City of Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse opened the evening of Feb. 4 by reflecting on the festival’s growth over the years. Comparing its humble beginnings to its current stature, Rowse praised its ...

Jaramillo says the Upper Rio Grande Valley emerged as the cradle of lowrider car culture in the 1960s as Vietnam War ...

Global gallery names participating include Gagosian, Gladstone, Marian Goodman, Hauser & Wirth, Pace Gallery, White Cube and David Zwirner. Fourteen ...

A West Hollywood community has expressed outrage after fake signs seemingly representing ICE were posted across the were posted on Santa Monica Boulevard.

The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival awarded its Outstanding Performer of the Year Award to the legendary actor and director Ralph Fiennes. The award is given to an actor whose role has ...

The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Outdoor Recreation Division awarded more than $4 million to 28 recipients in 13 counties to support trail and outdoor ...

Nancy Whitehead With a heavy heart we announce that Nancy Whitehead, 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 23, 2025, after a ...

Frieze Los Angeles will return to Santa Monica Airport for its sixth edition despite the devastating wildfires that ...

Veteran Santa Cruz painter Ed Penniman is the man of the moment at Santa Cruz City Hall, which will hang one of his paintings to be unveiled at a reception Wednesday. Penniman will also curate an ...

A controversy arose online last week over an image created with artificial intelligence and attached to the Sonoma County Fair’s announcement of this summer’s slogan for the event.

In its 40th year, the Museum of Sonoma County welcomed new Executive Director Karen Wise, who left Los Angeles Jan. 17 amid a ...

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