Spring 2018
Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano
Apr 15 / Granada Theatre
helps us celebrate the place we call home
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Dear Arts & Lectures’ Friends and Family, In recent months, our community has been tested in so many ways. But I am proud of the resilience we’ve witnessed, and I hope you too have seen community strength in action. I believe that Arts & Lectures is part of why we call Santa Barbara home. We choose to be here because we know the value of a vibrant cultural life. When we come together – to explore and enjoy, and to listen, laugh and learn – we thrive. That’s why we’re featuring much-loved chef-entertainer-raconteur Anthony Bourdain in a special benefit event on May 9 – because he knows that community means gathering together around food and drink, arts and culture, friends and family. And that’s why next month we’re launching a series of Town Halls, in which we will explore topics of critical interest to our community, with visiting speakers followed by wide-ranging discussions. Journalist Nicholas Kristof (April 23) and activist Ashton Applewhite (May 19) will lead us in Town Hall conversations on Building a Resilient Community: Turning Adversity Into Opportunity and Aging: The Lifelong Process That Unites Us All. We’re celebrating spring in Santa Barbara with a concert by superstar mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato (April 15), who will make her recital debut in between headlining roles at The Metropolitan Opera – this is her only West Coast appearance!
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These events and others should make for a rich and exciting springtime. I hope to see you often.
Community Partners
With deepest appreciation,
Celesta M. Billeci Miller McCune Executive Director
& Lou Buglioli
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Membership matters. And membership means rewards! Join Arts & Lectures today and enjoy a range of membership benefits all year long. (See page 21 for details.) 1. Former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice with Event Sponsor Loren Booth 2. Dr. Condoleezza Rice with Event Sponsors Ellen & Peter O. Johnson 3. Author and CNN Senior Analyst Jeffrey Toobin with A&L Partners Wayne Rosing & Dorothy Largay 4. Comedian Trevor Noah with A&L Leadership Circle members Kirstie Steiner and Russell Steiner 5. Dr. Condoleezza Rice with A&L Council member Susan McCaw 6. Comedian Trevor Noah with A&L Ambassador Monica Babich, A&L Council member Timothy Babich and Leadership Circle members Crystal & Cliff Wyatt 7. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Tony Kushner with Event Sponsors and A&L Ambassador Eva & Yoel Haller
Thematic Learning Initiative Transform your life. Transform your community. Arts & Lectures’ Thematic Learning Initiative extends the conversation from the stage into the community, inspiring lifelong learning opportunities that initiate change and empowerment. Join A&L and other knowledge seekers like you who want to learn more, know more and do more to improve ourselves and the world around us.
2017-2018 Themes:
Creating a Meaningful Life
Our Changing World
Apr 5 Exploring Treasures of Our Local Libraries and Archives
featuring Writer/Curator Maria Popova 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library*
Related Event: Maria Popova in conversation with Pico Iyer, Apr 5 (p. 7)
Apr 16 Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., Public Lecture (p. 8) 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall
Apr 18 FILM: A Path Appears:
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty (Ep. 2)
4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library* (Author will not be present.) Related Event: TOWN HALL - Building a Resilient Community: Turning Adversity into Opportunity with Nicholas Kristof, Apr 23 (p. 11)
Apr 23 Taking Action Matters:
Santa Barbara Organizations as Global Change Makers A Moderated Discussion with Nicholas Kristof 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library*
Related Event: TOWN HALL - Building a Resilient Community: Turning Adversity into Opportunity with Nicholas Kristof, Apr 23 (p. 11)
May 11 Mark Morris Dance Group, Dance for PDÂŽ,
in partnership with Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara
10 AM / Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara* 1535 Santa Barbara St.
Related Event: Mark Morris Dance Group public performance, May 10 (p. 16)
May 18 Aging While Female:
Discussion with Ashton Applewhite 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library*
Related Event: TOWN HALL - Aging: The Lifelong Process That Unites Us All with Ashton Applewhite, May 19 (p. 19) *Online registration recommended: www.Thematic-Learning.org
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What is it? The Thematic Learning Initiative provides
opportunities for anyone interested in delving deeper into the issues raised by A&L artists and speakers. Connect with others at town hall meetings, intimate salon-style discussions and added special public events. Receive online educational resources, sign up for book giveaways and more!
