![A Trip Through the Santa Ynez Backroads [Summer Travel 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lede-Santa-Ynez-credit-Anne-Marie-Panoringan-1-348x180.jpg)
Our goal was simple: Two days exploring cities around the Santa Barbara region without hitting up any wineries or standard tourist attractions. With the exception of Los Alamos, our spots were fewer than 5 miles apart, thanks to Route 246. We encountered cool accommodations, watering holes and dining rooms, establishing Santa Ynez Valley as a […]
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A Trip Through the Santa Ynez Backroads [Summer Travel 2018]
![How to Spend a Week Around Santa Barbara [Summer Travel 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lede-Santa-Barbara-and-Lotusland-credit-Claudia-Schou-3-348x180.jpg)
How to Spend a Week Around Santa Barbara [Summer Travel 2018]
When my wife took a job working for a Santa Barbara hotel, she arrived at the worst possible time—rainy season. Although she was able to live at the hotel for the first few weeks, she had to find more permanent housing nearby and wound up renting a room in Montecito, where just as she was […]
![And You Thought Zoners Were Funky . . . Check Out Phoenix’s Mystery Castle [Summer Travel 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lede-mystery-castle-credit-Matt-Coker-348x180.jpg)
And You Thought Zoners Were Funky . . . Check Out Phoenix’s Mystery Castle [Summer Travel 2018]
During a visit with family in Arizona, my grown son talked us into checking out Mystery Castle (800 E. Mineral Rd., Phoenix, Arizona; www.mysterycastle.com), located in the hills overlooking Phoenix International Airport. I had been going to the Valley of the Sun to see my aunt, uncle and cousins since I was a wee one, […]
![What’s Left of Vintage Las Vegas? [Summer Travel 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lede-Las-Vegas-credit-Dick-Slaughter-5-348x180.jpg)
What’s Left of Vintage Las Vegas? [Summer Travel 2018]
To live in an extreme environment, you need two things: water and adaptability. Las Vegas has learned how to not only survive, but also thrive in the relative dead center of the Mojave Desert. How do they do it? Water and adaptability. The town got its name from the water and its fame from the […]
![Exploring the Calmer Side of Encinitas [Summer Travel 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lede-Encinitas-credit-Lisa-Black-2-348x180.jpg)
Exploring the Calmer Side of Encinitas [Summer Travel 2018]
Whenever life gets too heated, head south to Encinitas until things cool down, even if just for a day. Denizens of Los Angeles and Hollywood began seeking solace here in the early 20th century. The soothing effects can still be had in the 21st, especially if you start your trip with the three swamis. In […]
![Viva Nerd Vegas! Geek Out at These Museums [Summer Travel 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lede-Nerd-Vegas-Bettina-May-1-348x180.jpg)
Viva Nerd Vegas! Geek Out at These Museums [Summer Travel 2018]
If you’ve read a dead-tree edition of the OC Weekly, you know we’re no strangers to sleaze. Hell, we love it! As such, our lowbrow tastes are well-represented in a city such as Las Vegas. But rather than give you a run-of-the-mill walk-through of the Strip (and to compliment Hellcat Hamby’s own coverage of Sin […]
![East of Eden: A Road Trip to Steinbeck Country [Summer Travel 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lede-Salinas-and-Monterey-courtesy-of-Monterey-Bay-Aquarium-3-348x180.jpg)
East of Eden: A Road Trip to Steinbeck Country [Summer Travel 2018]
If you’re an arts and culture snob, a road trip to Salinas and Monterey can connect you with literature, history and the fine arts. The six or seven hours it takes to get there (minus rest stops) are relatively painless. Once you’ve made sure your car is loaded with snacks and beverages, get on the […]
No Fear of Color: Fashion Designer Trina Turk Continues to Define California Style
The fine Imagineers at our friendly neighborhood Walt Disney Corporation took on a rather arduous task in the 1990s. They had to answer the question: How do you define California style and how do you embody it? The question was asked in 1995 when Michael Eisner and his cronies announced plans for a California-culture and […]
Where to Start at Day of Music Fullerton 2018
The fourth annual Day of Music Fullerton is upon us. On June 21, 2015, the city of Fullerton joined the global Fête De La Musique (translation: Music Festival, but also known as “Make Music Day” and “Day of Music”). The purpose for the festival, which occurs on the summer solstice of June 21, is to […]
E3 Shows Nostalgia is Still the Reigning Champion in Video Games
If you’d fallen into a coma for the last decade or two, this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo would’ve been technologically mind-blowing — yet incredibly familiar as far as actual content goes. Aside from a handful of relatively unfamiliar names like Death Stranding, Control, and Ghost of Tsushima, the vast majority of the new releases and announcements at video […]
‘Enkrypt Los Angeles’ Made It Out The Struggle, Now She Struggles For Her Passion
Everybody’s a fucking photographer these days; HB bros with an iPhone 8s who go to the beach everyday, your annoying yet kind-hearted niece who just got her first Polaroid and just about every damn hipster in the greater LA area. But when you stumble on the work of someone like Enkrypt Los Angeles (a 27-year-old […]
All Hail the Art-o-mat!
