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Quote Unquote Collective Mouthpiece Created and Performed by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

“Engrossing and virtuosic performance, layered with meaning.” Toronto Star A two-woman theatrical performance acclaimed for its raw honesty and insightful portrayal of womanhood, Mouthpiecefollows a woman over the course of a day as she struggles to find her voice and contend with the formidable shadow cast by her mother. The engrossing work is co-created and performed by […]

$15 – $35

Quote Unquote Collective Mouthpiece Created and Performed by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

“Engrossing and virtuosic performance, layered with meaning.” Toronto Star A two-woman theatrical performance acclaimed for its raw honesty and insightful portrayal of womanhood, Mouthpiecefollows a woman over the course of a day as she struggles to find her voice and contend with the formidable shadow cast by her mother. The engrossing work is co-created and performed by […]

$20 – $35

Leonidas Kavakos, violin

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

“Kavakos’ tone has the character of striking high-grade silver sinew, ever beautiful, graceful and unbreakable.” – Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Leonidas Kavakos, a “formidable violinist” (The New York Times) and “prodigious talent, with an astonishing technique” (The Guardian, U.K.) returns to Santa Barbara after his enthralling 2017 performance with pianist Yuja Wang. A musician’s musician, Kavakos' […]

$10 – $40

Art | Architecture on Film

Paseo Nuevo Cinemas 8 W De La Guerra St, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

This new film festival on art and architecture features nine films that span distances both physical and ideological.  From Shepard Fairey's street art to Rem Koolhaas' skyscrapers, from contemplative Japanese architecture to Yayoi Kusama's hallucinatory polka dots, from the Bauhaus' utopian philosophy to Chris Burden's bodily assaults and much more, the festival explores people and projects at the […]

KCRW’s Left, Right & Center LIVE in Santa Barbara

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents KCRW's Left, Right & Center LIVE in Santa Barbara KCRW's Left, Right & Center is a radio show and podcast for people on both sides of the political aisle and everywhere in between. Join us for a live taping of LRC hosted by Center, Josh Barro, as he brings together experts and top […]

The Linda Lindas

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Linda Lindas may have broken out in 2021 with their viral video, “Racist, Sexist Boy,” an original song performed at the Los Angeles Public Library, but they have been carrying on LA’s spirit of ’70s punk, power pop and new wave since 2018, sharing the stage with indie heroes like Best Coast, Bleached, Money […]

Joyce DiDonato EDEN

The Granada Theatre 1214 State Street , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

UCSB Arts and Lectures presents mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in EDEN, January 24th at The Granada Theatre. Fusing music, movement and theater, this breathtaking tour de force based on DiDonato’s Grammy-nominated album travels seamlessly through four centuries of music. Live accompaniment by Il Pomo d’Oro.

Cirque FLIP Fabrique – Muse

Granada Theater 1214 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

UCSB Arts and Lectures presents  Canada’s Cirque FLIP Fabrique, February 5th at Santa Barbara’s Granada Theatre. The visually stunning troupe offers a refreshing view of contemporary circus, challenging gender roles with powerful women, graceful men and every permutation in between, while performing with breathtaking artistry and athleticism. Set to an original score by beatmaker Millimetric, […]

KODO Tsuzumi: One Earth Tour

The Granada Theatre 1214 State Street , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Kodo, February 10th at The Granada Theatre. In the new production Tsuzumi, Kodo looks back at its impressive 40-year history and forward to the next chapter of breathtaking performance. Rigorously trained on the rugged, windswept island of Sado in the Sea of Japan, the soul-stirring taiko drummers bring a youthful […]

Ballet Preljocaj’s Swan Lake

The Granada Theatre 1214 State Street , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents France’s Ballet Preljocaj in Swan Lake, February 25th and 26th at The Granada Theatre. Tackling the Mount Everest of the ballet world, Preljocaj's Swan Lake combines Tchaikovsky’s musical masterpiece with new arrangements in a timeless tale of love, betrayal, and seduction reinvented into a modern ecological tragedy. With 26 dancers, […]

Laura Dern & Diane Ladd
“Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life and Love”

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Join acclaimed actors Laura Dern and Diane Ladd for a deeply personal conversation on love, art, ambition and legacy inspired by their own heart-to-hearts. During the global pandemic, Dern and Ladd began taking long walks together. The mother and daughter had appeared alongside one another in Rambling Rose and David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, and […]

Mustafa Suleyman

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

One of Time100's most influential people in A-I, Suleyman warns of the unprecedented risks that fast-proliferating technologies pose to global order, and shows how we might contain them while we have the chance.

David Sedaris

Arlington Theatre 1317 State Street , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Support comes from U-C-S-B Arts & Lectures, presenting satirist and author David Sedaris, November 4th at the Arlington Theatre. One of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, Sedaris delights with his acerbic humor, social commentary and outlandish stories from recent bestsellers like A Carnival of Snackery and Happy-Go-Lucky, plus works-in-progress. Stick around after the event for […]

Samara Joy: A Joyful Holiday

The Granada Theatre 1214 State Street , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The first jazz performer since Esperanza Spalding to win the prestigious Best New Artist category at the Grammys, Samara Joy embraces the great tradition of such singers as Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Her 2022 recording Linger Awhile, filled with gloriously reimagined versions of American songbook standards, won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. […]

Mountain Stage with Host Kathy Mattea

The Granada Theatre 1214 State Street , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

For 40 years, Mountain Stage has been one of the most beloved programs in public radio history. Eclectic, authentic and unpredictable, the show’s varied guests have included iconic artists from John Prine and Townes Van Zandt to Wilco and Phish. Under the leadership of Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass star Kathy Mattea since 2021, Mountain […]

Fatoumata Diawara

UCSB's Campbell Hall 552 University Road , Santa Barbara, CA, United States

“This hugely charismatic singer is at the top of her game.” Evening Standard (U.K.) “One of the most inventive and dynamic performers in Africa.” The Guardian (U.K.) Combining thrilling vocals with deft guitar work and a flair for fashion, Fatoumata Diawara is a musical sensation out of West Africa. Singing in Bambara, the language of her native Mali, along […]