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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 March Wednesday, March 10 Malcolm Gladwell Outliers- The Story of Success
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu March 10 - April 15 Passport to Santa Barbara County at CAF
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
March 10 - April 25 Touring Santa Barbara though the Magic Lantern: Images from the Pearl Chase Collection, 1915 -1926
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Delacroix to Monet
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
March 10 - May 2 Delacroix to Monet: Masterpieces of 19th Century Paintings from the Walters Art Museum
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
March 10 - May 2 Sanford Biggers: Moon Medicine
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
March 10 - May 2 Melanie Schiff, Stones
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
March 10 - June 6 An American Century: 20th Century Masters Drawings
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
March 10 - 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 March 12 - March 13 BASSH
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
March 16 - March 18 Drowsy Chaperone - Broadway at The Granada
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Wednesday, March 17 Zac Brown Band
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com Thursday, March 18 CAMA Presents: Hesperion XXI
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Friday, March 19 Headless Household
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Lobero Theatre
Saturday, March 20 Dee Dee Bridgewater
Lobero Theatre: 33 East canon Perdido Street
March 20 - March 21 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: Play On!
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Sunday, March 21 In Concert with Delcroix to Monet
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Friday, March 26 ScrapArtsMusic - enTRANCE! The Series at The Granada
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Saturday, March 27 Works Progress Administration & AJ Roach
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Saturday, March 27 The Met Live in HD Series: Hamlet
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com Sunday, March 28 Seasons: Spring Forward, Fall Back
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
March 28 - March 29 Down Memory Lane
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
Back to top April Thursday, April 1 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, April 1 Forum Lounge: Sanford Biggers
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
Reefer Madness
Center Stage Theater
April 7 - April 11 Reefer Madness
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
Saturday, April 10 Terence Blanchard
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
April 10 - April 11 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: Classic Rach
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org Sunday, April 11 In Concert with Delcroix to Monet
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Monday, April 12 Mindfulness: Implications for Personal, Social and Societal Transformation
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Monday, April 12 An Evening with Fareed Zakaria
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu Tuesday, April 13 Alessio Bax, Piano
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Tuesday, April 13 Elvis Costello
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com April 13 - April 15 Broadway at the Granada: Rain
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Lang Lang
The Granada
Friday, April 16 CAMA Presents: Lang Lang
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org Saturday, April 17 Santa Barbara's Founding Day
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
April 17 - April 18 40th Anniversary Earth Day Festival
Alameda Park
Sunday, April 18 Hairspray- A Broadway Show
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com April 18 - April 19 Twisty Tales
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
April 18 - April 19 The Glass Menagerie
Ensemble Theatre Company: 914 Santa Barbara Street
805-962-8606 or www.ensembletheatre.com April 22 - April 23 SB Garden Club Biennial Flower Show "Santa Barbara Celebrates"
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
April 22 - May 2 Bill W. and Dr. Bob
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
April 23 - April 24 Larry Keigwin & Company
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Saturday, April 24 The Granada Presents: 101 Years of Broadway
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org Saturday, April 24 Comedian Daniel Tosh
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com
Sunday, April 25 Horse Trails and Animal Tails
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Sunday, April 25 24th Annual Young Soloist Showcase
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Monday, April 26 Mind & Supermind Present: Dr. Daniel Amen
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido
Tuesday, April 27 Compania Nacional De Danza
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Wednesday, April 28 Avett Brothers
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu April 28 - April 29 Capitol Steps
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Thursday, April 29 CAMA Presents: Itzhak Perlman
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Back to top May Saturday, May 1 The Met Live in HD Series: Armida
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com May 1 - May 2 SB Choral Society Presents: A Sea Symphony
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Monday, May 3 David Sedaris
Arlington Theatre: 1317 State Street
Info: 805-963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com Thursday, May 6 Forum Lounge: Sister Santos Electro Biligual Opera
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
Thursday, May 6 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
May 6 - May 15 George Bernard Shaw's Arms & The Man
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
May 7 - May 9 Opera Santa Barbara Presents: Macbeth
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Christian McBride
Lobero Theatre
Saturday, May 8 Christian McBride & Inside Straight
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
May 9 - May 10 Celebration of Stories: T.C. Boyle
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org Monday, May 10 Mind & Supermind Presents: Dr. Daniel Siegel
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Thursday, May 13 Patti Lupone - Matters of the Heart
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Friday, May 14 Early California Days
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
May 14 - May 15 Pirates of Penzance
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
Saturday, May 15 Presidio Past Times & Adobe Days
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
May 15 - May 16 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: Magnificent Mahler
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Wheels & Waves:
11th Annual Classic Car and Hot Rod Show
400-1400 blocks of State Street
May 15 - May 16 Wheels & Waves: 11th Annual Classic Car and Hot Rod Show
State Street: Gutierrez to Micheltorena
Sunday, May 16 In Concert with Delacroix to Monet
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net
Tuesday, May 18 Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra Presents: Wonny Song, Piano
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
Art & Wine Tour
Downtown Santa Barbara
Thursday, May 27 Downtown Art & Wine Tour
Various Downtown Locations
Info: 805-962-2098 ext 23
Back to top June Thursday, June 3 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, June 3 Forum Lounge: An Evening with Kip Fulbeck
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
Friday, June 11 Stables Fandango!
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Back to top July Thursday, July 1 Forum Lounge: Ottawa Animation Film Festival
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Info: 805-966-5373 or www.sbcaf.org
Thursday, July 1 1st Thursday- An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
Saturday, July 31 Adobe Days
El Presidio: 123 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Back to top August August 4 - August 7 Casa Cantina
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
August 4 - August 7 Old Spanish Days Fiesta: El Mercado De la Guerra
De la Guerra Plaza
Old Spanish Days
Downtown Santa Barbara
August 4 - August 8 Old Spanish Days Fiesta
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, August 5 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts
Various Downtown Locations
Friday, August 6 El Desfile Historic: Fiesta Parade
West end of Cabrillo Blvd. up State Street to Sola Street
Saturday, August 7 El Desfile De Los Ninos: Children's Fiesta Parade
State Street from Victoria Street to Ortega Street
Saturday, August 7 Old Spanish Days Fiesta: Tardes De Ronda
Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens