SBPAL : Events for February 2007

Extended Runs

“A dazzler... A portrait of riveting complexity and paradox!”—The New York Times
PCPA Theaterfest presents
BARRYMORE
Special Limited Engagement
Feb 1–11
Adults $16–$25.75
Senior & student discounts available
Marian Theatre
Santa Maria, 922-8313
www.pcpa.org

“A hail of a lot of fun and frolic!”—New York Times
Timbers Supper Club Dinner Theatre
NUNSENSE
the Award-Winning Musical Comedy
Song, dance, comedy and audience participation!
Feb 9–Mar 18, 6:30 pm
Sun 12:30 pm
Dinner $55–$75, Brunch $45–$65
Timbers Restaurant
10 Winchester Canyon Road, 968-2222
www.timbersfarm.com

“An amazingly balanced dramatic feast... An unrivaled contemporary play.”—Newsweek
PCPA Theaterfest presents
THE CHALK CIRCLE
An Epic Parable
by Bretolt Brecht
Feb 15–Mar 11
Adults $16–$25.75
Senior & student discounts available
Marian Theatre
Santa Maria, 922-8313
www.pcpa.org

“Lyrical, witty”—The London Times
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy
Ensemble Theatre Company presents
THE MEMORY OF WATER
By Shelagh Stephenson
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
Feb 15–Mar 11
Tue–Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
Alhecama Theatre
914 Santa Barbara Street, 962-8606
www.ensembletheatre.com

Dramatic Women presents
Four amazing new plays
WOMEN’S WORK
New Short Plays by Ellen K. Anderson, Emma-Jane Huerta, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle and special guest Sheila Fugard
directed by Zoe McBride, Alison Coutts-Jordan, Michael Downey and Carol Fischer
Feb 16–17 & 22–24, 8 pm
$16 General, $14 Students & Seniors
Opening night gala all tickets $35
Center Stage Theater
2nd floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org

Theatre UCSB presents
A Primal Struggle for Affection
MUD
A drama by Maria Irene Fornes
Directed by Tom Whitaker
Feb 16–18 & 20–24, 8 pm
Feb 18 & 24, 2 pm
Tickets $13–17
Performing Arts Theatre
UC Santa Barbara campus, 893-3535
www.dramadance.ucsb.edu

Westmont Theatre Arts Department
THE CLOUDS
Directed by John Blondell
Feb 23–Mar 3, 8 pm
Porter Theatre
Westmont College
955 La Paz Road
www.westmont.edu

Single Performances and Short Runs

UCSB Music presents a
UNIVERSITY ARTISTS SERIES CONCERT
PAUL BERKOWITZ, PIANO
Acclaimed faculty member Paul Berkowitz is featured in Haydn’s Sonata in C major, L 58 (Hob XVI/48), Janacek’s 1.X.1905 (“Sonata”), Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op. 24, and Schubert’s Sonata in G major, Op. 78, D. 894.
Feb 1, 8 pm
Tickets at the door: General $12, Students $7
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

A Westmont College Choir production
GODSPELL
A creative interpretation of St. Matthew’s Gospel
Directed by Sharon Williams and Jessica Webber
Feb 2, 7 pm
Feb 3, 2 & 7 pm
Students $10 & $7
Montecito Covenant Church
www.westmont.edu

Director Coaches Young Performers
Opera Santa Barbara’s Verdi Festival presents
MASTER CLASS WITH JAMES MARVEL
Acclaimed stage director coaches talented singers
from OSB’s Young Artists Program
Feb 5, 11 am
Subscribers $15 & $12, Students $5
Music Academy of the West
Stewart Hall, 898-3890
www.operasb.com

Celebrated Soprano Shares Her Secrets
Opera Santa Barbara’s Verdi Festival presents
OPERA ON THE GO: SOPRANO MARTINA ARROYO
& OSB ARTISTIC DIRECTOR VALERY RVYKIN
The challenges of Verdi’s repertoire are revealed
Feb 7, 5:30 pm
Subscribers $15 & $12, Students $5
Victoria Hall
33 West Victoria Street, 898-3890
www.operasb.com

UCSB Music presents
UCSB PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Jon Nathan directs the music of Shelly Elias, Ney Rosauro, J.S Bach, and UCSB Professor Emeritus William Kraft. Works include Log Cabin Blues, selections from the Rosauro’s Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, and Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor arranged for four marimbists.
Feb 7, 7:30 pm
Tickets at the door: General $12, Students $7
Karl Geiringer Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

