Extended Runs
“A wonderful new work”—New York Times
Ensemble Theatre Company
THE VIOLET HOUR
by Richard Greenberg
A mysterious, smartly written comedy circa 1919.
April 5–29
Tues–Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 & 7 pm
$25–$37.50; Senior and student discounts available
Alhecama Theatre
914 Santa Barbara Street, 962-8606
www.ensembletheatre.com
“Fascinating and entertaining...a terrific play. Real talk, real characters, real situations-a real play.”—NY Post
The Loose Affiliation of Artists presents
TAPE
Tape is a biting examination of motive, memory, truth, and perception.
through April 7, 8 pm
$20 general, $10 under 30 and students
Center Stage Theater
2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org
“One of American Theater’s funniest farces!”—New York Magazine
PCPA Theaterfest presents
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
An Entertaining Laugh-filled Feast
April 12–May 13
$22.75–$25.75 Adults, Senior & student discounts available
Marian Theater
Santa Maria, 922-8313
www.pcpa.org
Theatre UCSB presents
FROM THE BACKBONE FORWARD
A program of original dance
Under the concert direction of Stephanie Nugent
April 13–14, 8 pm
April 15, 2 pm
Tickets $13–17
Hatlen Theatre
UCSB, 893-3535
www.dramadance.ucsb.edu
“From time to time a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre”—NY Magazine
Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre
CRIMES OF THE HEART
by Beth Henley
Wickedly funny and charming comedy
April 14–May 20
Fri & Sat 7 pm, Sun 1 pm
$40.00 per person for dinner and the show $32.00 senior discount on Sunday matinees
Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre
1800 Refugio Road, Goleta, 967-1962
www.circlebarbtheatre.com
Westmont College
FRINGE FESTIVAL
A unique performance combining theater, dance and music
April 17–22
Tues–Sat 7 pm, 8:15 pm & 9:30 pm
Sun 4:30 pm & 7 pm
Porter Theatre
Westmont College, 565-7140
www.westmont.edu
SBCC Theatre Group presents
SEASCAPE
A brilliantly original play by Edward Albee
April 25–May 12
Wed–Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
May 5 & 12, 2 pm
$14–$21 General, Discounts for students, seniors and groups
Jurkowitz Theatre
SBCC West Campus
800 block of Cliff Drive, 965-5935
www.sbcctg.sbcc.edu
The City’s critically acclaimed new, professional theatre company
SBT: The Santa Barbara Theatre
TWO ROOMS
Both a tender love story and a political exposé, as current as the daily news
by Lee Blessing
Directed by Asaad Kelada
April 26–28, 8 pm
April 29, 2 pm
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761 or 963-7282
www.lobero.com or www.sbtheatre.org
Single Performances and Short Runs
“She possesses a rare and creative musical intelligence.”—Robert Shaw
Westmont College & First Presbyterian Church
AN ALICE PARKER SING-A-LONG
April 1, 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church
21 East Constance Avenue
State Street Ballet
SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS
State Street Ballet brings Grimm’s fairy tale to life with beautiful costumes and sets
Snow White is danced by Jennifer Rowe
April 1, 2 pm
Tickets $24–$44, $14 for children
Children under 5 are free
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
SANTA BARBARA MASTER CHORALE CONCERT
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Conducted by Phillip McLendon
April 1, 3 pm
$17 General, $15 Senior, $7 Student
Tickets available at Chaucer’s Books & Santa Barbara Sheet Music
First Presbyterian Church
State & Constance, 967-8287
www.sbmasterchorale.org
“Oh, isn’t life a terrible thing, thankGod?”—from Under Milk Wood
Unitarian Society Players
UNDER MILK WOOD
a staged reading
Thomas’ portrait of a small Welsh fishing village, first through the dreams and then musings of its wonderfully eccentric inhabitants.
April 1, 7:30 pm
Donation of $10 requested
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
1535 Santa Barbara Street 965-4583
www.ussb.org
UCSB Arts & Lectures and the UCSB Distinguished Chamber Music Series present
MEET-THE-ARTIST WITH SARAH CHANG
April 2, 2 pm
Free Admission
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu
“A musician of virtuosity and artistic insight, the equal of any now on the concert stage.”—San Francisco Chronicle
UCSB Arts & Lectures
Santa Barbara Recital Debut!
SARAH CHANG—VIOLIN, ASHLEY WASS—PIANO
A captivating and gifted violinist
April 3, 8 pm
$45 General, $19 UCSB students
Campbell Hall
UCSB, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
MORNING CONCERT
The Colorado Brass Quintet, the acclaimed faculty ensemble from the University of Colorado, will perform chamber music by Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, and others. The group specializes in contemporary American Music.
April 4, 11 am
FREE ADMISSION
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street
www.musicclub.org
UCSB Music presents
THE COLORADO BRASS QUINTET
in a combined performance and master class
April 4, 7:30–9:30 pm
Free Admission
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu
“The sheer spiritedness of the music is enough to lure the hardiest of fence-sitters into the fold.”—The Irish Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
CELTIC MUSIC’S VOYAGE TO APPALACHIA
Celebration of the Scottish and Irish musical traditions. Highland, Heath & Holler featuring Alasdair Fraser, Martin Hayes & Bruce Molsky, fiddle; Natalie Haas, cello; and Dennis Cahill, guitar
April 4, 8 pm
$40 General, $19 UCSB students
Campbell Hall
UCSB, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
UCSB Music presents the University Artists Series
KATHERINE ARTHUR, SOPRANO
JOHN DEARMAN, GUITAR * ERIN BONSKI, PIANO
Katherine Arthur is featured in this concert with faculty guitarist John Dearman, founding member of the Grammy-winning LAGQ, and Erin Bonski, graduate pianist, in Thomas Campion songs (with John Dearman), Samuel Barber songs, and Arnold Schoenberg’s Brettl-Lieder (Cabaret Songs).
April 5, 8 pm
$12 General, $7 Students
Tickets at the door only
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance with UCSB Arts & Lectures present
MASTER BALLET CLASS
WITH PIERRE LA POINTE OF
LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS DE MONTREAL
Intermediate/advanced ballet class
April 8, 3–5 pm
$15 dancers, $5 observers
Gustafson School of Ballet
322 State Street, 966-6950
www.sbdancealliance.org
Santa Barbara Debut!
“Continuously ingenious and beguiling.”—The New York Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
Gradimir Pankov, Artistic Director
MINUS ONE
Unconventional program, unique hybrid style
April 9, 8 pm
$50 & $40 General, $25 UCSB students
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
CONCERT OF ROMANTIC MUSIC
Etude in A-flat major (Chopin): Linde Romillo, piano. Quartet No.1 in D major (Dvorak): Elaine Schott, Tom Turner, Andrew Saunders, John Sonquist. Caprice viennois, Tambourin chinois (Kreisler): Nicole McKenzie, violin, Betty Oberacker, piano. Variations Serieuses (Mendelssohn): Betty Oberacker, piano.
April 11, 11 am
FREE ADMISSION
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street
www.musicclub.org
“Nothing can really prepare you for the riot of exuberance and depth of emotion.”—The Scotsman
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR
African gospel music
April 11, 8 pm
$42 General, $19 UCSB students
Campbell Hall
UCSB, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
UCSB Opera Theatre presents
DIDO AND AENEAS
a fully-staged production
Musical Director, Steven Kronauer
Stage Director, Michele Farr
April 11–13, 8 pm
$15 General, $10 Students
Tickets at the door only
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu
Are you committed?
Proximity Theatre Company
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Directed by Kyra Lehman
with music by Ken Urbina
14 local students tackle this timely story of an increasingly repressed and categorized society much closer to our world than we could ever imagine.
April 12–15, 7:30 pm
Tickets $8
Lotus Theatre, Santa Barbara Middle School
2300 Garden Street, 450-9560
Westmont College
WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT
April 13, 8 pm
Montecito Covenant Church
671 Cold Springs Road
www.westmont.edu
Freaky Friday the 13th Improv Show
I.V. Live & Isla Vista Arts present
IMPROVability
Are you ready to walk under a ladder to see UCSB’s premiere comedy troupe? Ladders, black cats, and cracked mirrors provided!
