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Find out more information on the Downtown Holiday Parade, Art & Wine Tour, epicure.sb, Halloween Trick-or-Treat,... and more!

On-going Cultural Activities

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



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September


Thursday, September 2
1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art

Various Downtown Locations
Info: 805-962-2098 ext. 25 or 1st Thursday webpage


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
Info: 805-895-7868 or www.kevsteele.com


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
Info: 805-884-0459 or www.artfromscrap.org


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
Info: 805-962-2098 ext 22 or Shop Spree SB


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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October

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
Info: 805-884-8440 or www.mhainsb.org


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
Info: 805-962-5152 x 227 or www.pshhc.org


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
Info: 805-962-2098 ext 22 or www.santabarbaradowntown.com/go.asp


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
Info: 805-962-1455 or www.pierrelafond.com


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
Info: 965-0093 or www.sbthp.org



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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
Info: 805-962-2098 ext. 25 or 1st Thursday webpage


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



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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
Info: 805-962-2098 ext. 22 or 1st Thursday webpage


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
Info: 805-962-2098 ext. 23 or 58th Annual Holiday Parade


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



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January


Thursday, January 6
1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art

Various Downtown Locations
Info: 805-962-2098 ext. 22 or 1st Thursday webpage

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
Info: 805-963-0023 or www.sbfilmfestival.org


Saturday, January 29
Maria Del Rey

The Granada: 1214 State Street

Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org




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February


Thursday, February 3
1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts

Various Downtown Venues
Info: 805-962-20998 ext 22 or www.santabarbaradowntown.com/go


  

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