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It’s the 10th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 14 – Nov 16, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering over 36 plays, workshops and family-oriented events. What’s happening on BFF TUESDAYS?

Oct 14: In How to Live Like a Millionaire When You’re a Million Short, best-selling author/presenter Marilyn Anderson provides tons of money-saving tips on entertainment, travel, shopping, fashion, health, beauty, home décor and more. Includes sumptuous opening night Wine and Sweets reception with Marilyn. 60 min. All ages. (almost full)

Oct 21: Cynthia Spierer’s moving ensemble piece, A Crack in Everything, is a tense and tender romantic drama about the cost of seeing someone clearly through a fractured wall. Directed by Eric Scott Golovan. 75 min. Rated 13+ (almost full)

Oct 28: Sonja Marie’s FREE BRICKS is a brutally honest quest for self-acknowledgement and purpose as an emotionally exhausted individual joins the rest of the population of the Black women who are disappearing due to their Ancestors rescuing them off the planet. Includes post-show Q&A with the artist. Directed by Ernie Silva. 70 min. Rated 18+

Nov 4: Warren Sata’s Encounters: The Adventures of Heroes and Heroines, Beekeepers, Babysitters and Helper – a First Look Staged Reading. 75 min. Rated 12+

Nov 11: Albie Selznick’s Letter from David – a kid’s quest to work with David Bowie. Did he succeed? Come and find out. Includes post show Q&A with the artists. Directed by Laura Maccabee. 75 min. All ages.

Binge on Theatre this Fall – a great alternative to your couch.

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.

Conejo Valley Folk Dancers present!

Armenian Dance Workshop
with Naomi Eshoo
Sunday, November 16, 2025 1:30 – 4:00 pm

Hillcrest Center for the Arts
403 W. Hillcrest Dr. Thousand Oaks, California
WORKSHOP FEE: $10 at the door
This workshop is open to all
E-MAIL: pdavilar@bucknell.edu

Naomi Eshoo began learning Armenian Folk dance when she was eight and joined her first dance troupe with John and Helen Bilezikjian at eleven, but her love for the music and dances began even earlier. Before she could read, her father (the late Dan Eshoo Sr.) drew a smiley face on her favorite Armenian cassette so she could find and play it whenever she wanted.

Naomi has taught at the Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp since 2011 and particularly enjoys the “picnic” dances because of the feeling of unification they create among the dancers and the ability to dance with (reckless) abandon. She attributes her love for the dances to the memories with her father and to her teachers Tom Bozigian, Barbara Chookasian, John and Helen Bilezikjian, and Mike Solakian.

CVFD is a member of California Folk Dance Federation South and Arts Council of the Conejo Valley

It’s the 10th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 14 – Nov 16, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering over 36 plays, workshops and family-oriented events. What’s happening on BFF THURSDAYS?

Oct 16: STAGE MAMMA: From Child Star to Leading Lady. Award-winning actor Rheagan Wallace shares her extraordinary life with raw honesty, poignant reflection, and unexpected humor. “A virtuosic solo performance!” DoLA. Includes post-show Q&A with the artist. Rated 16+

Oct 23: Wise Ass Women from the Westside, an evening of comedic storytelling featuring Pattie Fitzgerald, Wendy Hammers and Susan Landon. Three wise (ass) women from the westside of LA share their wit and wisdom in comedic monologues, stand up bits, and stories. You’ll laugh a lot, cry maybe a little, and be grateful you are alive. Rated 16+

Oct 30: Zach Ring’s The Advocate is a “Hollywood” dramedy filled with suspense, lucky breaks and unluck consequences. Written, directed and produced by Zach Ring; featuring Rob Nagle, William Duffy Reina Guthrie, Clarissa Park, Hilary Kang Oglesby. 18+

Oct 30: Terri Silverman’s Workshop for Writers, Performers, Storytellers & Anyone Who Has Something to say. Fun writing and story-telling exercises. No experience necessary – just the willingness to have fun and take a little leap.

