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Historic Architectural Walking Tours of Downtown Santa Barbara Saturdays: 10 a.m., leaves from De la Guerra Plaza Sundays: 10 a.m., leaves from the Public Library Info: Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara: 805-965-6307 or www.afsb.org Downtown Performing Arts : Website: www.sbperformingartsleague.org Downtown Santa Barbara's Paseos & Hidden Walkways Map: www.santabarbaracarfree.org/pdf-files/redtile.pdf Red Tile Walking Tour of Downtown Santa Barbara's Historic Landmarks Map: www.santabarbaracarfree.org/pdf-files/redtile.pdf
Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market Tuesdays: Summer Hours 4:00-7:30 PM, 500-600 blocks State Street Info: www.sbfarmersmarket.org
Back to top September Thursday, September 2 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, September 2 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Italian Arias & Songs of Passion
Arts & Letters Café: 7 East Anapamu Street
Info: 805-730-1463 or www.sullivangoss.com
Thursday, September 2 Forum Lounge: James Gilbert: Privacy is Dead Because We Said So
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
September 2 - September 30 Portraits of Solstice: Photographs by Kevin Steele
Samy's Camera: 614 Chapala Street
September 2 - September 5 Bad Daddy: The Musical
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
September 2 - September 19 Chaotic Harmony
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
September 2 - September 25 Neighborhood Portraits
AFS Gallery: 302 East Cota Street
September 2 - September 26 Coloring Outside the Lines
Sullivan Goss: 7 East Anapamu Street
Info: 805-730-1460 or www.sullivangoss.com September 2 - October 3 Bloom Projects: Keith Puccinelli, the foul stain of we
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
September 2 - October 8 Lasting Impressions: Colin Campbell Cooper
Historical Museum: 136 East de la Guerra Street
Info: 805-966-1601 or www.santabarbaramuseum.com September 2 - October 23 Call For Entries 2010: New Works by Area Artists
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
September 2 - December 31 Memorias y Facturas
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
September 2 - January 28 Ceramics Rediscovered: Science Reshapes Understanding of Hispanic Life in Early California
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org Saturday, September 4 The Smashing Pumpkins
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
September 8 - January 2 Chasing Moby-Dick: Selected Works by Tony de los Reyes
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Thursday, September 9 smART: A Panel Discussion about Art, Food and the Environment
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
Friday, September 10 Peter Yarrow & Noel Paul Stookey
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Shop Spree SB
Downtown Santa Barbara
September 10 - September 11 Shop Spree SB - Shop...Discover...Celebrate
Various Downtown Locations
September 10 - September 18 2010 Lit Moon World Theater Festival
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org September 10 - October 8 Garrett Speirs: Recent Work
Architectural Foundation Gallery: 229 East Victoria Street
Info: 805-965-6307 or www.afsb.org Saturday, September 11 Boyz II Men
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com Saturday, September 11 Presidio Pastimes
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Thursday, September 16 Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico and the Centenianial of the Revolution
Casa Dolores, Center for the Study of the Popular Arts of Mexico: 1023 Bath Street
Info: 805-963-1032 or www.casadolores.org
Saturday, September 18 Vinos, Tapas, y Arte 2010
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Saturday, September 18 Eliza Gilkyson & Nina Gerber + Dala
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Saturday, September 18 Disney Live
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
September 18 - January 2 Stranger Than Fiction
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
September 18 - January 2 Chasing Moby-Dick: Selected Works by Tony de los Reyes
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Thursday, September 23 UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Bill Moyers
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Friday, September 24 Charles Lloyd New Quartet
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com September 24 - September 25 RUCKUS
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org Saturday, September 25 David Pena Dorantes
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com Saturday, September 25 Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org Saturday, September 25 Flamenco Arts Festival
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-967-4164 or www. flamencoarts.org
Saturday, September 25 United Way Day of Caring 2010 & Adobe Days
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Sunday, September 26 Bryan Adams, Solo and Acoustic
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
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epicure.sb: a month to savor santa barbara
Various Locations
October 1 - October 31 epicure.sb: a month to savor santa barbara
Various Santa Barbara Locations
Info: 805-962-2098 ext. 24 or
epicure.sb Saturday, October 2 Sol Food Festival
Plaza de Vera Cruz: across from Saturday's Farmer's Market
Saturday, October 2 17th Annual Mental Health Arts Festival
De la Guerra Plaza
October 2 - January 23 Yosemite: Then and Now
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Sunday, October 3 Taste of Hope Anniversary Event
Historic Rubin Home: 215 East Mission Street
Tuesday, October 5 Chamber Orchestra Presents: Adam Neiman, piano
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Thursday, October 7 Pilobolus Dance Theater
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Thursday, October 7 The Black Crowes
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com
