In this lecture, Dr. Ellis Tinios, from the University of Leeds, England, discusses scenes in the "Kanadehon Chūshingura" "Treasury of the Forty-Seven Royal Retainers"—the most popular play in the kabuki repertoire, which became a fruitful source for prints by three leading "ukiyo-e" (floating world pictures) artists—Utamaro, Kuniyoshi, and Kunisada. Presented in conjunction with the current exhibition "The Loyal League: Images from Japan’s Enduring Tale of Samurai Honor and Revenge," this lecture is supported by the Capital Group Asian Art Lecture Fund and SBMA’s Friends of Asian Art.

In this lecture, Dr. Ellis Tinios, from the University of Leeds, England, discusses scenes in the "Kanadehon Chūshingura" "Treasury of the Forty-Seven Royal Retainers"—the most popular play in the kabuki repertoire, which became a fruitful source for prints by three leading "ukiyo-e" (floating world pictures) artists—Utamaro, Kuniyoshi, and Kunisada. Presented in conjunction with the current exhibition "The Loyal League: Images from Japan’s Enduring Tale of Samurai Honor and Revenge," this lecture is supported by the Capital Group Asian Art Lecture Fund and SBMA’s Friends of Asian Art.

Tesla Hosts Coastal Self Defense Academy’s Third Annual Fundraiser

Couples salsa dance lessons

Join us Sunday evening April 29 at 6 p.m. when both the New World Jazz Ensemble and Interplay Combo will perform with Katisse Buckingham. This concert is free of charge.

Sunset / Full Moon Sailing Cruise aboard the Sunset Kidd

A dozen teenagers will take to the stage to perform solo renditions of rock-and-roll covers, backed by the great Tina Schlieske and the Graceland Exiles with Sister Laura. This is a program of AHA!, a nonprofit that fosters social and emotional intelligence in adolescents. AHA! Attitude. Harmony. Achievement. TICKET INFORMATION $130 - VIP (includes preferred

Since forming 10 years ago, the buzz surrounding Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real has been quietly intensifying. During that time, the 28-year old singer/songwriter/guitarist and his bandmates have played hundreds of shows and major festivals all over the world and built a devoted underground following. Lukas’ profile continued to rise when he contributed

Scholars have been noting for many years the increasingly polyphonous, fractured and heterogeneous discourses that have gained public visibility in this era of the internet, “superdiversity” and “globalization.” Yet, if we look around the world, we see many recent processes – equally remarkable – that move in a different direction: There is a closing down and homogenization of mass mediated political talk. Right wing parties in power in many European countries have destroyed opposition newspapers, TV outlets, billboards, internet sites. Often these discourses gain their authority as “the voice from nowhere” by aligning with the figure of the nation and claiming to speak for “everyone” who is “really” part of the nation. The making of boundaries and exclusions follows, producing a homogenization of mass media, often controlled by the state. I explore the discursive and rhetorical strategies with which this happens; my analyses come from Hungary and Poland. The goal is not simply to diagnose the situation, as many observers have done, but to identify the sociolinguistic processes that are operating and have made these discursive moves possible.

Join us at Paseo Nuevo's center court for our annual May Day Celebration! Featuring: Musical performances, Singing and dances, and the traditional dance around the maypole!

In the present refugee crisis, millions of people are being driven from their homes by war, religious conflict, racial ostracism, famine, and poverty. Can literature help? Stripped of material possessions, refugees, migrants, and ‘arrivants’ still own their minds, which are filled with memories, stories, and knowledge. Can the cultural baggage of the imagination, the stories

The League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara, Education Fund will present two informative forums. #1. Santa Barbara District Three (Westside) has four candidates: Oscar Gutierrez, Elizabeth Hunter, Ken Rivas and Michael Vidal will respond to question of the League of Women Voters moderator. To be held at Harding Elementary School Auditorium, 1625 Robbins St,