UCSB Arts & Lectures - Spring Calendar 2014

SPRING 2014

Philip Glass Ensemble Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la BĂŞte) WED, APR 30 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE

Philip Glass Ensemble Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) Film by Jean Cocteau Music by Philip Glass Conducted by Michael Riesman

photo: Rayond Meier

WED, APR 30 / 8 PM Note new GRANADA THEATRE Venue $45 / $30 / $20 / $18 all students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“A beautiful, superbly integrated work…

La Belle et la Bête is Glass’s best work in years.”

Time magazine One of the most celebrated and unique works in Philip Glass’ recent career, his interpretation of Jean Cocteau’s masterpiece La Belle et la Bête is also his most deeply personal and romantic. For this production, Glass removed the film’s soundtrack and replaced it with his own musical score played live by the Philip Glass Ensemble. The dialogue is also performed live by the vocalists who are synchronized with the actors in the film. This mythical, lush and sweeping love story is a tale for the ages. “Presented as a simple fairy tale,” says Glass, “it soon becomes clear that the film takes on a deeper subject – the very nature of the creative process.”

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photo (Philip Glass Ensemble): James Ewing; photo: courtesy Janus Films

“A new form invented by Philip Glass, completely unexpected and absolutely successful.”

Le Monde (Paris)

“This is the best sort of film music.”

The New Yorker

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It’s more than what’s on stage.

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Just one year ago we announced the public phase of the Campaign for Arts & Lectures, in which we promised to raise $20 million to fill the gap between rising costs and diminishing institutional support, ensuring that the excellence you’ve come to expect from the words “presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures” will continue well into the future.

Campaign Goal: $20 million $10 million for current operating support to sustain and expand Arts & Lectures’ programming $10 million for the Arts & Lectures Endowments, to create a permanent base of support and ensure programmatic excellence now and forever

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Sometimes the memorable moments are off stage – in music studios, on gymnasium floors, backstage with performers and guest speakers, or in the audience with friends, family, colleagues, community.

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1&2. New Orleans’ Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and local students in an open rehearsal and jam session at Campbell Hall 3. Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet coaching a movement workshop at Girls Inc. 4. Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara in a conversation with AP French students at Dos Pueblos High School 5. Principal Sponsors Michael Towbes and Anne Towbes with travel writer Rick Steves, center 6. Calder Quartet in a master class with UCSB string students 7. Producers Circle members Kay McMillan and Susan McMillan with humorist Dave Barry, center 8. Royal New Zealand Ballet Mistress Turid Revfeim leads UCSB ballet students in a master class 9. Event Sponsors Marcia and John Mike Cohen with choreographer and MacArthur “Genius” Bill T. Jones, left 7

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With its first Americana Music Jam, A&L pays tribute to the roots of American music, featuring emerging artists and heavy hitters alike. Join us for a sonic ride that stomps, sways and swings into the past and present.

SOHO RESTAURANT & MUSIC CLUB 1221 State St #205, Santa Barbara Day Pass $40 (Includes all three bands)

For SOhO dinner reservations, call (805) 962-7776 SOhO is a standing-room/club venue. There is no assigned seating.

5 PM

$15 general public $5 UCSB students

Run Boy Run “Hot instruments and beautiful, sweet harmony singing – that’s all you need in the world today!”

– Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion

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7 PM

$15 general public $5 UCSB students

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9 PM

$22 general public $5 UCSB students

As seen at SXSW!

Haden Triplets

Jackie Greene

“Songs brimming with heart-on-sleeve honesty… The Haden Triplets carry on [the country] tradition marvelously.”

“Jackie Greene could be the Prince of Americana.”

The New York Times

Los Angeles Times

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photo: Jay Blakesburg

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Author and Correspondent for

John Hodgman

I Stole Your Dad

TUE, APR 1 / 8 PM CAMPBELL HALL $25 / $12 UCSB students

“Wonderfully absurd.”

