Elementary school students to perform dance program

SANTA BARBARA — More than 100 students in grades 1-5 will perform a dance program during the AOK Performing Arts Showcase at 6 p.m. May 3 at La Cumbre Junior High School Theater, 2255 Modoc Road.

The show is the result of a partnership between the Santa Barbara Dance Institute and the Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Afterschool Opportunities for Kids program.

The 120 students are from Cleveland, Franklin, Adelante, Monroe, Adams, Harding and McKinley schools and the Santa Barbara Community Academy.

The program will feature “Music

That Moves Us!,” an original dance theater piece by SBDI, which celebrates iconic songs such as the “Macarena,” Zumba fitness songs and newer music from various time periods and cultures.

In addition to SBDI, Me Sabor, a local dance studio, has worked with the AOK students and will present a piece for the showcase. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. For more information, contact Rosalina Macisco at rosalina@ sbdi.org or 805-245-0794 or Emmitt Jenkins at ejenkin@ sbunified.org. You can also visit sbdi.org.

— Dave Mason

Voctave to perform at Music Academy

MONTECITO — Voctave, an 11-member a cappella ensemble, will perform two concerts Friday at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Road. A family-friendly concert is set for 11 a.m. when youths 17 and younger are admitted free. The regular tickets for 18 and older is $10.

An evening concert will take

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MARCH 31 7 p.m.: place at 6:30 p.m.Tickets for the concert is $75.

A gala fundraiser will start at 8 p.m. Friday at Lehmann Hall. Tickets for the concert and fundraiser cost $150.

To purchase, go to musicacademy.org.

Voctave is from central Florida.

The group was formed in 2015 by producer and arranger Jamey

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. To purchase tickets, go to rubicontheatre.org.

Ray. Voctave members have roots in musical theater, contemporary Christian music, barbershop, pop and choral music. They have performed around the world and can be heard on many recordings. The ensemble has been ranked in the top 25 on the Billboard charts.

— Dave Mason

APRIL 2 2 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. To purchase tickets, go to rubicontheatre.org.

— Dave Mason

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Thought for Today

“Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.”

— Herodotus