Tag archives: Grace Fisher

Grace Fisher’s story has been shared frequently in Santa Barbara and beyond, but it bears repeating as it relates to her remarkable accomplishments and perseverance. The locally-raised Fisher was just about to graduate from high school and very active in a number of areas, including as a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist and dancer. But her goal of […]

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 […]

A global fundraising initiative is offering a rare opportunity to win an original Pablo Picasso painting while supporting critical Alzheimer’s research. The campaign, “1 Picasso for 100 Euros,” will raffle off Tête de femme (1941), a portrait of Dora Maar valued at more than $1 million. Organized by French philanthropist Péri Cochin, the initiative has […]

Grace Fisher’s annual Winter Music Showcase has become an entrenched highlight of the holiday calendar each December at the Granada. The event celebrates the season and the community through focusing on the diverse array of local talent in town, with boundary-crossing performances that mirror Fisher’s commitment to advance disability inclusion in the arts.  It’s a […]

Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone came alive as the Grace Fisher Foundation hosted a vibrant fundraiser at La Lieff Tasting Room. Friends, family, and supporters gathered to celebrate the Foundation’s recent City of Santa Barbara Art Business Award and kick off ticket sales for the upcoming Winter Music Showcase. The evening buzzed with good wine, warm […]

Leo Brownstein, a Life Scout with Montecito’s Troop 33, is leading a community flag drive as part of his Eagle Scout project in collaboration with American Legion Post 49 and the Montecito Association. The drive will run from July 4 to July 18, with a flag collection box located at the Montecito Community Hall. Troop […]

Grace Fisher Foundation’s seventh annual Winter Music Showcase also marks the 10-year milestone since then-high school senior Fisher contracted a rare virus that suddenly spread to her spine, leaving her paralyzed from the neck down. Confined to her wheelchair, Fisher quickly resumed her interest in art and music via specially-adapted devices, and less than three […]

Most folks in town are familiar with Grace Fisher, the Santa Barbara native who contracted a virus that spread to her spine and left her paralyzed from the neck down in her senior year in high school in 2014. The story bears repeating, especially at this time of year, as Fisher quickly turned her tragedy […]

In the last several years, Santa Barbara composer and artist Grace Fisher has accumulated a number of admirable accomplishments. She’s written music for symphonies and scores for short films, the latter claiming awards at film festivals. She also created a few animation shorts as well as several paintings, been a part of two locally-created documentaries, […]

November 21-December 30 Santa Barbara Sounds at SOhO   The popular restaurant nightclub took a little longer than almost all other establishments to reopen after the forced COVID closures expired at the end of spring, but the entertainment-every-night emporium is now fully back in action. Peruse the calendar carefully for the hangout owned for more […]

Grace Fisher is a typical music aficionado, daydreaming of developing the score for a Disney smash hit, still inspired by the music from animated hits such as A Bugs Life, Up and the Incredibles — none known for their mainstream melodies but left a lasting impression on the 23-year-old. “Disney does a great job of […]

If a sudden affliction of acute flaccid myelitis resulting in becoming a quadriplegic wasn’t enough to stop Santa Barbaran Grace Fisher from pursuing her musical dreams, the coronavirus pandemic couldn’t contain her from continuing her community Christmas celebration. This year’s Winter Music Showcase from her Grace Fisher Foundation – which was pre-recorded using proper protocols […]