Performing Arts Review
Daniel Kepl of the Performing Arts Review talks about the job of a critic and his upcoming tour he’s leading to Portugal.
Two Bizarre Real Art World Amusements
Occasionally the art world becomes very bizarre. Picture yourself as a middle aged Italian sewage worker hired to drive a bulldozer to uncover old sewer pipes close to the Apian …
Print Illustrates Hoop Skirt Symbolism
GE sent me a Daumier print of a Parisian woman with a huge bell shaped hoop skirt catching the falling snow. GE asked if women really wore this fashion. What …
WE: Western Edge
Four artists from the WE: Western Edge collective, Marlene Struss, Joan Rosenberg-Dent, Nancy Gifford, and RT Livingston, talk about their exhibit at Thomas Reynolds Gallery which runs through March 25. …
A Washboard Eased Laundry Day Ordeal
JE owns an early 20th century American washboard use by 1860s across the nation. Stephen Rust of New York invented it in 1833. He patented a wood frame that held …
The Lure of Lighthouses & Dancing Waves
Award-winning surfing photographer Dan Merkel discusses his The Lure of Lighthouses & Dancing Waves exhibit at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum through August 27.
Mechanical Music Box Cranks Up Tunes
JMC sent me photos of a fantastic music box, probably fifty to sixty inches long and twenty-five to thirty inches wide, dating from the late 19th century. I LOVE old …
LCCCA and Becky’s New Car
First Founder Mike Cregan discusses the La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts (LCCCA). Then Rosie Gordon talks about her directorial debut on Becky’s New Car which runs at the …
THE Premier Swiss Mantle Atmos Clock
Imagine a clock that winds itself based on changes in atmospheric pressure. This clock doesn’t need a human. It winds itself with the help of a sealed bellows of ethyl …
Docent experience at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Guest Services Manager Jesse Baker-Lorelli and a STAR Docent Bob Allen, a former deep sea diver, discuss the docent experience at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. Watch Video