The New York Times You may know comedian John Hodgman as the Resident Expert on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the nerdy PC in Apple’s PC vs. Mac smackdown ads or the best-selling author of the Complete World Knowledge trilogy. Now the wry arbiter of “deliciously absurd faux facts” (Publisher’s Weekly) plays the ultimate role: himself. Hodgman, a New York Times Magazine columnist, waxes poetic with new observations on topics from how to dress like a “young and relevant person” to fax machines and other obsolete technology, to how to spend your time now that the world hasn’t ended, contrary to the Mayan prophecy.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

Legendary Host of A Prairie Home Companion An Evening with

Garrison Keillor

with pianist Richard Dworsky WED, APR 2 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE $55 / $45 / $35 / $18 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“The shock jock of wholesomeness.” Slate One of America’s most beloved radio hosts returns for an evening of wry musing, whimsical conversation and a few old-timey songs. Garrison Keillor has won over the hearts of radio listeners from Lake Wobegon to Los Angeles with his homespun charm, reassuring voice and clever skits filled with “nostalgia for an America that maybe never was, but maybe ought to have been” (The Boston Globe). His weekly show, A Prairie Home Companion, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Keillor is also the best-selling author of many tomes, including the forthcoming Keillor Reader.

Pre-signed books will be available for purchase

A Producers Circle reception will follow the performance

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Qawwali Music of Pakistan

“The protégé has become the master of Sufi devotional music.”

Time Out Sydney

Santa Barbara Debut Protégé of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Asif Ali Khan

If the late, great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was known as “the emperor of Qawwali,” then Asif Ali Khan – once hailed by the maestro as one of his best students – has surely emerged as the music’s reigning prince. Asif is a superstar in his native Pakistan and a powerful figure on the international stage, remaining faithful to the sublime traditions of devotional Sufi music. His music can be meditative and trance-inducing one moment, then soar to thrilling and ecstatic heights the next. To hear his pure, unbridled voice crying out above the call-and-response choruses, rhythmic hand claps, percussion and harmonium of his accompanying musicians is an exhilarating experience.

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Spike & Mike’s Classic Festival of Animation 30th Anniversary Edition

FRI, APR 4 / 7 PM & 9 PM (program screens twice) / CAMPBELL HALL $10 / FREE for UCSB students with valid ID

“A fun and irreverent one-of-a-kind festival… a wonderful opportunity for animators to strut their stuff.” – George Lucas, director They’re back! Spike & Mike’s Festival has earned an outstanding reputation for its mind-blowing collections of the world’s most unique animated short films. The Anniversary edition showcases 21 of the funniest, critically acclaimed animations selected from its 30-year history. Highlights include Oscar-nominated films, magnificent viral hits, early Pixar directors’ works, and an epic animated music video.

Don’t miss the festival that helped launch the careers of directors like Tim Burton and John Lasseter (Toy Story), and the creators of South Park, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Wallace & Gromit. (Recommended for ages 10+.)

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photo: Cynthia Sciberras

THU, APR 3 / 8 PM / Campbell Hall $38 / $18 UCSB students

Parents Choice Award-winning Band

Milkshake

SUN, APR 6 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $15 / $10 children (best for ages 4 and up)

“A fizzy contemporary band that really rocks without losing sight of its target audience [kids].” Los Angeles Times This six-piece Grammy-nominated group is a band on a mission: to create great rock music for kids. With its high-energy, feel-good tunes evoking influences from Rodgers & Hammerstein to The Beatles to The White Stripes, Milkshake rocks preschoolers and parents alike. Led by vivacious singer Lisa Mathews and guitarist Mikel Gehl – formerly of the indie rock group Love Riot – the band has been featured in music videos on Nick Jr., PBS KIDS and the Emmy-winning cartoon ToddWorld.

(Approx. 60 min.)

Principal Sponsors: Tom Kenny, Susan McMillan, Caroline & Lauren

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An hour before the Family Fun events, the fun kicks off with balloons, face painting and craft-making parties for kids.

