Opera Santa Barbara’s 25th Anniversary Concert
Artistic Director Kostis Protopapas talks about Opera Santa Barbara‘s 25th Anniversary Concert and Party honoring Marilyn Gilbert, Co-founder of OSB, on Saturday, January 26.
Something to Set Off Plates of Christmas cookies
D.K. scoured the town because she’s having family to her new condo for the holidays and she has no dining furniture at all. She shot me a picture of a …
The Kitschy Lady Lamp
At an estate sale about 20 years ago in Santa Barbara SS’s husband found himself drawn to a little waif with big eyes and great body. And he bought her. …
Goleta Valley Art Association
Interview with Elizabeth Una Flanagan and Lynn Humphrey from the Goleta Valley Art Association.
A Large Jade Money-Frog, Protector of Abundance
BB from the Mesa sends me a gigantic (28” x 16” x 18”) carved Ch’an Chu, the legendary Chinese three-legged frog of wealth, carved in jadeite. The stone appears to …
Cuckoo for cuckoo clocks
SL sends me an adorable Back Forest Clock, acquired on a German tourist trip. When SL purchased this little iconic Chalet Clock in 1960, what began in the 17th century …
Arts and Crafts sale by the SBCC School of Extended Learning
Local artists Jodi Mills, Marian Shapiro, Anna Davidson, Cathie McCammon, along with Executive Director Andy Harper talk about the Arts and Crafts sale by the SBCC School of Extended Learning …
Macau Porcelain Set
D.P. from St. Louis sends me a Macau porcelain set consisting of two vases, a dish and a bowl that she purchased in 1993 for $113. The set is highly …
The Gift of a Warrior’s Kabuto
J sends me a family gift, a helmet, given to her husband when he was on big business for a small Korean start-up in the 1980’s. Today, that start-up is …
Santa Barbara Timeline Mosaic
Learn about the Santa Barbara Timeline Mosaic project from Director Betsy Gallery.