The 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented by UGG will be happening LIVE March 2 - March 12, 2022. 

1st Thursday - Join us for wine & music after hours at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

On Thursday March 3, 2022, two distinguished speakers will give a short lecture about caring for our bones and introduce a new technology that was developed right here in Santa Barbara.

Opera Santa Barbara is presenting two works inspired by the exhibition, Through Vincent's Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources, in a special Pop-Up Opera: The Starry Night by Jake Heggie with texts from Anne Sexton, Van Gogh, and Emily Dickinson; and Dear Theo by Ben Moore which are based on letters of Vincent Van Gogh to his brother Theo.

Thursday, March 3, 2022
5:30 – 6:15 pm PT

Museum Galleries

Free

Lobero LIVE presents Terry Hill and Milt Larsen present It’s Magic! on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 2 PM & 6:30 PM. America’s longest-running magic revue returns to the Lobero to dazzle audiences with an all-new lineup of top illusionists direct from exotic showrooms around the world and Hollywood’s famous Magic Castle.

Funny, passionate and insightful, Cat Alvarado is a stand-up comedian who jokes about growing up in a conservative, church-going family, getting married and divorced by age 21, and finding her way in life after getting kicked out of church. Cat has over 2 million views on Youtube from the popular Youtube Channel, The Reel Rejects, was featured on Buzzfeed's Tasty channel, and was on the PBS show First Nations Comedy Experience. She hosts the comedy podcast Villains of History @villainsofhistory and has performed in some of the top comedy festivals in the country, including Laughing Skull and Big Pine.

Funny, passionate and insightful, Cat Alvarado is a stand-up comedian who jokes about growing up in a conservative, church-going family, getting married and divorced by age 21, and finding her way in life after getting kicked out of church. Cat has over 2 million views on Youtube from the popular Youtube Channel, The Reel Rejects, was featured on Buzzfeed's Tasty channel, and was on the PBS show First Nations Comedy Experience. She hosts the comedy podcast Villains of History @villainsofhistory and has performed in some of the top comedy festivals in the country, including Laughing Skull and Big Pine.

CONFIGURATION 2022 at Center Stage Theater
Come see Santa Barbara’s premier youth dance company at the annual sell-out smash, Configuration, presented by Santa Barbara Dance Arts and The Arts Mentorship Program. Perfect for the entire family!

Directed by Professor Scott Marcus, the UCSB Middle East Ensemble will present an exciting evening of music and dance reflecting the great diversity of cultures found in the Middle East on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

Sleeping Beauty will be performed at The Granada Theatre on Saturday, March 5, at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, March 6,at 2:00 pm. Tickets are available at granadasb.org or The Granada box office, 805.899.2222

EVERYBODY DANCE Documentary follows 5 kids with differing disabilities on their journey through life and on their way toward their dance recital.