What does it cost? It’s FREE! organizations like Sansum Clinic, The Fund for Santa Barbara and Community Environmental Council, to name a few. Visit www.Thematic-Learning.org.
Get Involved!
Email TLI@ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu to sign up now.
Palliative care physician BJ Miller, M.D. connects with community members during a Q&A
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Who participates? Community members like you and local
Spring 2018 Thematic Learning Initiative Book Selections Each quarter, we select books written by A&L speakers that expand upon one of the season’s themes, and provide free copies for the community. FREE copies of both books will be available beginning March 19 at the A&L Ticket Office (UCSB bldg. 402) and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St.). Books available while supplies last. Tickets to the Apr 23 and May 19 Town Halls at Campbell Hall are available now (p. 11 & 19).
A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn “Read this book. Seize one of the many opportunities it lists, and change lives for the better, including your own.” The New York Times Building a Resilient Community: Turning Adversity into Opportunity with Nicholas Kristof, Apr 23 (p. 11)
RELATED EVENT
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite “Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” – Anne Lamott, bestselling author
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Aging: The Lifelong Process That Unites Us All with Ashton Applewhite, May 19 (p. 19)
RELATED EVENT
With thanks to our visionary partners, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, for their support of the Thematic Learning Initiative A&L Council Member Lynda Weinman & A&L Program Advisor Bruce Heavin with Trevor Noah
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Performing Schubert, Barber and Contemporary Blues Santa Barbara Recital Debut
Julia Bullock, soprano John Arida, piano
Tue, Apr 3 / 7 PM (note special time) / Hahn Hall $35 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“Bullock’s radiant soprano shines brightly and unfailingly… She communicates intense, authentic feeling, as if she were singing right from her soul.” Opera News Julia Bullock is “a beguiling young soprano” (The New York Times) who has established an enviable career showcasing her “luminous full voice, round and shining and shifting and elusive as a ball of mercury” (The Washington Post). With her versatile artistry and commanding stage presence, Bullock is “a tour de force” (San Francisco Chronicle). She received rave reviews for her 2016 Ojai Music Festival debut that produced “something with the heart... of a masterpiece” (The New York Times), and she has been lauded for her appearance as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic in the Music Academy of the West’s summer festival.
Up Close & Musical series sponsored in part by Dr. Bob Weinman
photo: Christian Steiner
Supported in part by the Sonquist Family Endowment
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Filmmaker & Photographer
Peter McBride and Writer Kevin Fedarko Between River and Rim: Hiking the Grand Canyon
Wed, Apr 4 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $25 / $15 UCSB students and youth (18 & under)
In an effort to share the Grand Canyon’s uncharted glory and shed light on the myriad threats it faces, writer Kevin Fedarko and photographer/filmmaker Peter McBride set off to transect the length of the canyon… on foot.
photo: Peter McBride
Books will be available for purchase and signing Tour Sponsor: National Geographic Live Presenting Sponsor:
National Geographic Live series sponsored in part by Sheila & Michael Bonsignore Writer/Curator Behind Brain Pickings
Maria Popova
In Conversation with Pico Iyer Thu, Apr 5 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $35 / $20 / $10 UCSB students
“A one-woman curation machine, dedicated to surfacing content, old and new, that makes her readers smarter.” Forbes, 30 under 30 A self-described “reader, writer, interestingness hunter-gatherer and curious mind at large,” Maria Popova is the creative mind behind Brain Pickings, an immensely popular online compendium of treasures spanning art, science, poetry, design, philosophy, history, anthropology and more. With more than one million monthly readers and a six-figure Twitter following, the site explores how different disciplines illuminate one another to glean some insight into that grand question of how to live, and how to live well. Popova has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired (U.K.) and Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab and is a MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow.
Event Sponsor: Anonymous Donor Related Thematic Learning Initiative Event (see page 4)
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Daniel H. Pink When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
Mon, Apr 9 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $25 / $10 all students (with valid ID) photo: Nina Subin
“Applying [these principles] could have dramatic impacts on one’s life and on society.” The Washington Post
They say timing is everything, yet we make important decisions such as when to start a business, ask for a raise or get married based on intuition and guesswork. In his new book, When, bestselling author Daniel Pink draws on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology and economics to unlock the secret of how best to live, work and succeed. The award-winning author of provocative books about business, work and behavior including Drive, To Sell is Human, A Whole New Mind, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko and Free Agent Nation, Pink reveals that the art of timing is really a science.
