Ongoing…
Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, Red Herring - a regional premiere written by Michael Hollinger set in the ’50s during the terror of the Joseph McCarthy era when the Red Scare was in full swing and the H-bomb was in its infancy. It’s a noir-type detective story/romantic comedy/political satire centered on three couples in various stages of their romantic relationships, challenges and ideologies. In weaving together their lives, playwright Hollinger provides plenty of laughs with issues as funny and relevant today as they were in that era and, just for the fun of it, added more characters to the plot – from Joseph McCarthy’s dippy wife to an Irish priest - giving the six actors a total of 17 different roles to play. Directed by Joseph Beck, the cast includes Brian Harwell, Leesa Beck, Luisa Frasconi, Ben Chang, Leslie Ann Story and Bill Egan. Performances through May 18 on Fridays and Saturdays, dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; Sundays, brunch at 1 p.m., show at 2 p.m. CBBDT, 1800 Refugio Road, Goleta. For tickets and more information call the Circle Bar B Box Office at 967-1962 or go online at www.circlebarbtheatre.com
Thursday 1
Ojai Storytelling Festival – a ninth annual event at Ojai’s Libbey Bowl featuring a lineup of seven of the best-known storytellers nationally with tales of suspense, humor, adventure, folktales and original creations, as well as workshops for adults, families and students. From Japan comes storyteller Kuniko Yamamoto with ancient and modern tales; Bill Lepp is a five-time champion of the West Virginia Liars Contest; Minnesota’s Kevin Kling is well known to NPR listeners; Andy Irwin is a singer-songwriter with the attitude of a mischievous schoolboy; David Holt, a four-time Grammy winner, tells tales drawn from his back-roads adventures; Charlotte Blake-Alston honors the African and African-American experience; and recording artists and author, Dovie Thomason Sickles, is the festival emcee. The festival opens today and runs through Sunday May 4. For a complete schedule, individual events and weekend passes call 646-8907 or go to www.ojaistoryfest.org
Friday 2
Lobero Live, Parsons Dance - a 10-dancer company renowned for its sexy, athletic, exuberant personality and joyous movement. With a repertory numbering more than 70 works, all choreographed by David Parsons, the company’s style is a fusion of the gesture and movement in a modern dance vocabulary, with the precise execution of a classical company. “The dancers are picked for their virtuosity, energy and sexiness,“ says Clive Barnes in the New York Post. “They attack the audience and stage like gangbusters:” 8 p.m. For tickets and more information call the Lobero Theatre Box Office at 963-0761 or purchase online at www.lobero.com
Saturday 3
Cinco de Mayo Festival, see Events.
Elings Park Family Fun Night, see Events.
Fillmore & Western Railway, “The Wizard Express” – a chance for fans of the famous wizard, Harry Potter, to win an honorary degree from the Foghorn Academy of Wizardcraft and Trickery after your ride on this mystery dinner train on which nothing is quite as it seems. Dust off your robes and wands as you get ready to travel to the land of wizards, dragons and magic while you dine on a medieval cuisine of Chicken Pot Pie, Sorcerer Salad, Wizard Wands, Disappearing Dessert and a Magic Brew. The train boards at 6 p.m. at Fillmore & Western Railway station in Fillmore, departs at 6:30 p.m. and returns at 9 p.m. For reservation and more information call 524-2546 or take a ride on www.fwry.com
Adelfos Ensemble, Spring Concert – an annual event featuring this year’s performances of the Four Motets by Maurice Durufle, Donald Bohen’s Night Songs, poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe for six-part male chorus as well as works by Stravinsky, Chesnokov, Rachmaninoff, Tavener and Ligeti. The ensemble members include Brian Bargiel, Jamie Jamison, Mark Steketee, Roy Spicer, Mike Eglin, Matthew Moore, J.C. Gutierrez, Adam Philips, Jim Ley and Danny Monarres. Concert is at 7:30 p.m., St. Anthony’s Seminary Chapel, 2300 Garden St. Call 252-6549 for more information and tickets can be purchased at the door, from an ensemble member or online at www.adelfosensemble.com
Saturday 10
Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club (SBLBC), “Saturday on the Green” – an open house for all ages to come and experience the sport of lawn bowling and enjoy free refreshments. May 10 has been declared “Lawn Bowling Day” by Gov. Schwartzenegger and families are encouraged to get acquainted with lawn bowling at clubs hosting open houses throughout Southern California; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., SBLBC, corner of De la Vina and Victoria streets. Got questions? Call 965-1773 or check out www.santabarbaralbc.org
Tuesday 13
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, final concert of the season featuring guest artist, violinist Michelle Kim.
See Arts & Entertainment.
Friday 16
Lobero Live, Mark Twain Tonight! – a one-man show for Hal Holbrook in an acting career that has included more than his share of presidents, senators and authority figures, with this portrayal of Mark Twain being his most famous. In this Tony Award-winning show Holbrook’s Twain is an outrageously entertaining combination of stand-up comedian, devilish intellectual and grandfatherly philosopher. Check out the political incorrectness, wit, wisdom and downright cantankerousness in this performance by recent Oscar nominee Holbrook who, according to the New York Times, is “…the prototype of the stand-up comic pundit…. as politically of-the-moment as, say, Al Franken and Bill Maher;” 8 p.m. For tickets and more information call the Lobero Box Office at 963-0761 or purchase online at www.lobero.com
Creative Wealth International (CWI), Creative Wealth for Women – a weekend program for women to provide the information and tools to create financial security and help eliminate the anxiety and insecurity many women experience with money issues. Hosted by Elisabeth Donati, founder of CWI (formerly The Money Camp), and Donna Kall, Life and Creative Wealth Coach, and featuring guest speakers, the program is a fun, easy and effective way for women to learn the basics of personal money management and begin creating financial freedom. The program begins this evening from 6 to 9 p.m. and continues through Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 122 E. Cabrillo Blvd. For program fees (no one is turned away for lack of funds) and to register call 957-1024 or go online at www.creativewealthintl.org
Saturday 17
Children’s Festival, see Events.