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Global Humanitarian Featured in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Book, Mountains Beyond Mountains

Paul Farmer

In the Company of the Poor SUN, APR 6 / 7 PM (note special time) / CAMPBELL HALL $15 / FREE for UCSB students with valid ID (limited availibility)

“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that’s wrong with the world.” – Paul Farmer From Port-au-Prince to Lima to Los Angeles, many parts of the world are experiencing an everwidening gulf between the wealthy and the poor. Harvard physician and medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer has lived and worked in some of the world’s poorest communities, with the goal of alleviating human suffering and building a better and more just world. His lifelong commitment to Haiti has become a model for healthcare for poor, rural communities worldwide. Join the influential founding director of Partners In Health, an international charity organization, for a lively discussion about global health, social justice and lessons from his lifelong experiences of working with the neediest among us.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

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Principal Sponsors: Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing

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Legendary All-Male Ballet Company

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo TUE, APR 8 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE $45 / $35 / $19 all students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“One of the great comic creations of the American stage.”

San Francisco Chronicle The sight of large male bodies stuffed into tutus and gingerly balancing en pointe is just the beginning of the fun! Toeing the line between high art and high camp, Les Ballets Trockadero is an international phenomenon, beloved for its parodies of ballet classics like Swan Lake, as well as modern works. The “Trocks,” as they’re affectionately known, enjoy poking fun at the dance world, but they do it with equal parts comedy and “extraordinary” (The Telegraph, U.K.) technical prowess, delighting dance aficionados and newbies alike. The legendary company returns to celebrate its 40th anniversary with delicious new surprises.

A Producers Circle reception will follow the performance

Principal Sponsors: The Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts, a field of interest fund of the Santa Barbara Foundation

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The Assad Family

A Brazilian Songbook Sérgio, Odair, Badi, Clarice & Carolina Assad

WED, APR 9 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $40 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

“A remarkable sense of creative intimacy, of talented generations enjoying the rare opportunity to make music together.”

Los Angeles Times

Grammy-winning, Brazilian-born brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have been hailed as “the best two-guitar team in existence, maybe even in history” (The Washington Post). Their sister Badi has long been known for her remarkable vocal range and unique song style. Sérgio’s daughter Clarice is a budding composer, pianist and vocalist with several symphonic works to her name. And Carolina, Odair’s daughter, is a gorgeous vocalist with an innate feel for the rhythms of Brazil. As a quintet, The Assads explore some of the most beautiful folk and pop music written by Brazil’s iconic composers, as well as music written by the Assads themselves.

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Inaugural Diana and Simon Raab Writer-in-Residence An Evening with

Gary Shteyngart THU, APR 10 / 8 PM CAMPBELL HALL / FREE

“One of his generation’s most original and exhilarating writers.”

The New York Times The unlikely offspring of Anton Chekhov and Judd Apatow, award-winning author and satirist Gary Shteyngart (Super Sad True Love Story and Absurdistan) is laugh-out-loud “funny, heartbreaking and soul-baring” (The Seattle Times). In his new memoir, Little Failure, he shares his immigrant experience – from his Lenin-loving childhood in Russia to the triumphs and catastrophes of his Queens adolescence – with self-deprecating humor, affecting insights and literary bravado.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

Co-presented with the UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and the Writing Program

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New York Times Best-selling Author of David and Goliath An Evening with

Malcolm Gladwell

FRI, APR 11 / 8 PM / ARLINGTON THEATRE $35 / $25 / $15 UCSB and Westmont College students An Arlington facility fee will be added to each ticket price

In his New York Times best-selling books The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell offers delightfully persuasive ideas about how the world works. In his new book David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants he challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a fresh interpretation of what it means to overcome adversity.

