Extended Runs

through 10 july Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre presents Jakes Women, by Neil Simon, directed by Jim Sirianni. $40. Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, 1800 Refugio Road, Goleta. 967-1962. www.circlebarbtheatre.com

through 17 july PCPA Theaterfest presents Guys And Dolls, the musical comedy classic. $22–$28.50. Festival Theater, 420 2nd Street, Solvang. 922-8313. www.pcpa.org

1–31 july Ensemble Theatre Company presents All In The Timing, an evening of very smart, highly literate high-jinks by David Ives. $25.50–$35.50. Tues at 7:30 pm, Wed–Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 & 7 pm. 914 Santa Barbara Street. 962-8606. www.ensembletheatre.com

13–30 july SBCC Theatre Group presents the new comedy The Beard of Avon by Amy Freed. Directed by Rick Mokler. $17–$19. Garvin Theatre, SBCC West Campus, 800 block of Cliff Drive. 965-5935. www.sbcc.edu

22 july–6 august PCPA Theaterfest presents Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon, Broadway’s Most Romantic Musical. Thu–Sat at 8 pm, Wed, Sat & Sun at 2 pm. Marian Theatre, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria. 922-8313. www.pcpa.org

22 july–7 august PCPA Theaterfest presents Inventing Van Gogh, a provocative look at art you won’t view in a museum. A drama by Steven Dietz. Wed–Sun at 8:30 pm. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd Street, Solvang. 922-8313. www.pcpa.org

22 july—4 september Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre presents “The most hilarious show on or off Broadway” I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Jimmy Roberts, composer; Joe DiPietro, book; Jim Cook, director. $40 dinner and show. Circle Bar B Ranch, 1800 Refugio Road, Goleta. 967-1962. www.circlebarbtheatre.com

Single Performances and Short Runs

1 friday Music Academy of the West presents a Picnic Concert, chamber music featuring Academy Young Artists. $14–$16. Pre-concert preview talk at 7 pm, concert at 7:30 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

2 saturday Music Academy of the West presents Academy Festival Orchestra performing works by John Adams, Mendelssohn, Ravel and Richard Strauss. Michael Stern, Conductor. $34. 8 pm. 969-8787. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. www.musicacademy.org

4 monday Santa Barbara Symphony will present its 18th annual, free July 4th Concert, Angel Romero, conductor. 5 pm. Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa Street. 898-9526. www.thesymphony.org

5 tuesday Music Academy of the West presents Tuesdays @ 8, works by Andre Previn, Barber, John Corigliano, Stephen Rush and Michael Daugherty, featuring Academy faculty artists. $34. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 969-8769. www.musicacademy.org

7 thursday Music Academy of the West presents a Community Concert featuring Academy young artists. Free Admission. 2 pm. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

8 friday Music Academy of the West presents a Picnic Concert, an evening of chamber music featuring Academy young artists. $14–$16. Pre-concert preview talk with selected performers begins at 7 pm. 7:30 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

9 saturday Music Academy of the West presents the Concerto Competition Finals. $10–$12. 10 am–4 pm, attendees may come and go throughout the day. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

10 sunday The Unitarian Society Chautauqua Program presents An Evening With John Steinbeck starring Taelen Thomas. $10 at the door. 7:30 pm. 1535 Santa Barbara Street. www.ussb.org

12 tuesday Academy of the West presents Tuesdays @ 8 with works by Debussy, Poulenc, Claude Bolling and Chausson, featuring Academy faculty artists. $34. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

14 thursday Music Academy of the West presents a Community Concert featuring Academy young artists. Free Admission. 2 pm. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

15 friday Music Academy of the West presents a Picnic Concert, an evening of chamber music featuring Academy young artists. $14–$16. Pre-concert preview talk with selected performers begins at 7 pm. 7:30 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

15 friday Santa Barbara Theatre Company presents Oscar award-winning actress Eva Marie Saint and her husband, producer-director Jeffrey Hayden, in A.R. Gurney’s delightful and moving play Love Letters. $25–$50, $100 patron. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 963-0761. www.lobero.com

16 saturday Music Academy of the West presents Opera Scenes, Warren Jones, music director and Heinz Blankenburg, stage direction. $23–$25. 2 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

16 saturday Music Academy of the West presents the Academy Festival Orchestra performing works by Schubert and Elgar. Jeffrey Tate, conductor. $34. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

17 sunday Music Academy of the West presents the MERIT Concert, matching community musicians, ages 12–17, with Academy young artists. Free admission. 2 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

17 sunday Music Academy of the West presents Music Academy Unplugged, an eclectic show featuring Academy young artists at 7 pm; guest artist Gilles Apap and friends at 9 pm. $15 at the door. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street. 962-7776. www.musicacademy.org

18 monday Music Academy of the West presents Opera Scenes, Warren Jones, music director and Heinz Blankenburg, stage direction. $23–$25. 7:30 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

19 tuesday Academy of the West presents Tuesdays @ 8 with works by Mozart, Janacek, Reinecke and Brahms, featuring Academy faculty artists. $34. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

20 wednesday Music Academy of the West presents a Masterclass Sampler with Anne Epperson, Warren Jones, four-hand piano, David Jolley, horn, and Marilyn Horne, vocal. $13–$15. 7:30 pm. Lehmann Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

21 thursday Music Academy of the West presents a Community Concert featuring Academy young artists. Free admission. 2 pm. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

21 thursday Music Academy of the West presents a Picnic Concert, an evening of chamber music featuring Academy young artists. $14–$16. Pre-concert preview talk with selected performers begins at 7 pm. 7:30 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

21 thursday SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara presents ASzURe & Artists, intensely musical, sublimely erotic dance. $23–$28. 6 pm & 8 pm. Center Stage Theater, Paseo Nuevo Mall. 963-0408. www.summerdance.com

22 friday Music Academy of the West presents a Picnic Concert with Chamber music featuring Academy Young Artists. $14–$16. Pre-concert talk at 7 pm, concert at 7:30 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

22 friday SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara presents SUMMERDANCE Choreographers’ Showcase with new work by Brian Brooks, Aszure Barton, Tamango, Doug Elkins. $11. 4:30 pm & 7 pm. Center Stage Theater, Paseo Nuevo Mall. 963-0408. www.summerdance.com

23 saturday Music Academy of the West presents the Marilyn Horne Foundation Awards Vocal Competition. $14–$16. 10 am–4 pm. Attendees may come and go throughout the day. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

23 saturday Music Academy of the West presents Concerto Night, the Academy Festival Orchestra with selected Academy young artist soloists. Anne Manson, conductor. $48. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

26 tuesday Music Academy of the West presents Tuesdays @ 8, with works by Beethoven, Folke Rabe, Joao Guilherme Ripper and Dvorak, and featuring Academy faculty artists. $34. 8 pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

28 thursday Music Academy of the West presents a Community Concert, free to the public. 2 pm. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

28 thursday Music Academy of the West presents a Vocal Chamber Music Concert, to include works by Scarlatti, Crumb, Weber and Bernstein, featuring Academy young artists with Faculty Artists Alan Stepansky, cello, Paul Merkelo, trumpet and John Churchwell, piano. $14–$16. 7:30 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

29 friday Music Academy of the West presents a Picnic Concert, an evening of chamber music featuring Academy young artists. $14–$16. 7:30 pm, pre-concert preview talk with selected performers begins at 7 pm. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

30 saturday Music Academy of the West presents a Chamber Music Marathon. $10–$12. 10 am–4 pm. Attendees may come and go throughout the day. Abravanel Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. 969-8787. www.musicacademy.org

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