SBPAL : Events for December 2007

Extended Runs

SBCC Theatre Arts presents a student showcase production
ALL IN THE TIMING
An evening of very short comedies
through December 8
Tuesday–Friday, 8 pm
Saturday, 2 & 8 pm
$10 General, $8 Seniors, $5 Students
Jurkowitz Theatre
SBCC West Campus, 800 block of Cliff Drive, 965-5935
sbcctg.sbcc.edu

A delightful holiday show for children of all ages!
SBT: The Santa Barbara Theatre
A MAGICAL MUSICAL TOUR: 103 YEARS OF SONGS FROM PETER PAN
Live music, singers, theatrical magic and special, surprise guests!
December 20–22, 8 pm
December 23, 2 pm
$18 Children, $30.50–$55.50 General
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com or www.sbtheatre.org

PCPA Theaterfest launches its 44th season with the perennial family favorite
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
through December 23
Wednesday–Sunday, 2 pm & 7 pm
Marian Theatre
Allan Hancock College Campus
800 South College, 922-8313
www.pcpa.org

“A bewitching little comedy of Victorian manners”—NY Post
Ensemble Theatre Company
THE UNEASY CHAIR
Oscar Wilde meets Monty Python
through December 23
Tuesday–Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm & 7 pm
Alhecama Theatre
914 Santa Barbara Street, 965-5400
www.ensembletheatre.com

Single Performances and Short Runs

“Brilliance, ambivalence, ego, history, myth, science, oral argument, emotional heat, sheer dazzling theatricality.”—Chicago Sun Times
“Kreitzer has a huge vision...Oppenheimer is superb theater”—The Cincinnati Enquirer
DIJO Productions and Virtual Theatre Company present
Carson Kreitzer’s
THE LOVE SONG OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
December 1, 8 pm
Victoria Hall Theater
33 West Victoria Street
www.dijoproductions.org

UCSB Middle East Ensemble
AN EVENING OF MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC & DANCE
North America’s largest Middle Eastern Orchestra. Also featured is the Ensemble’s Dance Troupe, directed by Alexandra King
December 1, 8 pm
$16 General, $8 Students
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
UC Santa Barbara, 893-2064
www.music.ucsb.edu/mee

Santa Barbara Choral Society
TIS’ THE SEASON!
HOLIDAY CONCERT
December 1, 8 pm
December 2, 3 pm
$20 Adults, $18 Seniors & Students
First Presbyterian Church
Corner of State and Constance, 965-6577
www.sbchoral.org

Theater UCSB
FALL DANCE CONCERT 2007
Exhilarating program of original choreography
Concert direction by Tonia Shimin
December 1, 8 pm
December 2, 2 pm
$13–$17
Hatlen Theatre
UC Santa Barbara, 893-7221
www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

Third Annual Westmont Christmas Festival
THE HEAVENS ARE DECLARING THE GLORY OF GOD
December 1, 8 pm
December 2, 3 pm
Free admission—reservations required
First United Methodist Church
305 East Anapamu Street, 565-7140
www.westmont.edu

UCSB Music
UCSB JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Jon Nathan directs a dynamic program ranging from big band to small group jazz featuring outstanding UCSB students
December 2, 7 pm
$15 General, $7 Students
Tickets at the door
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu

SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre with Joanna Nobbe
CONTEMPORARY DANCE MOVEMENT
Innovation and Choreographic Play at its Best
December 2 pm, 4 pm & 7:30 pm
$20 suggested donation
Montecito School of Ballet
529 East Gutierrez Street, 569-0389
www.sonneblauma.com

UCSB Music presents
SCHUBERT AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ART SONG
with Derek Katz, Professor; Daniel Hunter-Holly, Baritone; Hsin-Hsin Hsu, Piano
December 3, 5 pm
Free admission
Karl Geiringer Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu

UCSB Music
UCSB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Richard Rintoul conducts Gustav Holst’s rollicking St. Paul’s Suite for Strings; Dimitry Kabalevsky’s amusing collection of character sketches: The Comedians; Franz Schubert’s noble ballet music for Rosamunde, and Jean Sibelius’s stirring Finlandia
December 5, 8 pm
$15 General, $7 Students
Tickets at the door
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu

“Immerses the listener in suspended wonderment, as if time itself had paused inside a string of jingle bells.”—The New York Times
Iridian Arts & PAL After Hours present
UNSILENT NIGHT 2007!
Bring a portable stereo to join in, or just tag along as we envelope downtown Santa Barbara in a swirl of holiday sound!
December 6, 6:30 pm
A Free Event!
Starts at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 569-2391
www.iridianarts.com

UCSB Music
UCSB ECM (Ensemble for Contemporary Music)
SUBLIME SUBLIMATION
ECM presents a program held just at the boiling point
December 6, 8 pm
$15 General, $7 Students
Tickets at the door
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu

“the best chamber music reason to get out of the house”—Los Angeles Times
Music as the Medium of Engagement
Camerata Pacifica
MOZART FOR THE HOLIDAYS
December 7, 1 pm & 8 pm
$40 single tickets, $5 student tickets as available
El Montecito Presbyterian Church
1455 East Valley Road, 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org