Pre-signed books will be available for purchase

Event Sponsor: Westmont College Community Partner: Santa Barbara Premiere

Words & Music An Evening with

Billy Collins & Aimee Mann

photo: Steven Kovich

THU, APR 17 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $38 / $25 / $15 UCSB students

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins sees humor as “a door into the serious” – a door that thousands of readers have opened with amazement and delight. Oscar-nominated songwriter and indie music star Aimee Mann is a wordsmith herself, penning “sharp, literate, carefully crafted lyrics” (The Telegraph, U.K.) that reflect her wry and quirky worldview. The two first met at a 2011 White House event paying tribute to the art of American poetry and now come together for a rare evening of poetry and music, celebrating the marvels of their companionable crafts.

Pre-signed books by Billy Collins will be available for purchase

Principal Sponsors: Lillian Lovelace Diana and Simon Raab Foundation

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photo: Bill Wadman

“Intoxicating… Gladwell is a master craftsman, an outlier amongst authors.” Huffington Post

MacArthur “Genius” Award-winning Choreographer

photo: Carrie Schneider

“His continuing investigation into contemporary culture is… smart and self-aware, and luscious too: the complete package.”

“Abraham has The New York Times created a work of great subtlety and beauty.”

The New Yorker

Santa Barbara Debut

Kyle Abraham / Abraham.In.Motion Pavement Kyle Abraham, Artistic Director

TUE, APR 22 & WED, APR 23 / 8 pm / Campbell Hall $35 / $19 UCSB students

Second show added!

One of the most groundbreaking and sought-after artists of recent years, Kyle Abraham creates movement that is fresh, unique and innovative. In his newest work, Pavement, he layers urban and classical dance influences, provocative imagery and gripping, voluptuous movement. Inspired by the neighborhoods of his youth, John Singleton’s 1991 film Boyz n the Hood and W.E.B. Dubois’ classic essay “The Souls of Black Folk,” Pavement pays comedic homage to the bold Kriss Kross/backward jeans/hi-top fade era in hip-hop, while reflecting on the growth and loss of Pittsburgh’s historically black neighborhoods. (Mature content due to language.)

Supported in part by the Cohen Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

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West Coast Premiere

Jennifer Koh, violin

Bach and Beyond Part III

WED, APR 23 / 7 PM (note special time) / HAHN HALL $30 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

The previous installments of Koh’s Bach and Beyond – an adventurous exploration of Bach’s influence on composers throughout the centuries – had reviewers and audience members raving. Renowned for her commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and impeccable technique, Koh returns for the eagerly awaited final concert in her ambitious, far-reaching project.

A Producers Circle reception will follow the performance

Principal Sponsors: Dr. Richard & Annette Caleel Up Close & Musical series in Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West sponsored by Dr. Bob Weinman J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003 Luciano Berio: Sequenza for solo violin John Zorn: Passagen J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005

Dynamic Events. Fascinating People. Captivating Stories.

An All Gaucho Reunion event co-presented by the UCSB Alumni Association

Robert Ballard

New Adventures in Deep Sea Exploration photo: Courtesy The Institute for Exploration background photo: Randy Olson

SUN, APR 27 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $25 / $15 UCSB students and youths under 18

Robert Ballard has led more than 100 expeditions into our planet’s deep ocean realm, resulting in momentous discoveries – from hydrothermal vents in the Galápagos Rift to the most legendary of all shipwrecks, the Titanic. He now spearheads the voyages of the Nautilus, carrying out ocean exploration and sharing startling finds with the world through live streaming video. Don’t miss this great explorer’s visually gripping presentation for a look back at his major discoveries and ahead to the future of exploration in our seas.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

National Geographic Live Series Sponsors: Sheila & Michael Bonsignore Community Partner:

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photo: Juergen Frankfade

Program

Santa Barbara Premiere

Philip Glass Ensemble

Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) Film by Jean Cocteau | Music by Philip Glass Conducted by Michael Riesman WED, APR 30 / 8 PM / GRANADA THEATRE $45 / $30 / $20 / $18 all students

Note new Venue

photo (Philip Glass Ensemble): James Ewing; photo: courtesy Janus Films

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

“This is the best sort of film music.” The New Yorker One of the most celebrated and unique works in Philip Glass’ recent career, his interpretation of Jean Cocteau’s masterpiece La Belle et la Bête is also his most deeply personal and romantic. For this production, Glass removed the film’s soundtrack and replaced it with his own musical score played live by the Philip Glass Ensemble.