Books will be available for purchase and signing
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Nadine Burke Harris, M.D. Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
Mon, Apr 16 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall / FREE “[Burke Harris] delivers revelations about what is really going on – in our bodies, in our families, in our communities – as a result of childhood toxic stress, as well as targeted solutions for individual healing.” – Ashley Judd, actress and activist
Books will be available for purchase and signing
Presented in association with CALM, KIDS Network, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics and the Resiliency Project Thematic Learning Initiative: Our Changing World
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Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is a pioneering physician who delivers targeted care to vulnerable children. Her groundbreaking research shows how childhood adversity such as abuse, neglect and even divorce can change our biological systems – from stress responses and growth rates to diabetes, heart disease and more – and that these changes can last a lifetime. Burke Harris will reveal not only how deeply our bodies can be imprinted, but also what we can do to break the cycle.
The Must-see Recital of the Year! Metropolitan Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato will take a rare break from performing the title role in The Met’s production of Cendrillon to make her Santa Barbara debut. Don’t miss today’s reigning diva, performing live!
Grammy Winner: Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Craig Terry, piano Sun, Apr 15 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre $125 Gold Circle (preferred seating) $75 / $55 / $40 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“The perfect 21st-century diva – an effortless combination of glamour, charisma, intelligence, grace and remarkable talent.” The New York Times Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato entrances audiences across the globe with “a warmth in [her] voice that can intensify into fire” (The New Yorker). Now, making her Santa Barbara recital debut, she will perform her exquisite rendition of Handel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga” – named one of NPR’s Top 100 Songs of 2016 – along with her Rossini bel canto and other gems.
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Promotional Partners: Music Academy of the West Ojai Music Festival Opera Santa Barbara
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background photo: Josef Fischnaller
Event Sponsor: Sheila Wald
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Shakespeare and Shaw Like You’ve Never Seen Before! Two Nights, Two Different Programs from New York City’s Acclaimed Theater Company!
“The troupe calls itself Bedlam, which gives you some idea of its ferocious energy, but none at all of its clarity, precision and blissful good sense.” The New York Times “No troupe in New York these days rides the storytelling momentum of theater more resourcefully or enthusiastically than Bedlam.” The New York Times
Critics’ Pick
TIME magazine
Saint Joan
Thu, Apr 19 / 7 PM (note special time) / Campbell Hall $40 / $25 / $15 all students (with valid ID)
Critics’ Pick
The New York Times
Hamlet
Fri, Apr 20 / 7 PM (note special time) / Campbell Hall $40 / $25 / $15 all students (with valid ID)
Acclaimed New York-based theater company Bedlam takes a fresh, kinetic look at William Shakespeare’s and George Bernard Shaw’s most famous creations, Hamlet and Saint Joan, with four actors playing 49 characters. The adrenaline-fueled performances bring iconic figures vividly to life in two riveting, unexpectedly funny, stripped-down stagings. The New York Times raves, “They give us Shakespeare and Shaw with the enthusiasm of youth… As far as I was concerned, the warmth and effervescence of what I had just witnessed had turned winter into springtime.” Don’t miss this darling of NYC’s theater scene making its Santa Barbara debut over two transformative evenings!
Event Sponsors: Jody & John Arnhold
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Event Sponsors: Jody & John Arnhold Siri & Bob Marshall
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Contact the A&L Ticket Office for onstage seating options, available both nights.
TOWN HALL
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Moderator: John Palminteri, award-winning radio and television reporter in Santa Barbara Mon, Apr 23 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall / $5
Santa Barbara is the place we call home. We want to celebrate it, nourish it, and above all, see it thrive through engaged citizens and productive dialogue. Part of A&L’s Thematic Learning Initiative, this town hall is an opportunity to hear from specialists, ask questions and participate in a public conversation about a community issue. Keynote Speaker
Nicholas Kristof Taking Action: Resiliency, Commitment and Responsibility “[An] inspiring guide for anyone who wonders what difference a single person can make in building a more hopeful world.” – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and human rights advocate Nicholas Kristof gives a voice to the voiceless. He received his first Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for his coverage of China’s Tiananmen Square democracy movement and his second in 2006 for reporting on genocide in Darfur. His bestselling books Half the Sky and A Path Appears inspired PBS documentary series. A New York Times reporter since 1984 and subject of the HBO documentary Reporter, produced by Ben Affleck, Kristof is a master storyteller with a peerless perspective on the events that shape our world.
