stroll for a full-on Fiesta as more than 250 Santa Barbara and Montecito residents gathered to kick off the 2026 Old Spanish Days season. Music spilled into the street, dancers twirled in brilliant color, and the village transformed into a lively celebration of Santa Barbara’s history and heritage. A […]
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