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NAMBA’s Playwrights’ Splash Festival, 5 Cultures and 5 Perspectives in 5 Shows presenting 5 Years or 5 Minutes, Sunday, August 6, 7 pm. Written and performed by Jonatan Pinke, directed by MJ Karmi. Winner Hollywood Producers Encore Award. Nominated for Best Solo Show & Splash Award at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Based on a true experience, a young man says goodbye to his family and friends to find his story. With only a backpack, while Covid closes borders, he finds himself on the streets of Spain scared, hungry and in a lot of pain. See how he survives it all with an epic tale of adventure to tell.

Parents can have an evening to themselves while their kids have fun under supervised care at the Yarrow Family YMCA, Friday, August 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

While parents spend the event out, their kids will enjoy a night of carnival games, races, prizes, and basketball gym free play. All activities are led by YMCA staff.

The cost is $20 per child (YMCA members) and $30 per child (non-YMCA members). The minimum age is 4 (must be able to use the restroom on their own).

The Yarrow Y is at 31105 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Westlake Village. For more information and to register, go to https://www.sevymca.org/events.

Brittney Burchett is a 30 year old from Ventura, California. She began singing on stage at the age of 6 and started singing even before she could speak. Music has always been a big part of her life, but she didn’t start writing it until she was 16 (when she first picked up the guitar). Since then, she has written over 300 original songs in multiple bands and other musical projects. Her singing styles include but aren’t limited to jazz, blues, R&B, punk, country, rock, and even a little opera. She is mostly compared to the late singer Janis Joplin.

Please join the Santa Barbara Prime Time Band, directed by Dr. Paul Mori, in a Holiday Music Celebration and Community Sing-Along on Friday December 15th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on the State Street steps of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Guest vocalists Gary Smith and Miriam Dance and the Dos Pueblos High School Choir, directed by Courtney Anderson, will be joining the band in a selection of holiday favorites that include everything from traditional carols to contemporary classics. Bring the entire family to sit back and relax, and then be immersed in a community sing-along. This event is sponsored by Downtown Santa Barbara.

The 78th Ojai Music Festival, June 6 to 9, 2024, welcomes as Music Director pianist Mitsuko Uchida, one of the most universally admired artists of our time. The Festival will include more than 20 concerts and free events in the beautiful setting of the Ojai Valley with programs that span from Uchida’s lifelong exploration of the Mozart piano concertos to music by some of today’s most compelling composers.
The 2024 Festival welcomes Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brentano String Quartet, violinist Alexi Kenney, cellist Jay Campbell, harpist Julie Smith Phillips and introduces soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon, percussionist Sae Hashimoto, accordionist Ljubinka Kulisic and bassist Rick Stotijn to Ojai audiences.

Calling all music lovers!! Goleta Valley Historical Society's FREE summer concert series, Music at the Ranch, kicks off July 16! Join us on Tuesday evenings from 5:30pm-7:30pm for terrific tunes and fantastic food trucks!

This year's concert schedule:
July 16 - MEZCAL MARTINI
July 23 - THE AMERICANA CATS
July 30 - OUT OF THE BLUE
August 6 - THE NOMBRES
August 13 - DOUBLEWIDE KINGS
August 20 - SPENCER THE GARDENER

Mark your calendars and tell your friends! We'll be dancing with all of you soon!!

(Please leave your furry friends at home. No outside alcohol allowed.)

THRILLER 2024
Saturday, October 26th
Costume Dance Party 2:00pm / Thriller Performance 3:00pm
Practices begin September 21st
Wednesdays 6:00pm, Oak Park Stage
Saturdays 9:45am, Beach (Chase Palm Park Soccer Field)


Every year, World Dance for Humanity hosts Santa Barbara’s Thriller event, a FREE family-friendly dance party and performance. It's part of “Thrill the World,” a global event that happens each year on the Saturday before Halloween. On that day, about 100 dancing Zombies will rise up at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens, casting away inhibitions to create a SPOOKTACULAR community experience! All ages and abilities welcome!


Thriller Info with PRACTICE VIDEOS: https://worlddanceforhumanity.org/thriller/

The Santa Barbara City College Foundation's 6th annual Spring Forward! Gala will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the beautiful Great Meadow of SBCC’s West Campus, overlooking the ocean. Please join us in celebrating SBCC and supporting student success!

Sponsorship opportunities are available — visit the Spring Forward! Gala website for more information. (https://www.sbccfoundation.org/spring-forward-gala/ )

We look forward to celebrating and raising funds to support the SBCC Promise, student support programs, scholarships, book grants, emergency funds, and more.

Grupo Bella elegantly expands the styles of traditional Mexican folk with passionate musicianship and a fresh, evolving sound. Led by Grammy-winning vocalist Vanessa Ramirez, the group blends mariachi roots with Mexican pop, boleros, huasteco, and even American classics, creating music that pays homage to the past while pushing boundaries.

FOUR FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
Thursday, September 18 | 7 PM | Carpinteria Vets Memorial Building
Friday, September 19 | 7 PM Isla Vista Elementary
Saturday, September 20 | 7 PM | Guadalupe City Hall
Sunday, September 21 | 6 PM | Marjorie Luke Theatre

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

Grupo Bella elegantly expands the styles of traditional Mexican folk with passionate musicianship and a fresh, evolving sound. Led by Grammy-winning vocalist Vanessa Ramirez, the group blends mariachi roots with Mexican pop, boleros, huasteco, and even American classics, creating music that pays homage to the past while pushing boundaries.

FOUR FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
Thursday, September 18 | 7 PM | Carpinteria Vets Memorial Building
Friday, September 19 | 7 PM Isla Vista Elementary
Saturday, September 20 | 7 PM | Guadalupe City Hall
Sunday, September 21 | 6 PM | Marjorie Luke Theatre

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