“Car Wash for the TRAP” – an all-day car wash from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Risdon’s Union 76 gas station and car wash at 4401 Via Real in Carpinteria with the total day’s receipts being donated to TRAP (The Rhythmic Arts Project) to help fund its annual June 1 music benefit. There’ll also be special gas prices and a $25 donation today, in case you don’t immediately need a car wash, gets you a raincheck for a “Free Car Wash” when you do. TRAP is a nonprofit that empowers people with disabilities to succeed by integrating drums and percussion instruments as creative learning tools that address life skills and enhance the mind, body and spirit. Got questions? Call 966-0190 and check out www.traponline.com
Sunday 18
Santa Barbara Youth Symphony, Free Children’s Concert,
see Arts & Entertainment.
Thursday 22
Dos Pueblos High School, Beauty and the Beast – a first theatrical production in Dos Pueblos’ new performing arts center featuring a talented cast, crew and orchestra representing more than 100 students who will now play to the much larger 749-seat house. And it’s the first time in more than 20 years the cast of a school production will be accompanied by a full orchestra from an orchestra pit 12 feet below the stage. With grand sets and lavish costumes, tonight’s opening performance launches the school’s inaugural production in this $14 million state-of-the-art theatrical venue. Performances are this evening and Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24 at 7 p.m., and matinee on May 24 at 2 p.m., 7266 Alameda Ave., Goleta. Tickets at $12 adults and $10 student/seniors can be purchased online at www.dphs.org as well as pre-performance at the door.
Friday 23
BABY! International Film Festival, see Events.
Saturday 24
I Madonnari – a 22nd anniversary for this Memorial Day weekend street painting festival at Santa Barbara’s Old Mission where artists become “Madonnari,” or street painters, and get on their knees and fill more than 200 pavement canvases with their own unique inspirations in celebration of an annual tradition in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy, dating back to the 16th century. There’ll also be entertainment, great Italian cuisine to choose from at an adjacent Italian market as well as shopping for goodies and specialty items. Pavement squares are sponsored by local businesses, organizations and individuals and the proceeds benefit the Children’s Creative Project arts educational programs. The festival begins today and runs through Sunday and Monday, May 25 and 26, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at the Old Mission, corner of Los Olivos and Laguna Streets. Admission and parking are free. Got questions? Call 964-4710 or visit www.imadonnarifestival.com
Sunday 25
West Coast Chamber Orchestra (WCCO), Bach by Candlelight – a 27th annual Memorial Day concert featuring guest artists violinist Alexander Eisenberg, oboist Thomas Boyd, flutists Salpi Krakonian and Sheridon Stokes and the conducting debut of cellist Diego Miralles for the second half of the program. WCCO Music Director Christopher Story VI conducts the first half of the program that includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s Air on G String, Concerto for Violin and Oboe Brandenburg Concerto No. 4; Sinfonia No. 3 in C Major by CPE Bach (Johann’s son); Meditation from Thais by Massanet; and Canon in D Major by Pachelbel. Performances are at 5:30 and 8 p.m. at the Presido Chapel, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. For tickets call the Arlington Ticket Agency at 963-4408, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation at 965-0093, and at the door, and for more information call 962-6609 or visit www.westcoastchamberorchestra.org
SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre, 3 Cities: 3 Choreographers - an evening of contemporary dance that embraces athleticism, emotional zaniness, humor and integrity featuring the works-in-progress, repertory and premieres of new works of three choreographers from three different cities: Louie Cornejo (Los Angeles), Kerstin Sturat (Monterey) and Santa Barbara’s Misa Kelly of SonneBlauma Danscz. A portion of this show will be presented in Istanbul in a cross-cultural exchange that marks the opening of new geographic collaborations and the cross-pollination of artistic visions; 7:30 p.m., Center Stage Theatre, upstairs in Paseo Nuevo Mall. For tickets and more information call Center Stage Box Office at 963-0408 or order online at www.centerstagetheater.org
Santa Barbara Youth Symphony “Pop Concert,”
see Arts and Entertainment.
Friday 30
UCSB Chamber Choir and University Singers, Spring Concert – Under the direction of Michel Marc Gervais and assistant conductor Erik Bell, UCSB Department of Music choral ensembles celebrate spring and the close of the academic year with a program of duets and solos songs for female voices, featuring the University Singers, and piano by 19th -century composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. The Chamber Choir rounds out the program with W. A. Mozart’s Missa brevis B-Dur, KV 275 for soloists, chorus and orchestra; 8 p.m., San Roque Church, 325 Argonne Circle. Donation at the door is $15 general and $7 student. Got questions? Call 893-7001 or check out www.music.ucsbv.edu
Saturday 31
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance, ON THE VERGE: Teen Choreographers’ Showcase. See Arts & Entertainment.
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