ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Calendar of Events

by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11

Mighty Cash Cats – There’s something appropriate about a Ventura County band taking on the great Johnny Cash’s legacy. Cash, the multiple Hall of Famer who wrote songs and lived a life of love and sorrow, moral tribulation, and eventual redemption to a more than 50-year career, actually lived in Ventura and Casitas Springs for nearly a decade beginning in the late 1950s. The timeless early Mariachi-influenced hit “Ring of Fire” was recorded during that time (though the lyrics had nothing to do with Cash causing the Adobe Fire that burned 500 acres in the Los Padres National Forest in 1965). The Mighty Cash Cats lead singer Michael Jay hasn’t had nearly as eventful a life, but Jay has certainly dedicated himself to walking the line, i.e. making the Cash Cats a

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Arts al fresco – After a week off for Fiesta (and a few days for clean-up), UCSB A&L summer film series Out of this World returns August 11 to the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where… oh, sorry, that’s the mission of the starship USS Enterprise. The original Star Trek crew and vessel were resurrected by director J.J. Abrams, whose 2009 blockbuster brought back the beloved original characters, albeit with new actors in place, to do battle with Romulans and ray guns with the usual blend of action, comedy, and cosmic peril. For them, that is. You get to sit back and relax on your breathable blanket or lawn chair and soak up the atmosphere under the stars at the Sunken Gardens, taking in the tailored tunes from DJ Darla Bea prior to film time.

WHEN: 8:30 pm

WHERE: 1100 Anacapa St.

COST: free

INFO: www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu….

Next up at Rancho La Patera’s lakeside site for the Music at the Ranch series is Moneluv (pronounced Money Love), the local California dance-pop alternative-rock band that offers a retro vibe with synth-bass style undertones and hypnotic vocals. The band that features famed DJ Scott Topper has a bit of a harder edge than the Stow House’s typical fare, with a set list that veers toward Maroon 5, Smashing Pumpkins. Violent Femmes, the Rolling Stones, and the like. Mony’s & Sassafrass are the food trucks on hand this week (August 15). WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 pm WHERE: 304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta COST: free INFO: (805) 681-7216 or www.goletahistory.org… Next Thursday (August 17) marks the final monthly installment of Mesa Music Nites, which bills itself as a concert in the park at its new venue of Elings Park, high atop Las Positas Road. But this is a much smaller and more intimate gathering, with maybe 10 percent of the audience, though food, drinks, vendors, and a raffle, as well as room to dance (and for kids to roll down the gentle hills). Don’t let the name of the band playing on the small makeshift stage scare you, either: Hoodlum Friends is merely a cover band that plays an eclectic variety of classic rock and alternative, modern pop rock, folk rock, and surf instrumentals.

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 pm

WHERE: 1298 Las Positas Road

COST: free

INFO: www.sbmesa.org

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12

Think Ink After Hours at MOXI –Known mostly as a children’s museum, MOXI makes its move to a more mature museum experience at its latest Afterparty at MOXI event. As its title suggests, Think Ink! examines ink in science, art, and the natural world in an immersive celebration of ink as an artistic medium. Interactive exhibit experiences explore everything from organic dyes, to media and print, to body art. MindGarden creative studio will have screen-printing (bring your own clothing items, or purchase shirts on site). Scribble with Lotusland using oak gall ink or catch a Gyotaku activity led by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Additional activities include stamp making, alcohol ink art, henna body art, and tattoo drawing with a local artist. Apples to Zucchini Cooking School will offer squid ink risotto bite tastings, and guests can dip into food and drinks throughout the museum’s three floors, or rage it up on the rooftop dance floor with DJ Gavin Roy and eclectic reggae jams from Rey Fresco. Most of the museum’s other interactive exhibits will also be available, and if you get tired of doing stuff, the MOXI’s rooftop Sky Garden offers panoramic views of the city and ocean. Leave the kids at home, but feel free to act like one.

WHEN: 7 to 10 pm

WHERE: MOXI Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St.

COST: $35 in advance; $46 at the door (includes one drink ticket)

INFO: (805) 770-5000 or www.moxi.org copy band that closely hews to its idol, complete with a female co-lead singer to do the June Carter Cash parts. Jay & Co. head up the 101 to settle into SOhO, bringing the Man in Black back to the stage, while opening act the Linda Ronstadt Experience does the same for its namesake.

