BWW Previews: DISGRACED at Center Stage Theater
Disgraced examines the American experience from a variety of viewpoints: a Jewish-American man, an African-American woman, a white woman, and Amir, the play's tragic lead, who is from an Islamic background the child of Middle-Eastern immigrants.
Photo Flash: The Theatre Group at SBCC presents ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
The Theatre Group at SBCC will continue the 17/18 season with Richard Bean's hilarious comedy, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, music by Grant Olding, directed by Rick Mokler, October 11-28 in the Garvin Theatre.
Steynberg Gallery Presents Pierre Bensusan, France's Acoustic Guitar Master, in Concert
On Friday September 29, San Luis Obispo's Steynberg Gallery proudly presents France's acoustic guitar master Pierre Bensusan in concert - as part of the 30 date Fall leg of his 2017 USA Tour!
Local Luminaries to Be Honored at 3rd Annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala
The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) will host its 3rd Annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala today, September 15, 2017.
PCPA to Close 53rd Season with August Wilson's FENCES
Closing PCPA's 53rd season is Fences, August Wilson's gripping Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning masterpiece that will swing onto the Marian Theatre stage from September 15 - October 1.
2017 Granada Theatre Legends Gala to Honor Marilyn Horne, Music Academy of the West and More
The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) is honored to announce the shining stars to be honored at their third annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala, to be held today, September 15, 2017.
Santa Barbara Symphony Tickets to Go On Sale This Friday
Single tickets for the Santa Barbara Symphony's highly anticipated 2017-18 season will go on sale at 10 am on Friday, September 15.
Granada Theatre Volunteer Ambassador Program Accepting Applications
The Granada Theatre is now accepting applications for its Volunteer Ambassador Program.
Local Luminaries to Be Honored at 3rd Annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala
The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) will host its 3rd Annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala on Friday, September 15, 2017.
The Theatre Group at SBCC to Stage ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
The Theatre Group at SBCC will continue the 17/18 season with Richard Bean's hilarious comedy, ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, music by Grant Olding, directed by Rick Mokler, October 11-28 in the Garvin Theatre.
BWW Review: ANAÏS, A DANCE OPERA by Mixed eMotion Theatrix In Association With Diana Raab
Ana s: A Dance Opera is a multimedia collaberation featuring the life story of writer, intellectual, and provocateur, Ana s Nin.
BWW Previews: ANAÏS, A DANCE OPERA at The New Vic Theater
After a successful turn at the Avignon L'Off Festival in France, Anais, A Dance Opera, presented by Mixed eMotion Theatrix, comes to Santa Barbara's New Vic Theater September 8th and 9th.
PCPA to Close 53rd Season with August Wilson's FENCES
Closing PCPA's 53rd season is Fences, August Wilson's gripping Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning masterpiece that will swing onto the Marian Theatre stage from September 15 - October 1.
BWW Review: ON THE VERGE SEASON 3 at CAW: Community Arts Workshop
A community's point of view is expressed through the local art scene, and Santa Barbara's On The Verge Festival promotes underrepresented points of view by producing theatre by female playwrights, LGBTQIA playwrights, and playwrights of color.
Camerata Pacifica to Open 28th Season with John Harbison's String Trio and More
Critically acclaimed chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica will open its 28th season with a program that combines Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison's String Trio with a pair of mid-20th century Russian gems - Sergei Prokofiev's striking Sonata for Flute and Piano in D Major and Dmitri
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra to Cease Operations After 38 Seasons
The Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra has elected to shutter the venerable ensemble permanently.
BWW Previews: ON THE VERGE FESTIVAL at CAW: Community Arts Workshop
Rooted in a fearless, purposeful approach bridging the gap between player and viewer, the festival incorporates work from up-and-coming visual artists, musicians, and theatre makers who have focused their message on community engagement.
Palmer Jackson Jr. Appointed Chairman of the Granada Theatre's Board of Directors
The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA), which owns and operates the historic Granada Theatre, is pleased to announce Palmer G.
BWW Review: HIGH SOCIETY at SBCC Theatre Group
While concepts in High Society may have been viewed as 'kitschy' when the play premiered two decades ago, in the age of Instagram stars and The Real Housewives, these characters, who are charming in their relative innocence as compared to the shameless celebrities of the information age (even our pr
Santa Barbara Symphony Volunteer Named 'MVP'
Mary Jane Cooper, a longtime Santa Barbara Symphony volunteer, was honored with a Most Valuable Player Award at a luncheon held today as part of the Association of California Symphony Orchestras' (ACSO) annual conference in Los Angeles.
PCPA Presents Shakespeare's Most Popular Comedy, TWELFTH NIGHT
Coming to the Marian Theatre August 16 and 19 and Solvang Festival Theater August 24 - September 10 is PCPA's production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Twelfth Night.
BWW Previews: SWEENEY TODD at Showstoppers
An intricate and demanding musical for even a cast of seasoned adults, Sweeney Todd is an exciting, ambitious theatrical undertaking that is sure to push the young cast to discovery in their craft.
BWW Review: Elements Theatre Collective Presents STUPID FUCKING BIRD
'Stupid Fucking Bird,' which runs this weekend and next at various locations throughout Santa Barbara, offers a self-aware, fourth-wall-indifferent show with a wicked sense of humor.
Subscription Sales Underway for Opera Santa Barbara's New Season
Subscription sales have begun for Opera Santa Barbara's 2017-18 season, which will open with a sumptuous production of Jules Massenet's sultry Manon on November 3 and 5, followed by a sprightly staging of Gioachino Rossini's enduring comic masterwork The Barber of Seville on March 2 and 4.
PCPA Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre was awarded a $10,000 Arts Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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