SBPAL : Events for April 2006

Extended Runs

through 2 april PCPA Theaterfest presents Rounding Third, A Major League Comedy. Thu–Sat at 7:30 pm; Wed, Sat & Sun matinee at 2 pm. Severson Theatre, Santa Maria. 922-8313. www.pcpa.org

1, 2, 7, 8, 9 april Unitarian Society Chautauqua Drama Series presents Morning’s At Seven by Paul Osborn. Directed by Brian Hansen, this American classic provides the drama, humor and innocence of four sisters who live in adjoining backyards of two houses in the Midwest in the 1930s and who find themselves in a titantic struggle in their tiny world. T.E. Kalem says “Whether one goes to the theatre to laugh, to cry, to muse or to learn, Morning’s At Seven satisfies all four appetites.” $10. 7:30 pm. Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1530 Santa Barbara Street. 684-7345 or 965-4583. www.ussb.org

1–30 april Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre presents Will Rogers’ America. Will was never so engaging! Directed by Jennifer Shepard. Adapted by Richard Hoag. $40. Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, 1800 Refugio Road, Goleta. 967-1962. www.circlebarbtheatre.com

6–15 april SBT: The Santa Barbara Theater presents Hughie by Eugene O’Neill. The classic American drama, starring Morlan Higgins. $32.50–$39.50. Thu–Sat at 8 pm; Sun, April 9 at 2 pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. 963-7282. www.centerstagetheater.org

13 april–14 may PCPA Theaterfest presents Oliver! A Dickens of a Musical! $18.75–$27.25. Marian Theatre, Santa Maria. 922-8313. www.pcpa.org

14 april–7 may Ensemble Theater Company presents Dublin Carol by Conor McPerson. Beautifully written bittersweet drama set in Dublin. “Storytelling in a rich and evocative style.”—Curtain Up. Tues–Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm and 7 pm. Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara Street. 962-8606. www.ensembletheatre.com

17–22 april UCSB Music presents UCSB Primavera Festival. A Festival of Contemporary Arts & Digital Media. Various Locations, UCSB campus. www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

20 april–7 may SBT: The Santa Barbara Theater presents The West Coast Premiere Production of String of Pearls by Michele Lowe, directed by Stephen Sachs. 27 women whose lives are changed through contact with a string of pearls. $32.50–$39.50. Fri & Sat at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 & 7 pm. No Sunday performance at 7 pm on April 23. Preview Thu, April 20 at 8 pm. Center Stage Theater. 963-7282. www.centerstagetheater.org

26 april–13 may SBCC Theater Group presents Lola Goes to Roma by Josefina Lopez, directed by Katie Laris. A new, sexy comedy from the playwright who wrote Real Women Have Curves. $14–$21, discounts for students, seniors and groups. Wed–Sat at 8 pm; Sun at 2pm; May 6 & May 13 at 2 pm. Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 800 block of Cliff Drive. 965-5935. www.sbcc.edu

Single Performances and Short Runs

1 saturday CAMA presents The Vocal Event of the Year! Samuel Ramey, bass & Frederica Von Stade, mezzo-soprano. Songs by Gershwin, Porter, Jerome Kern, Hammerstein, Sondheim, Ravel, Copland, and more. $30, $45, $60, $75. 8 pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street. 963-4408. www.camasb.org

1 saturday & 2 sunday Santa Barbara Master Chorale presents Canto General, Pablo Neruda’s Song of the People. Composed by Mikis Theodorakis. Conducted by Phillip McLendon. $17 general, $15 senior, $7 student. Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm. First Presbyterian Church, corner of State & Constance. 967-8287. www.sbmasterchorale.org

1 saturday & 2 sunday State Street Ballet presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This exciting production features a story by William Shakespeare set to dance by Rodney Gustafson—a romantic tale full of humor and delight. The program opens with 3 lively dances. Composed by Felix Mendelssohn. Book by William Shakespeare. Choreographed by Rodney Gustafson. Directed and adapted by Rodney Gustafson. $24–$44; seniors & students $20–$38; children under 12, $14. Sat at 8 pm & Sun at 2 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

3 monday Current Sounds presents Celebrating 20th-21st Century Chamber Music, with works by Mario Lavista, William Grant Still, Leslie Hogan, Elaine Fine, Chen Yi and more. Featured perfomers include the Ojai String Quartet, soprano Agatha Carubia, violinist Yue Deng, and pianists Leslie Hogan and Robert Else. Innovative and beautiful contemporary music. General $10; under 17, $5. 8 pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu Street. 964-0308.

