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Dear Friends, We’re back! Our CREATING HOPE season has already generated hope, with the return to in-person, on-stage events – delivering all of the joy and wonder that make live events so important to our culture and our community. Returning in winter 2022 are some of our longtime favorites – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, master mandolinist Chris Thile with his band Punch Brothers, and dance phenom Lil Buck in Memphis Jookin’. Also perennial fave Joshua Bell, journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, and Pico Iyer, this time with bestselling author Erik Larson. Our always-excellent Dance series opens in January with Ballet Hispánico at The Granada Theatre; this stellar company was named one of America’s Cultural Treasures in celebration of its 50th year. Winter 2022 also marks the return of a three-decadeslong Santa Barbara tradition: the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. And we’re continuing our Justice for All events with thought-provoking lectures and performances. We’re back, and we ask you to join us. We’re maintaining up-to-date health and safety protocols, and I’m pleased to say that our team has made the vaccination verification system relatively quick and easy. And for those who are unable to attend, we’re providing a live stream option for most events so you can join us from home. Look for the symbol on event listings. I hope you’ll join us soon! With deepest gratitude,
Celesta M. Billeci Miller McCune Executive Director photo: Kimberly Citro (Celesta M. Billeci and Wynton Marsalis)
Community Community Partners Partners:
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Oct. 10, Former U.S. Secretary of HUD and Presidential Candidate Julián Castro meets with students at UCSB Campbell Hall
Nov. 12, Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja Wang at UCSB Campbell Hall
Dec. 2, Zooey Deschanel of vintage pop duo She & Him at The Arlington Theatre
CREATING HOPE Lead Sponsors Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher Martha Gabbert Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing Sara Miller McCune Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin Anonymous
photos: David Bazemore , cover photo: Christian Pondella
Oct. 28, Author Pico Iyer and citizen artist Vijay Gupta at UCSB Campbell Hall
JUSTICE FOR ALL Faculty Advisory Committee Gerardo Aldana Ingrid Banks Charles Hale Susannah Scott Ram Seshadri Sharon Tettegah Kim Yasuda
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Buy with Confidence Health & Safety As we return to theaters and live events, the well-being of our community is paramount. Proof of full vaccination is required for all indoor events until further notice, and masks must be worn at all times inside the venue. Unvaccinated patrons, regardless of age, will not be permitted inside the venue. Visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu/SeasonFAQs for the latest information and further details about protocols.
At-home Options Last season, virtual events were an essential way to stay connected. Going forward, we envision at-home viewing options as a complement to – but not a replacement for – the in-person experience. To that end, most 2021-2022 events will include a live streaming alternative (available with regular ticket purchase). Look for the on the event page.
Returns & Exchanges With changing public health guidelines, we want to make buying tickets as easy as possible and provide you with the certainty that your investment in Arts & Lectures is one we take seriously. We’ll continue to offer flexible ticket returns and exchanges for the 2021-2022 season. (See page 35 for details.)
Full-time, currently-enrolled UCSB students get significant discounts on single tickets, and free admission for select events.
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May 11 & 12 / Granada Theatre
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Prices printed in this brochure are subject to change.
Attend with Joy!
Violinist, citizen artist, and featured speaker Vijay Gupta with moderator Pico Iyer at an A&L Producers Circle reception
A&L Producers Circle members Christopher & Lisa Lloyd with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed
Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro with A&L Partner members Susan & Bruce Worster
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A&L Partner member Wayne Rosing, A&L Council co-chair Rich Janssen, and A&L Leadership Circle member Merrill Sherman with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed
Speaker Vijay Gupta & Reena Esmail with moderator Pico Iyer
A&L Council member Dorothy Largay and A&L Partner member Siri Marshall
Community Partners Lou Buglioli & Natalie Orfalea with environmentalist and author Paul Hawken
Dance series After almost two years, A&L’s beloved Dance series returns with these dazzling American companies.
$228
A savings of 20% Price excludes fees One of America’s Cultural Treasures
Ballet Hispánico
Noche de Oro: A Celebration of 50 Years Jan 21 Street Dance Phenomenon
Memphis Jookin’: The Show Featuring Lil Buck Mar 8
Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater Apr 13 & 14 (choose one) Two Nights! Two Programs!
The Joffrey Ballet May 11 & 12 (choose one)
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Two Nights! Two Programs!
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Dance is Back!
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Arts & Lectures’ Thematic Learning Initiative (TLI) extends the conversation from the stage into the community, enriching lifelong learning and initiating dialogue and empowerment through special events, book giveaways and more.
Winter 2022 Book Giveaway: Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard To celebrate 30 years of presenting the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (p. 22), A&L’s winter TLI book selection is the Grand Prize winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition, which runs alongside the annual film festival in Alberta, Canada. FREE copies will be available starting Tuesday, January 11 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
“Simard artfully blends science with memoir in her eye-opening debut on the ‘startling secrets’ of trees... As moving as it is educational, this groundbreaking work entrances.” Publishers Weekly A New York Times bestseller and Time Must-read Book of 2021, Finding the Mother Tree is an inspiring and deeplypersonal examination of the social lives of trees from one of the world’s leading forest ecologists.
With thanks to our visionary partners, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, for their support of the Thematic Learning Initiative
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Special Thanks:
The Justice for All series continues with these public figures, organizers, thinkers and doers who expose deeply embedded injustices and call for a more equitable future.
Postponed due to scheduling conflict
Jan 20
Feb 2
Amanda Nguyen Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
Andrea Elliott Award-winning Investigative Journalist
John Leguizamo Tony Award-winning Broadway Star
Apr 12 Feb 10
Feb 25
Cathy Park Hong 2021 Time 100 Honoree
Roxane Gay Author and Social Commentator
Everything Rises Jennifer Koh & Davóne Tines World Premiere / A Musical Reckoning
Presented in collaboration with UCSB Campus Partners Justice for All events are FREE for UCSB students
Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Zegar Family Foundation, and Anonymous (805) 893-3535 | www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
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Create Your Own series For maximum flexibility, select your favorite 4 (or more) events from the 2021-2022 lineup to create your own series* and save 10% on each ticket.
Pick 4+ events and save! *Events under $20 and student/youth/child tickets are not eligible for Create Your Own series discount.
Colson Whitehead
Yamato: The Drummers of Japan
Apr 28 / Granada Theatre
Feb 5 / Campbell Hall
The Joffrey Ballet
David Sedaris
May 11 & 12 / Granada Theatre
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May 6 / Granada Theatre
Winter 2022 Events
All-star Bluegrass Quintet
Punch Brothers
with special guest Madison Cunningham Tue, Jan 18 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall / $55 / $15 UCSB students
photo: Josh Goleman
“With enthusiasm and experimentation, Punch Brothers take bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart.” The Washington Post Comprised of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher, Punch Brothers is a “ridiculously eclectic” (The Guardian, U.K.) quintet known for its experimentation, straight-up poignancy and subversive humor. Mixing bluegrass, pop and classical music, the all-star group – which derives its name from Mark Twain’s short story “Punch, Brothers, Punch!” – comes to Santa Barbara just days after the release of their new album, Hell on Church Street.
Supporting Sponsor: Sharon & Bill Rich
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10 Best Books of 2021
100 Must-read Books of 2021
Books We Love 2021
Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Journalist
Andrea Elliott
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City Thu, Jan 20 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall (general admission) / $20 / FREE for UCSB students “With compassion and curiosity, [Elliott]... makes visible the cycles of poverty, inequity, and resilience that plague families across the United States.” Publishers Weekly New York Times investigative journalist Andrea Elliott puts a human face to topics ranging from child poverty to Muslim life in the U.S. Her recent five-part series, Invisible Child, examined homelessness through the lens of an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl. The series won a George Polk Award, helped reignite a conversation about the dire state of poverty in America and inspired a bestselling book of the same name. Previously, Elliott’s coverage of Islam in America broke new ground in the study of radicalization and earned her a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.
Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Zegar Family Foundation, and Anonymous Presented in association with CALM, Family Service Agency, and the Santa Barbara Public Library
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excites cultural pride
One of America’s Cultural Treasures
Ballet Hispánico
Noche de Oro: A Celebration of 50 Years Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director Fri, Jan 21 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre / Dance series, see pages 6-7 $60 / $45 / FREE for UCSB students
Program
Vicente Nebrada: Arabesque Annabelle Lopez Ochoa: Tiburones Gustavo Ramírez Sansano: 18+1
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“The Latin-American experience at last has a voice in the feisty, elegant dancing of Ballet Hispánico.” The New York Times Named one of America’s Cultural Treasures by the Ford Foundation, Ballet Hispánico celebrates Latinx cultures through innovative performances that elevate diverse artists and ignite cultural pride. This 50th anniversary program from the pioneering, New York-based company features Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s biting, West Side Story-inspired Tiburones. The award-winning Lopez Ochoa, a sought-after choreographer who excels at narrative ballet, has created works for 68 dance companies worldwide. Noche de Oro also includes Gustavo Ramírez Sansano’s “fairly irresistible” (The Boston Globe) 18+1 and Vicente Nebrada’s Arabesque. Community Dance Class with Ballet Hispánico Wed, Jan 19 / 5:30 PM / State Street Ballet Academy, 2285 Las Positas Rd. Reservations: (805) 563-3262 ext. 1 / See health protocols on page 4. Co-presented with State Street Ballet Academy
Major Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold Dance Series Sponsors: Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald
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“I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they don’t open, we crowbar our way in.” – John Leguizamo
photo: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
“Leguizamo’s brashness is back. The strut, the salaciousness and the sneaky smile are in full wattage.” Los Angeles Times
Tony Award-winning Broadway Star
An Evening with
John Leguizamo Wed, Feb 2 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall (general admission) / $35 / FREE for UCSB students Emmy and Tony Award-winner John Leguizamo has established a career that defies categorization. With boundless creativity, his work in film, theater, television and literature spans a variety of genres, continually threatening to create a few of its own. Leguizamo recently starred in the hit one-man Broadway show Latin History for Morons (now a popular Netflix special) and received a special Tony Award for his lifetime body of work. Now, he brings his irresistibly irreverent brand of comedy to a new evening inspired by his life story.
Major Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Zegar Family Foundation, and Anonymous Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Theater and Dance
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Celebrated Violin Virtuoso
Joshua Bell, violin Peter Dugan, piano
Thu, Feb 3 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre / $75 / $60 / $45 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“One of the most imaginative, technically gifted and altogether extraordinary violinists of our time.” The Washington Post With a career spanning almost four decades, violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. The recipient of numerous accolades including the Avery Fisher Prize, six Grammy nominations and Musical America’s 2010 Instrumentalist of the Year, Bell also serves as music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He appears in recital with Peter Dugan, the “fearlessly athletic” (San Francisco Chronicle) pianist and host of NPR’s From the Top.
Will we get this in time?
Pre-concert Talk by Derek Katz, UCSB Associate Professor of Musicology
photo: Benjamin Ealovega
6 PM / Granada Theatre, McCune Founders Room Free to concert ticket holders Seating is first-come, first-served
Event Sponsor: Sara Miller McCune Corporate Supporting Sponsor: Covenant Living at the Samarkand Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Music
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moves to its own rhythms
America’s Jazz Treasure
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Fri, Feb 4 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre / $125 Gold Circle / $80 / $55 / $40 / FREE for UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
International jazz ambassador, ninetime Grammy winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient Wynton Marsalis returns with the legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), comprising 15 of the nation’s finest soloists, ensemble players and arrangers. The remarkably versatile orchestra performs a vast repertoire ranging from original compositions to rare historic gems and masterworks by jazz greats including Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and many others. Delight in the full vigor and vision of America’s music in this evening awash with Marsalis’ and JLCO’s infinite charm and warmth.
Lead Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold Event Sponsor: Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher
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photo: Piper Ferguson
“A state-of-the-art large ensemble, producing a remarkable range of orchestral color and considerable solo firepower.” Chicago Tribune
transcends language
Taiko Ensemble
Yamato: The Drummers of Japan Tenmei (Destiny)
Sat, Feb 5 / 7 PM (note special time) / Campbell Hall / $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students and youth (18 & under) Vaccination requirements apply, regardless of age
photo: Hiroshi Seo
“A genuinely theatrical experience, delivered with balletic grace and infectious humor.” The Times (U.K.) Distinguished for their unparalleled displays of skill, physicality and discipline – with a twist of high-energy fun – Yamato is one of Japan’s most popular taiko drum ensembles. “Pure energy meets spiritual high” (The Scotsman) in Tenmei, a dynamic show that takes the group’s virtuosity, strength and sheer endurance to thrilling new heights. Celebrate the history and spirit of Japan with this centuries-old art form that’s as powerful and relevant as ever.
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“This is music that paints images in your mind, that fires the imagination.”
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Folk Radio (U.K.)
Contemporary Nordic Folk Trio
Dreamers’ Circus Tue, Feb 8 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall / $35 / $20 / $10 UCSB students Member Appreciation Night: Current A&L members ($100+) are invited to attend this event on us, as a special thank you for your support. Call (805) 893-3382 to claim a pair of tickets or inquire about membership. Hailed as endlessly innovative in their approach, this young trio is the new driving force in Nordic world music. Featuring Danish String Quartet violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Nikolaj Busk on piano and accordion and Ale Carr on cittern, Dreamers’ Circus performs a thrilling blend of contemporary and traditional folk music from Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and the far reaches of the windswept Faroe Islands. Through their adventurous attitude and their outstanding musicianship, what began as a chance meeting of three musicians at a bar in Copenhagen has brought them to the forefront of the Nordic folk and world music scene and earned them five prestigious Danish Music Awards.
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Award-winning Poet and 2021 Time 100 Honoree
Cathy Park Hong
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Thu, Feb 10 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall (general admission) / $20 / FREE for UCSB students “This is the book to read when you ask me, ‘How can I be an ally?’ This is the book to read if you want to educate yourself. This is the book to read if you want to be more in touch with your humanity.” – Writer and comedian Ali Wong Cathy Park Hong is an award-winning poet and essayist whose memoir, Minor Feelings, integrates personal stories, historical context and cultural criticism into a radically honest meditation on the Asian-American experience. In this presentation and moderated conversation, Hong discusses race and identity, utilizing poetry for social change, and the power of creating art that is influenced by politics, culture and the current societal moment.
Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Zegar Family Foundation, and Anonymous Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Asian American Studies and the Santa Barbara Public Library
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dancers: Claude C J Johnson & Tamisha Guy; photo: Carrie Schneider
“Elastic and electric, luxuriantly rippling, poetically arranged with moments of perfect stillness that arrive amid splashes of expression.” Dance Magazine
Featuring the Music of D’Angelo
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham An Untitled Love Kyle Abraham, Artistic Director
Sun, Feb 13 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall $40 / $15 UCSB students “Lush movement, infectious music and magnetic dancers.” The New York Times One of today’s most in-demand choreographers, Kyle Abraham mixes modern, contemporary, ballet and hip-hop dance. The winner of a prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and a Doris Duke Artist Award, Abraham has been commissioned to create work for companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and New York City Ballet. His company of 11 dancers, Abraham.In.Motion (A.I.M), performs An Untitled Love – a thumping mixtape celebrating culture, family and community set to the music of R&B legend D’Angelo.
Dance Series Sponsors: Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald
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makes us human
Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalists and Authors
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Tales of Hope on the American Landscape Thu, Feb 17 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall / $40 / $25 / $10 UCSB students “Individually, Kristof and WuDunn are extraordinarily knowledgeable; collectively, they are untouchable.” The Miami Herald Renowned for their relentless chronicling of human rights abuses and giving a voice to the voiceless, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have co-written the bestselling books Half the Sky, A Path Appears, China Wakes, Thunder From the East, and most recently, Tightrope. Together, they won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of China’s Tiananmen Square protests. Their work is the subject of two programs created by Oprah Winfrey, and has inspired multiple PBS documentary series. More recently, Kristof left The New York Times to run for governor of Oregon to address pragmatic problems like homelessness and addiction that afflict his hometown. The husband-wife team will discuss what they learned while researching Tightrope and their reflections on the political landscape in Oregon and America today.
Presented in association with Leading From Within
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Celebrating 30 Years in Santa Barbara
Two Nights! Two Amazing Programs!
Tue, Feb 22 & Wed, Feb 23 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre (general admission) $18 / $14 UCSB students and youth (18 & under) An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price. Vaccination requirements apply, regardless of age.
Special Appearance by Roman Baratiak, A&L Associate Director Emeritus A Santa Barbara institution, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a perennial fan favorite. Featuring the world’s best films and videos on mountain subjects, the tour awes viewers with thrills and grandeur captured in exotic locations the world over. The show’s wide variety of film subjects – from extreme sports to mountain culture and environment – will amaze audiences. An entirely different program of films screens each night.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is presented by Banff & Lake Louise Tourism, Rab and Buff and sponsored by Deuter, Clif Bar & Company, Oboz Footwear, YETI, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Smartwool, Kicking Horse Coffee and The Lake Louise Ski Resort and Summer Gondola
Related Book Giveaway: Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard, Grand Prize winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition. (See page 5.)
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photo: Follow the Light
Major Sponsor: Justin Brooks Fisher Foundation
Author and Social Commentator
Roxane Gay Roxane with One N
Fri, Feb 25 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre / $35 / $20 / FREE for UCSB students
Join the Indy Book Club, a partnership between the Santa Barbara Independent and Santa Barbara Public Library, in reading Hunger by Roxane Gay this February. Visit independent.com/IndyBookClub to learn more.
A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“A strikingly fresh cultural critic.” Washington Post “Some women being empowered does not prove the patriarchy is dead. It proves that some of us are lucky.” – Roxane Gay Roxane Gay brilliantly critiques the ebb and flow of modern culture with wit and ferocity. Her collection of essays, Bad Feminist, is a quintessential exploration of modern feminism, and her books – including An Untamed State, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Graceful Burdens and Difficult Women – are celebrated for their honesty and humor. Gay also co-hosts the podcast Hear to Slay, pens the Work Friend column for The New York Times and was the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics.
Justice for All Lead Sponsors: Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Zegar Family Foundation, and Anonymous Presented in association with the UCSB Feminist Futures Initiative, and UCSB Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity
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Nashville-based Singer-songwriter
Jason Isbell
and the 400 Unit with special guest Shawn Colvin Sat, Feb 26 / 8 PM / Arlington Theatre $125 Gold Circle / $85 / $60 / $45 / $25 UCSB students An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price
Four-time Grammy winner Jason Isbell is at the top of his game. His music – whether solo, with former band the Drive-By Truckers or fronting the 400 Unit – shows his Alabama soul as he drifts between rock, country and roots. Georgia Blue, Isbell’s latest album with the 400 Unit, is a charity covers collection celebrating music from the state of Georgia.
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photo: Alysse Gafkjen
“One of the most consistently excellent songwriters in the country and rock landscape.” PopMatters
photo: Bill Hayes
National Book Award Winner
Erik Larson photo: Derek Shapton
in Conversation with Pico Iyer Wed, Mar 2 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall / $35 / $25 / $10 UCSB students “A master at writing true tales as riveting as fiction.” People
Erik Larson is a wizard of narrative non-fiction whose many bestsellers include Thunderstruck, Dead Wake, Isaac’s Storm and the National Book Award-winning Devil in the White City, which remained on the New York Times bestseller lists for a combined total of over six years. The Splendid and the Vile, a biography of Winston Churchill’s first year as prime minister, is a New York Times Notable Book of 2020 and a Kirkus Best Book of 2020. Larson’s first foray into fiction, the audio-only No One Goes Alone, is a suspenseful ghost story underpinned with actual people and events.