Sings Like Hell presents
The Greatest Music You’ve NEVER Heard
GLEN PHILLIPS & FRIENDS:
SEAN WATKINS, SARA WATKINS, GUS BLACK AND MORE!
Meaningful, melodious pop-rock
Feb 7, 8 pm
Subscribers $25, General $39.50, $42.50 day of show
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.singslikehell.com

“Showcasing the accomplishments of chamber music luminaries from both coasts in vibrant, commanding performances.”—The Los Angeles Times
The Lunchtime Series
CAMERATA PACIFICA PLAYS TAKEMITSU AND MOZART
TAKEMITSU - Rain Spell
MOZART - Quartet for Piano and Strings in G Minor, K 478
Adrian Spence, flute; Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Marcia Dickstein, harp; Robert Thies, piano; Doug Perkins, vibraphone; Catherine Leonard, violin; Donald McInnes, viola; Emil Miland, cello
Feb 9, 1 pm
Single tickets $20, $5 with valid student i.d.
Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org

“Showcasing the accomplishments of chamber music luminaries from both coasts in vibrant, commanding performances.”—The Los Angeles Times
CAMERATA PACIFICA PLAYS CRUMB, TAKEMITSU, TURNAGE AND MOZART
CRUMB - Eleven Echoes of Autumn
TAKEMITSU - Rain Spell
TURNAGE - Tune for Toru
MOZART - Quartet for Piano and Strings in G Minor, K 478
Adrian Spence, flute; Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Marcia Dickstein, harp; Robert Thies, piano; Doug Perkins, vibraphone; Catherine Leonard, violin; Donald McInnes, viola; Emil Miland, cello
Feb 9, 8 pm
Subscription tickets $155, Single tickets (sold at door on space available basis) $42
Lehmann Hall, Music Academy of the West
1070 Fairway Road, 884-8410
www.cameratapacifica.org

I.V. LIVE & Isla Vista Arts present
IMPROVABILITY
THE ANTI-VALENTINE’S SHOW
UCSB’s premiere improv comedy troupe
Feb 9, 8 pm
$3 Students, $5 General
Wear all black get in for $1
Embarcadero Hall
935 Embarcadero Del Norte, Isla Vista, 968-0761
www.ivlive.net

UCSB Music presents
LA OPERA
THE PROSPECTOR
The renowned LA Opera presents The Prospector, a 50-minute high energy introduction to the world of opera, created by Lee Holdridge and Richard Sparks and directed by Eli Villanueva.
Perfect for families, this lighthearted show is a wildly imaginative and engaging celebration of Puccini’s opera, The Girl of the Golden West.
Feb 10, 11 am
Tickets at the door: $15
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

“Substantial and affecting...sharply poignant...cleverly conceived”—Santa Barbara Independent
“Powerful”—LA Times
“Fascinating”—Dance Magazine
IRIDIAN ARTS presents
Southern California’s Freshest Modern Dance
KEITH JOHNSON/DANCERS & NUGENT DANCE
Feb 10, 8 pm
Feb 11, 2 pm & 8 pm
General $20, Students $15
Center Stage Theater
2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org

State Street Ballet
LA SYLPHIDE & NAPOLI
La Sylphide is romantic ballet staged by Rodney Gustafson after the original by Filippo Taglioni.
Napoli, the fisherman and his bride is a showcase for the dancers in the tradition of the Royal Danish Ballet.
Feb 10, 8 pm & Feb 11, 2 pm
Tickets $24–$44
Senior, student and child rates available
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

UCSB Music presents
HEARTS FOR THE ARTS—A VALENTINE SERENADE
Featuring Charles Asche, piano; Jill Felber, flute; Hee-Kyung Juhn, piano; Geoffrey Rutkowski, cello; award-winning students Edward Baskerville, cello; Erin Bonski, piano; Adam Phillips, tenor; and Sonia Tripathi, piano; UCSB’s scholarship ensembles; the UCSB Maurice Faulkner Brass Quintet; and the UCSB Young Artists String Quartet in works by Beethoven, Ives, Prokofiev, Schumann, and others
Feb 11, 3 pm
$25 General, $10 Students, $50 Patron
$85 Patron Couple (includes preferred seating & reception)
Tickets in advance at the Office of Community Relations, 893-4388
Proceeds to benefit the Music Affiliates Student Scholarship Fund.
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
www.music.ucsb.edu