Books will be available for purchase and signing
Event Sponsors: Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing Presented in association with: Related Thematic Learning Initiative Event (see page 4)
Spring 2018 Thematic Learning Initiative Book Selection
A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn “Read this book. Seize one of the many opportunities it lists, and change lives for the better, including your own.” The New York Times FREE copies will be available beginning March 19 at the A&L Ticket Office (UCSB bldg. 402)
and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St.). Books available while supplies last.
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An Evening with
Anne Lamott
Tue, Apr 24 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre $35 / $20 / $10 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“A writer who has perfected the art of saying the unsayable.” The New York Times “Patron saint of writers everywhere.” The Washington Post
photo: Sam Lamott
Profound, caring and hopeful, author Anne Lamott is known for addressing complex subjects like addiction, motherhood and faith with self-effacing humor and ruthless honesty. Her wisdom and forthrightness have made her an “icon of blessed imperfection [whose] classics like Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird have become handbooks for parents and writers whose lives lean toward the joyously messy” (Salon.com). Lamott’s numerous works of fiction and memoir include Grace (Eventually), Traveling Mercies and Imperfect Birds. With her latest, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy, Lamott ventures to explore where to find meaning in life.
Books will be available for purchase and signing
Event Sponsors: Heather & Tom Sturgess Thematic Learning Initiative: Creating a Meaningful Life
TAO: Drum Heart
Thu, Apr 26 / 7 PM (note special time) Campbell Hall $38 / $25 / $15 UCSB students “Supernaturally fit and superbly trained… stunning.” The Herald “Extraordinarily talented percussion artists… The crowd was unmistakably wowed.” Chicago Tribune Internationally-acclaimed percussion artists TAO bring a modern, dynamic performance showcasing the ancient art of Japanese drumming. Combining highly-physical taiko drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography and innovative visuals, the performers of TAO: Drum Heart deliver an unforgettable, pulsating production that has audiences and critics raving about their extraordinary precision, energy and stamina.
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Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year Only West Coast Performance of a Dazzling Program of Short Works Specially Commissioned for Jennifer Koh
Jennifer Koh, violin Shared Madness
Fri, Apr 27 / 7 PM (note special time) St. Anthony’s Chapel $35 / $10 all students (with valid ID)
“Koh has become one of the most impressive and expressive violinists on the scene.” – Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
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Featured Composers: Vijay Iyer Gabriel Kahane John Harbison Julia Wolfe and others
No stranger to ambitious undertakings, violinist Jennifer Koh presents Shared Madness, an unprecedented project that speaks to the generous and supportive spirit that thrives within the musical community. Out of reciprocity toward the benefactors who helped purchase her instrument, Koh asked more than 30 composers to create short violin pieces exploring virtuosity in the 21st century. Koh will perform selections from this groundbreaking adventure that celebrates the creative dialogue between composer and performer as well as the commitment to fostering new music.
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Back by Popular Demand
Joey Alexander Trio
Sun, Apr 29 / 7 PM (note special time) / Campbell Hall $40 / $25 / $10 all students (with valid ID) “I love everything about his playing – his rhythm, his confidence, his understanding of the music.” – Wynton Marsalis
photo: Carol Friedman
A three-time Grammy Award-nominated jazz pianist, Joey Alexander has a “sophisticated harmonic palette and a dynamic sensitivity” (The New York Times) that draws comparisons to masters like Bill Evans. Self-taught off his father’s Thelonious Monk records as a 6-year-old in Indonesia, his musical intuition and passion have made him one of the jazz world’s most celebrated young artists, praised by Wynton Marsalis as “my hero.” Now the teen marvel who became the youngest jazz musician ever to be nominated for a Grammy leads his own trio. Following his inspired 2016 debut, Alexander is back by popular demand, exhibiting his astonishing prowess as a composer, bandleader and artist with a limitless future.
