Wed, Jan 10: Film Night

Please join AWC-SB for our third annual film night on Wednesday, January 10, 5:30-7:30 pm at TV Santa Barbara. This year we plan to screen LUTAH – A Passion for Architecture: A Life in Design, which premiered at SBIFF in 2014. The film tells the story of a determined young woman in the early twentieth century who wins a college scholarship intended for a boy, rises to the top of a profession dominated by men, and designs many of the most original buildings in Santa Barbara. A Q&A with filmmakers follows the screening.

Wednesday, January 10, 5:30 pm
TV Santa Barbara
329 S Salinas St,
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
AWC-SB Members Free; Nonmembers $20
Wine and Snacks Included

LUTAH explores the life of a versatile architect who left an impressive legacy. Initially eclipsed by her male contemporaries in the early 20th century, Lutah Maria Riggs (1896-1984) navigated her way through the male-centric world of architecture and brought a freshness to the established architectural styles of Southern California. Riggs blazed a trail for women, relying on the courage of her convictions and a hint of eccentricity. She pursued her passions and created a life of independence, an exceptional choice for a woman at that time. She was the first woman in California to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Never before seen photographs and journal entries from Riggs’s personal collection, and candid interviews, this documentary reveals a side of Lutah Maria Riggs that has gone unnoticed. With stunning tours of some of Santa Barbara’s most iconic structures and rare footage of private homes.

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