Tag archives: arts and culture

Artist Tom Pazderka Curates New Mural Exhibit
By Joanne A Calitri   |   June 9, 2026

On Thursday, May 14, I had a one-on-one tour with artist and SB County Arts and Culture Curator, Tom Pazderka, of their latest exhibit titled, Scaling the Walls. The show spans two public spaces, the Channing Peake Gallery and the City Hall Gallery, both on Anacapa Street. As these are located in government buildings, there […]

Joan Rutkowski and Susan Gulbransen: Legends of the Granada
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 17, 2024

After seven years of following a broad format for its annual Granada Legends gala, the performing arts venue is turning its attention inward for this year’s fundraising event. Previous galas have called attention to the region’s rich and interconnected cultural heritage of artists, organizations and philanthropists, as the event each year honored one of its […]

Santa Barbara: Where the Arts Have Not Mattered for 44 Years!
By Jeff Giordano   |   March 15, 2022

Recently, I had some L.A. friends move to town (don’t be alarmed, they really are “nice”). Mistakenly, they thought that I knew a bit about our County and asked: “So where does ‘our’ money go?” Mind you, these are philanthropic folks who care about culture so I had to be honest: “I can tell you […]