Finalists announced for Spirit of Fiesta, Junior Spirit

SANTA BARBARA — Old

Spanish Days leaders have announced the finalists for Spirit of Fiesta and Junior Spirit.

The Spirit finalists are Eve Flores, Faith Garcia, Tink Gerthoffer, Evelyn Gudino, Jack Harwood, Chloe Kossen, Ashlyn

McCollum, Sarah Naretto, Jenna Ramirez, Isabella Ricci, Jamie-Lynn Rodriguez and Mia Talaugon. The Junior Spirit finalists are Sophia Acosta, MaCayla Garcia, Sarah Garcia, Rebecca Guido, Valentina Guzman, Olivia

Nelson, Anaya Perez, Aubrey Romero, Aleenah Soriano and Pia Thomas. They will compete during the auditions before an audience at 2 p.m. April 15 at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Tickets cost $15. To purchase, go to lobero.org.

The dance auditions will livestream at www.sbfiesta.org.

The Spirit and Junior Spirit auditions will also be broadcast at 7 p.m. April 29 and 30 on KEYTTV’s Now Channel 13. And KEYT-TV will broadcast

La Fiesta Pequena, set for Aug. 2, and El Desfile Historico (Historical Parade), set for Aug. 5, live on KEYT-TV, Channel 3, and in Spanish on Telemundo Costa Central, Cox Cable Channel 15.

— Dave Mason

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.

2 and 7 p.m.: Rubicon Theatre of Ventura will perform “Dark of the Moon: A New Musical” on Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the theater, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. Prices are $30 to $69.50 with special discounts for students, seniors, military and Equity members. Lower-priced preview performances are March 29-31. To purchase tickets, go to rubicontheatre.org.

MARCH 30

5:30 p.m. A lecture will be given about the sculptures of Ed and Nancy Kienholz at at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St.

The talk will be presented by James Glisson, the museum’s curator of Contemporary Art. This will be in conjunction with the exhibition scenes from “Marriage: Ed and Nancy Kienholz.” To purchase, visit tickets.sbma.net.

7 p.m.: Rubicon Theatre of Ventura will perform “Dark of the Moon: A New Musical” on Wednesdays at 2 and 7 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the theater, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. Prices are $30 to $69.50 with special discounts for students, seniors, military and Equity members. Lower-priced preview performances are March 29-31. To purchase tickets, go to rubicontheatre.org.