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Bob Bernhardt returns to conduct the Santa Barbara Symphony in an evening of Pops on New Year’s Eve at the Granada Theatre 6
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Save the Date for the Kick Ash Bash, a fundraising event for 1st Responders 3
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Richard Jarrette: Poetry Voice reviews Steve Braff’s work 14 Read winning Peace Poetry
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The delights of 1920s and 1930s architecture and gardens awaits visitors touring Montecito’s only National Historic Landmark, Casa del Herrero
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City of Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte and Ritz-Carlton Bacara General Manager Roberto Van Geenen pause during the annual Tree Lighting 15
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