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  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

    The Granada Theatre

    Two Nights! Two Programs! Matthew Rushing, Interim Artistic Director ā€œThe influence and importance of the company, to both the dance world and the culture at large, are wide and multifaceted.ā€ San Francisco Chronicle ā€œThere’s something generous about Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. It’s there in the dancing – full of skill, passion and a charismatic […]

  • Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

    Campbell Hall, UCSB, Isla Vista, CA 93117 Campbell Hall, UCSB, Isla Vista, CA 93117, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

    ā€œOne of jazz piano’s most brazenly virtuosic players.ā€ The New York Times ā€œBreathtaking displays of flat-out swing, funky grooving and classical references, often all in the same piece.ā€ The Guardian (U.K.) Check your expectations at the door for this night of wildly adventurous music from Hiromi and Sonicwonder. Steeped in both the classical and jazz […]

  • Larkin Poe

    Arlington Theater 1317 State St., , Santa Barbara, CA, CA, United States

    ā€œThe new face of gutsy blues rock.ā€ American Songwriter ā€œLarkin Poe are your next favorite performers.ā€ Forbes With serious slide guitar chops and Southern rock swagger, Georgia-bred multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell hit audiences right in the heart. The blazingly self-assured music on their 2023 album Blood Harmony got them the Grammy Award for […]

  • Marina Abramović

    Lobero Theatre

    ā€œThe impact that Abramović has had on the contemporary-art scene cannot be underestimated.ā€ Harper’s Bazaar ā€œBy using the body as her medium, Abramović shows just how close art can get to life.ā€ The Guardian (U.K.) Renowned conceptual artist Marina Abramović has pushed the boundaries of contemporary art, not just within performance art but across the […]

  • Dr. Laurie Santos

    Campbell Hall, UCSB, Isla Vista, CA 93117 Campbell Hall, UCSB, Isla Vista, CA 93117, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

    ā€œOne easy thing we can all do right now is to shut off that fight-or-flight system through our breath… it’s built to get out of threats quickly, but we run it constantly.ā€ – Dr. Laurie Santos A psychologist and an expert on human cognition, its origins and the evolutionary biases that influence our all-too-imperfect life […]

  • Ross Gay

    Campbell Hall, UCSB, Isla Vista, CA 93117 Campbell Hall, UCSB, Isla Vista, CA 93117, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

    ā€œThe delights Gay extols here feel purposeful and imperative as well as contagious in their joy.ā€ The New York Times Book Review UCSB Reads’ 2025 selection, The Book of Delights by Ross Gay, is a New York Times bestselling collection of essays celebrating small, ordinary wonders. Written daily over one tumultuous year, Gay’s humorous, poetic […]

    Free
  • 2025 Santa Barbara County Economic Summit

    The Granada Theatre

    Program: 4:30 PM-6 PM Reception: 6 PM-7:30 PM Ticket includes digital access to the 2025 Economic Outlook Publication and post-event reception at the Michael Towbes Library Plaza The annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit features presentations by a panel of experts on the state of the economy and policy in Santa Barbara and California. The […]

    $200
  • Jason De León

    Campbell Hall, Isla Vista, CA 93117 Campbell Hall, Isla Vista, CA, United States

    FREE copies of De León’s new book, Soldiers and Kings, will be available while supplies last (pick up at event, one per household) ā€œI refuse to live in a world without hope.ā€ – Jason De León accepting the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction Join 2024 National Book Award-winner Jason De León as he explores […]

    $20
  • LOUIS

    Arlington Theater 1317 State St., , Santa Barbara, CA, CA, United States

    ā€œJazz aficionados certainly will appreciate its evocation of early 20th century New Orleans, and those lucky enough to live in certain cities will have the opportunity to hear its rollicking […]

  • Tessa Lark, violin

    Hahn Hall -- Music Academy of the West

    Program Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances YsaĆæe: Sonata No. 4 Tessa Lark: YsaĆæe Shuffle Tessa Lark: Jig and Pop Kreisler: Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane Kreisler: Syncopation John Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Piano ā€œTessa Lark embodies joy in music making.ā€ – John Corigliano, composer Born and raised in Kentucky, versatile violinist Tessa Lark’s earliest musical […]

    $47.50
  • Marley and Me

    County Courthouse 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

    FREE Summer Films: Dog Days of Summer - 7 Film Series Friday nights under the stars at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston) leave behind snowy Michigan and move to Florida, where they buy their first home and find jobs at competing newspapers. Soon afterward, […]

    Free
  • Dog

    Santa Barbara County Courthouse Gardens 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

    FREE Summer Films: Dog Days of Summer - 7 Film Series Friday nights under the stars at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden In this road-trip comedy, two hard-charging former Army Rangers paired against their will – Briggs (Channing Tatum) and a Belgian Malinois named Lulu – race down the Pacific Coast in hopes […]

    Free