SANTA BARBARA, A three day conference for festival creators kicked off in Santa Barbara. It is called FestForums. It is being held at the Mar Monte hotel.

Singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker Hunter Hawkins joins The Jeremiah Show this week for a conversation about storytelling across music, film, and life. Recently honored with the Emerging Artist Award at FestForums 2026 and managed by Kevin Jonas Sr. and George Kreis of Jonas Group Entertainment, Hawkins is building a career that moves seamlessly among the recording studio, the film set, and the concert stage. The interview arrives as Hawkins enters a busy new chapter. On June 5, the artist releases "Here Now," the first single from the forthcoming EP Awake, produced by Kenny Loggins and scheduled for release on Red […] The post THE JEREMIAH SHOW: Hunter Hawkins is Here Now first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.

Now in its ninth year, FestForums returns February 11-13 with more than 125 speakers, live performances, industry awards, and even adoptable puppies.

Better for All partners with FestForums to enhance sustainability in the festival and concert industry, introducing compostable solutions for events.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A three-day conference for festival creators, FestForums filled the Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara. Festival organizers from

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-FestForums returns to Santa Barbara this week. FestForums kicks off on Wednesday and runs through Friday at the Mar Monte hotel.