SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A renovation plan is beginning next week to transform the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Film Center into a state-at-the art theatre. SBIFF acquired the lease of the ...

Also known as the "Queen of the Missions" for its extravagant beauty, the mission grounds – which span 15 acres, are best seen through a self-guided tour. Self-guided tours, which include an audio ...

The Jonathan Thomas trainee was a winner of consecutive graded stakes before finishing second in last month’s G3 Santa Ana ...

Santa Barbara County nonprofit Santa Ynez Valley Pride is getting ready for the fourth annual Pride celebration with a lineup ...

Santa Barbara’s Community Environmental Council kicked off its two-day Earth Day celebration this Saturday at Alameda Park.

The Community Environmental Council and its festival producer, CarpEvents, are thrilled to bring the Santa Barbara ...

More feature film highlights during the Film Festival include “Magic Hour,” starring Miriam Shor and Josh Stamberg; “The ...

Selena Gomez was honored as Woman of the Year during the 2025 Billboard Latin Women in Music gala on April 24, but couldn't attend due to filming in New York.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off on Thursday, bringing together a smorgasbord of the city's most iconic homegrown artists for the next two weeks.

The RiverBeat Music Festival returns for its second year May 2-4 at Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis. Headliners include Missy Elliott, The Killers and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals.

MISSION SANTA BARBARA... is the place for this uplifting outdoor event, which will fan out around the landmark over Memorial ...

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