Fresh jazz for free!
WESTMONT COLLEGE FALL JAZZ CONCERT
Several ensembles will perform new and traditional jazz
December 7, 8 pm
Free admission
Deane Chapel, Westmont Campus
955 La Paz Road, 565-7140
www.westmont.edu

UCSB Music
UCSB GOSPEL CHOIR
Victor Bell directs the highly popular group which has been featured in numerous concerts, public events and university celebrations
December 7, 8 pm
$15 General, $7 Students
Tickets at the door
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu

“...their performance glowed.”—Independent
Fifth Annual!
Santa Barbara
BEETHOVENFEST
December 7 & 8, 7:30 pm
Marjorie Luke Theatre
721 East Cota Street, 966-3113
sbbeethovenfest.org

“A family feast for the ears, eyes and mind”
Pacific Sound Chorus’ Holiday Concert
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
A collection of Holiday classics both sacred and secular
December 8, 3 pm
$15, $12 for youth and seniors
Unitarian Society Sanctuary
Arrellaga & Santa Barbara Streets, 800-353-1632
www.pacificsoundchorus.org

“Tom Russell is Johnny Cash, Jim Harrison and Charles Bukowski rolled into one. I feel a great affinity with Tom Russell’s songs, for he’s writing out of the wounded heart of America”—Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The Greatest Music You’ve NEVER Heard
Sings Like Hell presents
TOM RUSSELL + EILEN JEWELL
December 8, 8 pm
$42.50 advance/day of show
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.singslikehell.com

SB Dance Alliance celebrates the
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WEST SIDE STORY
Panel discussion and Buck World Dancers follow the film
December 10, 5:30 pm
Free admission
Marjorie Luke Theatre
721 East Cota Street, 966-6950
www.sbdancealliance.org

27th Annual KDB
MESSIAH SING ALONG
A Benefit for the Food Bank of SB
Phillip McLendon, conductor
Bring your own scores
December 11, 7:30 pm
$10
Tickets and scores available at Chaucer’s & SB Sheet Music
First Presbyterian Church
Corner of State and Constance

“A beautiful day, a beautiful room, beautiful music played beautifully. Who could ask for more?”—Independent
Santa Barbara Music Club
EMMA LOU DIEMER 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONCERT
A musical tribute to Santa Barbara’s internationally famous composer, featuring her piano, organ and chamber music
December 12, 11 am
Free admission
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
1535 Santa Barbara Street
sbmusicclub.org

Apapaziz Productions & Nellie Flanagan present
GILLES APAP & FRIENDS
Bluegrass, Old Time ’n’ Cajun Music
December 14, 8 pm
$30 General, $20 Seniors & students
Tickets at SB Sheet Music
Marjorie Luke Theatre
721 East Cota Street, 966-3113
www.luketheatre.org

State Street Ballet
NUTCRACKER
Set in Hollywood with all the favorite characters
Sugar Plum Party follows the Sunday matinee
December 15, 2 pm & 7 pm
December 16, 2 pm
$28–$48 General, $22–$42 Seniors & Students, $18 Children
$18 Sugar Plum Party
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

Prime Time Band
WINTER CONCERT
December 16, 2 pm
Free admission
San Marcos High School Auditorium
4750 Hollister Avenue, 682-5143

“The Boys sing with a passion and spirit that will make even nonbelievers say hallelujah.”—People
UCSB Arts & Lectures
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA CHRISTMAS SHOW
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
December 16, 7 pm
$45 General, $19 UCSB students
Campbell Hall
UC Santa Barbara
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara Master Chorale
ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT
December 16, 7 pm
$20 Adults, $10 Children
Unitarian Society
1535 Santa Barbara Street, 967-8287
sbmasterchorale.org

Santa Barbara Silver Follies
HOLIDAY ON BROADWAY
A rousing compilation of Broadway song and dance featuring numbers from Hello Dolly, Chicago, Wicked and more!
December 21, 7:30 pm
December 22, 2 pm & 7:30 pm
$30, $25 Matinee
Victoria Theatre
33 West Victoria Street, 800 595-4849
www.sbsilverfollies.org

“A beautiful day, a beautiful room, beautiful music played beautifully. Who could ask for more?”—Independent
Santa Barbara Music Club
MATINÉE CONCERT
Chopin: Berceuse & Barcarolle, Rosa LoGiudice, piano; Dvorák: Slavonic Dances, Alexandra Leslie and John Sonquist, piano four-hands; A Medley of Holiday Songs, Carol Ann Manzi, soprano, Thomas Heck, guitar
December 22, 3 pm
Free admission
Faulkner Gallery, SB Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street, 683-0811
sbmusicclub.org

Bring the family!
HUMBUG! A (Lit Moon) Christmas Carol
Adapted and directed by John Blondell
December 21, 8 pm
December 22, 2 & 8 pm
$17 Adults, $10 Students & Seniors
ONE KID FREE with every paid adult
Center Stage Theater, 963-0408
www.litmoon.com and www.centerstagetheatre.org

Santa Barbara Symphony
NEW YEAR’S EVE POPS CONCERT
Classiest New Year’s Eve event in town. Musical tribute to Leroy Anderson (Belle of the Ball, Serenata, Chicken Reel and Sleigh Ride) plus music from Les Miserables and Nessum Dorma from Turandot starring tenor Matt James & pianist Nelson Kole
December 31, 8:30 pm
$35–$65
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.thesymphony.org