Speaking with Pico Series Sponsors: Dori Pierson Carter & Chris Carter, Siri & Bob Marshall, and Laura & Kevin O’Connor Presented in association with the UCSB Writing Program and the Santa Barbara Public Library
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“Buck’s power derives from the ability to get to the bottom of what something feels like for him and then to express it to the world.” The New York Times
Street Dance Phenomenon
Memphis Jookin’: The Show Featuring Lil Buck
Tue, Mar 8 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre / Dance series, see pages 6-7 $55 / $40 / $15 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
An ode to the birthplace of the singular dance style known as Memphis Jookin’, this eveninglength show chronicles how the art form grew from local street dance to international phenomenon. Starring renowned dance artist Lil Buck (who also conceived and choreographed the piece) alongside ten highly-skilled dancers and a DJ, Memphis Jookin’: The Show transports audiences to the streets and the clubs where the style originated.
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photo: Tim Salaz
Major Sponsors: Jody & John Arnhold, Marcia & John Mike Cohen, and Sara Miller McCune Dance Series Sponsors: Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Bob Feinberg, Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald
knows no boundaries
Silkroad
Home Within Kinan Azmeh, composer, clarinet Kevork Mourad, live illustrations, visuals Thu, Mar 31 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall / $45 / $30 / FREE for UCSB students “Kevork Mourad’s live sketches combine with Kinan Azmeh’s clarinet to create a whirlwind of images to mirror the seven years of war that have made their country unrecognizable.” Reuters Home Within is an emotional accounting of home in a time of conflict. This audio-visual performance, conceived by Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and SyrianArmenian visual artist Kevork Mourad, is an impressionistic reflection on loss, longing and the impact of tragedy on our sense of home. Rather than follow a narrative, the artists document home within specific moments in Syria’s recent history, using the counterpoint between image and sound to establish a sense of sustained urgency and continued hope for both their homeland and communities around the world.
Major Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold
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Education and Community Engagement Access for ALL
Mar. 2019, Peruvian music group La Patronal at Adams Elementary School
Arts & Lectures Learning
The program is a collaboration between UCSB Arts & Lectures, The Marjorie Luke Theatre, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, and the Isla Vista School Parent Teacher Association serving Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Guadalupe and New Cuyama.
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Oct. 2019, Soccer champion Megan Rapinoe teaches a youth soccer clinic
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¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! brings people together to share the rich cultural heritage of Latin America, serving more than 15,000 students and community members each year throughout Santa Barbara County.
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How do we build a more connected, thoughtful and compassionate community? We do it with inspirational opportunities that are accessible to all. Through Access for ALL – Arts & Lectures’ suite of education and community programs – inspirational, dynamic learning experiences are possible for students and lifelong learners across classrooms, our community and the UCSB campus.
“If you want to find leverage to change the world, find a student.” – Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Oct. 2021, UCSB music students with Danish String Quartet
Thank you to our Education and Viva Sponsors
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Arnhold A&L Education Initiative WILLIAM H. KEARNS FOUNDATION Sara Miller McCune Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher Connie Frank & Evan Thompson UCSB Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor UCSB Office of Education Partnerships
Jan. 2019, Black Violin performs for K-12 students at The Granada Theatre
Kath Lavidge & Ed McKinley Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing
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Anonymous
Sep. 2021, La Santa Cecilia free concert at UCSB Storke Plaza
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Coming in Spring
April
12 Everything Rises: Jennifer Koh & Davóne Tines 13 & 14 Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater 19 Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, and Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano 21 Michael Steele (note new date) 27 Danish String Quartet, The Doppelgänger Project, Part II 28 Colson Whitehead 30 Daniil Trifonov, piano
May
1 National Geographic Live: Ami Vitale 4 Gautier Capuçon, cello, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano 5 Amythyst Kiah 6 David Sedaris 10 UCSB Reads: Ted Chiang 11 & 12 The Joffrey Ballet 13 Elizabeth Strout in Conversation with Pico Iyer UCSB Reads Author Event
Ted Chiang Tue, May 10 / 7:30 PM Campbell Hall / FREE
(registration required)
“Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.” – Barack Obama Acclaimed science fiction and fantasy short story writer Ted Chiang has won four Hugo, four Nebula and four Locus awards, and the 2016 film Arrival was adapted from one of his stories. His latest collection, Exhalation, was named one of the best books of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time magazine, NPR and The Guardian.
