Why a Fruit Bowl Lamp?
JP’s fruit bowl lamp at about twenty-four inches tall looks like a strange combination for us to see today. It’s a bowl of fruit sculpture and a lamp; Why? This “period …
Chicago & Shadow Art: Influences and Inspirations
First Justin Baldridge talks about Santa Barbara High School Theatre‘s production of Chicago, which runs through April 16. Then Sameer Pandya discusses his presentation Shadow Art: Influences and Inspirations, on …
Midcentury Modern Kitsch Chalkware Lamp
SS’s husband picked up a chalkware lamp at a garage sale. The figure shows the full body of a young gondolier with pink lipsticked lips, dressed in Venetian bloomers and …
Comedian Buddy Winston
Comedian, author, and former staff writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Buddy Winston talks with Guest Host Richard Dugan about comedy and the world today.
Whatz it Worth Event
If you live in, or plan to visit, the Santa Barbara area, join me for a public Whatz it Worth event at the Music Academy of the West on Sunday, …
Olden Days Beaded Handbag
These days an average woman’s handbag measures roughly sixteen by twelve inches. We fill them with a cellphone or tablet, make up, money, ID, vaccination record, dog potty bags, wallet, …
By the Risin’ of the Sea
Author, filmmaker, musician James Kahn talks about his new album By the Risin’ of the Sea: Shanties for Our Time. Watch the Videos
Mystery of a Loved Ewer
LD owns an ewer and basin she has known of for her 80 years. She writes about her parent’s life stories, and she asked me to piece together the ownership. …
Charles Pasternak Plays Vincent van Gogh
Award-winning actor and Designate Artistic Director of Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Charles Pasternak, talks about his performance of Vincent, the critically lauded one-man play, written by Emmy-nominated actor Leonard Nimoy. The …
Bricks Go Back Thousands of Years
JF sent me a photo of his lovely entry hall. He added a piece he found at a thrift store, a series of antique drawers, actually old wooden boxes. I …