Event Sponsors: Jody & John Arnhold Elizabeth & Andrew Butcher Pulitzer Prize-winning Author
Anthony Doerr In Conversation with Pico Iyer
Thu, May 3 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $35 / $20 / $10 UCSB students
photo: Todd Meier
“Strange and beautiful… Doerr writes about the big questions, the imponderables, the major metaphysical dreads, and he does it fearlessly.” The New York Times Book Review
Lauded for his lyricism, precise attention to the physical world and his gift for metaphor, Anthony Doerr’s bestselling novel All the Light We Cannot See won the Pulitzer Prize and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. With the eye of a scientist and the heart of a poet, the celebrated prose stylist reveals his keen naturalist’s perception and his empathetic engagement with humanity’s largest questions. Doerr has received Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships, and his short stories and essays have garnered him four O. Henry Awards, the Story Prize – the most prestigious prize in the U.S. for a collection of short stories – and the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award – the largest prize in the world for a single short story.
Books by both authors will be available for purchase and signing
Sponsored in part by Virginia Castagnola-Hunter
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2018 Santa Barbara County
ECONOMIC SUMMIT Tue, May 8 / 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM / Granada Theatre $200 / $25 UCSB students (limited availability) A Granada facility fee is included in each ticket price
Includes admission to the entire half-day Summit, a copy of the 2018 Santa Barbara County Economic Outlook report plus a Continental Breakfast from 7:30 - 8:30 AM. Featured speakers are: Jorge Castañeda, former Foreign Minister of Mexico; Megan McArdle, a popular columnist with the Washington Post and author of The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success; Amity Shlaes, political commentator and author of four New York Times bestsellers including The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression; and Roberto Rodriguez Hernandez, Consul of Mexico for the Tri-County Region. The Santa Barbara County economic forecast will be delivered by Peter Rupert, Executive Director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project. Presentations will be followed by a panel moderated by Megan McArdle titled Trade: Can’t Live with It, Can’t Live Without It.
The 37th Annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit Founding Sponsor: Union Bank
Platinum Sponsor: Montecito Bank & Trust
The Weepies Hideaway 10 Year Anniversary Tour
Fri, May 11 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall $38 / $25 / $15 UCSB students
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“Deb Talan and Steve Tannen couldn’t write a bad song if they tried... the two have found their groove with a comforting synthesis of husky vocals and springy guitar that makes any combination of words and melodies shine like gold.” NPR On the strength of their carefully crafted folkpop, The Weepies have quietly become one of the most beloved indie folk bands of the last two decades. Husband-wife duo Deb Talan and Steve Tannen are known for their remarkable musicianship, insightful lyrics and distinctive harmonies wrapped up in the whimsical sound of their deceptively complex songs. Backed by the musicians who played on the original recording, The Weepies celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their popular album Hideaway.
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A Tribute to The Beatles’ Groundbreaking Album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Featuring Live Music Composed and Performed by Ethan Iverson
Thu, May 10 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre $70 / $55 / $40 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“The most artfully musical choreographer alive.” The New York Times Mark Morris Dance Group returns to Santa Barbara with Pepperland, a new evening-length work celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Created for the City of Liverpool’s season-long tribute to the album, Pepperland features Morris’ ingenuity and musicality and is accompanied live by a seven-piece chamber ensemble. An original score by Ethan Iverson intersperses arrangements of album favorites with Pepper-inspired pieces intended especially for Morris. Co-commissioned by UCSB Arts & Lectures, this colorful work is a must-see for dance and Beatles fans alike.