April 13, 8 pm
$3 Students, $5 General
Embarcadero Hall
935 Embarcadero Del Norte, Isla Vista, 455-3070
www.ivlive.net
Westmont College Choir
Santa Barbara Symphony
and the Santa Barbara Choral Society
BRAHMS REQUIEM
April 14–15, 3 pm & 8 pm
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.thesymphony.org
“Greco is in command of one of the most exciting, original and eccentric dance vocabularies of anyone in contemporary dance!”—The London Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
EMIO GRECO | PC
CONJUNTO DI NERO
Cutting-edge, dynamic dance company
April 17, 8 pm
$40 General, $20 UCSB students
Campbell Hall
UCSB, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
Westmont College
COMPOSER’S CONCERT
April 17, 8 pm
Free admission
Westmont College
Deane Chapel
955 La Paz Road
www.westmont.edu
CAMA presents
One of America’s Great Orchestras
CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable'
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Paavo Järvi, Conductor
April 17, 8 pm
$35, $45, $60, $75
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.camasb.org
UCSB Music, Dance and the College of Creative Studies present
UCSB ANNUAL PRIMAVERA FESTIVAL
contemporary arts and digital media
April 17–21
$12 General, $7 Students
Tickets at the door only
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB
www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera
“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
TWILIGHT CONCERT
Hummel: Trio in A major (Mary Jo Hartle, flute - Omer Egecioglu, cello - Viva Knight, piano) Beethoven: Sonata in A major-‘Kreutzer’ (David Turner, violin - Richard Berkman, piano)
Choral Music by British Composers (Westmont Chamber Singers - Grey Brothers, Music Director)
April 18, 5 pm
FREE ADMISSION
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street
www.sbmusicclub.org
Westmont College
FRINGE FESTIVAL
Erlyne Whiteman
April 19–22
Tickets $5–10
www.westmont.edu
“Showcasing the accomplishments of chamber music luminaries from both coasts in vibrant, commanding performances.”—The Los Angeles Times
The Lunchtime Series
CAMERATA PACIFICA PLAYS MORAVEC AND BRAHMS
MORAVEC - Tempest Fantasy
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No.2
Jose Franch-Ballester - clarinet, Catherine Leonard - violin, Emil Miland - cello, Kevin Fitz-Gerald - piano, Warren Jones - piano
Chamber music during the lunch hour.
April 20, 1 pm
single tickets: $20/$5 with valid student i.d.
Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org
Westmont College
SPRING CHORAL CONCERT
April 20, 8 pm
Free admission
Trinity Episcopal Church
1500 State Street
www.westmont.edu
“Showcasing the accomplishments of chamber music luminaries from both coasts in vibrant, commanding performances.”—The Los Angeles Times
CAMERATA PACIFICA PLAYS VINE, MORAVEC AND BRAHMS
VINE - Café Concertino
MORAVEC - Tempest Fantasy
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
Adrian Spence - flute, Donald McInnes - viola, Jose Franch-Ballester - clarinet, Catherine Leonard - violin, Emil Miland - cello, Kevin Fitz-Gerald - piano, Warren Jones - piano
April 20, 8 pm
single tickets sold at door on space available basis: $42
Camerata Pacifica
Venue: Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org
“Gillespie’s growing repertory demonstrates a capacious gift for idiosyncratic movement invention.”—Sara Wolf, Los Angeles Times
SonneBlauma Master Class Series
MASTER CLASS WITH MARIA GILLESPIE
Mixed Level Contemporary Dance Master Class
Guaranteed to rock ‘n’ rivet your world
Observers welcome!
April 21, 11 am
$20 suggested donation. Free to those in need.
Montecito School of Ballet
529 East Gutierrez, 569-0389
www.sonneblauma.com
Westmont College
JAZZ ENSEMBLES CONCERT
April 21, 8 pm
Westmont College
Deane Chapel
955 La Paz Road
www.westmont.edu
Santa Barbara Symphony presents
CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR
The British Invasion!
A tribute to the Beatles, conducted by Richard Kaufman, will capture the Beatles as they haven’t been heard in 30 years. Also enjoy the theme from James Bond and Austin Powers’ Shagadelic Suite.