WHEN: 8:30 pm

WHERE: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St., upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15

INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

A Nurse Who Leaves You in Stitches – Blake Lynch is Registered Nurse of eight years, one who while still at nursing school in Florida started Banned4Life, advocating to end the permanent FDA ban on gay blood donation. Lynch worked in Level 1 trauma centers around the country but also began creating Facebook videos as a way to de-stress, which went viral in the nursing community and elsewhere. Under his stage name of “Nurse Blake,” he’s found even bigger success as a comedian, touring the country with his stand-up act that skewers the medical profession and offers comedic twists of the ins and outs of being a nurse. Last season’s PTO tour sold more than 120,000 tickets, and Nurse Blake just launched his latest comedic sojourn Shock Advised. Bring out your friends, family, and favorite healthcare worker and maybe even an AED (automated external defibrillator, for those not in the profession), just in case the laughter leads to issues.

WHEN: 8 pm

WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State St.

COST: $48.50 to $93.50 ($195 VIP includes Meet & Greet with Nurse Blake, an individual photo, plus assorted swag)

INFO: (805) 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

Latin Jazz at SOhO – Son Erico, the new local Latin Jazz band on the scene, gets a coveted gig with the Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s monthly Sunday afternoon show at SOhO. Pianist and leader John Douglas, well-known from his theatrical and other musical leadership around town, has assembled the group

Swinging Under the Stars – Swing bandleader, trumpeter, and singer Chris Norton has entertained celebrities during New York Fashion Week, played for philanthropists at the amfAR gala, performed for NFL Super Bowl events and for presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and played such iconic New York venues as Waldorf Astoria, The Rainbow Room, Cipriani, the St. Regis, the Plaza, the Standard Hotel, Le Cirque, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera House, and Tavern on the Green. Norton is known for his interpretations of jazz standards such as “Pennies from Heaven” and “On the Street Where You Live,” along with energetic pop songs, R&B hits, rock classics and heartfelt ballads – all jazzed up for his octet. This evening, Norton and his eight-piece Big Band head over to Elings Park to headline the debut of the venue’s new “Music Under the Stars” series. It’s a family-friendly, outdoor show that begins in late afternoon on the park’s expansive soccer fields, with popular local DJ Darla Bea, the perennial winner in the Indy’s Santa Barbara’s Best DJ poll, opening the show, and likely playing a newly created mix of genre-appropriate songs. Bring blankets or low-backed chairs for seating, and picnics if desired – though food trucks onsite include Sassafras and Big Truck Foods with beer, wine, and soft drinks also for sale.

WHEN: 5 pm

WHERE: Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd.

COST: $29 adults, free for kids 12 & under INFO: (805) 569-5611 or https://elingspark.org featuring Andrew Martinez (saxophones and flute), Santino Tafarella (acoustic and electric bass), Gary Craigwell (congas and Latin percussion), and Elias Vasquez (drums and percussion). They’ll be featuring high-energy original and cover songs, Caribbean rumba, charango, and mambo dance standards, Brazilian jazz samba, and bossa nova.

WHEN: 1-4 pm

WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs in Victoria Court

COST: $25 general, $20 Jazz Society members, $10 professional musicians, singers, and full-time students

INFO: (805) 962-7776 / www.sohosb.com or (805) 687-7123 / www.sbjazz.org

MONDAY,

August 14

Whale Rider With Writer – The 2002 film Whale Rider tells the inspiring story of Kahu Paikea Apirana, a 12-year-old Māori girl who dreams of becoming the chief of her tribe despite her traditional grandfather’s belief the role should be reserved for boys. The film was critically acclaimed for its authentic and underplayed story of love, rejection, and triumph, which was written for the screen and directed by Niki Caro Whale Rider also introduced Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu, who became the then-youngest performer to ever be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. But the story itself came from novelist Witi Ihimaera, who wrote the 1989 book that Caro adapted. After the film is screened at UCSB’s state-of-the-art theater, Ihimaera will join moderator Nicola Daly (University of Waikato’s Education Department) for a post-screening discussion. The event is presented in conjunction with the conference Ecologies of Childhood, the 26th biennial Congress of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature.

WHEN: 7 pm

WHERE: Pollock Theater, UCSB campus

COST: free (reservations recommended)

INFO: (805) 893-5903 or www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock

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