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Long legacy: Central Coast tribes push to reclaim their ancestors’ remains and belongings
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1263+ words) Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series. The first, “Native return,” ran June 25. Whiteboards crowded with titles and case numbers loom behind Jonathan Malindine’s desk at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The museum’s Native American…...
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is absurdist time travel comedy
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (247+ words) Santa Maria Sun Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Our weekly Events Wire newsletter is your guide to Northern Santa Barbara County concerts, arts, and local happenings—delivered every Friday. Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the…...
A Guadalupe muralist is one step closer to opening an arts academy in town
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (941+ words) Stephanie Krouse was trained as a scientist. In her early career, she worked for seed companies, studying different treatments that impact plant growth. But a Chicago company’s acquisition of the business left Krouse and many others out of a job....
A curse endangers a New England island in Widow’s Bay
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (249+ words) Widow’s BayWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Apple TV I saw a post on Instagram this morning that had clips from Widow’s Bay and the caption read, “I love my spooky Parks and Rec,” and that’s a perfect…...
Watch a movie in the vineyard at Demetria Estate
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (219+ words) Enjoy summer evenings with the family by catching a movie at Demetria Estate in Los Olivos. Pretty Woman is screening on July 18, A Fish Called Wanda on Aug. 22, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High on Sept. 19. Each of the three…...
Chris Jeszeck’s paintings are featured at the Cypress in July
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (229+ words) After watercolorist Claudette Carlton’s June show at the Cypress Gallery, Chris Jeszeck recently took over as the featured artist. Her Pouring My Art Out exhibit will be up through July 26. Jeszeck—a longtime member of the gallery’s operating body, the…...
From the Sunset Strip to Old Town Orcutt, Faultline keeps moving and grooving
1+ week, 5+ day ago (888+ words) When the opportunity arose for five Central Coast rockers to perform at Los Angeles’ Whisky a Go Go earlier this year, sound check fell just a few weeks after the band’s youngest member celebrated her 21st birthday. Orcutt local Milania Jubilee…...
Locally made drama The Strawberry screens in Bay Theatre July 6
1+ week, 5+ day ago (169+ words) Santa Maria Sun Our weekly Events Wire newsletter is your guide to Northern Santa Barbara County concerts, arts, and local happenings—delivered every Friday. You’ll see a lot of local landscape in this emotive story of family reconciliation. It’s beautifully…...
Truth is stranger than fiction in Maternal Instinct
1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) Santa Maria Sun Our weekly Events Wire newsletter is your guide to Northern Santa Barbara County concerts, arts, and local happenings—delivered every Friday. Using body cam footage from police questioning Taylor in the hospital and interviews with those who…...
Central Coast Cactus and Succulent Society holds 18th annual showcase and fundraiser
1+ week, 5+ day ago (667+ words) Plant aheadVisit centralcoastcactus.org for more info on the Central Coast Cactus and Succulent Society. The nonprofit’s 18th annual show and sale will take place at Nipomo High School on Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m....