Returning Violinist Visionary, with Local Ties
Acclaimed Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers returns in recital mode, at the Lobero, with a rich and contemporary-leaning program.
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ON the Beat | Ace Blues Belter, Itzhak and All-Star Friend Ship on the Town
Bay Area blues powerhouse Terrie Odabi gets her Blues Society Spotlight, Itzhak Perlman issues friendly classical firepower at the Granada.
Film Review | ‘Bird’ Is an Adolescent Flight Above the Mean Streets
Acclaimed director Andrea Arnold’s new “Bird” tells a gritty yet uplifting tale about a 12-year-old’s life.
Review | Operatic Tears of a Fearsome Clown
Opera Santa Barbara launched a new season with a triumphant, Italian cinema-themed staging of ‘Pagliacci.’
Santa Barbara’s SBIFF Film Center Hits Town, Year-Round
The new center, taking over the former Fiesta 5 theater downtown, opens its doors this weekend.
Orchestrated Folk, Mali Calls and Grooves, Bach Goes Public
Last weekend’s musical menu included a Bach-polished Plaza Palooza, Malian groove machinist Habib Koite and a harvest mooning from the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara.
Going to the Chapel of Pagan Wit, at Santa Barbara’s Lobero
Famed In his own lane, witty Singer-Songwriter John Craigie returns to the Lobero, on the heels of new album, “Pagan Church.”
Review | Gill Sheds and Gives Skin at SOhO
Merriment and mystical touches conspired in the “Zach Gill Underground Dance Party” at SOhO.
ON the Beat | Continuing Saga of “Tales”
“Tales from the Tavern” keeps the faith and the song culture flame going, 23 years into the series’ journey.
Mirth in Venice
CAMA brings the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra to the Granada for an “International Series” performance, linked to a Venetian/Vivaldian theme.