Extended Runs
“Not only does this brilliantly original play stimulate you, it also entertains you.”—Newsday
SBCC Theatre Group presents
SEASCAPE
by Edward Albee
A major work by one of America’s most important writers
through May 12
Wed–Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
May 5 & 12, 2 pm
$14–$21, discounts for students, seniors and groups
Jurkowitz Theatre
SBCC West Campus
800 block of Cliff Drive, 965-5935
www.sbcctg.sbcc.edu
“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
through May 13
Adults $22.75–$25.75, Senior & student discounts available
Marian Theater
Santa Maria, 922-8313
www.pcpa.org
“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
“‘Critic’s Choice.’—Los Angeles Times ‘Pick of the Week.’”—LA Weekly
SBT: The Santa Barbara Theatre
presents the Fountain Theatre production of
MISS JULIE
World Premiere
Adapted and Directed by Stephen Sachs
A sultry adaptation of Strindberg’s classic set in the American South in 1964 during the ‘Freedom Summer’ of the Civil Rights era.
May 17–27
Tues–Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm
Center Stage Theater
2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org or www.sbtheatre.org
“A vast, miraculous play...”—New York Times
Theatre UCSB
ANGELS IN AMERICA
Part One: Millennium Approaches
May 25, 30, 31 & June 1 & 2, 8 pm
June 3, 2 pm
Hatlen Theatre
U.C. Santa Barbara, 893-7221
www.dramadance.ucsb.edu
DIJO Productions and Virtual Theatre Company present
FIFTEEN ROUNDS WITH JACKSON POLLOCK
Explores the career and demons of the renowned artist
May 31–June 16, 8 pm
June 10, 2 pm & 7 pm
June 13, 1 pm (lunch at noon)
Victoria Hall Theater
33 West Victoria Street, 856-9113
www.victoriahalltheater.com or www.Plays411.com/JacksonPollock
“Mixes sympathy and savagery, pathos and power.”—New York Post
Ensemble Theatre Company
THIS IS HOW IT GOES
by Neil LaBute
Takes on the taboos and unspoken truths of contemporary life
May 31–June 24
Tue–Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 & 7 pm
Alhecama Theatre
914 Santa Barbara Street, 962-8606
www.ensembletheatre.com
Single Performances and Short Runs
UCSB Annual Karl Geiringer Lecture
NOBILITY IN MOZART’S OPERAS
with Mary Hunter, Bowdoin College
Professor Hunter is a specialist in eighteenth-century opera, gender and music, music in film, and the history of performance.
May 1, 4 pm
Free Admission
Karl Geiringer Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Purcell, Chacony in G minor
Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite (original version) Copland, Clarinet Concerto Stravinsky, Pulcinella Suite
May 1, 7:30 pm
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
“Chuckles...rave reviews...and bipartisan grins all around.”—Wall Street Journal
The Lobero presents
POLITICAL SATIRE WITH THE CAPITOL STEPS
Hilarious skits and song parodies
May 2 & 3, 8 pm
Tickets $27.50, $37.50
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
PAL After Hours
DIJO Productions, Virtual Theatre Company, and Victoria Hall Theater present
NOT QUITE FIFTEEN ROUNDS WITH JACKSON POLLOCK
Excerpts and readings from the upcoming production, Fifteen Rounds with Jackson Pollock by Bruce Clarke, starring Ed Giron and Jennifer Gimblin, followed by a discussion with the actors and director, Aaron Levin, and a reception with the artists
May 3, 6 pm
$5 tickets available at the door
Center Stage Theater
2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 563-8068
“A serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level.”—The New York Times
The Lobero presents
TIERNEY SUTTON BAND
One of the world’s finest jazz singers returns to the Lobero
May 5, 8 pm
Tickets $35, $45
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
La Colina Jr. High
BENEFIT CONCERT
PRIME TIME BAND & LA COLINA BANDS
May 6, 3 pm
La Colina Jr. High Auditorium
4025 Foothill Road, 962-6983
www.sbceo.org/~junior/lcjh.htm
Santa Barbara Symphony
FAMILY CONCERT
A fun program for kids (8–14) and their families. Program includes ‘Peter & the Wolf’ and ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’ with slide show. Symphony’s Music Van will be on hand prior to the concert so kids can handle orchestral instruments.
