Events around Santa Barbara
Everybody say “Yeah!” and let KINKY BOOTS lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Winner of every Best Musical award, including the Tony®, Grammy®, and London’s Olivier Award, Kinky Boots captivates and entertains audiences around the world with a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning …
Program: 4:30 PM-6 PM Reception: 6 PM-7:30 PM Ticket includes digital access to the 2025 Economic Outlook Publication and post-event reception at the Michael Towbes Library Plaza The annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit features presentations by a panel of experts on the state of the economy and policy in Santa Barbara and California. The …
Join us for the 7th annual Winter Music Showcase, a premier event dedicated to promoting the arts, disability inclusion and highlighting the incredible talent within Santa Barbara County. This year’s showcase promises to be extra special, featuring a diverse range of performances, from Broadway and Rockettes-style dance numbers to barbershop quartets, bands, orchestral performances, choirs, …
A reigning virtuoso of the violin returns to Santa Barbara with a distinguished group of collaborators: internationally celebrated pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Emanuel Ax and the Juilliard String Quartet. Hear what only Itzhak Perlman can do in the company of six such sensational players.
Academy Festival Orchestra Conducted by alumna Speranza Scappucci This finale performance highlights Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows in curated selections. Plus, orchestral favorites the William Tell Overture and The Pines of Rome.
Academy Festival Orchestra Conducted by Stéphane Denève The evening features Maurice Ravel’s masterpiece plus Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony.
An Opera in 2 Acts Passionate letters. A fatal duel. Heartbreak. Based on Pushkin’s classic novel brought to life with some of the most romantic music ever written. Conducted by Daniela Candillari and directed by Peter Kazaras.
Academy Festival Orchestra Conducted by Hannu Lintu Gustav Mahler’s epic First Symphony is paired with The Oceanides by Jean Sibelius.