Art Matters Lecture – Van Gogh the Anglophile: Looking Through his Eyes at Victorian Art with Malcolm Warner (in Person)

As a pioneer of the modern movement, Van Gogh seems an unlikely fan of what we call Victorian art. But his time in London left him with a love of English painting and illustration. He looked up to the pre-eminent English painter, John Everett Millais, and collected gritty, working-class images from London magazines. “For me,” he wrote to his brother Theo in 1882, “one of the highest and noblest expressions of art is always that of the English.”

The Moth Mainstage

KCRW and The Santa Barbara Independent present The Moth Mainstage at the Lobero Theatre on Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 PM.

KITP’s 80th Public Lecture – “Stars: The Ultimate Laboratory for Modern Physics” with Pascale Garaud

UC Santa Cruz Professor Pascale Garaud will present a selection of what scientists have learned from stars to date, and what they hope to learn in the future thanks to new advances in stellar seismology and high-performance computing. This virtual lecture is presented by the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara, and sponsored by the Friends of KITP.

Chicago the Musical! SBHS High School Theatre

Chicago the Musical performed by Santa Barbara High School Theatre! The show opens Friday, April 8, and continues on the 9, 14, and 15 at 7:00 PM and 16 at 2:00 PM. Come see these amazing actors light up the stage as they perform one of the longest-running musicals on Broadway!

UCSB Corwin Chair Series Concert: Transient Canvas

The Corwin Series is pleased to welcome the Boston-based bass clarinet and marimba duo Transient Canvas (Amy Advocat and Matt Sharrock). Listeners will be introduced to an evening of contemporary music by living composers through the works of Yiyang Wang, Mischa Salkind-Pearl, Anthony R. Green, and Mikhail Johnson in a program titled: WAVES. UCSB composers and 2021 Corwin Award Winners Alexandra Marie Jones and Stewart Engart will also have new works premiered.

Climate Rally Friday

The UCSB Environmental Affairs Board, Sunrise-SB, Society of Fearless Grandmothers-SB and SBCAN are sponsoring a rally as part of the statewide CA Day of Action, led by Last Chance Alliance and CA Youth vs. Big Oil, on Friday April 8 at 12:00 PM at the County Administration Building, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. Youth and elders statewide will send a message to Governor Newsom: "No new fossil fuel permits!" 

Spirit Of Fiesta

Old Spanish Days is pleased to announce that the 2022 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta Final Auditions will be performed before a live audience! The pageantry of Old Spanish Days Fiesta will be on full display April 9, 2022 at 2 PM when 19 talented young dancers step on the stage at the historic Lobero Theatre where Fiesta began in 1924. The community is invited to share in the excitement of the day and watch the talented dancers perform. The show will culminate with the announcement of the 2022 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta.

Speed Dating Tonight!

Opera Santa Barbara Presents: Speed Dating Tonight!
Music and Lyrics by Michael Ching
Based on A concept by Dean Anthony
April 9th at 7:30pm & April 10th at 2:30pm at Centerstage theater.
Tickets are $35 or You decide (minimum $15) contact the box office for more information.

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