Three county schools honored for exemplary arts education

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BY MICHAEL SCHLOSSBERG / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Three Santa Barbara County schools have been selected for the 2023 California Exemplary Arts Education Award by the California Department of Education.

They are Cold Spring School in the Cold Spring School District in Montecito, Franklin Elementary School in the Santa Barbara Unified School District and Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy in the Lompoc Unified School District.

Awardees will hold the title for three years.

“We are grateful to these schools for demonstrating a strong commitment to quality arts education for all students and for promoting socialemotional well-being and increased academic performance through arts education,” said

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FEB. 8

8 p.m. Transform Through Arts will present 10 dance companies in “Colors of Love” at the Center Stage Theater, upstairs at Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara. General admission costs $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Tickets are $25 for students. To purchase, go to www.centerstagetheater.org.

FEB. 12

Noon. Participants in Ted Nash’s workshop will go on stage at the Mary Craig Auditorium, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State

Susan Salcido, Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools. “Imagination, wonder and creativity are essential in our schools, and arts education provides a way for students to dream, aspire and achieve.” email: mmcmahon@newspress. com

The Exemplary Arts Education Award recognizes schools that offer at least three arts disciplines (dance, media arts, music, theater and/or visual arts) during the regular school day, while also ensuring that arts instruction is accessible to all student populations. Awarded schools become model arts programs for the California Department of Education.

A celebration will take place in February at the California School Recognition Program Ceremony in Anaheim.

St. The free program is called “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance and Evolution” and will feature student composers, performers and writers from Mr. Nash’s workshop.

FEB. 14

6 to 7:30 p.m. Nicole Lvoff and Joe Woodard will perform on Valentine’s Day at the Crush Bar & Tap, 1129 A State St., Santa Barbara. Their music varies from Beatles songs to jazz standards. For more information, go to crushbarsb.com.

FEB. 18

7 to 9 p.m. The Nicole Lvoff Jazz Trio will perform at Crush Bar & Tap, 1129 A State St., Santa Barbara. There’s no cover. For more information, go to crushbarsb.com.

— Dave Mason