The dialogue is also performed live by the vocalists who are synchronized with the actors in the film. This mythical, lush and sweeping love story is a tale for the ages.

“Presented as a simple fairy tale,” says Glass, “it soon becomes clear that the film takes on a deeper subject – the very nature of the creative process.”

Philip Glass will not be appearing with the Philip Glass Ensemble.

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SAT, MAY 3 SOHO RESTAURANT & MUSIC CLUB 1221 State St # 205, Santa Barbara Day Pass: $40 (includes all three bands) For SOhO dinner reservations, call (805) 962-7776 SOhO is a standing-room/club venue. There is no assigned seating.

Run Boy Run 5 PM / $15 / $5 UCSB students A bluegrass quintet rooted in the old-timey Appalachian South that ventures into brave new musical frontiers.

The Haden Triplets 7 PM / $15 / $5 UCSB students Honeyed vocal harmonies and songs spun from Ozark tradition­, harkening back to the sweet melodizing of the Carter Family. As seen at SXSW!

Jackie Greene 9 PM / $22 / $5 UCSB students Bridging the alt-rock and jam-band worlds, singer-songwriter Jackie Greene mixes a dash of country-western and R&B into his rock and roll.

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Best-selling Author of Bel Canto and State of Wonder An Evening with

Ann Patchett

TUE, MAY 6 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $20 / FREE for UCSB students with valid ID (limited availability)

“Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett’s fiction.” The New York Times The New York Times best-selling author Ann Patchett has mesmerized readers with books like Bel Canto and State of Wonder. When she opened an independent bookstore in her hometown to fight corporate giants, Time named her one of 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Her newest book, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, is an irresistible blend of literature and memoir in which she examines her deepest commitments. Join this literary giant as she reflects on her life and work. photo: Heidi Ross

Books will be available for purchase and signing

Supported by the Harold & Hester Schoen Arts & Lectures Endowment

Santa Barbara Duo Debut

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn WED, MAY 7 / 8 pm / CAMPBELL HALL $45 / $32 / $18 UCSB students

A rare chance to see two of the world’s most highly regarded banjo players and fearless musical explorers together. Each has won independent acclaim: Béla Fleck, as the 14 Grammy-winning musical chameleon; Abigail Washburn, as the “daring, definite talent” (The Wall Street Journal ) with the beguiling voice. But throughout the years, the husband and wife have always made music with each other. The pair will perform a mix of traditional and original songs.

Meet-the-Artist Conversation with Abigail Washburn, Professor Michael Berry, UC Santa Barbara, and Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom, UC Irvine

Wed, May 7 / 1 PM / UCSB MultiCultural Center / FREE and open to the public Co-presented by UCSB Center for East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies

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2014 Santa Barbara County Economic Summit THU, MAY 8 / 8:30 AM - NOON / GRANADA THEATRE $200 / $25 UCSB students (limited availability) A Granada facility fee is included with each ticket price

Includes admission to the entire half-day Summit, a copy of the 2014 Santa Barbara County Economic Outlook report plus a Continental Breakfast from 7:30-8:30 AM

Panel Discussion: The Future of Work. Is America becoming a nation of billionaires and the masses who serve them? Our experts will tackle this topic and more. Panel speakers include Megan McArdle, business blogger for Bloomberg View and author of the new book The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success; Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist at the Center for Digital Business in the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-author of The Second Machine Age; Lee Ohanian, professor of economics and director of the Ettinger Family Program in Macroeconomic Research at UCLA; and moderator Russell Roberts, the John and Jean De Nault Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of The Price of Everything. The Santa Barbara County economic forecast will be delivered by Peter Rupert, director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project and chair of the Department of Economics at UCSB.

