Extended Runs

“Remarkably gripping and full of wonder.”—The Times of London
PCPA Theaterfest presents
LES MISERABLES
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Apr 9 thru May 10
$33–$35
Marian Theatre, 922-8313
www.pcpa.org

UCSB Department of Theater and Dance presents
DANCE DAMMIT!
UCSB’s annual spring dance concert featuring Lar Lubovitch’s Marimba
Apr 9–11, 8 pm
$13–17
Hatlen Theatre
www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

Ensemble’s Storybook Theatre presents
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Apr 11 & 18
Noon, 2:30 & 4:30 pm
$9–$13
Alhecama Theatre, 965-5400
www.ensembletheatre.com

“Rises above circus techniques and by far exceeds a mere performance.”—Le Journal de Montréal
Lobero Live presents
CIRQUE ELOIZE IN NEBBIA
Acrobats, musicians, singers and actors perform unexpected and breathtaking feats
Apr 17 & 18, 7:30 pm
Apr 19, 2 pm
$45–$55
Lobero Theatre, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! presents
MARIACHI DIVAS IN CONCERT
A unique, multi-cultural ensemble represented by women of: Mexican, Cuban, Samoan, Argentinian, Columbian, Panamanian, Puerto Rican, Swiss, Japanese, Honduran, Peruvian, Tongan and Anglo decent
Apr 17–19, 7 pm
Free Admission
The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 884-4087 x7
www.myspace.com/vivaelartedesantabarbara

Genesis West presents
WEST COAST PREMIERE OF LA TERRASSE
An absurdist farce about life and real estate by Jean-Claude Carriere
Apr 17 thru May 2
$20–$25
Center Stage Theater, 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org

Santa Barbara Symphony presents
SANTA BARBARA CHORAL SOCIETY
Works by Mozart and Puccini
Apr 18, 8 pm
Apr 19, 3 pm
$19–$65
The Granada, 899-2222
www.thesymphony.org

“What Washington would be like if everyone were funnier and could sing.”—P. J. O’Rourke, humorist
Lobero Live presents
THE CAPITAL STEPS
Hilarious political parodies and skits
Apr 29–30, 8 pm
$35–$45
Lobero Theatre, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

Single Performances

Lobero Live presents
GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
Get “In the Mood!” with Big band hits such as “Tuxedo Junction”  and “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
Apr 1, 7:30 pm
$30–$75 (includes dance party)
Lobero Theatre, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

UCSB Department of Music presents
MARGARET MILLS—GUEST PIANIST
in a program of works by Amy Beach, Betty Wishart, Gloria Coates, and the premiere of UCSB composer Joel Feigin’s Variations on Empty Space
Apr 1
$7–$15
UCSB Karl Geiringer Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

UCSB Department of Music presents
GUEST PIANIST SIRO SARACINO
In contemporary Italian works and others
Apr 3, 8 pm
$7–$15
UCSB Karl Geiringer Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

“Shaham is striking for the engaging manner in which he plays...nearly a concerto unto himself.'”—San Francisco Chronicle
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
VIOLINST GIL SHAHAM WITH SEJONG CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Celebrating the 200th Anniversaries of Haydn and Mendelssohn
Apr 5, 7 pm
Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

“Miller’s insights as a practicing and successful DJ are fresh and unpretentious.”—Publishers Weekly
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
DJ SPOOKY: TERRA NOVA: SINFONIA ANTARCTICA
DJ Spooky presents his new performance piece
Apr 7, 8 pm
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

“Sometimes the best things in life really are free.”—Noozhawk
Santa Barbara Music Club presents
FREE CLASSICAL CONCERT
Trio in G minor by Schumann, Sonata by Hindemith, Six Dances by Bartok, Schubert Impromptu
Apr 8, 11 am
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library
www.sbmusicclub.org

“To listen to her in action is to re-examine whatever assumptions you may have about how well the piano can actually be played.”—San Francisco Chronicle
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
YUJA WANG, PIANIST
Program includes Scarlatti, Brahms, Chopin and Stravinsky
Apr 8, 8 pm
Hahn Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

“It’s hard to imagine a better champion for Indian classical music in the West than Zakir Hussain...A phenomenal player with unimpeachable musical credentials.”—San Jose Mercury News
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
PANDIT SHIVKUMAR SHARMA AND ZAKIR HUSSAIN
Masters of percussion perform together
Apr 9, 8 pm
Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

UCSB Department of Music & Corwin Chair present
VIOLINIST MOVSES POGOSSIAN AND SOPRANO TONY ARNOLD
Apr 10, 7 pm
Free Admission
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, 893-7001
www.music.ucsb.edu

“...wide range of musical influences makes his music hard to categorize and impossible to resist.”—LA Weekly
Unitarian Society Concert Series presents
LARRY KARUSH—SOLO JAZZ PIANO CONCERT
Influenced by classical jazz, African percussion, North Indian, and 21st century compositions
Apr 11, 8 pm
$10–$15
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
www.ussb.org

