The Santa Barbara Independent

The Resistance Rises: Indivisible Santa Barbara Gets Ready for May 1 Rally

Community By Jean Yamamura

Santa Barbara’s May Day rally takes place at the courthouse steps this Thursday with a march to State Street to follow.

Surfer Stories

Books By Jen See

A new story collection edited by Claudia Lebenthal explores the human side of surfing — and the life lessons it offers.

Ed St. George Floats Four-Story Art Deco Project at Pea Soup Andersen’s in Buellton

Housing By Christina McDermott

The conceptual plan shows 125 one-bedroom condos, restaurant space for Pea Soup Andersen’s, a pool, and a public gym.

Firefly Rocket Launched from Vandenberg Crashes into Pacific Ocean North of Antarctica

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

The “Message in a Booster” mission to deliver a Lockheed Martin payload to low Earth orbit suffered an “anomaly” on Tuesday following two days of delays.

World’s Biggest Raspberry Pi Cluster Is Now at UC Santa Barbara

Science & Tech By James Badham, UCSB's 'The Current'

Computer science professors Chandra Krintz and Rich Wolski received the cluster as a donation from Oracle, which had retired it from making the rounds at computer trade shows.

Learn About Lotusland’s Farmer Forward Dinner

Food By Matt Kettmann

The historic Montecito garden is pairing a farmer, fishmongers, chef, and winemaker for its May 16 fundraiser.

Raise a Glass for Another Year of the Buellton Brew Fest

Drink By Madeline Slogoff

The beloved annual festival returns with craft beer and festivities.

Channelkeeper’s 22nd Annual Student Art Show

Thu, May 01 5:00 PM

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Mother’s Day Brunch at Hilton Santa Barbara

Sun, May 11 10:00 AM

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Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular LIVE present SHINE ON

Sat, Jul 26 7:30 PM

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May Day Strong: Santa Barbara

Thu, May 01 6:30 PM

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Fun in the Sun Walk & Roll for Inclusion

Sat, May 03 9:30 AM

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Santa Barbara Fair & Expo

Sun, May 04 11:00 AM

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Cheese the Day! May 7 and May 14!

Wed, May 07 6:00 PM

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Cheese the Day! May 7 and May 14!

Wed, May 14 6:00 PM

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Mary Chapin Carpenter & Brandy Clark

Mon, Jun 16 7:00 PM

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Hands Off! Rally Brings Out Thousands in Santa Barbara

Protesting President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed executive orders and employment of billionaire Elon Musk to gut federal agencies, thousands of Santa

Video: Sick Sea Lion Rescued on Haskell’s Beach

Domoic acid poisoning is killing marine mammals across the central coast.

‘No More DOGE’ Protests in Santa Barbara

About 225 people arrived to Saturday’s demonstration organized by Carpinteria Indivisible, waving signs against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government at the invitation of the Trump administration.

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Hosts Inaugural Gala

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Saturday’s Girls Inc. Gala raises record $230,000.

A Valentine to Colman Domingo

SBIFF’s Montecito Award presentation is a love fest starring Colman Domingo, Roger Durling, and Oprah Winfrey.

SBIFF’s Variety Artisans Awards Honors Expert Professionals Behind the Scenes

Artisans speak about their work in award season nominated films, including “The Brutalist,” “The Wild Robot,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Conclave,” “Nickel Boys,” “A Complete Unknown,” “The Substance,” “Wicked,” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.”

Angelina Jolie Dazzles at SBIFF Opening Celebrity Awards Tribute

Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Maltin Modern Master Award honors star for cultural enrichment in the motion picture industry.

Kevin Costner and Team Celebrate U.S. Premiere of ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2’ at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

American West saga also stars Sienna Miller, Abbey Lee, Georgia MacPhail, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Danny Huston, Jean Malone, Owen Crowshoe, and Michael Rooker, among others.

Fiennes is in Fine Form for Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Outstanding Performer of the Year Award

Conclave’ Oscar nominee has worked on films that run the gamut from James Bond and Harry Potter to ‘Schindler’s List’.

Community Comes Out for Rose Pruning Day at Santa Barbara’s Mission Rose Garden

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Although the garden’s more than 1,500 rose bushes are now looking bald and barren, the effort ensured that the garden is ready for mulching and feeding as soon as new growth begins in February.