Spring Arts Preview

The season’s artistic offerings are as plentiful as ever: The
S.B. Symphony says its final farewells to Maestro Gisèle Ben-Dor;
the Dance Alliance holds a big-time BASSH; one-time S.B. jazzman
Nate Birkey returns; the Hard to Find showcases rock’s fringe
stalwarts; theater companies from S.B. to Santa Maria grace the
stage; an alphabet soup of galleries—from CAF and SBMA to UAM and
JCC—exhibit an array of artists; Speaking of Stories breathes life
into literature; and the notorious Jesse James Hollywood’s
Hollywood-made tale comes to the big screen. Read on to find out
what is, indeed, popping up this spring.

For the Entire Spring Arts Preview see our detailed listings in
the following sections this week:
Art,
Rock,
Jazz,
Classical,
Dance,
Film,
Books,
Theater &
Poetry.