Search results for

Join the Santa Barbara Chamber Players on Saturday, April 6th at 7:30 pm at the First United Methodist Church at 305 E. Anapamu Street. They will play Fauré Pelléas et Melisande Suite, Piazzolla (arr. Marturet) Adiós Nonino, and Brahms Serenade No. 1, Op. 11 with Emmanuel Fratianni, conductor. Purchase tickets ($20, K-12 free) at sbchamberplayers.org.

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center will be hosting the Simi Valley Art Association's Spring Exhibit, Bridges: Art and Community, from April 6th - June 2nd. The Artist Reception will be held Thursday, April 18th from 5 - 7 pm.

Learn to crochet with Madison Connaughton on Friday, November 22, at 6:00 pm. We’ll cover the basics in this fun, beginner-friendly workshop, including how to chain, make a “magic circle,” and create essential stitches—all leading up to crafting a classic granny square.

Each attendee will leave with a crochet hook and a ball of yarn to keep practicing at home.

Your $25 ticket includes all materials.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Global History and the California Missions: A Sea Story” with author, artist, educator, and native Californian Janet Dowling Sands on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:00. This beautifully illustrated presentation will explain how the missions were inextricably linked to global maritime history and prehistory, including the latest research on the origins of California’s indigenous people, whose ancestors came to the Americas thousands of years before the first European soldiers and missionaries arrived.

Cost is free for SBMM’s Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members, and $20 for members of the public. There will also be a pre-lecture reception for members only from 6:15-6:45pm. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/ and become a member at https://sbmm.org.

About the Speaker
Janet Sands, author of On a Mission: The Real Story of the California Missions, has developed a unique perspective on history—shaped by extensive research and by many years of engagement with educators, scientists and historians. She is a California native with a degree in Art History from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a lifelong student of history, art, and the natural world, and a collector of American regional art. She is currently working to complete her next book, Collision of Cultures: A Traveler’s History of the American Southwest.

This event is generously sponsored by Marie L. Morrisroe.

¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! (Viva) kicks off its exciting new season with Las Cafeteras. Enjoy the dynamic rhythms of Las Cafeteras with three free community performances.


Born and raised East of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras are a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats, and powerful rhymes that document stories of a community seeking to “build a world where many worlds fit.” This dynamic group transcends genres from Afro-Mexican to Americana, from Soul to Son Jarocho, from Roots to Rock and Hip-Hop. The use of traditional instrumentation like the eight string jarana, four string requinto, quijada (donkey jawbone), and tarima (wooden platform) produce their unique and electrifying sound.


Las Cafeteras has performed with Mexican icons Café Tacuba, Natalia LaFourcade, Lila Downs, Gypsy Kings, Colombian superstar Juanes, hip-hop artist Common, Los Angeles legends Ozomatli and Los Lobos, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and many more.


For more information about Las Cafeteras and Viva, please visit https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/learn/viva-el-arte-de-santa-barbara/.


THREE FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES


Friday, September 6 | 7 PM | Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Rd, Goleta
Saturday, September 7 | 7 PM | Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St, Guadalupe, CA
Sunday, September 8 | 6 PM | The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E Cota St, Santa Barbara

¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! (Viva) kicks off its exciting new season with Las Cafeteras. Enjoy the dynamic rhythms of Las Cafeteras with three free community performances.


Born and raised East of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras are a sonic explosion of Afro-Mexican rhythms, electronic beats, and powerful rhymes that document stories of a community seeking to “build a world where many worlds fit.” This dynamic group transcends genres from Afro-Mexican to Americana, from Soul to Son Jarocho, from Roots to Rock and Hip-Hop. The use of traditional instrumentation like the eight string jarana, four string requinto, quijada (donkey jawbone), and tarima (wooden platform) produce their unique and electrifying sound.


Las Cafeteras has performed with Mexican icons Café Tacuba, Natalia LaFourcade, Lila Downs, Gypsy Kings, Colombian superstar Juanes, hip-hop artist Common, Los Angeles legends Ozomatli and Los Lobos, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and many more.


For more information about Las Cafeteras and Viva, please visit https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/learn/viva-el-arte-de-santa-barbara/.


THREE FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES


Friday, September 6 | 7 PM | Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Rd, Goleta
Saturday, September 7 | 7 PM | Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St, Guadalupe, CA
Sunday, September 8 | 6 PM | The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E Cota St, Santa Barbara

What if the parts of yourself you have thrown away were the very things that could set you free?

This August, Trash Club, a new solo storytelling show by acclaimed writer and performer Elaine Gale, invites audiences to laugh, cry, and dig deep into the messy magic of being human. Directed by Teagan Rose, the show will run August 6 and 7, 2025, at 7 PM at the Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara.

