Gil Shaham, former concertmaster of the Santa Barbara Symphony, wrapped the current season at the Granada this weekend with works by Brahms, Dvořák’s “Symphony No. 8” and Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto.” The Sunday concert had Shaham duetting with his wife Adele Anthony and the West Coast premiere of Avner Dorman’s “A Time to Mourn and a […]
State Street Ballet marked the end of its landmark 30th season at the Lobero with Brilliance: Balanchine, Arpino, and Beyond with the Opera Santa Barbara Orchestra under conductor Kostis Protopapas. The triple bill was a true culmination of a wonderful year with George Balanchine’s Who Cares? being the first performance of a Balanchine work in […]
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CAMA – the Community Arts Music Association – closed its 106th season’s International Series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic led by beloved conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, joined by French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard at the Granada. The concert hailed maestro Salonen’s 16th appearance conducting for CAMA over the past three decades – 12 with the L.A. Phil […]
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovations, hosted its annual spring brunch + learn event, an inspiring and informative showcase of MOXI’s educational programs and commitment to providing access opportunities for all youngsters and families. The event, co-chaired by Angie McGrath and Sabina Vohra-Miller, focused on the benefits of early childhood education and STEAM […]
Montecito actor Rob Lowe is at work on his third book. The working title for his next tome is What Do I Know? A Guide to Living which he hopes will land him in the self-help section at the bookstore. “It’s my truisms, what I found to work, what I found to not work, what […]
Philip Chapin Nolen, 92, of Montecito, CA, passed away peacefully April 24, 2025, at Casa Dorinda. Known as Chapin or Chape, he led a life marked by love of family, service, and a passion for connection. Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapin grew up in Upper Arlington, Ohio, where his father was a professor […]
Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization (LVCHO) has been around for more than a quarter century, but it wasn’t until last year that the organization began to raise its public profile in the community and focus in earnest on local fundraising. That’s because the nonprofit, founded in 1999 by local leaders, largely doesn’t deal directly with […]
The C.A.R.E4Paws organization held a “Happy Tails Celebration and Fundraiser” event on Sunday, May 4, at the Cabrillo Pavilion. The event focused on celebrating the organization’s establishment 16 years ago this May, its mission, and the work it does for pets and their owners on the Central Coast. Starting with a silent auction during […]
It was all very in-tents. The Hilton rotunda was socially gridlocked and covered in a marquee when licensed psychologist Dr. Carrie Towbes, and lifelong conservationist George Burtness were selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year, with the Santa Barbara Foundation as the organizing sponsor – and legacy the occasion’s unspoken theme. Burtness’ father was […]
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The Amazons were out in force at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum for Women United’s Blue in Bloom lunch co-chaired by Alice Hampton and Julie Heider-Gray. The fun fest, which raised more than $20,000 for United Way, featured two keynote speakers Dr. Melissa Drake, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in Santa Barbara, and Diana Rigby, superintendent of […]
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Santa Barbara Foundation hosted its annual Hope Awards at the historical museum, where a record 232 guests raised more than $120,000, a figure then matched by a local foundation. One honoree was the late Margie Yahyavi, who as executive director of the foundation from 2010 to 2022 transformed it from […]
The Duke of Sussex, 40, lost his battle for taxpayer funded police bodyguards when in the U.K. – putting him on the hook for nearly $2 million in costs. Harry was told his “grievance” over security was not enough to successfully change the decision. The Riven Rock resident believes he’s been “singled out” and “badly […]
On Thursday, April 24, David Bolton, Executive Director of the California Missions Foundation (CMF) held a private soirée at the El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara to honor the CMF’s grant recipients, and to welcome Gerardo Fueyo Bros – Consul General of Spain in Los Angeles with jurisdiction in Southern California and the States of […]
Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub went to the dogs when 45 guests attended a Lunch and Learn event at Santa Barbara Humane, which has helped 8,502 animals get adopted since 2020 with more than 360,000 veterinary services performed. The four-acre site in Goleta, a former walnut farm, has now started a major campaign to improve […]