Event Sponsor: G.A. Fowler Family Foundation Dance Series Sponsors: Annette & Dr. Richard Caleel, Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Robert Feinberg and the Cohen Family Fund, Irma & Morrie Jurkowitz, Barbara Stupay Related Thematic Learning Initiative Event (see page 4)
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Community Dance Class with Mark Morris Dance Group
Wed, May 9 / 5:30-7:30 PM Gustafson Dance, 2285 Las Positas Rd, Santa Barbara Registration: (805) 563-3262. Observers welcome. Co-presented with Gustafson Dance
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Additional Support: Marilyn & Dick Mazess
Winner of Six Tony Awards, Two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award
Acclaimed Broadway Legend
An Evening with
Audra McDonald
Tue, May 15 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre Post-performance Producers Circle party with the artist. $125 Gold Circle (preferred seating) $75 / $60 / $45 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“No one on Broadway can touch her.” Los Angeles Times
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“One of the fullest and most versatile voices in music today.” Huffington Post A luminous soprano, Audra McDonald’s breadth and versatility is unparalleled. With “a voice that will make you believe in angels” (Tribune News Service), she is radiant on Broadway and the world’s great opera stages as well as in film and television. McDonald was a three-time Tony Award winner by age 28, and her 2014 performance as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill earned her a sixth Tony award and made her the first person to win all four acting categories. McDonald recently shone as part of the star-studded cast in the live-action twist on Disney’s timeless classic Beauty and the Beast. She has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people and received a National Medal of Arts. Backed by a superb trio of musicians, McDonald presents her trademark mix of show tunes, classic songs from movies and pieces written expressly for her by leading composers.
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Just added! First Free Ascent of the Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell
The Push: A Climber’s Search for the Path Wed, May 16 / 7:30 PM / Campbell Hall $30 (Includes copy of Push. Limited availability.) $20 / $10 all students (with valid ID)
Legendary climber Tommy Caldwell made history when he free climbed El Capitan’s Dawn Wall, an epic ascent that took him more than seven years to accomplish. Caldwell has been held hostage by militants in the Kyrgyzstani mountains, he lost an index finger in an accident and his wife and main climbing partner left him. Emerging from hardship with renewed determination, Caldwell conquered the impossible and redefined his sport.
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Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Thu, May 17 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall $40 / $25 / $10 all students (with valid ID) “A masterful and adventurous big band that both champions the great tradition of Latin jazz and questions its own presumed stylistic borderlines.” – Josef Woodard, SB News-Press Pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill is the multi-Grammy Awardwinning founder of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, “one of the best jazz orchestras in existence” (The New Yorker). The son of jazz legend Chico O’Farrill, Arturo O’Farrill brings his sensibility as Afro-Cuban jazz royalty to weekly performances at Birdland, New York’s famed jazz club. Don’t miss this cross-cultural, cutting-edge, 18-piece powerhouse outfit on tour, delivering their unique fusion of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and jazz improvisation “spiced with hints of avant-garde” (The New York Times).
Event Sponsors: Jody & John Arnhold
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“Whether Caldwell is explaining his astounding feats on vertical terrain, or the agony of trying to sustain a doomed relationship, or the merits of what he calls ‘elective suffering,’ he is consistently captivating and unfailingly honest.” – Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild
TOWN HALL
Stay after the lecture to participate in a Town Hall discussion: Aging: The Lifelong added! Building a Resilient Community: Turning Adversity intoJust Opportunity
Process that Unites Us All
Moderator: Catherine Remak, career broadcaster and co-host of Mornings with Gary and Catherine Sat, May 19 / 3 PM (note special time) / Campbell Hall / $5
Santa Barbara is the place we call home. We want to celebrate it, nourish it, and above all, see it thrive through engaged citizens and productive dialogue. Part of A&L’s Thematic Learning Initiative, this town hall is an opportunity to hear from specialists, ask questions and participate in a public conversation about a community issue. Keynote Speaker
Ashton Applewhite This Chair Rocks: How Ageism Warps Our View of Long Life “Vibrant, energetic, fact-filled and funny, This Chair Rocks is a call to arms not just for older people but for our whole society.” – Katha Pollitt, poet, essayist and The Nation columnist Why is society’s view of aging so grim when the lived reality is so different? Anti-ageism activist and author Ashton Applewhite declares that it’s time for age pride. A leading voice in an emerging movement dedicated to dismantling ageism, Applewhite was named PBS’ Next Avenue’s 2016 Influencer of the Year, and has been recognized by The New York Times, NPR and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. A TED2017 mainstage speaker, Applewhite reveals the untapped possibilities of late life – in our communities, at work and in ourselves.
Books will be available for purchase and signing
Related Thematic Learning Initiative Event (see page 4)
Spring 2018 Thematic Learning Initiative Book Selection
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite “Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” – Anne Lamott, bestselling author FREE copies will be available beginning March 19 at the A&L Ticket Office (UCSB bldg. 402) and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St.). Books available while supplies last.