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Thank You Arts & Lectures Members! You Are Creating Hope Leadership Circle
$10,000+
Our Leadership Circle members, a group of key visionaries giving $10,000 to $100,000 or more each year, make a significant, tangible difference in the community and help bring A&L’s roster of premier artists and global thinkers to Santa Barbara. We are proud to recognize their philanthropy.
Tracy & Michael Bollag Loren Booth Annette & Dr. Richard Caleel Ellen McDermott Charney & Scott Charney Sarah & Roger Chrisman Tana & Joe Christie NancyBell Coe & William Burke ‡ Covenant Living at the Samarkand Bettina & Glenn Duval Tim Eaton Lisa & Mitchell Green Marilyn & Dick Mazess Jillian & Pete Muller Stacy & Ron Pulice Sharon & Bill Rich Merrill Sherman Linda Stafford Burrows The Stone Family Foundation Anne Smith Towbes ‡ Judy Wainwright & Jim Mitchell Nicole & Kirt Woodhouse Yardi Systems, Inc. Bridget Yin & Russell Steiner Anonymous (2)
$100,000+ Jody & John Arnhold Marcy Carsey Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher ‡ ◊ Connie Frank & Evan Thompson Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing Sara Miller McCune ‡ ◊ Natalie Orfalea & Lou Buglioli ‡ Santa Barbara Foundation Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin ‡ ◊ Zegar Family Foundation Anonymous (2)
$50,000+ Marcia & John Mike Cohen ‡ Martha Gabbert William H. Kearns Foundation ‡ Manitou Fund Heather & Tom Sturgess ‡ ◊ Anonymous
$25,000+ Betsy Atwater Mary Becker ‡ Dori Pierson Carter & Chris Carter Casa Dorinda Retirement Residence Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Robert Feinberg Justin Brooks Fisher Foundation Luci & Rich Janssen ‡ Siri & Bob Marshall Montecito Bank & Trust Laura & Kevin O’Connor The Shanbrom Family Foundation Barbara Stupay Sheila Wald Susan & Bruce Worster
Producers Circle Arts & Lectures gratefully recognizes the commitment and generosity of our Producers Circle members, who have made gifts between $2,500 and $9,999. Recognition is based upon cumulative giving within a 12-month period.
Executive Producers Circle
$5,000+ Leslie Sweem Bhutani Jennifer & Jonathan Blum Susan D. Bowey Phyllis DePicciotto & Stan Roden Andrea & Mark Gabbay Priscilla & Jason Gaines The Ann Jackson Family Foundation Margaret & Barry Kemp Tom Kenny
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Maia Kikerpill & Daniel Nash Nancy & Linos Kogevinas Cindy & Steve Lyons Suzanne & Duncan Mellichamp Gene Miller Julie & Richard Powell Lisa Reich & Bob Johnson ◊ Justine Roddick & Tina Schlieske Kyra & Tony Rogers Stephanie & Fred Shuman Judi & Larry Silverman Stephanie & Jim Sokolove Dr. Richard Watts Carolyn & Philip Wyatt Anonymous (2)
Producers Circle
$2,500+ Allyson & Todd Aldrich Anna & Nathan Alldredge Marta Babson Lyn Brillo, Brillo-Sonnino Family Foundation Wendel Bruss Sherri Bryan & Tim Dewar Susan & Claude Case William B. Cornfield Lilyan Cuttler & Ned Seder Patricia Lambert & Frederick Dahlquist Deanna & Jim Dehlsen Julia Emerson Doris & Tom Everhart Miriam* & Richard Flacks Henrietta Fore Bunny Freidus & John Steel Paul Guido & Stephen Blain Lois & Richard Gunther Ruth & Alan Heeger Victoria Hendler Donna & Daniel Hone Judith L. Hopkinson ‡ Shari & George Isaac Carolyn Jabs & David Zamichow Ellen & Peter O. Johnson Connie & Richard Kennelly
Linda & Bill Kitchen ‡ Jill & Barry Kitnick Karen Lehrer & Steve Sherwin Chris & Mark Levine Denise & George Lilly Nancy & Mike McConnell Amanda McIntyre Linda Hedgepeth & Michael Millhollan Elizabeth & Charles Newman Jan Oetinger Ann & Dante Pieramici Ann Pless Joan Pascal & Ted Rhodes Susan Rose Gayle & Charles Rosenberg Dr. William E. Sanson Jo & Ken Saxon Barbara Shattuck Kohn & Gene Kohn Anitra & Dr. Jack* Sheen Lynne Sprecher Carol Spungen Dale & Gregory Stamos Olivia Erschen & Steve Starkey Debra & Stephen Stewart Mary Jo Swalley ◊ Denise & James Taylor Amy & George Tharakan David Tufts & Cris Dovich Sandra & Sam Tyler Kathryn & Alan Van Vliet Betsey Von Summer-Moller & John Moller Esther & Tom* Wachtell Alexis & Mike Weaver Kathy Weber Judy & Mort Weisman Crystal & Clifford Wyatt Karen Young Anonymous List current as of December 1, 2021. Every effort has been made to assure accuracy. Please notify our office of any errors or omissions at 805-893-3382. *In Memoriam ◊ Indicates those who have made plans to support UCSB Arts & Lectures through their estate ‡ Indicates those who have made gifts to Arts & Lectures endowed funds in addition to their annual program support