“Innovative...Unnerving...Exciting!”—Charles Donelan, SB Independent
1st Thursday Theatre, One Night Only!
Westmont College Festival Theatre in association with
Santa Barbara Downtown Organization
THE CAR PLAY PROJECT featuring
Cutlass or Cutmore?
It Never Got Weird Enough For Me
Innocence
The God Play
Car As Self
Unbelieving Hitchhikers
Feb 1, 6 pm
FREE!
Parking lot directly behind SBMA
1130 State Street, 962-2098
www.santabarbaradowntown.com

Santa Barbara Symphony’s International Guitar Festival
and The Lobero Theater Foundation present
GUITAR CONCERT with JIMMY BRUNO
Downbeat Magazine’s Jazz Guitarist of the Year, Jimmy Bruno brings solo stylings to the sophisticated surroundings of Soho
Feb 12, 7:30 pm
Soho
1221 State Street, 963-0761
www.thesymphony.org or www.lobero.com

Speaking of Stories presents
TALES OF ROMANCE
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this is a perfect night to celebrate love in its many forms. Featuring readings by T.C. Boyle, Faline England, John Fink and Dan Gunther
Directed by Maggie Mixsell
Feb 13, 7:30 pm
Tickets $13–$30
Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.speakingofstories.org or www.lobero.com

“Ferocious Afro-Caribbean rhythms...hard-riffing horns and modern jazz harmonies...lyrics of the dance floor...and the barrio.”—The New York Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA
Sizzling salsa rhythms and electrifying performance
Feb 13, 8 pm
General public $40, UCSB students $19
Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara Symphony’s International Guitar Festival
CANDLELIGHT GUITAR CONCERT
with ADAM DEL MONTE, SOLO FLAMENCO GUITAR
Adam Del Monte will perform flamenco guitar in the intimacy of the Presidio Chapel, perfect for Valentine’s week.
Feb 13, 8 pm
Limited seating
Presidio Chapel
129 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.thesymphony.org or www.lobero.com

“A concert of sublime music”—Margo Kline
Santa Barbara Music Club
MORNING CONCERT
Arias from The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte (Mozart) sung by the DELIGHTFUL DIVAS: Donna Gibbs, soprano, Susan Kuehn, mezzo soprano, John Sonquist, piano;
Partita No.5 (Bach), Songs Without Words (Mendelssohn), Song Transcriptions (Schubert), Sonata No.3 (Prokoffiev); Gila Goldstein, piano
Feb 14, 11 am
FREE ADMISSION
Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street
www.sbmusicclub.org

“one of the most consequential performers of our time”—LA Times
CAMA’s Masterseries presents
Three-time Grammy winner
DAWN UPSHAW, Soprano—In Recital
Feb 14, 8 pm
Tickets $40, $50
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.camasb.org

Santa Barbara Symphony’s International Guitar Festival
VALENTINE’S GUITAR CONCERT
with PABLO SAINZ VILLEGAS
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a romantic evening of guitar by candlelight with Pablo Sainz Villegas, winner of the Christopher Parkening Competition.
Champagne & chocolate for all.
Feb 14, 8 pm
Limited seating
Presidio Chapel
129 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.thesymphony.org or www.lobero.com

“Played with a spirit that feels absolutely contemporary and alive.”—The Pittsburgh Tribune
“the greatest Cajun band of the modern era.”—The New York Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
BEAUSOLEIL AVEC MICHAEL DOUCET
Sweet country waltzes and Cajun tunes
Feb 15, 8 pm
$40 general, $19 UCSB students
Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

UCSB Music presents
GUEST ARTIST GILA GOLDSTEIN, PIANO
Gila Goldstein has captivated audiences around the world with her unique artistry and soulful interpretations.
Bach’s Partita No. 5 in G Major, Schubert/Liszt’s Two song transcriptions: “Wohin” and “Ständchen,” Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 3, Op. 28, and Ronn Yedidia’s Two Dances from Dances of Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Schumann’s Carnaval, Op. 9.
Feb 15, 8 pm
Free admission
Karl Geiringer Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

Santa Barbara Symphony’s International Guitar Festival
LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
Enjoy an evening with Grammy-Award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet—sure to dazzle.
Feb 15, 8 pm
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.thesymphony.org or www.lobero.com