Born out of a real-life Trash Club Gale started on the streets of Los Angeles, this raw and irreverent performance mixes storytelling, stand-up, ritual, and a dumpster dive into the fire of human spirit. Through tales of divorce and heartbreak, midlife reinvention, the death of her mother, and a once-in-a-century pandemic, Gale asks one central question: “What parts of myself have I thrown away, and am I brave enough to dig them back out?” Along the way, unlikely sages help her decide what is worth repurposing.

Tickets and Details
When: Two nights only – August 6th and 7th, 7-8:15 pm
Tickets: $27 ($32 at the door)
Purchase Now: www.centerstagetheater.org/show-details/trash-club-a-storytelling-show
All ticket sales are final. General admission, with no late seating once the performance begins.

Camerata Pacifica, noted for its adventurous musical offerings, continues its season with an intriguing program of remarkable works for percussion and piano that features two sets of musical spouses, April 1-6, 2025, at four Southern California locations.

The musical athleticism of acclaimed piano duo Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee, spouses who “produce an entirely unified sound… (and) fool our ears into believing all the notes are coming from a single musician” (The Berkshire Edge) is showcased on Stravinsky’s electrifying The Rite of Spring for Piano Four Hands. They also perform Poulenc’s Elegie for Two Pianos, a tender and beautiful memorial to a friend, and J.S. Bach’s Three Chorale Preludes, arranged for piano duo by Hungarian composer György Kurtág.

Camerata Pacifica Principal Percussionist Ji Hye Jung and percussionist W. Lee Vinson, spouses as well and both lauded for their extraordinary talent and enthralling performances, join Dank and Lee to let their mallets fly on Bartók’s landmark Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.

The performance is Sunday, April 6, 3:00 pm, at Thousand Oaks’ Janet and Ray Scherr Forum.

For tickets $91, including fees, at Janet and Ray Scherr Forum) and information, visit www.cameratapacifica.org.

Armed with a warm, soulful sound, the Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated artist Gaby Moreno creates music that offers an intoxicating invitation into her musical world for English and Spanish speakers alike.

Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala, singer-songwriter-producer Gaby Moreno has released 9 albums, received her first Grammy award in 2024 for her project X Mí (Vol. 1) (Best Latin Pop Album, 2024), earned additional Grammy nominations for her albums Alegoría (Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, 2023) and Illusion (Best Latin Pop Album, 2017), and has won two Latin Grammy Awards (Best New Artist, 2013 and Best Traditional Tropical Album, 2023). Moreno has shared the international stage with pop music luminaries such as Bono, Andrea Boccelli, Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco, Punch Brothers, Hugh Laurie, Buena Vista Social Club, Calexico, David Gray, and many more.

Through her various projects, Moreno has redefined Americana as the only prominent Latina in the genre today, opening the doors for other marginalized voices and transforming the landscape overall.

FOUR FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
Thursday, November 6 | 7 PM | Carpinteria Vets Memorial Building
Friday, November 7 | 7 PM Isla Vista Elementary
Saturday, November 8 | 7 PM | Guadalupe City Hall
Sunday, November 9 | 6 PM | Marjorie Luke Theatre

For more information please visit:
https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/learn/viva-el-arte-de-santa-barbara/

Armed with a warm, soulful sound, the Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated artist Gaby Moreno creates music that offers an intoxicating invitation into her musical world for English and Spanish speakers alike.

Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Guatemala, singer-songwriter-producer Gaby Moreno has released 9 albums, received her first Grammy award in 2024 for her project X Mí (Vol. 1) (Best Latin Pop Album, 2024), earned additional Grammy nominations for her albums Alegoría (Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, 2023) and Illusion (Best Latin Pop Album, 2017), and has won two Latin Grammy Awards (Best New Artist, 2013 and Best Traditional Tropical Album, 2023). Moreno has shared the international stage with pop music luminaries such as Bono, Andrea Boccelli, Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco, Punch Brothers, Hugh Laurie, Buena Vista Social Club, Calexico, David Gray, and many more.

Through her various projects, Moreno has redefined Americana as the only prominent Latina in the genre today, opening the doors for other marginalized voices and transforming the landscape overall.

FOUR FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
Thursday, November 6 | 7 PM | Carpinteria Vets Memorial Building
Friday, November 7 | 7 PM Isla Vista Elementary
Saturday, November 8 | 7 PM | Guadalupe City Hall
Sunday, November 9 | 6 PM | Marjorie Luke Theatre

For more information please visit:
https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/learn/viva-el-arte-de-santa-barbara/