Extended Runs

26–27 may & 1–3 june Theatre UCSB presents The Dinosaur Within by John Walch. A drama of mystery and longing. Directed by Risa Brainin. $13 student, $17 general. May 26–27 & June 1–3 at 8 pm, June 3 at 2 pm. Hatlen Theatre, UCSB campus. 893-3535. www.dramadance.ucsb.edu

now–2 july Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre presents The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney. Directed by Jim Sirianni. Where family and tradition collide. $40. Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, 1800 Refugio Road. 967-1962. www.circlebarbtheatre.com

14 june–16 july PCPA Theaterfest presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Broadway’s Family Musical Sensation. “Superb....A treat for all ages!”—Santa Barbara NewsPress. $25–$31.75, senior & student discounts available. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 Second Street, Solvang. 922-8313. www.pcpa.org

Single Performances and Short Runs

1 thursday UCSB Music presents UCSB Wind Ensemble: Annual Spring Concert. Featuring Mosher Wind. Quintet in a work by Gillingham; also, pieces by Bartok, Villa-Lobos, Milhaud, Khachaturian. Directed by Paul Bambach. $12 general, $7 students. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB Campus. 893-7001. www.music.ucsb.edu

2 friday ShowStoppers presents Radio KIDS. Kids create a radio show. Directed by Radu Azdril. $5 at the door. La Colina Jr. High School, 4025 Foothil Road. 682-6043. www.showstoppersmusicaltheatre.com

2 friday UCSB Music presents UCSB Chamber Choir & University Singers: Scandinavian Choral Music. UCSB’s stellar choral ensembles present an evening of music from Scandinavia, a part of the world which has produced some of the best choral writing in the last century. Singing in original languages, the choirs will present music by national romantic composers Hugo Alfvén, Hildor Lundvik, Wilhelm Stenhammar and David Wikander, as well as contemporary works by Vejlo Tormis from Estonia; Aulis Sallinen, Pekka Kostiainen and Matti Hyökki from Finland; and virtuosic choral works by Thomas Jennefelt, Sven-David Sandström and Lars Edlund from Sweden. $12 general, $7 students. 8 pm. St. Anthony’s Seminary Chapel. www.music.ucsb.edu

2 friday & 3 saturday Iridian Arts, Inc. presents vocalist and video artist Pamela Z with the Robin Cox Ensemble. “When Pamela Z takes the stage, she’s mesmerizing”—San Francisco Weekly “She’s too funny, inventive, and talented to keep a secret.”—The Village Voice $18 general, $13 students. 8 pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. 963-0408. www.centerstagetheater.org

3 saturday UCSB Music presents UCSB Middle East Ensemble: Evening of Middle Eastern Music and Dance. Directed by Scott Marcus. Also featured is the Ensemble’s Dance Troupe, directed by Alexandra King. $13 general, $8 students. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB campus. 893-2064. www.music.ucsb.edu/mee

4 sunday UCSB Music presents UCSB Jazz Ensemble. Directed by Jon Nathan. $12 general, $7 students. 7 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB campus. www.music.ucsb.edu/faculty/jnathan/jazz/

6 tuesday UCSB Music presents UCSB ECM (Ensemble for Contemporary Music). Director Jeremy Halaydna leads the ECM season finale with Composer-in-Residence Ursula Mamlok’s Polarities and From My Garden with violist Leah Lucas; and works by UCSB’s emerging talent, including Pursuit of Truth by Tim Beutler, and Scott Perry’s Eviscerations. Also featured: Jeremy Haladyna’s Descent of Kukulcan, written for faculty bassoonist Andrew Radford. $12 general, $7 students. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB campus. www.music.ucsb.edu

7 wednesday & 8 thursday UCSB Music presents UCSB Opera Workshop. The UCSB Opera Workshop will present performances of comic scenes with works by Mozart, Verdi, Britten, and Rossini. Musical direction by Dr. Steven Kronauer, stage direction by Michele Farr, and Erin Bronski, pianist. $12 general, $7 students. Wed at 2:30 pm and Thu at 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB campus. www.music.ucsb.edu

7 wednesday UCSB Music presents University Symphony with Concerto Competition Winners. Sean Newhouse, Conductor. Program: Francois Borne, Fantaisie brillante for Flute and Orchestra on themes of Carmen with Alison Hazen, flute; Paul Creston, Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra with Haig Shirinian, marimba; Ernest Bloch Suite for Viola and Orchestra with Leah Lucas, viola; Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished;” Carl Maria von Weber, Overture to Der Freischütz. $12 general, $7 students. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB Campus. www.music.ucsb.edu