Just beyond the curtain-framed entrance to the LivingRoom Salon in Costa Mesa and immediately to the left is what appears to be an old cigarette machine. At first glance, it seems to be just a kitschy relic shoved off to the side of this combination hair salon and art gallery (many municipalities banned cigarette machines […]
‘Summer of Color’ Brings Walls of Street Art to the Laguna Arts District
The animals charge northward across the west-facing wall of the Fuse Building: horse, goose, snake, wolf and tiger. The creatures have a transparency, as if they were projected, and the guide marks used in the mural’s execution are clearly visible. The words Creatio Continua are emblazoned behind the beasts, assuring us creation/creativity is indestructible, while […]
OC Weekly’s Midyear Guide to the Best Local Theater
It’s summertime, and even though the living ain’t always the easiest, OC summertime sure beats the hell out of Stockton summertime. And for those of you who want to immerse yourself in a little bit of artsy-fartsy culture, there’s plenty of stuff both inside and outside, theatrically speaking, to satisfy that most perverse of urges. […]
Above The Clouds: How LRG Looks Over The Streets
It’s not everyday a company pops up in your backyard and takes over the scene. In this case, Lifted Research Group (commonly known as LRG) is the exception. Started in 1999 by Co-Creators Jonas Bevacqua and Robert Wright, the apparel brand is now on the verge of celebrating twenty years in the game. Bevacqua was […]
Huntington Beach Art Center’s Loosely Curated ‘Color Vision’ Playfully Stretches Its Boundaries
There’s a bait-and-switch going on at Huntington Beach Art Center. It seems that many of the 20 artists in co-curators Jim Ellsberry and Suzanne Walsh’s “Color Vision” didn’t get the note that the exhibition’s theme is about hues, tints, shades and tones. Most, in fact, seem less interested in playing with color than in walking […]
Cholo Charged With Vandalizing Mexican-American Veterans Mural in Santa Ana
The Orange County District Attorney’s office announced felony charges against a local gang member following the vandalism of a beloved Mexican-American war veterans mural in Santa Ana two months ago. District attorney Tony Rackauckas, Santa Ana police chief David Valentin and city councilman Juan Villegas gathered in front of artist Carlos Aguilar’s “Heroes Among Us” tribute […]
Surfrider’s ‘Protect and Enjoy’ Photo Contest Has a Subtext: Drilling is Killing!
The Surfrider Foundation creates awareness of environmental threats to our waterways with clever photo contests. To rise up against plastics, “Found Objects” asks contestants to collect the colorful crap at the beach, arrange it, photograph the collection, then post the image online along with six words that sum up the eco-art. That contest will happen […]
![The Cog•nate Collective, Amy Sanchez Arteaga and Misael Diaz, Create Art Through Research [OC People 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/culture-cognate-collective-credit-John-Gilhooley-1-348x180.jpg)
The Cog•nate Collective, Amy Sanchez Arteaga and Misael Diaz, Create Art Through Research [OC People 2018]
As artists in residence at Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) for four years, Amy Sanchez Arteaga and Misael Diaz (a.k.a. the Cog•nate Collective) have established a presence beyond the gallery through a series of public interventions in Santa Ana, Tijuana, Los Angeles and Mexicali. The two have focused their practice on sparking dialogue on issues […]
![Glenn Brumage Spreads the Stoke as the Ambassador of Surf [OC People 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/culture-glen-brumage-credit-John-Gilhooley-2-348x180.jpg)
Glenn Brumage Spreads the Stoke as the Ambassador of Surf [OC People 2018]
Long before Glenn Brumage began serving on Surfing Heritage and Culture Center’s (SHACC) board in 2014, he had been fulfilling its vision to “spread the stoke” of surfing with the world. As of January, he became the San Clemente nonprofit’s executive director and gets to focus full-time on its mission of sharing the sport’s history […]
![Photography Has Taken John Gilhooley Places [OC People 2018]](https://www.ocweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/backpage-john-gilhooley-credit-John-Gilhooley-1-348x180.jpg)
Photography Has Taken John Gilhooley Places [OC People 2018]
With more than 100 cover photographs to his name, John Gilhooley is easily the most prolific and recognizable photographer whose work has graced the pages of OC Weekly during the past two decades. Born in LA and raised in Glendale before moving to Huntington Beach in 1988, Gilhooley’s career has taken him to the heights […]
