ANNUAL REPORT 22-23
The Crowds Came Out to Celebrate!
Photos by Sherry Rayn Barnett
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The Lobero’s remarkable Sesquicentennial celebration this past spring led to perhaps the largest crowd in our theater’s 150-year history. 60s rock & roll dance craze “The Twist,” served as the most public
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None other than Chubby Checker, the unrivaled king of the early
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Twistin’ The Day Away with Musical Legend Chubby Checker
birthday headliner to date. He had the crowd of nearly 2,000 twistin’ the day away outside the theater on E. Canon Perdido Street. This free MINNIS PRESENTS, whose generosity sought to give residents the gift of a performance by this music icon. The festivities also included
Glen Phillips
concert was underwritten by our collaborator and co-presenter, EARL
performances by several local guest artists — Glen Phillips, Spencer The Gardener, and La Boheme Dancers — enhancing a full day of celebration with our community.
An Ovation Celebration To commemorate this occasion, the Lobero
Theatre Foundation mounted a public celebration and awareness campaign to pay tribute to this remarkable landmark, positioning the Lobero Theatre to continue its role as an integral and essential stage for the performing arts in Santa Barbara for the next 150 years. Lobero Theatre Foundation | 33 E. Canon Perdido Street | Santa Barbara, CA 93101 | 805.966.4946 | Lobero.org
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