All hail Jerry Pearson

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UCSB Theater & Dance Department’s Spring Dance Concert featured works spanning Jerry’s 26 year career at UCSB. He has been a professor of Dance, Dance Department head and artistic director of Santa Barbara Dance Theater, creating vibrant, colorful and always innovative works of dance/theater. A stunning new piece of wide-ranging scope and depth…

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Family fun

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Nothing like a death in the family to bring out the best in everyone. Hilarious chaos ensues when cousins vie for Grandpa’s Hebrew Chai charm, an important relic of religious and familial significance. The battle over who deserves it most is viciously funny, but poignant and thought-provoking too. Don’t miss it! April…

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All you can eat

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Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour” brought the whole meal to the Lobero’s table April 7th. Daughter Sarah Lee served up a delicious set of hors d’oeuvres to get everyone in the mood, and she even got some assistance from husband Johnny Irion and their 2 daughters for a sweet family sing along. After…

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Buoso’s photo shoot

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Brooks Firestone’s “Opera Star!” adventure continues: Heather Sterling turns Brooks Firestone into Buoso Donati, the dead man lying in Opera Santa Barbara’s “Gianni Schicchi” publicity photo shoot. While Brooks, Monica Yunus (Lauretta) and Jason Slayden (Rinuccio) were being transformed thru the magic of makeup, my first task was to create a death…

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