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Sing Your Dream
Sing Your Dream
Apr 7 · SOhO, Santa Barbara

Youthclusive’s Sing Your DreamYouthclusive takes the stage at SOhO, breaking barriers one show at a time!Join us for an inspiring evening of music, community, and...

Bands on a Saturday Afternoon - Funky Milagro
Bands on a Saturday Afternoon - Funky Milagro

Experience the rich grooves and smooth sophistication, with Three Bands on a Sunday Afternoon. Come ready to dance, vibe, and feel the funk.1pm: Chris Baron...

SunHunter
SunHunter

SunHunter Duo brings a raw, electrifying sound that fuses acoustic alt-pop with southern-fried grunge. Their original songs and carefully curated covers span all corners of...

Forbidden Kiss LIVE - Paparazzi
Forbidden Kiss LIVE - Paparazzi

The Forbidden Kiss LIVE company of performers will strut their stuff before photographers, including the audience, who will be invited to shoot one special number!Cheryl...

Fleetwood Macrame
Fleetwood Macrame

Fleetwood Macrame has become one of the Bay Area's most exciting tribute bands. What began as a simple exercise in fun has turned into an...

Bohemian Highway with The Callie Watts Band
Bohemian Highway with The Callie Watts Band

Spend an evening with Bohemian Highway, a six-piece band blending Americana, folk rock, and pop with rich harmonies and danceable melodies. Formed in 2010 and...

Assassins the Musical
Assassins the Musical
Apr 10 – Apr 19, 2026 · Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara

A journey through the dark side of the American dream, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Tony-winning musical Assassins explores the lives of nine men and...

Internationally Acclaimed Dance Company Parsons Dance Performs April 18 and 19 in Santa Monica
Internationally Acclaimed Dance Company Parsons Dance Performs April 18 and 19 in Santa Monica
Apr 18 – Apr 19, 2026 · The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica

BroadStage Santa Monica proudly presents Parsons Dance performing on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 PM!“This is a 'dance...

The Third Annual Prime Prine - Tribute to John Prine
The Third Annual Prime Prine - Tribute to John Prine

Country-folk artist and 4-time Grammy winner John Prine was one of the most influential singer-songwriters of his generation. Musicians from across the San Francisco music...

Third Sunday Showcase Sesh - The Dylan Black Project and The Jessie Street Band
Third Sunday Showcase Sesh - The Dylan Black Project and The Jessie Street Band

Join Terry Sanders & The Blender for a funk-fueled jam session featuring the Dylan Black Project and special guest The Jessie Street Band. Expect an...

Velvet Fog
Velvet Fog

Get ready for an unforgettable night of live music as The Velvet Fog takes the stage on Friday, April 24 for an evening packed with...

The Sun Kings
The Sun Kings

Celebrate the timeless music of The Beatles with The Sun Kings, one of the nation’s most acclaimed tribute bands. Now in their 25th year, The...

A Night With Janis Joplin
A Night With Janis Joplin
Apr 1 – Apr 26, 2026 · The New Vic, Santa Barbara

Step into the vibrant, soul-stirring world of rock legend Janis Joplin. This music-driven theatrical event creates an immersive experience, allowing audiences to feel the “ferocity...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Apr 28 – Apr 29, 2026 · Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara

Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on...

Into the Woods, Jr. - a Young Actors Studio Production
Into the Woods, Jr. - a Young Actors Studio Production

Presented by our Young Actors Studio, Into the Woods JR. is a fresh take on Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony Award–winning musical that intertwines...

UNNECESSARY FARCE
UNNECESSARY FARCE
Apr 15 – May 2, 2026 · Jurkowitz Theatre, Santa Barbara

The Theatre Group at SBCC presents Paul Slade Smith's UNNECESSARY FARCE, April 15-May 2, 2026 in the Jurkowitz Theatre.  Two cops, Three crooks. Eight Doors. ...

The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Long Beach, CA!
The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Long Beach, CA!
May 9 · Long Beach Terrace Theater, Long Beach

Believe in magic again.Follow the journey of Princess Aurora – from her christening and the wicked curse of Carabosse to a century-long slumber and her...

The Piano & Me
The Piano & Me
Apr 30 – May 10, 2026 · The New Vic, Santa Barbara

Known for his hit portrayals of musical geniuses in his beloved composer series, Felder now renders a different musical artist: himself. In this deeply moving...

LAKE COUNTY OUTDOOR PASSION PLAY MAY 16 and 17 PASSION PLAY GROUNDS 7010 WESTLAKE RD UPPER LAKE, CA
LAKE COUNTY OUTDOOR PASSION PLAY MAY 16 and 17 PASSION PLAY GROUNDS 7010 WESTLAKE RD UPPER LAKE, CA
May 16 – May 17, 2026 · Lake County Passion Play, Lakeport

We have a dedicated cast of all ages and religious denominations who come together on the third weekend of May every year to present a...

Urinetown
Urinetown
May 15 – May 31, 2026 · Santa Maria Civic Theater, Santa Maria

 Urinetown:  is a hilarious story of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a dystopian city,...



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