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Health and Safety As we return to theaters and live events, the well-being of our community is paramount. Proof of full vaccination is required for all indoor events until further notice, and masks must be worn at all times inside the venue. Unvaccinated patrons, regardless of age, will not be permitted inside the venue. Visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu/SeasonFAQs for the latest information and further details about protocols.
Please Provide Your Email Address Please make sure your current email address is on file with the A&L Ticket Office; it will be used to communicate event guidelines, ticketing info and other important updates.
Tickets and Fees All tickets and orders are subject to service charges and/or facility fees. Ticket prices, service charges and facility fees are subject to change without notice. Always purchase tickets directly from Arts & Lectures, the event venue or the ticket agency authorized by the venue. Tickets obtained through the secondary market or unauthorized sellers may be fraudulent and will not guarantee entry.
Due to the nature of live events, artists, programs and prices are subject to change. Student and Youth Discounts UCSB student-rate tickets are available to full-time UCSB students who have completed enrollment (one ticket per ID). A valid UCSB student ID is required at the time of purchase and at the event. “All Student” ticket holders must show current student ID at the event. “Youth” ticket holders of high school age may be asked to show ID at the event.
Ticket Exchanges and Refunds A&L will continue to offer flexible ticket exchanges and refunds for the 2021-2022 season. If you feel unwell or uncomfortable attending an event due to the current health situation, you can request a refund or exchange up to noon on the day of the event. Service charges are not refundable. Tickets are exchanged at face value and are subject to availability. Tickets of a higher value exchanged for a lower value are considered an even exchange; tickets exchanged for a higher value need the difference paid. Gift certificates are not issued as a credit for returned tickets.
Group Sales Groups of 20 or more may take advantage of special rates for select events. Contact the A&L Ticket Office with inquiries.
Accessibility A&L is committed to making events accessible to all who wish to enjoy them. Please contact the A&L Ticket Office in advance to ensure the best possible experience and receive information about accessible seating, assistive listening devices, large-print programs and other accommodations.
Suitability for Children A&L’s performing arts season is designed primarily for adult audiences. Contact the ticket office if you have questions about the appropriateness of an event. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the theater.
Late Seating A&L makes every effort to begin events at the published start time. Patrons who arrive after an event has begun will not be seated until an appropriate point in the program determined by the artist.
UC Santa Barbara Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Policy Under the authority of California Government Code 7597.1, smoking and the use of all tobacco products, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e.g., “e-cigarettes”) are prohibited anywhere at all indoor and outdoor spaces managed by UC Santa Barbara.
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A&L presents events at a variety of locations on the UCSB campus and around Santa Barbara. Visit the A&L website for specific venue details.
Many 2021-2022 events include a live streaming alternative. Ticket holders can decide whether to attend virtually or in-person; live stream tickets are not sold separately. Virtual alternatives are live only (no replay available), and accessed with an A&L website login. Contact the A&L Ticket Office to transfer virtual access to another patron.
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Memphis Jookin’: The Show Featuring Lil Buck
photo: Tim Salaz
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