“The virtuosity present...is so great as to be awesome.”—All About Jazz
Jazz at the Lobero presents
JIM HALL/DAVE HOLLAND DUO
Intimate pairing of two jazz giants
Feb 16, 8 pm
Tickets $38, $48
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com

The Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts
Westmont College presents
THE SYRINGA TREE
by Pamela Gien
Feb 16, 8 pm
Tickets $10 & $18
Marjorie Luke Theatre
721 East Cota Street
www.luketheatre.com

Santa Barbara Symphony’s International Guitar Festival
FAMILY GUITAR CONCERT
WITH THE LA GUITAR QUARTET
60-minute fun-filled presentation exploring guitar: Rock, Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, Flamenco and more!
Feb 17, noon
$5 Children, $10 Adults
Children under 5 free
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.thesymphony.org

Sings Like Hell presents
The Greatest Music You’ve NEVER Heard
GANDALF MURPHY & THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS
+ JEFFREY FOUCAULT
Wild Funk Folk Punk
Feb 17, 8 pm
$39.50 advance, $42.50 day of show
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.singslikehell.com

“...they’ll blow you away.”—Guitar Player
Santa Barbara Symphony’s International Guitar Festival
LA GUITAR QUARTET WITH THE SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY
A Symphonic Spectacular with Spirit of Spain and the New World: Rodrigo’s Concierto Andaluz &
Premiere of Peter Madlem’s Preludio y Danza
Feb 17, 8 pm
Feb 18, 3 pm
Tickets $18–$59
Arlington Theatre
1317 State Street, 963-4408
www.thesymphony.org

“They have long been in the top rank of bands both for consistency and for innovation.”—Boston Globe
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
LOS LOBOS ACOUSTIC
Unique rock and roll sounds
Feb 22, 8 pm
$45 general, $19 UCSB students
Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

“A violinist whose art goes deeper than virtuosity.”—The Miami Herald
“[Fleisher is] Elegant, insightful and affecting.”—The New York Times
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
JAIME LAREDO, VIOLIN & LEON FLEISHER, PIANO
Three great Schubert sonatas
Feb 23, 5:30 & 7:30 pm
$50 general, $19 UCSB students
Montecito Country Club
920 Summit Road, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

UCSB Music
UCSB Arts & Lectures
and the UCSB Distinguished Chamber Music Guest Artists Series
JAIME LAREDO AND LEON FLEISHER
IN MASTER CLASSES WITH UCSB STUDENTS
Feb 24, Jaime Laredo: 10 am–noon
Feb 24, Leon Fleisher: 1–3 pm
Free admission
Open to the public for observation
Karl Geiringer Hall
www.music.ucsb.edu

“Bravo to Opera Santa Barbara!”—Santa Barbara Independent
Opera Santa Barbara’s Verdi Festival presents
RIGOLETTO
New York City Opera’s Michael Corvino stars
in tragic tale of love and jealousy
Pre-concert talks
English supertitles
Feb 24, Mar 2 & Mar 10, 7:30 pm
Mar 4, 2:30 pm
$37.50–$132.50
Lobero Theatre
33 East Canon Perdido Street, 963-0761
www.lobero.com or www.sbopera.com

“Virtuosic without blatant virtuosity”—Wire Magazine
“A ferociously good quartet'”—San Francisco Classical Voice
Iridian Arts presents
THE ECLIPSE STRING QUARTET
Feb 25, 8 pm
Tickets $18 general, $13 students & CAF Members
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
2nd Floor Arts Terrace, Paseo Nuevo, 569-2391
www.iridianarts.com

Benefit Concert of
CLASSICAL FAVORITES
David Turner, violin and Dr. Richard Berkman, piano
Proceeds benefit Temple B’nai B’rith
Feb 25, 4 pm
Tickets at the door
Temple B’nai B’rith
1000 San Antonio Creek Road

“Their energy and realness is unmatchable.”—The Village Voice
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents
Universe’s
SLANGUAGE
Theatrical tour de force
Directed by Jo Bonney
Feb 27, 8 pm
$40 general, $19 UCSB students
Campbell Hall, 893-3535
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

Free Noon Concert!
Opera Santa Barbara’s Verdi Festival presents
BROWN BAG BRAVISSIMO
Talented singers from OSB’s Young Artists Program
in free lunchtime concert
Feb 28, noon
Free
Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Public Library
40 East Anapamu Street, 898-3890
www.operasb.com