May 6, 3 pm
$10 adults, $5 children
Free for children under 5
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.thesymphony.org
Primetime Band and La Colina Jr. High present
LA COLINA JR. HIGH BENEFIT CONCERT
Conducted by Jeff Peterson and Jason Nam
May 6, 3 pm
$10 available at the door
La Colina Jr. High Auditorium
4025 Foothill Road
www.ptband.org
Santa Barbara Choral Society Gala—Italian Style
MAMMA, MIA!
Italian dinner and the music of the Ciambella Orchestra with Gina Bellino
May 6, 5:30 pm
$50 in advance, $60 at the door
Arnoldi’s Café
600 Olive Street, 965-6577
www.sbchoral.org
“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
MORNING CONCERT
Beethoven: Sonata in C-sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Liszt: Concert Etude ('Un sospiro'), Debussy: Pour le piano - Neil di Maggio, piano
Bach: Preludes from Suite No. 1 and Suite No. 3 - Seth Noorzad, viola
Samuel Barber: Sonata, Op. 6 - Nona Pyron, cello, Lynn Goforth, piano
May 9, 11 am
Free admission
Faulkner Galley, Santa Barbara Public Library
40 East Anapamu, Santa Barbara
www.sbmusicclub.org
Winner of Multiple Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards
The Adderley School presents
Stephen Sondheim’s
INTO THE WOODS
May 10–12
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY FINALE
Nir Kabaretti, Music Director
Martin Chalifour, Violin
Conducted by Nir Kabaretti, Martin Chalifour will bring his sizzling technique to bear on one of the most challenging and rewarding works in the violin repertoire, the Sibelius Violin Concerto
May 12, 8 pm
May 13, 3 pm
$18–$59, senior & student rates available
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.thesymphony.org
Cielo Foundation presents
BACH BY CANDLELIGHT
Special guest flautist Sheridon Stokes
May 13, 5:30 pm & 8:00 pm
$25 General; $20 Trust Members, Students & Seniors; $10 Children
Historic Chapel at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
123 East Canon Perdido Street, 962-6609 or 965-0093
www.westcoastsymphony.com
SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre
OPEN STUDIO: Showing of repertory, works in progress, and improvisations
May 15, 7 pm
$10 suggested donation
Montecito School of Ballet
529 East Gutierrez, 569-0389
www.sonneblauma.com
“Breathtaking sweep, vibrant musicality, and vivid Spanish soul.”—The Boston Globe
UCSB Arts & Lectures
COMPAÑIA NACIONAL DE DANZA 2
A dazzling dance company from Spain
May 15, 8 pm
General public $40, UCSB students $20
Campbell Hall
UC Santa Barbara, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
“Showcasing the accomplishments of chamber music luminaries from both coasts in vibrant, commanding performances.”—The Los Angeles Times
The Lunchtime Series
Camerata Pacifica premieres
IAN WILSON’S MESSENGER
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
May 18, 1 pm
Single tickets $20, $5 with valid student i.d.
Abravanel Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org
“Showcasing the accomplishments of chamber music luminaries from both coasts in vibrant, commanding performances.”—The Los Angeles Times
Camerata Pacifica premieres
WILSON VIOLIN CONCERTO
AND PLAYS STRAVINSKY AND COPLAND
May 18, 8 pm
Abravanel Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org
“...original, spontaneous and, most importantly, funny.”—Daily Nexus
I.V LIVE & I.V. Arts present
IMPROVABILITY slams American Gladiator
Dress in all spandex and get in free!
