Lobero program to cover 60 years of music

SANTA BARBARA — Lobero

LIVE, KTYD, and Panda Man will present “Go To Hale: Quips & Clips: Six Decades of Music” on March 18 at the historic Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. The Santa Barbara program celebrates 60 years of music in honor of the Lobero’s 150th anniversary, featuring a special program.

Hale Milgrim, former president and CEO of Capitol Records, and music lover Richard Salzberg (aka Music Maniac) have teamed up to create a program from their extensive archives.

Mr. Milgrim will also share personal stories of his experiences in the music industry

Book club to meet in Santa Maria

SANTA MARIA — The Valley Reads Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. March 11 in the Learning Loft of the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland Street. The book club will be discussing “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell, a fictional retelling of William Shakespeare’s marriage

BALLET

Continued from Page B1 human.” The ballet features six main characters.

“The storyline is so great for dance,” Mr. Soleau said. “What’s so nice is that it’s accessible to everyone. For people who don’t normally go to see ballet, ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’ is a perfect introduction.”

Mr. Gustafson praised the young man portraying Puck. “This artist takes the role and expands it and personalizes it. You feel he is absolutely Puck. He’s just perfect for the part.”

Mr. Gustafson said the sets, costumes, characters and story will transport the audience to

Calendar

Continued from Page B1 musical “The Wizard of Oz” at 7:30 p.m. March 3, 4, 10 and 11 with an “Emerald City” matinee, in which the audience is encouraged to wear green, at 1 p.m. March 11. The performances will take place at the school’s Little Theater, 4350 Constellation Drive, Lompoc. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for youths under 18. To purchase, visit www. gofan.co. to his wife, Agnes, and their son Hamnet’s untimely death. Those interested in participating in Valley Reads Book Club can register by visiting www.cityofsantamaria. org./library or calling 805-9250994.

— Caleb Beeghly

another world, “a place of joy.”

Added Mr. Soleau, “We’re still coming out of the pandemic, two years when everything stopped. We didn’t go to the theaters. We’re picking up from the other side now.

“That’s the wonderful thing,” he said. “The arts exemplify the rebirth.”

The creativity at Saturday’s show will be evident in “Fold,” which Ms. Newberry choreographed to the toe-tapping rhythms of Hans Zimmer. As previously mentioned, this dance is a caricature of a poker game.

“It revolves around this magical table,” Mr. Soleau explained. “The music is very pulsing and pounding. It’s like non-stop energetic movement.

“It’s very creative and clever

MARCH 7 7 p.m. “Four Winters,” a documentary about resistance fighters during World War II, screens at Paseo Nuevo Cinemas on lower State Street in Santa Barbara. A Q & A will follow.

MARCH 16

5:30 p.m. Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi — Lewis Atterbury Stimson professor and chairman in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center and surgeon-in-chief at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center — will present a and his relationships with artists before and during his tenure at Capitol Records. The program will also feature live and rare concert clips from a diverse range of iconic musicians who have graced the Lobero stage. Proceeds from the event will support live music at the Lobero Theatre.

General admission is $25. To purchase, visit lobero.org or call the Lobero box office at 805-9630761.

Doors will open at 6:22 p.m. for the pre-show, and attendees are encouraged to arrive early for the best seating.

— Caleb Beeghly

Santa Maria library offers book kits

SANTA MARIA — The Santa Maria Public Library is excited to announce the availability of free DIY Cultural Traditions Book Kits. Each kit includes all the necessary materials to create a one-of-a-kind book, highlighting the unique customs and traditions of your family and cultural heritage. The library will start what they do with this table,” he said.

“A poke game is like a dialogue,” public lecture titled “In the Eye of the Storm: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The free talk will take place at the Wolf Education and Training Center, 529 W. Junipero St., adjacent to Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara. Reservations are required by March 10. To attend, contact J.V. Vallejos at 805-681-7528 or jvallejo@sansumclinic.org.

Mr. Soleau said. “You’re sitting across from somebody. Is he lying to people? Is he showing me a tell?

“It’s a lot of fun,” Mr. Soleau said. He also discussed the ballet he choreographed, “Tango Rain.” The music is by Argentinian music of Astor Piazzolla.

“Ballroom dancing has always interested me,” Mr. Soleau said.

Between “Tango Rain” and “Fold,” State Street Ballet will present a classical, acrobatic pas de deux, “Spring Waters,” Mr. Gustafson said.

“The two dancers are brilliant. They’re technically superior to a lot of dancers in the country,” Mr. Soleau said. “They’re a wonderful couple.

MARCH 18

7:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform “John Williams: A Cinematic Celebration” at The distributing the kits on Saturday, and they will be available while supplies last. They are available for pick up at the libraries in Santa Maria, Orcutt, Los Alamos, Guadalupe, Cuyama and the SMPL To Go Bookmobile.

— Caleb Beeghly

“It shows the level of artistry that the State Street Ballet can go from the very contemporary ‘Fold’ to something so classical. It shows the versatility of the company.” email: dmason@newspress.com

FYI

State Street Ballet will perform “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” and other dances at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. Tickets range from $38 to $106, with a discounted price of $26 for children 12 and under in select price zones. To purchase, go to granadasb.org. A student discount is also available for purchase in person at the box office or by calling the box office at 805-899-2222.

Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara.

To purchase tickets, go to granadasb. org. For more information, visit www. thesymphony.org or call 805-898-9386.

MARCH 19 3 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform John Williams: A Cinematic Celebration” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara.

To purchase tickets, go to granadasb. org. For more information, visit www. thesymphony.org or call 805-8989386.

— Dave Mason

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