‘Dungeons & Dragons’ tops box office

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor

Among Thieves” stole the No. 1 box office spot from “John Wick: Chapter 4” over the weekend. Based on the popular Hasbro Bros. game, the film grossed $38.5 million in its first weekend. That left the latest “John Wick” movie starring Keanu Reeves in second place with $28.2 million.

‘His Only Son,” based on the Biblical account of Abraham being called on to sacrifice his only son, opened last weekend in third place with $5.5 million.

“Scream VI” dropped to fourth place from third from second with $5.3 million.

“Creed III” dropped to fifth place from fourth with $5.07 million

“John Wick: Chapter 4” topped the box office during its first weekend.

Starring Ventura native Zachary Levi, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” fell to sixth place from second with $4.6 million.

“A Thousand and One,” about a mother who kidnaps her son from the foster care system, opened in seventh place with $1.8 million.

“65,” starring Adam Driver as a spaceship pilot who encounters dinosaurs on Earth 65 million years ago, dropped to eighth place from fifth with $1.58 million.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” fell to ninth place from sixth with $1.23 million.

“Jesus Revolution” fell to 10th place from eighth with $1 million. email: dmason@newspress.com

Wilderness Spirit Brunch to honor advocate, cougar P-22

SOLVANG — Wildlife advocate Beth Pratt and famous cougar

P-22 will be honored during the Wilderness Spirit Brunch, set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 21 at Craft House at Corque, 420 Alisal Road, Solvang.

Ms. Pratt is the California

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APRIL 6

7:30 p.m. The Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “The Children” April 6-April 23 at The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. Michael Butler, Linda Purl and Nancy Travis star in the play set at a remote cottage on the British coast after a tsunami wreaks havoc on a nuclear reactor. A married couple’s lives are further disrupted by the mysterious appearance of a long-lost colleague. The April 6 and 7 shows are preview performances, and the regular run begins April 8. Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

APRIL 7 regional executive director for the National Wildlife Federation. The brunch will feature a buffet and a bloody Mary and mimosa bar. There will be a live auction for an Alaskan cruise, a Santa Ynez getaway with gourmet wine and

7:30 p.m. Stacie Burrows will perform her one-woman dark comedy “Bulletproof Unicorn,” which she wrote, at the Center Stage Theater, upstairs at Paseo Nuevo in downtown Santa Barbara. Ms. Burrows, a Los Angeles comedian, tells how she went to Texas to fix everything that was wrong with her dysfunctional family. It was a challenge. Tickets cost $30 for general admission and $50 for a patron ticket, which includes one drink. To purchase, go to centerstagetheater.org.

8 p.m. The Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “The Children”

April 6-April 23 at The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. Michael Butler, Linda Purl and Nancy Travis star in the play set at a remote cottage on the British coast after a tsunami wreaks havoc on a nuclear reactor. A married couple’s lives are further disrupted by the mysterious appearance of a long-lost colleague. The April 6 and 7 shows are preview dining outings, and more. The event is being presented by the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang.

Tickets cost $150 for the general admission and $250 for VIP admission, which includes a performances, and the regular run begins April 8. Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400. org. 8 p.m. The Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “The Children” through April 23 at The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. Michael Butler, Linda Purl and Nancy reception with Ms. Pratt at 10:15 a.m.

APRIL 8 7:30 p.m. Stacie Burrows will perform her one-woman dark comedy “Bulletproof Unicorn,” which she wrote, at the Center Stage Theater, upstairs at Paseo Nuevo in downtown Santa Barbara. Ms. Burrows, a Los Angeles comedian, tells how she went to Texas to fix everything that was wrong with her dysfunctional family. It was a challenge. Tickets cost $30 for general admission and $50 for a patron ticket, which includes one drink. To purchase, go to centerstagetheater.

To purchase, go to wildlingmuseum.org/news/2023wilderness-spirit-brunch.

— Dave Mason

Travis star in the play set at a remote cottage on the British coast after a tsunami wreaks havoc on a nuclear reactor. A married couple’s lives are further disrupted by the mysterious appearance of a long-lost colleague. Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

APRIL 9 2 and 7 p.m. The Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “The Children” through April 23 at The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. Michael Butler, Linda Purl and Nancy Travis star in the play set at a remote cottage on the British coast after a tsunami wreaks havoc on a nuclear reactor. A married couple’s lives are further disrupted by the mysterious appearance of a long-lost colleague. Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

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