April 21, 8 pm
Tickets $35–$65
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.thesymphony.org
“Marked by interior lyricism and passion, the performance of the contemporary American Works was a revelation.”—France-Musique
Future Traditions Foundation &
SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre present
STEPHEN KELLY—SOLO PIANO
Classical Masterpieces & Contemporary Adventures
April 21
$22 General, $18.50 Students & seniors
Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 569-0389
www.stephenkellymusic.com
‘Give Dance A Chance’
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance presents
SANTA BARBARA DANCE DAY
Take introductory classes from teachers in Santa Barbara
April 22, 11 am–3 pm
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance, 966-6950
www.sbdancealliance.org
“The best two-guitar team in existence, maybe in history.”—The Washington Post
UCSB Arts & Lectures
ASSAD BROTHERS
Exceptional artistry and uncanny ensemble playing
April 23, 6 & 8 pm
SOLD OUT!
Santa Barbara Courthouse Mural Room
1100 Anacapa Street, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
UCSB Music and UCSB Arts & Lectures present
ASSAD BROTHERS IN A MASTER CLASS
WITH UCSB STUDENTS
April 23, 7 pm
Free Admission
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu
“Packed full of life and modernity...”—Josef Woodard, SB News Press
Beautiful and vital contemporary music
CURRENT SOUNDS
Works by Paul Hindemith, Leslie Hogan, Agatha Carubia, Joan Tower, and others
April 23, 7 pm
$10 General, $5 under 18
Tickets at the door, info. 964-0308
First United Methodist Church
305 East Anapamu Street
“A pianist worth going out of one’s way to hear”—Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara News-Press
A Genius of the Piano Returns
CAMA’s Masterseries presents
STEPHEN HOUGH, Piano, In Recital
An eclectic program to include Beethoven’s Sonata No. 32 and an all-Waltz second half
April 24, 8 pm
Tickets $30, $40
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.camasb.org or www.lobero.com
Westmont College
JAZZ ORCHESTRA CONCERTO CONCERT
April 26, 8 pm
Tickets $5
First Methodist Church
305 East Anapamu Street
www.westmont.edu
UCSB Music presents
UCSB CREATE
The latest innovations in electronic and computer music in a mix of works by students and advanced artists in the field, with multi-channel sound projection using the Creatophone spatial sound system.
April 26, 8 pm
$7 General, $5 Students
Tickets at the door
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu
UCSB Music and UCSB Arts & Lectures present
IRVIN MAYFIELD IN A WORKSHOP
WITH THE UCSB JAZZ ENSEMBLE
April 27, 2 pm
Free Admission
Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB
www.music.ucsb.edu
“New Orleans funk in all its New World context.”—The New York Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
IRVIN MAYFIELD & THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
New Orleans jazz, blues, swing and spirituals
April 27, 8 pm
$40 General, $18 UCSB students
Campbell Hall
UCSB, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
Welcome UCSB Alumni!
I.V. Live & Isla Vista Arts present
IMPROVability
Remember the good old days in Isla Vista? Join us for an evening with UCSB’s premiere comedy troupe and pay the student admission price!
April 27, 8 pm
$3 Students, $5 General
Embarcadero Hall
935 Embarcadero Del Norte, Isla Vista, 455-3070
www.ivlive.net
“impressive...a refreshingly diverse new musical encounter”—Los Angeles Times
Iridian Arts presents
THE ROBIN COX ENSEMBLE WITH PERCUSSION SOLOIST SCOTT DEAL
Program includes “Levitation Games”, with Deal as marimba soloist with the ensemble, Deal’s own explosive percussion trio “Cocolithophore”, and Terry Riley’s classic minimalist piece ‘In C’. April 29, 8 pm
Tickets $20, $15 student
Center Stage Theater
2nd floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org
“A Russian virtuoso...”—The Miami Herald
Unitarian Society Concert Series
DARIA RABOTKINA PIANO RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata n. 32 in C minor, and works by Bartok, Chopin, Ligette, Liszt, Prokofiev and Skryabin
April 29, 3 pm
Donations of $15 general, $10 for students and seniors requested
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
1535 Santa Barbara Street, 965-4583
www.ussb.org
Speaking Stories presents
TALES FROM THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE
A night of great stories that debuted in one of America’s best sources of fiction. Featuring stories by David Sedaris, Erri de Luca, Tobias Wolfe, Paul Theroux and Christopher Buckley with readings from Henry Brown, Charles de L’Arbre, David Miller, and Devin Scott
April 30, 7:30 pm
Tickets $13–$30
Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.speakingofstories.org or www.lobero.com
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