Thursday, October 7 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Locations Downtown
October 7 - October 31 The Housewives of Manheim by Alan Brody
Ensemble Theatre Company: 914 Santa Barbara Street
805-962-8606 or www.ensembletheatre.com
Friday, October 8 Reflections on Pio Pico: The Last Governor of Mexican California
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org October 9 - January 2 An American Century: 20th Century Master Drawing
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
October 9 - January 2 American Modernism: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Sunday, October 10 Ziggy Marley
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com
October 16 - October 17 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: Beethoven 9
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Tuesday, October 19 John Williams, guitar
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
October 20 - October 31 HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
Thursday, October 21 Tales from The Father of All: The de la Guerra Family, Power and Patriarchy in Mexican California
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Thursday, October 21 Gabriel Iglesias
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com Thursday, October 21 Harvest Dinner & Taste Preview of the 2010 Vintage
Pierre LaFond Wine Bistro: 516 State Street
October 22 - January 31 Clyde Aspevig
Historical Museum: 136 East de la Guerra Street
Info: 805-966-1601 or www.santabarbaramuseum.com Saturday, October 23 Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Viva Mexico!
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com
October 23 - October 24 State Street Ballet Presents: Romeo & Juliet
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
October 23 - December 19 Peter Rostovsky and Paul Winstanley: Parallax & Bloom Projects: Charlotta Westergren
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org Monday, October 25 John Lithgow
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Tuesday, October 26 Dresden Staatskapelle
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Thursday, October 28 Sankai Juku
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Thursday, October 28 Playing for Change
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Friday, October 29 The Granada Presents: Romeo and Juliet
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Saturday, October 30 Joel McHale
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com
Safe Trick or Treat
Downtown Santa Barbara
Sunday, October 31 Downtown Safe Trick or Treat
Downtown Santa Barbara
Info: 805-962-2098 ext 22
Sunday, October 31 Dia de los Muertos Holiday Craft Event
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Back to top November Monday, November 1 Omara Portuondo
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com November 2 - November 3 Beauty and the Beast
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org Thursday, November 4 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
November 5 - November 20 Curse of the Starving Class
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
Monday, November 8 Corella Ballet Castilla Y Leon
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Thursday, November 11 Christopher O'Riley, piano
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Thursday, November 11 2010 Veterens Day Ceremony
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org November 13 - November 14 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: Scheherazade
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
November 14 - January 28 Ceramics Rediscovered: Science Reshapes Understanding of Hispanic Life in Early California
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Wednesday, November 17 Paul Taylor Dance Company
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Friday, November 19 Mummenshanz
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Sunday, November 21 Patricia Racette
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Tuesday, November 23 Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
November 30 - December 2 The Color Purple - A Broadway Show!
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com Back to top December Wednesday, December 1 La Arcada Christmas Walk
La Arcada Courtyard: 1114 State Street
Thursday, December 2 1st Thursday- An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
December 2 - December 26 The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam
Ensemble Theatre Company: 914 Santa Barbara Street
805-962-8606 or www.ensembletheatre.com
Holiday Parade
State Street
Friday, December 3 58th Annual Holiday Parade - Miracle on State Street
State Street from Sola to Cota
December 11 - December 12 Miracle on 34th Street
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Friday, December 17 Una Noche de Las Posadas
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
December 18 - December 19 La Pastorela (A Shephard's Play)
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
December 18 - December 19 State Street Ballet Presents: Nutcracker
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org Back to top January Thursday, January 6 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
The Peking Acrobats
The Granada
Thursday, January 20 The Peking Acrobats
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
January 22 - April 17 Charles Garabedian: A Survey
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Monday, January 24 State Symphony Orchestra of Russia
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
January 25 - January 26 A Chorus Line
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
January 27 - February 6 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Various Downtown Locations
Saturday, January 29 Maria Del Rey
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Back to top February Thursday, February 3 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts
Various Downtown Venues