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Pilobolus Dance Theater performs for more than 1,400 elementary school children at The Granada Theatre as part of A&L’s Arts Adventure bus-in program.
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Arts & Lectures’ extensive educational outreach programs serve more than 30,000 students and community members each year. We’re making a difference on-stage and off.
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Patron Information Arts & Lectures Ticket Office
University of California, bldg. 402 Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5030 (805) 893-3535 / info@ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu Metered parking available (credit card only) Regular Hours: Mon-Fri, 10 AM-5PM (year-round); Sat, 12 PM-4 PM (Oct-May) Will Call opens at the venue one hour prior to the event
How to Order
Online: www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu Phone: (805) 893-3535 In Person: A&L Ticket Office, building 402 on the UCSB campus Mobile App: Available from the Apple App and Google Play stores (Subscriptions not available for purchase via mobile app) Ticket prices are subject to change.
Fees
Due to the nature of live events, artists, venues, programs, dates and times are subject to change
Lost Tickets
Tickets can be replaced only for reserved-seating events. Contact the Ticket Office in advance of the event for replacements.
Refunds and Canceled Performances
All sales are final. Refunds are granted only for canceled performances not replaced. If a performance is canceled, you will receive a full refund or a credit toward another A&L performance that you request. Service charges may not be refundable. Due to the nature of live events, artists, venues, programs, dates and times are subject to change.
Services for Patrons with Disabilities A&L is committed to making events accessible to all who wish to enjoy them. For more information about disability-related accommodations, including wheelchair seating, assistive listening devices, large-print programs and seating for patrons with special needs, please call our Ticket Office.
All tickets subject to service charges ($12 for subscription orders, $5 for non-subscription orders placed online, by phone or by mail). A facility fee may be added to each ticket price. Service charges and facility fees are subject to change without notice.
Late Seating
Student and Youth Discounts
Suitability for Children
Only full-time UCSB students who have completed enrollment are eligible to purchase UCSB student-rate tickets (one ticket per ID). UCSB students must show a valid UCSB student ID at the time of purchase and at the event, or be charged the difference for a general public ticket. Any high school or college student who purchases a discount ticket (“All student” or “Youth”) must show current student ID at the door, or be charged the difference for a general public ticket.
A&L makes every effort to begin events at the published start time. Patrons who arrive after a performance has begun will not be seated until an appropriate point in the program determined by the artist. With the exception of our Family Fun series, A&L’s performing arts season is designed primarily for adult audiences. If you have questions about the appropriateness of an event, please don’t hesitate to call. Each child, regardless of age, must have a ticket and sit in a seat.
UC Santa Barbara Smoke-Free and Tobacco-Free Policy
Group Sales
Groups of 20 or more are invited to take advantage of special rates for select events. Call (805) 893-3449 or email info@ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.
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.
Authorized Sellers
Venues
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.
Ticket Exchanges
Exchanges are available to subscribers. Non-subscribers may only exchange tickets for a different performance of the same event for a $4 fee per ticket. Tickets for exchange must be received by the A&L Ticket Office at least two full business days prior to the event. 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.
Unused Tickets/Tax-deductible Donations
Unused tickets may be donated back to A&L as a tax-deductible contribution. Tickets must be received by the A&L Ticket Office at least two full business days prior to the event. It is the policy of the University of California, Santa Barbara and the UC Santa Barbara Foundation that a portion of gifts and/or the income from gifts may be used to defray the costs of raising and administering funds.
A&L presents performances at UCSB Campbell Hall and the following locations. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. St. Anthony’s Chapel, 2300 Garden St.
Parking at the UCSB Campus
UCSB charges $4 for evening and weekend parking. For patron convenience, Arts & Lectures sells open-dated UCSB evening and weekend parking permits for $4 with ticket purchase (not available online). They will be mailed to you with your tickets. When you arrive on campus, write the date on one of your permits in ink and display it on your dashboard. Unused or lost permits cannot be refunded or replaced. Extended evening & weekend parking permits (valid for 15 days) are also available for only $8 from any permit dispenser in any campus parking lot. Parking rates subject to change.
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