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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/

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/

THRILLER 2025
Saturday, October 25th
Halloween Dance Party 2:00pm / Thriller Performance 3:00pm

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!

Practices are ongoing!
Wednesdays 6:00pm, Oak Park Stage
Saturdays 9:45am, Beach (Chase Palm Park Soccer Field)

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

Santa Barbara Symphony- Romantic Hollywood
Valentine’s Weekend!

Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 3:00 PM
The Granada Theatre

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

Valentine’s weekend brings the sweep of cinema’s most romantic melodies. A concert of love themes, stories, and songs from Hollywood classics: Out of Africa, Dr. Zhivago, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more!

The Artist
Richard Kaufman, Conductor

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

Santa Barbara Symphony- Romantic Hollywood
Valentine’s Weekend!

Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 15, 2026 | 3:00 PM
The Granada Theatre

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

Valentine’s weekend brings the sweep of cinema’s most romantic melodies. A concert of love themes, stories, and songs from Hollywood classics: Out of Africa, Dr. Zhivago, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more!

The Artist
Richard Kaufman, Conductor

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