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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
Back to top July
1st Thursday
An Evening of Art & Culture
Thursday, July 2 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, July 2 Forum Lounge: An Evening with Marnie Weber
Contemporary Arts Forum: 653 Paseo Nuevo
Thursday, July 2 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Great Gershwin!
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
July 2 - July 5 Ives Lives - Six Absurdist Comedies By David Ives
Center Stage Theater: 751 Paseo Nuevo (2nd Floor)
Info: 805-963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org July 2 - July 10 SHELTER: Mud Architecture of Mali by Charlene Pidgeon
Architectural Foundation Gallery: 229 East Victoria Street
Info: 805-965-6307 or www.afsb.org July 2 - July 26 A Legacy Set in Stone: Santa Barbara Stone Architecture, 1870-1940
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
July 2 - July 26 Nicholas S. Firfires: Views From His Saddle
Santa Barbara Historic Museum: 136 East de la Guerra Street
July 2 - July 31 Introducing Karen Horn: Watercolorist
Patty Look Lewis Gallery: 23 East de la Guerra Street
July 2 - August 2 American Moxy
Sullivan Goss: 7 East Anapamu Street
Info: 805-730-1460 or www.sullivangoss.com
July 2 - August 2 LA Noir
Sullivan Goss: 7 East Anapamu Street
Info: 805-730-1460 or www.sullivangoss.com
July 2 - August 16 Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street Info: 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net July 2 - August 21 Summer Zoo Camp
Santa Barbara Zoo: 500 Ninos Drive
July 2 - September 18 The Magical and Curious Realms of Ralph Auf der Heide: 1915 -2008
Channing Peake Gallery: 105 East Anapamu Street
805-568-3994
July 2 - September 30 Storefront Gallery Project
Various Downtown Locations
Saturday, July 4 Independence Day Parade
State Street from Mitcheltorena Street to Cota Street
Saturday, July 4 Santa Barbara Symphony: 4th of July Concert
Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens: Corner of Anacapa and Anapamu Streets
Saturday, July 4 Vocal Masterclass with Marilyn Horne
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Saturday, July 4 4th of July Fireworks Show
West Beach
July 4 - October 11 Corot in California
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Sunday, July 5 Academy Festival Orchestra
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
July 6 - July 17 Architectural Appreciation Weeks 2009
American Institue of Architects
Tuesday, July 7 Music Academy of the West Presents: Tuesdays @ 8
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Wednesday, July 8 Zoovies!
Santa Barbara Zoo: 500 Ninos Drive
Wednesday, July 8 Cuisine of Mexico with Chef Monica de Alba
Casa Dolores: 1023 Bath Street
Info: 805-963-1032
Thursday, July 9 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Romantic Italian Opera
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Friday, July 10 American Violet
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Sings Like Hell Presents:
Alejandro Escovedo
Lobero Theatre
Saturday, July 11 Sings Like Hell: Alejandro Escovedo & Chuck Prophet with David Pulkingham
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Tuesday, July 14 Music Academy of the West Presents: Tuesdays @ 8
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Tuesday, July 14 Kane Productions Presents: Indigo Girls
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Wednesday, July 15 Zoovies!
Santa Barbara Zoo: 500 Ninos Drive
July 15 - August 28 Abstract Collages and Monotypes: Cass Ensberg + Nance Cole
Architectural Foundation Gallery: 229 East Victoria Street
Info: 805-965-6307 or
www.afsb.org
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Thursday, July 16 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Fabulous Cole Porter
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Thursday, July 16 Old Spanish Nights - Tapas and Wine Tasting
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Friday, July 17 Goodbye Solo
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Academy Festival Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, Conducter
The Granada
Saturday, July 18 Academy Festival Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, Conductor
The Granada : 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Tuesday, July 21 Music Academy of the West Presents: Tuesdays @ 8
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Wednesday, July 22 Zoovies!
Santa Barbara Zoo: 500 Ninos Drive
Thursday, July 23 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: The Three Tenors!
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Thursday, July 23 Takacs Quartet
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Friday, July 24 The Window
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Saturday, July 25 Pinata Making with Armando Michele
Casa Dolores: 1023 Bath Street
Saturday, July 25 Concerto Night
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Tuesday, July 28 Music Academy of the West Presents: Tuesdays @ 8
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Wednesday, July 29 Zoovies!
Santa Barbara Zoo: 500 Ninos Drive
Thursday, July 30 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Les Miserables & Phantom of the Opera
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Back to top August Saturday, August 1 Vocal Masterclass with Warren Jones
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
August 5 - August 8 Old Spanish days Fiesta: El Mercado De la Guerra
De la Guerra Plaza
Old Spanish Days
Downtown Santa Barbara
August 5 - August 9 Old Spanish Days Fiesta
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, August 6 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, August 6 Dignatarios
Santa Barbara Zoo: 500 Ninos Drive
Thursday, August 6 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Grand Opera
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Friday, August 7 El Desfile Historic: Fiesta Parade
West end of Cabrillo Blvd. up State Street to Sola Street
August 7 - August 9 Mignon
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Saturday, August 8 El Desfile De Los Ninos: Children's Fiesta Parade
State Street from Victoria Street to Ortega Street
Saturday, August 8 Old Spanish Days Fiesta: Tardes De Ronda
Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens
Monday, August 10 Canadian Brass Band
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Tuesdays @ 8
Lobero Theatre
Tuesday, August 11 Music Academy of the West Presents: Tuesdays @ 8
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Thursday, August 13 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Cole Porter!
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Friday, August 14 SB International Film Festival Presents: Tokyo Sonata
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Saturday, August 15 Academy Festival Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
The Granada : 1214 State Street
Info: 805-899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Thursday, August 20 Nights: Art, Music, Martinis
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Thursday, August 20 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Rogers & Hammerstein & Jerome Kern
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Friday, August 21 SB International Film Festival Presents: Burma VJ
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Much Ado About Nothing
Casa de la Guerra
August 21 - September 5 Shakespeare Santa Barbara Presents: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Unabridged
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Info: 805-965-0093 or www.sbthp.org
Saturday, August 22 Nights: Atelier
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Thursday, August 27 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Very Grand Opera
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Friday, August 28 SB International Film Festival Presents: The Headless Woman
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Saturday, August 29 Sings Like Hell: The Belleville Outfit & Nels Andrews
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Back to top September
The Marshall Tucker Band
Lobero Theatre
Thursday, September 3 The Marshall Tucker Band
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Thursday, September 3 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
Thursday, September 3 Opera & Broadway Under the Stars: Cabaret - Fabulous Finale!
Arts & Letters Cafe: 7 East Anapamu Street
Saturday, September 5 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: Lang Lang
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Saturday, September 12 Emerging Artist: Vocalist Talise Trevigne
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Saturday, September 19 Sings Like Hell: Pieta Brown & Bo Ramsey + Robbie Fulks
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
September 19 - December 13 Noble Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: 1130 State Street
Saturday, September 26 Vinos, Tapas y Arte
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Saturday, September 26 Flamenco Arts Festival Presents: Tercera Llamada
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Back to top October Thursday, October 1 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
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 Thursday, October 8 Sizzlin' Fiddlin'
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
October 16 - October 17 An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin
Lobero Theatre: 33 East Canon Perdido Street
Info: 805-963-0761 or www.lobero.com
October 17 - October 18 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: From the Top
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Friday, October 23 Flying Karamazov Brothers
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Saturday, October 24 Dia de los Muertos Craft Event
Casa de la Guerra: 15 East de la Guerra Street
Saturday, October 31 Downtown Safe Trick-or-Treat
Various Downtown Locations: 12-3 pm
Info: 805-962-2098 ext. 23
Back to top November Thursday, November 5 1st Thursday - An Evening of Visual and Performing Art
Various Downtown Locations
November 7 - November 8 Santa Barbara Symphony Presents: Surround Sound
The Granada: 1214 State Street
Friday, November 20 CAMA Presents: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
The Granada: 1214 State Street