I Madonnari Takes Over at Mission Santa Barbara

You may have seen chalk art before (whether it’s creating with kids in your own driveway, or Bert’s creations in Mary Poppins), but you’ve probably never seen it quite like this. Every Memorial Day weekend, the Mission Santa Barbara hosts … Continued

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Our Mini-Guide to Desert X, the Desert’s Coolest New Exhibition

You don’t have to go to the Coachella Music Valley & Arts Festival to catch the desert’s hottest art exhibitions (pun intended) this spring. This year marks the Coachella Valley’s inaugural Desert Exhibition of Art, or as it’s better known, … Continued

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Conwy Castle: rooms with a view, and Turner, too

If you didn’t know, Wales is basically the castle capital of the world, or at least the UK. I learned this last weekend during a stay in Conwy, which has a stunning crumbling castle overlooking the sea, which visitors can climb … Continued

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Getting Soulful at Wayfarers Chapel

I love traveling. I love exploring new places. And perhaps best of all is when you end up going somewhere new and discovering something really cool yet really unexpected. This happened to me just recently when I spent an afternoon in Rancho … Continued

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Pageant of the Masters: don’t just look at art, live it.

There’s no doubt about it. Whether or not you like art, whether or not you like theater, you HAVE to see Pageant of the Masters at some point in your life. This truly one-of-a-kind event features ridiculously detailed live re-creations … Continued

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Do you remember the color of the sky on September 11?

One meteorologist described the color of the sky on the morning of September 11, 2001 as a “severe blue.” For years to come, the color of that sky would be imprinted into the memories of thousands, only to be distorted by … Continued

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