8 thursday UCSB Music presents An Evening of North Indian Classical Music. Scott Marcus will lead the UCSB sitar classes in their spring performance. Rob Wallace, student of UCSB visiting tabla instructor Hom Nath Upadhyaya, will lead the tabla classes in a set of tabla solos. $12 general, $7 students. 7 pm. Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB campus. www.music.ucsb.edu

9 friday UCSB Music presents UCSB Gospel Choir. Victor Bell directs the group in traditional and contemporary works. $12 general, $7 students. 8 pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB campus. www.music.ucsb.edu

10 saturday Santa Barbara Music Club presents The Matinee Concert. “A concert of sublime music.”—Valley Voice. Featuring 2006 Scholarship Winners Outstanding Young Musicians performing music of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and other favorites. Free admission. 3 pm. Faulkner Gallery, SB Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street. 683-0811. www.sbmusicclub.org

13 tuesday Lobero Theatre Foundation presents Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio. The All-Star Reunion of Vibes Master’s Legendary Quartet. “This kind of soul-deep communication...so rarely occurs.” —All About Jazz. $50, $60. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

16 friday—18 sunday Santa Barbara Chamber Music Festival presents The Fourth Season—Immigrant Nation. American chamber music by George Gershwin, Samuel Barber, Joan Tower, Ingolf Dahl and others. Arrive early for refreshments on the patio. “A smorgasbord of delectable curiosities.”—Peter Frisch, News-Press. $20 single, $35 for two. 8:30 pm. First Congregational Church, 2101 State Street. 964-5460. www.sbchambermusicfest.com

17 saturday Santa Barbara Music Club presents the Scholarship Winners Concert. Gifted and inspiring young musicians performing music of Mozart, Gounod, Saint-Saens, Beethoven, Kabalevsky, Liszt, and Kreisler. Free admission. 3 pm. Faulkner Gallery, SB Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street. www.sbmusicclub.org

17 saturday Music Academy of the West presents Pianofest. Alumni Alpin Hong, Konstantin Soukhovetski and Orion Weiss return to honor their beloved teacher Jerome Lowenthal. A grand celebration to kick off the season including a champagne toast before the concert. 8 pm. Music Academy of the West, Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

21 wednesday Music Academy of the West presents Canadian Brass in Concert with Fred Swan. The organist who debuted Disney Hall’s exceptional new organ joins our favorite brass players for their annual musical adventure. 8 pm. First Presbyterian Church, 21 East Constance Avenue. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

21 wednesday, 22 thursday & 23 friday The Lobero, SummerDance Santa Barbara & the Baryshnikov Dance Foundation presents Hell’s Kitchen Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Baryshnikov Returns to the Lobero. New works by Aszure Barton and Benjamin Millepied. $65, $50. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

24 saturday Music Academy of the West presents Children’s Concert With The Academy Festival Orchestra. What better way to introduce the joy of music than with Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals, charmingly narrated by local personality Rod Lathim. 4 pm. Music Academy of the West, Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

25 sunday Prime Time Band presents Summer Concert. This free concert will include Mancini Magic, Salute to American Jazz, What’s Up at the Symphony, and a special concert rendition of the Warsaw Concerto, featuring Patricia Starr, pianist. 3 pm. San Marcos High School.

25 sunday Speaking of Stories’ Meet the Author Series presents An Afternoon With Barry Spacks. An interview with Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Barry Spacks, and readings from his poetry. $15 general, $30 for three show package, $10 student. 4 pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, upstairs at intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets. 963-0408. www.speakingofstories.org or www.centerstagetheater.org

25 sunday Chamber Music Concert at The Unitarian Society Summer Soiree: Chamber Music For Flute and Strings. An outstanding chamber music ensemble play works of Beethoven, Mozart, Reicha and Copland. Free. 5 pm. Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara Street. 965-4235. www.ussb.org

27 tuesday Music Academy of the West presents Tuesdays @ 8. Chamber works by Mozart, Francaix, Daron Hagen, and Shostakovich. $35. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

28 wednesday Victoria Hall Theater presents Theater Treats. The day includes a box lunch and a staged play reading. $26.50 all inclusive. 12:30 pm lunch, 2 pm show. Victoria Hall Theater, 33 West Victoria Street. 730-1038. www.boxofficetickets.com

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