On this week's episode of The Indy, Executive Arts Editor Charles Donelan breaks down what's to come this year for Arts & Lectures (@artsandlectures) performances, talks, holiday shows, and more. In recent news, the Santa Barbara County Unified School Board of Education (@sbunified) recently held a special meeting to discuss the new COVID-19 protocol mandating vaccination for all school employees and staff. Finally, we sit down with female vinter Alisa Jacobson to talk about her career in winemaking and her new label Turning Tide (@turningtidewines).

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

On this week's episode of The Indy, we discuss Burrito Week hosted by the Santa Barbara Independent from September 23-29 featuring 17 $7 burritos for 7 days from 16 different restaurants around Santa Barbara. We also unpack the recent 2021 Ohai Music Festival which celebrated young classic and contemporary musicians with special commentary from next year's Artistic Director.

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

On this week's episode of The Indy, we dive into Tik Tok's algorithm with Dr. Jenna Drenten and how it has been helping small businesses gain visibility and reshaping the consumer market. CEO and Founder of Students for Eco-education and Agriculture (@seeag_org) Mary Maranville speaks with us about this year's Santa Barbara County Farm Day (@sbcountyfarmday).

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

This week on The Indy, we speak with the UCSB Naked Shakes (@ucsbtheaterdance) on their return to live performance with Twelfth Night outdoors on the UCSB campus as well as the CEO of Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast (@plannedparenthood) and the co-chair of this year's book sale fundraiser.

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

On this week's episode of The Indy, we sit down with Roger Durling (@sbfilmgeek), Executive Director of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (@officialsbiff) to discuss his new book titled Cinema in Flux and the inspiration for this reflective catalogue of film recommendations. Ethan Turpin (@3thanturpin) of the Burn Cycle Project (@burncycleproject) will also be discussing the immersive photographic experience he has developed to teach people about wildfires.

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

Celebrating The Indy's 20th episode, we are speaking with Olympic Gold Medalist for the US Women's Water Polo Team Paige Hauschild (@paigehauschild) on her time at the Tokyo Summer 2020 Olympic Games. We will also be discussing the cover story for this week's issue on the Wheelie Boys as well as local female owned and operated salsa business Sabor de Paulita (@sabordepaulita).

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

On this week's episode of The Indy, we discuss the cover story featuring an interview with Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) on her #VaccinatedandHorny stand-up tour premiering at the Santa Barbara Bowl. We also cover the new dining options at the Santa Barbara Polo Club (@santabarbarapoloclub) and their free admission Fridays.

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

On this week's episode of The Indy, we discuss the recent renovation of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (@sbmuseart) as well as the origins and new layout of their vast collection. We will also be discussing this week's feature on facilities that are making strides to improve the physical and mental health of seniors and local elderly.

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

On this episode of The Indy, we discuss how Santa Barbara's annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta (@oldspanishdays) is bringing fun events and activities to historic downtown but is limited due to COVID precautions.

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.

On this week's episode of The Indy, the Grand Tajiguas' new anaerobic method for burning trash could help power SB County's waste facilities.

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All music for this episode written by Molly McAnany.