4 tuesday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Anne Lamott & Mary Chapin Carpenter Music & narrative: two smart women. The Los Angeles Times calls it “A dazzling evening of storytelling and music.” $19–$40. 8 pm. UCSB Campbell Hall. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

6 thursday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Ladysmith Black Mambazo South African a cappella and dance. $40. 8 pm. UCSB Campbell Hall, Mesa Road, UCSB Campus. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

6 thursday Lobero’s Voices of Jazz Series presents John Pizzarelli Trio. An inventive guitarist plays the standards with swinging style. $35, $45. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

7 friday CAMA’s Masterseries presents 2001 Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist Olga Kern, piano, in recital. Compositions by Mendelssohn, Chopin, Rachmaninoff & Liszt. $25, $35. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.camasb.org

8 saturday & 9 sunday Santa Barbara Dance Alliance presents BASSH: Ballroom, Argentine Tango, Swing, Salsa & Hip-Hop. The hottest dancers in Santa Barbara! $16–22, $50 patron. 7 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

8 saturday & 9 sunday Santa Barbara Symphony presents Gisèlebration. Program includes Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances, Piazzolla Bandoneon Concerto, Holst St. Paul Suite and Tchaikovsky Serenade. Guest artist is Raul Jaurena on the Bandoneon. Conducted by Gisèle Ben-Dor. $24–$58; seniors & students, $17–$36. Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 3 pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street. 963-4408. www.thesymphony.org

11 tuesday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Yundi Li, piano playing Mozart, Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330, Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9, Chopin, Andante spianato Chopin, Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22, and Liszt, Rhapsodie espagnole, S. 254. The Global Sensation’s Southern California Debut! $40. 8 pm. UCSB Campbell Hall, Mesa Road, UCSB Campus. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

12 wednesday Santa Barbara Music Club presents Morning Concert, Chopin Etudes for piano, Grieg Sonata for violin and piano, Cleopatra arias from Julius Caesar by Handel, Ernest Bloch Concertino for flute, viola, piano. Free admission. 11 am. Faulkner Gallery, SB Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street. 683-0811. www.sbmusicclub.org

13–15 april Theatre UCSB presents Ephemeral/Indelible: A Concert in Motion, an evening of original dance. Concert direction by Stephanie Nugent. $13 discount, $17 general admission. Thu–Sat at 8 pm. Hatlen Theatre, UCSB campus. 893-3535. www.dramadance.ucsb.edu

18 tuesday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Lila Downs, acclaimed songstress who blends American/Mexican cultures. $35. 8 pm. UCSB Campbell Hall, Mesa Road, UCSB Campus. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

18 tuesday Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra Mostly Mozart Season Continues! Symphony No. 39, plus James Dick as soloist in Piano Concerto No. 23. Heiichiro Ohyama, Music Director. $42.50 & $37.50. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.sbco.org

19 wednesday UCSB Primavera Festival presents UCSB ECM Ensemble For Contemporary Music’s New Music: The Gospel According to. Music by Anne LeBaron, Joel Feigin, George Crumb & others. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB Music Building. www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

19 wednesday Santa Barbara Music Club presents Twilight Concert. Trio in A minor by Ravel for violin, cello and piano. Eine kleine Nachtmusik in G major by Mozart for piano duo. Westmont Chamber Singers performing Sacred to Secular, Renaissance to 20th Century. “A concert of sublime music” says Valley Voice. Free admission. 5 pm. Faulkner Gallery, SB Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street. 683-0811. www.sbmusicclub.org

20 thursday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents The Actors’ Gang: The Exonerated. Inventive theatre ensemble tackles tough issues. $40. 8 pm. UCSB Campbell Hall, Mesa Road, UCSB Campus. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

20 thursday UCSB Dance Company presents new dance works by faculty choreographers Christopher Pilafian, Valerie Huston, Tonia Shimin, and Stephanie Nugent, and a reconstruction of Jose Limon’s Psalm by professor emerita Alice Condodina. $12 general, $7 student. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB Campus.

20–22 april Westmont College Theatre & The Westmont Windancers present The Westmont Fringe Festival choreographed by Erlyne Whiteman and Victoria Finlayson and senior dance students. Directed by Erlyne Whiteman, faculty Victoria Finlayson and Mitchell Thomas, and student directors. The Festival combines theatre, dance, original music and performance art. Call for prices. Thu–Sat at 7 pm; Thu & Fri 8:30 pm; Sat 4:30, 7 & 8:30 pm. Porter Theatre, Westmont College, Department of Theatre Arts, 955 La Paz Road. 565-6040. www.westmont.edu

21 friday UCSB Primavera Festival presents UCSB Create: New Electroacoustic Music. UCSB’s Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, Director, Curtis Roads, Associate Director) presents a concert featuring new electroacoustic and multimedia works. The program will showcase the works of student composers from California digital media centers such as Stanford, UCSB, Mills College, California Institute of the Arts, and UCSB. Free admission. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB Campus.

