Linda Elliott 
RuPaul will be at the Arlington on Thursday, April 18. | Photo: Courtesy The long-awaited night is almost here: Pop culture icon and international drag superstar RuPaul will be at the Arlington Theatre on Thursday night in a special presentation from UCSB Arts & Lectures. Promoting his new memoir, The House of Hidden Meanings, an …
Mondo have given a “Noir” treatment to three figures from Batman: The Animated Series include Batman, Joker, and Mr. Freeze. All three figures are exclusive to Big Bad Toy Store and are up for preorder now for $219.99 each. Batman: The Animated Series Batman (Noir Ver.) 1/6 Scale BBTS Exclusive Limited Edition Figure Based on …
I chatted with a delightful phlebotomist in the beer line for Bad Religion / Social Distortion at the Santa Barbara Bowl last Wednesday. She was from Santa Maria, was reasonably tatted, and maybe had a nobel prize or something, but I stopped listening and started marveling after I heard she was a phlebotomist. I don’t …
Catwoman #64 follows up the ending of the previous issue with Veronica Viceroy’s crime coalition planning to take down our feline protagonist. Meanwhile, she’s plotting a way to avoid their surveillance. That means it’s time to go to space and knock out a spy satellite. Ludicrous? Sure. Entertaining? Let’s find out! I’ve definitely soured on …
One of the more fruitful long-term relationships in Santa Barbara’s cultural scene is that of UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) and the world-renowned Danish String Quartet (DSQ). The much acclaimed-quartet has been hosted by A&L for several years now, forming a kind of mutual love pact reaffirmed last Wednesday at Campbell Hall. The latest local …
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! episode 2 aired on Sunday, April 14, 2024. The episode, titled “Go Fighter D,” focused on D’s recruitment exam to join the ranger exam and his new alliance. The latest episode starts with him taking a physical exam consisting of sprints around the auditorium. While at the reception to enquire about …
After their stunning performance in the previous episode, Oblivion Battery episode 2 will see Kiyomine and Yamada try to help Kei with baseball training. Additionally, the episode will introduce some of their former opponents, who will be shocked at Kei’s current dilemma. Oblivion Battery episode 2 release date and time The upcoming episode of the …
Soul Majestic, the Southern California-based reggae fusion band, is taking to the SOhO stage this Friday, April 19, for what they promise will be an “evening of homegrown reggae.” In the lead-up to their seventh album, which is set to drop later this year, the band has released four new singles that will be on …
Nicholis Sheley and Justin Stark in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of ‘The Outsider’ by Paul Slade Smith, through April 27 at the Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC West Campus | Photo: Ben Crop Based on my experience as a voting American citizen, politics, campaigns, government, and elections are usually contentious and frustrating topics — rarely …
‘Eva Haller: A Work in Progress’ was one of the documentaries screened at the new Illuminate Film Festival in Santa Barbara. | Photo: Courtesy As a teenager who survived the Holocaust, Eva Haller moved out of Hungary with virtually nothing and eventually made it to New York City, where she not only found wild success, …