Leslie Dinaberg is the Arts, Culture, and Community Editor for the Santa Barbara Independent. She grew up in, and has remained in, Santa Barbara. She is the creator of three nonfiction youngsters’s books and the co-author of Hometown Santa Barbara, an insider’s information to Santa Barbara.

What is one thing new on the town that has received your curiosity lately?  This time of 12 months is at all times a good time for arts and tradition happenings in Santa Barbara. Planned Parenthood’s annual ebook sale is September 14-24, and it’s at all times a treasure chest of enjoyable, to not point out all the proceeds go to such an important trigger. There is a few notably stunning and thought-provoking work on view at Sullivan Goss proper now by Nicole Strasburg and Holli Harmon, each exhibitions operating by means of September 25.

What is completely different in regards to the UCSB Arts and Lectures (A&L) preview for this 12 months?  I used to be so excited to interview Tiler Peck for this difficulty. She’s a tremendous ballerina (principal with the New York City Ballet), and the present she’s bringing to city subsequent month has components of ballet, but in addition faucet, up to date, and extra. It’s going to be fabulous, and he or she couldn’t have been nicer and extra all the way down to earth. It was a lot enjoyable to speak to her. I’m additionally an enormous fan of Kristin Chenoweth, who’s going to be doing a cabaret-style income for A&L in November.