22 saturday Opera Santa Barbara presents Opera in Blue Jeans: Girl of the Golden West (La Fanciulla del West). Composed by Puccini, conducted by Valery Ryvkin. A fun combination of opera and BBQ! $125–$200 per ticket, depending on seating preference. 4:30 pm. Crossroads Barn, 4871 Foxen Canyon Road, Los Olivos. 898-3890. www.operasb.com

22 saturday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents California EAR Unit: Morton Subotnik, James Sellars, Eve Belgarian, Shaun Naidoo, Anne Le Baron, and EAR Unit’s own Amy Knoles. The adventurous ensemble performs an electrifying program. $30. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB Campus. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

22 saturday Sings Like Hell presents Sony Kitchell Band and Cynical Girls with Marti Jones and Amy Rigby. The greatest music you’ve never heard. Original singer-songwriters in concert. $39.50 advance, $42.50 day of show. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 22 East Canon Perdido. 963-0761. www.singslikehell.com

23 sunday UCSB Music presents Helen Callus, Viola and Robert Koenig, Piano Chiaroscuro—Music of the Heart, with guest artist Jill Felber, flute. An afternoon of beautiful music written from the heart, showcasing the viola in its many shades with dazzling virtuosity. Program includes Robert Schumann, Adagio and Allegro; Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet Suite; Maurice Duruflé, Elegy. Recitative and Variations; Henri Vieuxtemps, Elegy; Rebecca Clarke, Lullaby; Frank Bridge, Miniatures: Romanze; Ralph Vaughan Williams, Romanze; Frank Bridge, Appassionata; Johannes Brahms, “Scherzo” from FAE Sonata. All proceeds to benefit the UCSB Music Affiliates Scholarship Fund. Presented by Karen Spechler in association with Coldwell Banker. $15 general, $10 student. 3 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 893-0761.

24 monday Speaking of Stories presents Families on Family, a selection of stories about families with a twist-many of the performers are family and friends. Directed by Maggie Mixsell. $13–$30. 7:30 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

25 tuesday SBCS Arts Task Force presents TEKA and Leslie Lembo: Benefit Concert for Santa Barbara Charter School. Mari, Jeff and Charla (folk), Rebecca Troon (singer/songwriter), Les Gendarmes du Swing (Gypsy jazz), TEKA (Brazilian jazz) and special guest Leslie Lembo (rhythm and blues). $15. 7 pm. SOHO, 1221 State Street. 962-7776.

25 tuesday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Taj Mahal & Mavis Staples, a rousing concert of blues and soul. $45. 8 pm. UCSB Campbell Hall, Mesa Road, UCSB Campus. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

26 wednesday UCSB Humanities Center presents Ervin Somogyi, Luthier, IHC Visiting Artist: The Guitar: Its Journey from Andalusia to Nashville, from Elvis & Hendrix to Carnegie Hall. Free admission. 2 pm. Music Room 1213, Music Department UCSB Campus.

26 wednesday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Paul Taylor Dance Company, the brilliant, imaginative modern dance troupe. $40. 8 pm. UCSB Campbell Hall, Mesa Road, UCSB Campus. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

27 thursday & 28 friday UCSB Music presents UCSB Annual Karl Geiringer Lectures with Frank A. D’Accone, Professor Emeritus, UCLA. On April 27, Professor Frank A. D’Accone, Doyen of Florentine studies in the late middle ages and the Renaissance, gives a talk entitled, “Bernardo Pisano and the Early Madrigal: A Reconsideration.” On April 28, Professor D’Accone will speak on “Music in Renaissance Siena.” Free admission. 4 pm. Karl Geiringer Hall, Music Department UCSB.

29 saturday Santa Barbara Vocal Jazz Foundation presents An Afternoon with VocalPoint. A jazz benefit for music education. Silent and live auction, raffle prizes, wine, appetizers, dessert bar and entertainment by Peter Clark Jazz Pianist and VocalPoint with special guests. $35. 3:30 pm to 6 pm. Home of Sarah and Fred Kass, Hope Ranch. 569-9658 for reservations and information. www.sbvocaljazz.org

29 saturday Santa Barbara Festival Ballet presents Don Quixote. A full length ballet in three acts based upon Cervantes’ classic novel Don Quixote de la Mancha. Composed by Marius Pepita. Book by Miguel Cervantes. $15 student, $35 adult. 2 pm and 7 pm. Lobero Theater, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

30 sunday Channel Islands YMCA & Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History present Artists Field Day. Artistic direction by Christopher Pilafian & Lisa Thomas Macrum, musical direction by Randy Tico. Choreographers, visual artists, filmakers & poets will fill the museum with creations uniquely focused on the creative process. Robin Bisio, Jenn McCandles, Stephanie Nugent, Nancy Colahan, Tonia Shimin, James Donlon, Steven Lovelace, Christopher Pilafian, and a dozen diverse musicians will be performing in creative spaces at the site, indoors and out! Eight art films will be shown with dance, music and art, over 100 visual art pieces on display. A community canvas quilt will be made alongside community poetry creations. 12–2 pm. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. 569-1103. www.artistsfieldday.com

30 sunday Santa Barbara Music Club presents Benefit Concert: Music of Diemer & Mozart. Emma Lou Diemer Fiesta for organ; Monzart Piano Sonata in B flat and Trio in E flat for clarinet, viola, piano; Diemer Pslams for trumpet and organ; Encore for piano; Homage to Poulenc, Mozart and MacDowell for flute, cello and piano. $25, includes Meet-the-Artists Reception. 3 pm. Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara Street. 705-1158. www.sbmusicclub.org

30 sunday UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Ravi & Anoushka Shankar: Festival of India. Legendary sitarists celebrate Indian music. $55, $45. 7 pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street. 893-3535. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu