Better Than Pizza

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The John Pizzarelli Trio has played the Lobero several times and they always puts on a great show, an evening filled with John’s stunning guitar wizardry on his signature 7 string ax, superb piano and bass accompaniment, humorous backstories and some of the best tunes from the Great American Songbook.…

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“Where’s the beauty in that?”

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Jasmina Reza’s stage comedy “Art” uses the purchase by one of three longtime friends of a large and expensive all-white painting to dig into not only how you define art, but, more importantly, the mechanics and foibles of friendship. In line with their eclectic and probing taste in theater, DIJO…

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Times Three

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Most classical orchestral concerts feature a concerto with a single guest artist in the limelight (or a rhapsody, or another relatively short piece) playing piano, violin, or cello etc. In a delightful programming move, furthering their spirit of collaborating with other local arts organizations, the Santa Barbara Symphony’s February outing…

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Reaching Out

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Among the many wonderful things the UCSB Arts & lectures vibrant and extensive outreach programs provide are “get to know the artist” demonstrations, masterclasses and workshops for students of all ages in the Santa Barbara area. Recent examples include the Danish String Quartet at Monroe Elementary School, members of A…

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