George Clinton to perform at Chumash Casino Resort

SANTA YNEZ — George Clinton — the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer, songwriter, band leader and one of the foremost innovators of funk music — will perform at 8 p.m. March 4 at the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom.

The resort, which is an age 21-and-older venue, is located at 3400 State Route 246 in Santa Ynez. Tickets are $49 to $69. To purchase, go to www.chumashcasino.com.

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Nothing was bigger last weekend at the box office than “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”

As expected, the third Marvel Studios movie about heroes with the ability to get really small was No. 1 in North America during its opening weekend. The film grossed a whopping $105.5 million. That’s a lot higher than the $57.2 million that the first “Ant-Man” movie grossed on its opening weekend. The second film, “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” took in $75.8 million on its first weekend.

The success of “Quantumania” left “Avatar: The Way of Water” in a distant second place with $6.45 million. But that sequel has consistently done well in the box office since its Dec. 16 release and recently moved past “Titanic” to become the thirdhighest grossing film of all time. The highestgrossing film is the first “Avatar” movie, and the second is Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame.” Last weekend, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” dropped from No. 1 to No. 3 at the box office, with a gross of $5.46 million.

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“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” jumped to fourth place from fifth with $5.31 million.

“Knock on the Cabin,” a thriller about a hostage situation and the possible end of the world, dropped to sixth place from fifth with $3.97 million.

“80 for Brady,” the comedy about four women determined to get to the Super Bowl and see their hero Tom Brady, dropped to sixth place from fourth. It grossed $3.75 million.

The 25th anniversary release of “Titanic” placed seventh with $2.4 million. It’s the fourth-highest grossing film of all time, and like “Avatar: Way of the Water,” the movie was directed by James Cameron.

“Marlowe,” starring Liam Neeson in a film noir story featuring characters created by Raymond Chandler, opened in eighth place to the tune of $1.8 million.

“Missing” placed ninth with $1.75 million.

“A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks as a curmudgeon with friendly neighbors, rounds out the top 10 with $1.6 million.

During the 1970s, Mr. Clinton revolutionized R&B, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-1960s rock acts including Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Sly Stone.

Today, at 81 years old, the “godfather of funk” is touring as “George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic” and performing the iconic songs “Flash Light,” “One Nation Under a Groove” and “Give Up the Funk” — to name a few, which influenced post-disco and post-punk music groups in the 1980s and ’90s.

Mr. Clinton’s vast influence on hip-hop and rap music is seen in many artists’ sampling of his music. As one of the most sampled artists of all time, it’s estimated that segments and snippets of his music have been used hundreds of times by artists over the decades, including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Warren G.

— Katherine Zehnder

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Coast artist and London native Annie Hoffman’s exhibit “Seeing Ourselves in Colour” will be displayed through Feb. 28 at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. For more information, visit anniehoffmann.com.

Noon to 5 p.m. “Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community” is on view now through May at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara at 136 E. De la Guerra St. Admission is free. Hours are currently from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, visit www. sbhistorical.org.

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.

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. 23

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 805-922-8313.

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 805922-8313.

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 805-922-8313.

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