“The world's most highly regarded string quartet.”—The Seattle Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
EMERSON STRING QUARTET
Grammy winners return to Santa Barbara with works by Beethoven, Ravel, Webern, Dvorak
Apr 16, 8 pm
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara Music Club presents
FREE CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC MATINEE CONCERT
Works by Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin
Apr 18, 3 pm
Free Admission
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Central Public Library
www.sbmusicclub.org

UCSB Department of Music & UCSB Catalan Culture Week present
ROCÍO MARTÍNEZ, SOPRANO, & DR. JOHN BALLERINO, UCSB PIANIST
Catalan art songs with works by Morante, Toldrà, Morera, and Mompou
Apr 18, 8 pm
$7–$15
UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

UCSB PRIMAVERA presents
UCSB’S SYMPHONY, JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Richard Rintoul & Jon Nathan lead a program exploring Ives’ The Unanswered Question, with premieres of new works by UCSB student composers
Apr 20, 8 pm
$7–$15
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, 893-7001
www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

UCSB PRIMAVERA presents
A FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS AND DIGITAL MEDIA
Apr 20–24
UCSB Music Building, 893-7001
www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

UCSB PRIMAVERA presents
MUSIC FOR SPACES
Ron Sedgwick’s inventive musical experiment where Brant’s spatial tradition meets the iPhone
Apr 21, 8:30 pm
Free Admission
UCSB Music Bowl, 893-7001
www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

UCSB PRIMAVERA presents
ECM—ENSEMBLE FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Jeremy Haladyna directs a program with works by Brant, Musgrave, Yun, Linda Holland, and others
Apr 22, 8 pm
$7–$15
UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, 893-7001
www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

CAMA’s Masterseries presents
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Program includes Vivaldi, Handel arias, Haydn, Suite from Rameau’s Dardanus
Apr 22, 8 pm
$35–$45
Lobero Theatre, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

UCSB PRIMAVERA presents
UCSB CREATE
Electronic and computer works by David Wessel of UC Berkeley, Curtis Roads and his students
Apr 23, 8 pm
$15–$17
UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, 893-7001
www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

UCSB PRIMAVERA presents
A MEDIA GARDEN
Salman Bakht directs a media art exhibition and performance
Apr 24, 7 pm
Free Admission
UCSB Music Room 1145, 893-7001
www.ccs.ucsb.edu/primavera

“Breathtaking sweep, vibrant musicality, and vivid Spanish soul.”—The Boston Globe
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
COMPAÑIA NACIONAL DE DANZA 2
Ballet with technical mastery and intoxicating rhythms
Apr 24, 8 pm
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara Dance Alliance presents
SANTA BARBARA DANCE DAY
See Santa Barbara come alive with dance in public places with 30 dance groups!
Apr 25, 1–4 pm
State Street from Gutierrez to Sola, 966-6950
www.sbdancealliance.org

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
ZACH GILL
of ALO/Jack Johnson. Easy-going pop and multi-instrumental zest. Special Guests Culver City Dub Collective
Apr 25, 7:30 pm
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Sings Like Hell presents
THE REDD VOLKAERT BAND AND KENNY EDWARDS
Inspiring a cult of guitar twangers, Redd Volkaert made his name as lead picker with Merle Haggard & the Strangers. Kenny Edwards, co-founder of The Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstandt
Apr 25, 8 pm
Lobero Theatre, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

Westmont Music presents
WORLD PREMIERE OF RESURRECTION ORATORIO
Masterworks for choirs and orchestra by Steve Butler
Apr 26, 3 pm
Free Admission
First Presbyterian Church, 565-6040
www.westmont.edu

“Virtuoso performances that are never too flamboyant or hurried”—John Pitt, New Classics
Unitarian Society Concert Series presents
CLASSICAL PIANIST ZEYNEP UCBASARAN
An Afternoon of Classic Piano Music
April 26, 3 pm
$10–$15
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 965-4235
www.ussb.org

Santa Barbara Dance Alliance with A&L presents
MASTER CLASS WITH BALLET PRELJOCAJ
Modern dance class for dancers & observers
Apr 27, 7:30-9:30 pm
Gail Towbes Center for Dance, 966-6950
www.sbdancealliance.org

“The last jazz immortal.”—The Village Voice
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
SONNY ROLLINS
The most formidable of all improvisers
Apr 27, 8 pm
UCSB Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra presents
STRING FEVER! AN EVENING WITH THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’S VIRTUOSO STRINGS
Conductor Heiichiro Ohyama presents a program that includes Holst’s St. Paul Suite, Stravinsky’s Concerto in D for String Orchestra, and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings op. 48
Apr 28, 7:30 pm
$42–$47
Lobero Theatre, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

“This is what the future holds, if we are very, very lucky.”—San Francisco Chronicle
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
BALLET PRELJOCAJ
Angelin Preljocaj breaths new life into Vivaldi’s music with provocative costumes and unconventional choreography
Apr 28, 8 pm
The Granada, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

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