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Join us for a lecture by Nicholas van Hoogstraten, author of Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969 (Schiffer Publishing, 2024). Van Hoogstraten will explore the vibrant advertising art of Broadway’s golden age, sharing behind-the-scenes stories of designers, illustrators, and photographers, along with rare and alternate poster designs and artist progressions.

The lecture complements the exhibition Broadway Posters from the Golden Age: Selections from the Richard C. Norton Musical Theater Poster Collection, on view at UCSB Library from October 7 to December 5.

About the Speaker:
Nicholas van Hoogstraten is an author, playwright, television producer, and lecturer, and he is the owner of New York City’s Triton Gallery, which showcases vintage and current Broadway posters. He lives in New York City.

About the Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection:
The Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection consists of materials documenting musical theater including 25,000 playbills, 800 typescripts, and 1,500 published libretti, as well as sheet music and 78rpm records. Norton is the author of A Chronology of American Musical Theater (Oxford UP, 2002) a landmark work with details on thousands of Broadway productions. The collection was assembled to support the research for his book.

The Chapman Estate Foundation's 10th annual fundraiser, Swingin' By the Sea, features live music, food and wine as well as a silent and live auction. The food vendors joining us will be: Lido at Dolphin Bay, Pono Pacific Kitchen, Burgers and More, Shell Beach Brew House, Cracked Crab, The Mark, Del's Pizzeria, Hubbalicious Sweet Shoppe, Luca's Deli and Wines and California Fresh Market. Wineries include: Tablas Creek Vineyard, Piedra Creek, Saucelito Canyon, Sinor-LaVallee, Laetitia, Opolo, Wolff Vineyard, Kynsi, Matthews Vineyard and Avila Wine and Roasting Co.
You will also be able to bid on art pieces donated by local artists, exclusive dinners for 12 inside the Chapman House catered by LIdo at Dolphin Bay, BBQs for 25 in the gardens of the estate as well as many exciting silent auction packages donated by local artists and businesses.

"Through most of our lives and work, Cedric and I have had deep commitments to collaboration, internationalism, and solidarity movements."
–Elizabeth Robinson, 2024

This exhibition documents the life’s work of Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth Peters Robinson, placing it in the global context of the Black radical tradition. The Robinsons were renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), in academia, and across many public arenas. The exhibition is drawn from the Cedric J. and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive (“Robinson Archive”) and supplemented by a variety of materials from other collections in UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections, as well as personal contributions from Elizabeth Robinson.

A deeply influential educator, Cedric Robinson (1940-2016) was a well-known scholar of racial capitalism and the Black radical tradition, and an active participant in political movements, both at home and internationally. For more than 30 years, Elizabeth Robinson has been an educator, social worker, former associate director for media at KCSB-FM radio, activist, and community media producer.

This exhibition was curated by Yolanda Blue, the Library’s Curator of American and International History, Politics, and Cultures Collections, in collaboration with New York University and UCSB Library staff.

Come celebrate Another Day in Paradise with us at Santa Barbara’s premier ice rink on October 11, 2025 from 11AM to 5PM. Tickets will be available at the door for $10 in celebration of our 10 years, your ticket to the event will feature a full day of fun for the whole family at Ice in Paradise!

11:15am-11:45am Skating Lesson

11:45am-12:00pm Skating Show

12:00pm-1:00pm Learn to Play Hockey

12:00pm-3:00pm Public Skating Party

1:00pm-2:00pm Open Broomball

3:00pm-5:00pm Try Curling

Outdoor activities all day!

Ice in Paradise is hosting a Try Hockey for Free event on Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 1PM-2PM or 2:15PM-3:15PM. No experience necessary! This event is designed to provide kids ages 4 to 9 the opportunity to try hockey in a FUN, safe environment with trained coaching staff.

Marnina Schon and Micah O’Konis had a pitch-perfect wedding, minus the venue burning down. Oh, and the bed bugs. And the judgmental couples therapist. Now they’re on their honeymoon, in Edinburgh Fringe chasing off existential dread with catchy songs and Muppet-y energy.

They seem to narrowly escape calamity at every turn, guitar and fiddle in hand. Are they cursed? Are they blessed? Can one wedding change the world?? With catchy songs and Muppet-y energy, “there’s nothing they can’t sing and laugh their way through” (New York Times). Think Flight of the Conchords… if they had sex.

A Jewish, genderqueer couple — whose folk-pop anthem “People Think We’re Straight” will, well, set people straight — sing smartly stupid songs that are full of heart and packed with jokes in this gloriously positive, funny, and original hour of musical comedy.

Directed by another actual married couple, Hollywood and Edinburgh Fringe veterans Chris Grace and Eric Michaud.

Santa Monica Playhouse is excited to present the 19th anniversary production of its modern Halloween classic, Oct 4 – 26 only. It’s the delectable Family Theatre Halloween musical for Kids 2 to 102 – the heartwarming Rudie-DeCarlo tale of the aptly-named Candy, a sweet young girl who learns some surprising lessons about life, love, laughter, and sugar, from a delightful array of characters who take her on a magical All Hallow’s Eve adventure. And you, the audience, help Cattypuss, Patty Patches, Lester the Jester and Fifika the French Fortune Teller save Halloween for one more year.

Helmed by Playhouse Artistic Director Chris DeCarlo, with book, music & lyrics by DeCarlo, Evelyn Rudie & Matthew Wrather, the ingenious costumes are created by award-winning designer Ashley Hayes, with production and multi-media design by James Cooper and The Attic Room. ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN features internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre members Celeste Akiki, Isabel Lindley, J.T. Melaragno, Cydne Moore, Joseph Perez, Charlotte Robinson, Graham Silbert and Megan Wright. Birthday parties, hosted by gaily-costumed members of the ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN Company, are available in conjunction with every performance. It’s Around Town’s “Favorite Pick!” It’ll be yours, too! Saturdays, 2pm, Sundays 12:30, October 4-26 only.

The Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Taste of Santa Paula
restaurant and winery event, proudly sponsored by Athens Services, Limoneira and Southern California Edison. Event includes live music and entertainment, door prizes and a poker walk down historic Main Street.

Taste of Santa Paula attendees will have the chance to sample a wide range of local favorites, from high-end cuisine to down-home BBQ. This year’s ticketed event is Thursday, October 2, 5 pm to 8 pm, with an array of culinary partners:

 Clos Des Amis
 El Capricho Restuarant Cantina
 Gunsmoke BBQ
 Parque 1055
 R&Q Kitchen
 Rabalais Bistro
 Santa Paula Cellars
 Sister's Asian Eatery
 Trois Le Fou
 To name a few…more restaurant and winery partners to be announced closer to the event date.

Taste of Santa Paula will be held at Palazzio Event Center at 814 East Main Street in Santa Paula, California.

This powerhouse sax sextet (yes really!) returns with another genre-bending, high-energy, and hilarious mix of jazz, classical, ragtime, and pop brilliance.