May 18, 8 pm
Embarcadero Hall
935 Embarcadero Del Norte, Isla Vista, 968-0761
www.islavista-arts.org
Theatre UCSB
UCSB NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL
Bill A: Cowgirl, 8 Life Lessons from Mort and Mindy, Tomorrowland
Bill B: Trivial Pursuit, Rice Pudding, Tapie Pelota
Festival Direction by Naomi Iizuka
Bill A: May 18, 22, 24 & 26, 8pm & May 20, 2pm
Bill B: May 19, 20, 23, 25, 8pm & May 26, 2 pm
Performing Arts Theatre
UC Santa Barbara, 893-7221
www.dramadance.ucsb.edu
SONNEBLAUMA DANSCZ THEATRE: MASTER CLASS SERIES
PRESENTING STEPHANIE NUGENT
May 19, 10:45 am
$20 suggested donation free to those in need
Montecito School of Ballet
529 East Gutierrez, 569-0389
www.sonneblauma.com
The Greatest Music You’ve Never Heard
Sings Like Hell presents
JESSE WINCHESTER + TOM RUSH
Two Legends of Folk Music
May 19, 8 pm
$39.50 advance, $42.50 day of show
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.singslikehell.com
The Santa Barbara Choral Society
SPRING CONCERT
Haydn’s Theresien Mass and Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna
Soloists: Tamara Bevard, Cathy Stoltz, Bill Smith & Dennis Rupp
May 19, 8 pm
May 20, 3 pm
First Presbyterian Church
State Street and Constance
Accordion International Music Society presents
So. California’s Premier Accordion Band
REUNION ENSEMBLE
THE BEST OF THE ACCORDION
May 20, 2 pm
Free admission
Main Theater, Valle Verde Retirement Center
900 Calle de los Amigos, 682-5143
www.santabarbaraaccordions.com
Music & Arts Conservatory of Santa Barbara
YOUNG SOLOISTS SHOWCASE CONCERT
May 20, 3 pm
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
Speaking Stories presents
SPEAKING OF FATHERS
A tribute to fathers, including stories both touching and hilarious; including stories by Max Apple, Peter Moore Smith, O’Henry and Tobias Wolfe, with readings by Joe Velasco, Sage Parker-Lang, Jerry Kroll and more...
May 21, 7:30 pm
Tickets $13–$30
Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.speakingofstories.org or www.lobero.com
“[This] stylish, acrobatic production taps the capacity for wonder in all of us. Think Homer meets Cirque du Soleil.”—Phil Brandes, LA Times
BOXTALES Theatre Co.
Homer meets Cirque Du Soliel
THE ODYSSEY
May 24–26, 8 pm
May 26, 2 pm
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
“A vast, miraculous play...”—New York Times
Theatre UCSB
ANGELS IN AMERICA
Part One: Millennium Approaches
May 25, 30 & June 2, 8 pm
June 3, 2 pm
Hatlen Theatre
UC Santa Barbara, 893-7221
www.dramadance.ucsb.edu
Santa Barbara Youth Symphony
CHILDRENS CONCERT
Theme from E. T., Theme from Star Trek, Rosin Eating Zombies from Outer Space
May 26, 2 pm
Free for everyone
Abravanel Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 967-0781
The Future Choreographers of America!
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance
ON THE VERGE: Teen Choreographers Showcase
May 26, 8 pm
Marjorie Luke Theatre
721 East Cota Street, 966-6950
www.sbdancealliance.org
Santa Barbara Youth Symphony
POPS CONCERT
Featuring show tunes Phantom of the Opera
Light classical selections by Bizet and novelty numbers
May 27, 7 pm
$13 Adults, $6 Students, Free for pre-school
Lobero Theatre
31 East Canon Perdido, 963-0761
“Delightful...Kleinmann’s flute work was breathtaking...”—LA Jazz Scene, May 2007
Unitarian Society Concert Series
REBECCA KLEINMANN PRESENTS A CONCERT OF BRAZILIAN CHORO MUSIC
Lovers of jazz and Latin music will love this concert!
May 27, 3 pm
Tickets available at the door
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
1535 Santa Barbara Street
www.ussb.org
Music Academy of the West
PERCUSSION MASTERCLASSES & CONCERT
Presented as part of its third annual Orchestral Percussion Seminar, a six-day intensive workshop for professionals, students, advanced amateurs, and teachers
May 28–June 1
Free
Abravanel Hall
1070 Fairway Road, 969-4726
www.musicacademy.org
Max Levinson, piano
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 in G major
Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 in A major, ‘Italian’
May 29, 7:30 pm
Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com
“extravagant potpourri, with a stage full of eager young wind players and a program full of delightful pieces.”—Independent
UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE
Directed by Paul Bambach
May 31, 8 pm
$12 General, $7 Students
Tickets at the door
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu
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