Part of the 33rd annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit Co-presented with the UCSB Economic Forecast Project Arts & Lectures Community Partner: Just added!

Acclaimed Author, Radio Personality and Performer

Sandra Tsing Loh

The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones

photo: Tatjana Loh

THU, MAY 8 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $15 / $8 UCSB students

Writer and performer Sandra Tsing Loh is wry, disarming and totally candid, whether offering up personal tales of the travails of relationships or caustic cultural commentary. Her forthcoming book, The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones, is a moving and hilarious story of her roller coaster ride through “the change.” (This is not your grandma’s menopause story.) Loh is the host of the syndicated radio show The Loh Down on Science and the author of five books, including Mother on Fire, which The New York Times called “a feat of genius.”

Books will be available for purchase and signing

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Popular Host of NPR’s Science Friday

Ira Flatow

Science is The New Sexy MON, MAY 12 / 8 PM CAMPBELL HALL $20 / $8 UCSB students

photo: Earnie Grafton/ The San Diego Union Tribune

“One of the most influential communicators of science.”

The New York Times

Is science sexy? Veteran NPR science correspondent Ira Flatow thinks so. Each week, he turns fascinating scientific discoveries into conversation starters on the long-running radio show Science Friday. More people are learning science outside the classroom these days, he argues.

Whether the Mars rovers or the Large Hadron Collider, scientific research is a hot news commodity. And science is increasingly a platform for great entertainment, from the hit TV show The Big Bang Theory to the Oscar-nominated film Gravity. Flatow talks about the ways science is infiltrating the living rooms and laptops of a new generation.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

Principal Sponsors: Marcia & John Mike Cohen Presented in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

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Poet, Author and Inspirational Speaker

David Whyte

Solace: The Art of Asking the Beautiful Question WED, MAY 14 / 8 PM / CAMPBELL HALL $20 / $8 UCSB students

“David Whyte’s images resonate to the core… he pioneers a vision that is at once practical and illuminating.”

– Marion Woodman, Jungian analyst and author David Whyte’s life as a poet has created a readership and listenership in three areas that are often considered mutually exclusive: the literary world of readings that most poets inhabit, the psychological and theological worlds of philosophical inquiry, and the world of organizational leadership. Using the insights of poetry, he explores the art of finding and asking the beautiful question – the line of inquiry that helps us reimagine ourselves, our world and our part in it.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

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Stand Up Straight and Sing!

Jessye Norman

in Conversation with Jim Svejda of KUSC Radio FRI, MAY 16 / 7:30 PM / HAHN HALL, Music Academy of the West $75 ticket includes premium seating and signed book $45 / $15 UCSB students (limited availability) A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

photo: Carol Friedman

Tickets available exclusively to Arts & Lectures Producers Circle members now through April 15.

General public tickets on sale April 16 (while supplies last)

Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, Jessye Norman grew up amid the challenges of Jim Crow racism with the Civil Rights Movement just beginning to awaken. Nurtured by a close family and tight-knit community centered on the local church, Jessye was always surrounded by song and spirituality. Decades later, after a meteoric rise at the Berlin Opera, a long-delayed debut at the Metropolitan Opera, and forays into spirituals, blues, jazz, and other roots music, she has become one of America’s most beloved performers. Join us and this inspiring artist in a discussion of her new memoir Stand Up Straight and Sing!

Books will be available for purchase and signing

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Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of Acclaimed Liberation Trilogy on World War II An Afternoon with

Rick Atkinson SUN, MAY 18 / 3 PM / CAMPBELL HALL / FREE photo: Sigrid Estrada

The New York Times best-selling Liberation Trilogy is the definitive chronicle of the hard-fought battles that led to Allied victory in World War II, from the wars in North Africa and Italy to the Invasion of Normandy. Rick Atkinson brings drama and exquisite detail to the retelling of these epic fights, giving life to a cast of characters from Allied leaders to rank-and-file soldiers in the thrall of combat.

