John Sayles to discuss novel set in the 18th century

SANTA BARBARA — Oscarnominated filmmaker John Sayles will discuss his new novel, “Jamie MacGillivray: The Renegade’s Journey,” at 6 p.m. March 3 at Chaucer’s, 3321 State St. The novel spans 13 years, two continents, several wars and many bloody and smoke-filled battlefields.

“Jamie MacGillivray” begins in the highlands of Scotland in 1746, at the Battle of Culloden, the last desperate stand of the Stuart “pretender” to the throne of the Three Kingdoms, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his rabidly loyal supporters.

Vanquished with his comrades by the forces of the Hanoverian (and Protestant) British crown, Jamie MacGillivray narrowly escapes a roadside execution only to be recaptured by the victors and shipped to Marshalsea Prison (central to Charles Dickens’s “Hard Times”) where he cheats the hangman a second time before

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Continued from Page B1 and Transfiguration” and Ernest Von Dohnanyi’s Variations on a Nursery Song, Opus 25. Tickets cost $35 to $175. To purchase, go to granadasb.org.

8 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805965-5400.

FEB. 19 being sentenced to transportation and indentured servitude in colonial America “for the term of his natural life.” His travels are paralleled by those of Jenny Ferguson, a poor, village girl swept up on false charges by the English and also sent in chains to the New World.

The novel follows Jamie and Jenny through servitude, revolt, escape, and romantic entanglements. The two cross paths with each other and meet leading figures of the era, including future novelist Henry Fielding, the artist William Hogarth, and a young and ambitious George Washington.

Mr. Sayles has been nominated for an Oscar for best original screenplay, for “Passion Fish” (1992) and “Lone Star” (1996). He has written seven novels, including “Yellow Earth” (2020) and “A Moment in the Sun” (2011).

— Dave Mason

$30 cash on the day of the show. To purchase or get a dinner reservation, go to www.sohosb.com.

FEB. 21

7 p.m. Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson will perform at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. For more information, go to lobero.org/events/jack-johnson.

FEB. 22

1:30 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa. org or call the box office at 805-9228313.

FEB. 23

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1:30 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa. org or call the box office at 805-9228313.

2 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805965-5400.

3 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform at The Granada, 1214 State St. Performers include Grammywinning jazz saxophonist Ted Nash, the Josh Nelson Trio and the symphony’s principal pianist, Natasha Kislenko. The works are the world premiere of Mr. Nash’s extensive orchestrations of “Transformation for Symphony Orchestra and Narrator,” Ravel’s “Bolero,” Richard Strauss’ “Death and Transfiguration” and Ernest Von Dohnanyi’s Variations on a Nursery Song, Opus 25. Tickets cost $35 to $175.

To purchase, go to granadasb.org. The performance will be preceded with a pre-concert talk featuring Mr. Nash and Nir Kabaretti, the symphony’s music and artistic director, at 2 p.m.

3 p.m. The Alcazar Theatre and Ensemble will perform “Now and Then.” “Now and Then,” a romantic drama/comedy about love, at the theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students. To purchase, go to www. thealcazar.org.

4 p.m. The Takács Quartet will perform an all-Beethoven concert at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episocpal Church, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. Tickets cost $20 for general admission.

To purchase, go to smitv.org/syvconcert-series. Tickets for students are free. For more information, contact Linda Burrows at 805-705-0938 or syvconcerts@smitv.org.

7 p.m. Singers Ken Stacy and Claire Khodara will perform at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St., Suite 205, Santa Barbara. General admission costs $25 in advance and

10 a.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa. org or call the box office at 805-9228313.

FEB. 24

7 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa. org or call the box office at 805-9228313.

FEB. 25

1:30 and 7 p.m. The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa. org or call the box office at 805-9228313.

FEB. 26

1:30 p.m. The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.

MARCH 2

7:30 p.m. The Miro Quartet will perform at Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Admission is $20 for museum members and $25 for nonmembers.

— Dave Mason