Nov 6: My Great Turnround: What God and Argentine Tango Taught Me About Life. Amidst a spectacular whirlwind of comedy, truth, multimedia and fabulous Argentine Tango, Ruthie Danziger and Tango Pro Daniel Ledesma answer the burning question, “Will this fiery, passionate dance be enough to reignite Ruthie’s passion and purpose in life, or will she Tango alone? Includes post-show Q&A and refreshments with the cast. Rated 16+

Nov 13: Trans Mom vs Family court: Justice Sees No Gender. A brutal custody fight. No attorney. No safety net. Just truth, love, risk and raw will. With reenactment, live looping, original music, courtroom audio,photographs and video clips, Rejyna Douglass-Whitman tells the story no one else could. Includes post-show Q&A with the artist. Winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival Transcendent Craft and Daredevil Awards Rated 14+

Binge on Theatre this Fall – a great alternative to your couch.

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.

2025/26 Joint Season Opener
Romeo & Juliet
Saturday, October 18 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 19 | 3:00 PM

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM

A love forbidden. A love immortal. The greatest moments from Prokofiev’s greatest ballet—the ardent Romeo and Juliet performed with grace and passion by dancers from State Street Ballet on the Granada stage. These concerts—and the season—begin as Nir Kabaretti and the Santa Barbara Symphony perform Shostakovich’s spirited Festive Overture and Rachmaninoff’s Men’s Dance from the Opera Aleko.

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, conductor
State Street Ballet
Santa Barbara City College Brass

Repertoire
SHOSTAKOVICH | Festive Overture
RACHMANINOFF | Men’s Dance from the Opera Aleko
PROKOFIEV | Romeo & Juliet, Acts 1 & 2 (with dancers from State Street Ballet)

Visit for more: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/state-street-ballet/

Join us for the 10th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 14 – Nov 16, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering over 36 plays, workshops and family-oriented events. What’s on for BFF SATURDAY AFTERNOONS?

Oct 18: MAFIA ANONYMOUS: THE WOMEN SPEAK - Nella leads a women’s Mafia Anonymous group — a place where secrets unravel and stories are finally spoken. Rumors have long circulated that Nella’s father did business with the Mafia. She’s here to set the record straight... or is she? Pina brings to life the voices of many, as she channels the raw, untold stories of women entangled in the shadows of organized crime — with humor, grit, and heart. Written & Performed by PINA – Fiction Based on Truth. 21+

Nov 1: RAG DOLL ON A BOMB SITE – A BFF MUSICAL SELECTION - On opening night of The Threepenny Opera, Kurt Weill demands the show be canceled—Lotte Lenya’s name is missing from the program. Desperate to perform, she relives her traumatic past through emotional songs and haunting dances. Sung. Danced. Lived. But will it be enough to change his mind? “Shelley Cooper weaves a poetic spell that really does create a sense that you’re watching Austrian-American actress Lotte Lenya make her way in 1928 Berlin.” Book, Lyrics, Composer, Choreographer & Performer Shelley Cooper; Director & Developer Kelsey Miller; Developer & Producer Jessica Lynn Johnson. 16+

Nov 8: ADOPTED BY APPALACHIANS – Featuring Special Agent Fox Mulder from The X-files to serve as mentor and partner to our young detective in her investigation, and Appalachian Queen Dolly Parton as the musical narrator, this show turns the Whodunnit genre on its head. A Mystery Solo show set in a time before DNA technology, AKA the 90's in the rural South, that follows a young detective who wants to believe in the paranormal but gets sidetracked by the real life cold case to uncover her true identity. Written & Performed by Paulina Combow; Produced by Jessica Lynn Johnson; tech/art Producer Luis Villanueva. 13+

Binge on Theatre this Fall – give your couch a rest!

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.

You’re invited to Hospice of Santa Barbara’s 42nd Annual Light Up a Life Ceremony!


Join us for this beloved community tradition of remembering and honoring those you miss this holiday season. Each ceremony will feature speakers and special guests, entertainment, refreshments, and the lighting of a memorial tree.


Please come to one or more of our Light Up A Life ceremonies, and hang a star in memory of a loved one who has died or in honor of someone living. We encourage you to personalize your star – often people include a photo or quote to commemorate memories shared.


This year we are excited to welcome back Lois Mahalia, John Vale, Dos Pueblos Jazz Choir, and the Cold Springs School Chorus to certain ceremonies, along with cookies from Robin Himovitz and Aunt Janet’s Cookies, poetry by Perie Longo and Melinda Palacio, and other amazing speakers and guests.


We hope you can join us to celebrate and remember those we loved.