Join Atkinson, a former Washington Post journalist, as he discusses the historic events covered in his stirring page-turners, including An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943; The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 19431944; The Guns at Last Light: The War in Eastern Europe, 1944-1945.

Books will be available for purchase and signing

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“It’s likely that our city enjoys a broader range of offerings and a higher level of quality in the performing arts than any other city of comparable size,

not just in America, but in the world.

We experience this cultural bounty due in no small part to the work of UCSB’s Arts & Lectures Program.”

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support UCSB Arts & Lectures’ mission to educate, inspire and entertain. By presenting performances of the very best the world has to offer, and hosting the greatest minds of our time in lectures and discussions, Arts & Lectures plays an important role in making our city a global city, while nurturing the next generation of creators and thinkers.

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Patron Information Ticket Office Phone: (805) 893-3535 Hours are Mon-Fri 10 AM - 5 PM year-round and Sat noon - 4 PM October through May, with the exception of campus holidays and closures. Will Call opens at performance venues one hour before the event. The A&L Ticket Office opens at noon on weekend Campbell Hall performance days unless the event is sold out. It is located on the UCSB campus in Building 402 adjacent to Campbell Hall. Enter Parking Lot 12 off Mesa Road and look for the sign. There are parking meters in front of the Ticket Office (quarters required).

Convenient Ticket Purchasing To charge by phone call (805) 893-3535; to order tickets online, visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu; to order by mail, send your order with a check payable to “U.C. Regents” (no tax) or your VISA or MasterCard number, expiration date and signature to “Arts & Lectures, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5030.”

For payment by check, call the Ticket Office to confirm your total.

Ticket prices are subject to change.

Fees All tickets subject to convenience fees. Subscriptions are subject to an $11 processing fee. There is a $5 service charge for non-subscription orders placed online, by phone or fax; there is a $2 service charge for film or lecture tickets costing $15 or less when placed online or by phone.

Student Discounts Only currently enrolled UCSB students are eligible to purchase UCSB student-rate tickets (one ticket per ID). UCSB students must show a valid UCSB Access ID at the time of purchase and at the event or they will be charge the difference for a general admission ticket. For “all student” rates, students must show valid student photo ID at the event.

Services For Patrons with Disabilities A&L is committed to making performances accessible to all who wish to enjoy them. For information about wheelchair seating and assistive listening devices, please call the Ticket Office.

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Due to the nature of live events, artists, venues, programs, dates and times are subject to change Ticket Exchanges Exchanges are available to subscribers. Return tickets you cannot use two business days prior to the performance. 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. Non-subscribers may only exchange tickets for a different performance of the same event for a $4 fee per ticket.

Lost Tickets Tickets can be replaced only for reserved-seating events. Producers Circle members’ and subscribers’ lost tickets are replaced for free. Other patrons’ lost reserved event tickets are replaced for a $4 fee per ticket.

Refunds All sales are final. No refunds except in the case of a canceled event not replaced. Handling charges and facility fees are not refundable. Due to the nature of live events, artists, venues, programs, dates and times are subject to change.

Tax-deductible Donations If you are unable to attend a performance, you may return your tickets to the A&L Ticket Office two business days before the event as a tax-deductible contribution. 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.

Parking at the UCSB Campus UCSB charges $4 for evening and weekend parking For patron convenience, Arts & Lectures sells open-dated UCSB parking permits for $4 with ticket purchase. 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. Monthly night & weekend permits (valid for 30 days) are also available for $16 from any parking dispenser in any campus parking lot. Parking rates subject to change.

Venues A&L presents performances at UCSB Campbell Hall and the following locations.

Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Granada Theatre, 1216 State St. Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St.

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Tickets available exclusively to Arts & Lectures Producers Circle members now through April 15.

General public tickets on sale April 16 (while supplies last)

A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

$75 ticket includes premium seating and signed book $45 / $15 UCSB students

FRI, MAY 16 / 7:30 PM / HAHN HALL, Music Academy of the West

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