Ilona Joy Saari and Tam Hunt

Author Ilona Joy Saari talks about her new novel The Wrong Station then philosopher Tam Hunt about his new projects in Energy Psychology and Material Ecology.  Watch Video

W Stanley Davis Won Flower Shows

HT sent me a photo of a sterling silver tulip-shaped engraved vase, won by her great grandfather for ‘Best Dahlias’ in the 1904 Santa Barbara Flower Show. HT’s great-grandfather, a …

1890s Glass Beer Bottles

GJ found two “blob top” straight-sided shorter-necked low shouldered amber-brown glass twenty-three ounce beer bottles wedged between the ceiling joists in his 1890s house below APS. Each appeared slightly different …

The Speakeasy Prom: Never Say Goodbye

Jill Allen, Martha Bangs, Spencer Frederick, Alphonse Philippe Mouzon, Lindsey Rytterager-Nickel, Nikki Stark, and Benjamin Colby Wilson talk about Fractured Actors Theater Company‘s production of The Speakeasy Prom: Never Say …

Olympic Art

The ancient Olympic Games took place every four years between 776 BCE and 393 CE, and ceased in the third century because of “pagan” claims by a Christian Roman Emperor. …

Navajo Rugs In Rare Condition

HT inherited two Navajo rugs from her great-grandfather’s ranch. These unique, authentic, and gorgeous rugs appear in remarkable condition for almost 100 years old. Her great-grandfather farmed citrus and avocados …

Santa Barbara Studio Artists

Santa Barbara Studio Artists Stan and Tricia Evenson, Misa ART, and Joan Rosenberg-Dent discuss their 23nd Annual Open Studios Tour, featuring the works of 26 studio artists, along with exclusive …

Arancia String Quartet

The Music Academy of the West’s Arancia Quartet—Miyabi Henriksen, violin; Steven Song, violin; Sheng-Chieh Jason Lan, viola; and Shijie Ma, cello—discuss performing Gabriella Smith’s “Carrot Revolution” Saturday, July 20 in …