Dates and Locations:
Montecito – Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, 5:00PM - Stars sales & music program starts 30 min later, Montecito Upper Village Green Corner of San Ysidro & E. Valley Rd.
Santa Barbara – Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, 5:30PM - Star sales & music program starts 30 min later, Lobero Theatre 33 E. Canon Perdido
Carpinteria – Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, 5:00PM - Stars sales & music program starts 30 min later, Seal Fountain Linden Ave.
Goleta – Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, 5:00PM - Stars sales & music program starts 30 min later, Camino Real Marketplace Storke & Marketplace Dr.


Visit https://www.hospiceofsb.org/lual to learn more

Join us for a hands-on creative workshop led by Guest Artist Sondra Weiss where kindness comes to life through art and words! Children and families will design handmade cards and appreciation notes for the people who make our community special, from teachers and mentors to local helpers, favorite restaurants, and nonprofits. Using colorful collage materials and thoughtful writing prompts, we’ll craft messages that spread gratitude and joy throughout our town. Together, we’ll celebrate caring connections and help our community shine a little brighter, one card at a time. All tools and materials are provided.

Santa Barbara Symphony- Mozart Requiem
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM


The genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart revealed itself early, developed swiftly, and vanished all too soon. Nir Kabaretti leads the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus and soloists in the deeply affecting Requiem, the final testament that Mozart would never live to complete. Plus, the radiant Musica Celestis of Aaron Jay Kernis, and a newly commissioned work from the brilliant, colorful composer Andrea Tarrodi, her Double Trombone Concerto featuring The Symphony’s own Dillon MacIntyre and Swedish brass virtuoso Christian Lindberg.

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Christian Lindberg, Trombone
Dillon MacIntyre, Trombone
Anastasia Malliaras, Soprano
Christina Pezzarossi, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Gilstrap, Bass-Baritone
Brad Bickhardt, Tenor
Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus

Repertoire
AARON JAY KERNIS | Musica Celestis
ANDREA TARRODI | Double Trombone Concerto (co-commissioned by The Symphony and Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Dedicated to Christian Lindberg, Daniel Téllez Gutiérrez, & Dillon MacIntyre)
MOZART | Requiem

For more info and tickets, visit: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/mozart-requiem/

Santa Barbara Symphony- Mozart Requiem
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel
Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM


The genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart revealed itself early, developed swiftly, and vanished all too soon. Nir Kabaretti leads the Santa Barbara Symphony, the Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus and soloists in the deeply affecting Requiem, the final testament that Mozart would never live to complete. Plus, the radiant Musica Celestis of Aaron Jay Kernis, and a newly commissioned work from the brilliant, colorful composer Andrea Tarrodi, her Double Trombone Concerto featuring The Symphony’s own Dillon MacIntyre and Swedish brass virtuoso Christian Lindberg.

The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
Christian Lindberg, Trombone
Dillon MacIntyre, Trombone
Anastasia Malliaras, Soprano
Christina Pezzarossi, Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Gilstrap, Bass-Baritone
Brad Bickhardt, Tenor
Santa Barbara Symphony Chorus

Repertoire
AARON JAY KERNIS | Musica Celestis
ANDREA TARRODI | Double Trombone Concerto (co-commissioned by The Symphony and Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Dedicated to Christian Lindberg, Daniel Téllez Gutiérrez, & Dillon MacIntyre)
MOZART | Requiem

For more info and tickets, visit: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/mozart-requiem/

New Year’s Eve with The Symphony
A Broadway & Hollywood Celebration

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Granada Theatre

Pop the cork and cue the downbeat — Santa Barbara’s most glamorous New Year’s Eve tradition is here!

Join the Santa Barbara Symphony and guest conductor Stuart Malina for a sparkling night of Broadway showstoppers, Hollywood hits, and all-American orchestral flair. Sip a complimentary glass of bubbly, soak in the glow of the Granada, and ring in 2026 in high style.

Starring the radiant Madison Claire Parks, this high-energy concert features vocal fireworks and symphonic favorites from Richard Rodgers, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, and a grand finale from John Williams’ E.T.

Dress to impress and end the year in symphonic bliss!

The Artists
Stuart Malina, Guest Conductor
Madison Claire Parks, Vocalist

For more info and tickets, visit: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/new-years-eve-2026/