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Remembering Underwater Filmmaker Mike DeGruy

Posted by admin On February - 24 - 2012

Underwater cinematographer and adventurist Mike DeGruy died February 3 in a helicopter crash off the coast of Australia while scouting locations for an upcoming project. DeGruy helped find the new campus for Santa Barbara Middle School and inspired every 9th grade student and staff on Channel Islands Expeditions. “Mike had an incredible sense of adventure, [...]

Review: SBIFF Screenwriting Panel

Posted by admin On February - 20 - 2012

Anne Thompson did a beautiful job of moderating the “It Starts with the Script” Screenwriter’s panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Saturday, January 28, 2012. She handled the five male panelists with finesse, bringing together connections and similarities between their works. Tate Taylor, screenwriter and director on The Help, was good friends [...]

Ablitt House Journey: a Short Documentary

Posted by admin On October - 13 - 2010

Neil Ablitt buys a 20’x 20’ lot, about the size of a two car garage, near his dry cleaning plant in a commercial district of Santa Barbara, then in 1987 wins a water hook up for it in a lottery. But it was not zoned for a residence, and it was too small to build on, or so he thought. The film opens with some of the tiny details making up the beauty of the house. But the focus of the documentary is on the people involved.

The other Santa Barbara

Posted by admin On October - 10 - 2010

Santa Barbara Island is an important breeding ground for Western Gulls and Brown Pelicans, and has several unique native plants. Looking around I saw clusters of stubby, stark trunks that looked dead, but these Giant Coreopsis are very much alive. In late winter and early spring they flaunt their bunches of yellow blooms. At the beginning of the trail I saw a nice specimen of the endemic Santa Barbara Island buckwheat.

Ep. 85: Matt Pallamary

Posted by admin On May - 16 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Author, writing workshop leader, shamanic explorer Matthew J. Pallamary share good news about his book Land Without Evil with host Fred Klein. Agent Red of Austin TX turned the novel into an aerial acrobatic stage show and PBS did a documentary on the adaptation. A video documentary and a video of the show will be screened at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference on Tuesday, June 11 at 9 pm. Matt also discussed his other books including his latest The Infinity Zone.

Literary Gumbo: Matt Pallamary from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

Ep. 84: Lynda Millner

Posted by admin On May - 15 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Montecito Journal columnist Lynda Millner tells host Fred Klein about her fun job of covering nonprofit fundraising events in and around Santa Barbara.

Literary Gumbo: Lynda Millner from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

Ep 83: David Rensin

Posted by admin On May - 15 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Ventura author David Rensin chats with host Fred Klein about his many books including those he wrote with celebrities such as Chris Rock, Jeff Foxworthy, and Tim Allen.

Literary Gumbo: David Rensin from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

Ep. 82: Kathleen Sharp

Posted by admin On April - 4 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Kathleen Sharp returns to update host Fred Klein on news about her books Blood Medicine, The Man Who Blew the Whistle On One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever and Mr. & Mrs. Hollywood: Edie and Lew Wasserman and Their Entertainment Empire. Sharp has a film deal and speaking engagements in the works.

Literary Gumbo: Kathleen Sharp from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

Ep. 80: Valerie Hobbs

Posted by admin On March - 19 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Prolific author of young adult novels Valerie Hobbs visits with host Fred Klein.

Literary Gumbo: Valerie Hobbs from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

Ep. 79: Marcia Meier

Posted by admin On March - 18 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Marcia Meier returns to tell host Fred Klein about Antioch University Santa Barbara’s inaugural Summer Writing Institute. Meier is the director of the SWI and the author of Navigating the Rough Waters of Today’s Publishing World, Critical Advice for Writers from Industry Insiders.

Literary Gumbo: Marcia Meier from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

Insight from some of the top names in publishing:
Jennifer Silva Redmond, Editor-in-Chief, Sunbelt Publications
Matthew Pallamary, Author, Teacher, Writing Guru
Sally Van Haitsma, Literary Agent
Molly Lewis, Publisher, ZOVA Books
Marisa Corvisiero, Literary Agent & Attorney
Recorded at the Southern California Writers’ Conference.

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Ep. 78: Robin LaFevers

Posted by admin On February - 15 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Carpinteria based author Robin LaFevers talks to host Fred Klein about her children’s and young adult novels set in places far away and long ago.

Literary Gumbo: Robin LaFevers from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

Ep. 77: Robin Winter

Posted by admin On February - 8 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Author Robin Winter, also known as painter Robin Gowen, informs host Fred Klein about her new book Night Must Wait set in Nigeria in the 1960s. Her latest exhibit of paintings, also titled Night Must Wait, will be hanging at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara until June 2, 2013.

Literary Gumbo: Robin Winter from Literary Gumbo on Vimeo.

How to use a Webinar

Posted by admin On February - 7 - 2013ADD COMMENTS

Your Webinar Guru Corena Bahr gives an overview of what webinars are and how they can be used by businesses of any size. Recorded at the October 2012 NAWBO-SB meeting.


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