Birthday Bash

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Charles Lloyd loves Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre so much he has performed there more often than anyone – 17 times! So what better place to celebrate his 80th birthday? For the evening’s festivities, he was joined by the latest iteration of the New Quartet: long-time collaborators Eric Harland on drums and…

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A True Buddy!

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Continuing the performing arts highs of March in Santa B, Buddy Guy gave one of his greatest performances at the Granada, connecting with the audience as only a great showman can and stretching a planned 90 minute Arts & Lectures show to 2 hours of blues bliss. Showing no signs…

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The Little Known Wild Side

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The month of March has been filled with some of the best show I’ve ever seen, and the Arts & Lectures show on the 8th was a highlight of this exceptional cornucopia of delights. Pipa virtuoso Wu Man began solo with some traditional melodies that showed off her extreme talent…

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That Love Story

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State Street Ballet will be presenting their Romeo & Juliet choreographed by founder Rodney Gustafson tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon at the Lobero Theatre. Don’t miss this beautiful production of the tragic story of teenage love that briefly transcends family feuding, only to be undone by it. A timely warning…

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