Santa Barbara’s annual celebration of Bloomsday is back and better than ever. This fourth iteration of the Indy Award–winning annual salute to famed Irish writer James Joyce returns with spoken-word ...

Students at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Film camp have been making movies all week in a special setting. The films will be shown in Santa Barbara next month.

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This summer tradition began in 2010 and is now one of Santa Barbara’s most cherished summertime customs. The first film is 101 Dalmatians , which begins the series on July 11. When a litter of ...