INDEPENDENT CALENDAR
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by Terry Ortega and Jake Blair
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FEB.
6–12
DAVID BAZEMORE
As always, find the complete listings online at independent.com/events. And if you have an event coming up, let us know about it by emailing listings@independent.com.
SOCIAL CASTE: Alicia Sedwick and Matthew Grondin star in Good People.
FRIDAY 2/7 /-/: Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation and Jonathan Winters Estate Sale Comedian, author, painter, and area resident Jonathan Winters passed away last year and left a house full of photographs, art, and other treasures. Come see what’s for sale and support a nonprofit that provides help to families of children with cancer. Fri.-Sat.: am-pm; Sun.: am-pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Calle Real. Call -. /: Re-Reading the Feminist Sixties This daylong confer-
/-/, /-/: Good People They call it a comic drama about social class in Boston, but it could be anywhere — two neighborhoods: the working-class Southie (the Westside) and upscale Chestnut Hill (Montecito). There are plot twists, pathos, and humor. Shows through February . Wed.-Sat.: pm (pm show on /); Sun.: and pm (no pm show on /); Tue.: pm. New Victoria Theatre, W. Victoria St. Free. $-$. Visit etcsb.org or call -. Read more
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THURSDAY 2/6 /: Steve Fields: Virtual Paintings This art opening offers digital prints on stainless steel that are unique and inspirational. -pm. Granada Books, State St. Free. Call -. /: SCORE: A Selection from Two Decades: Paintings and Works on Paper by Hugh Margerum This is your chance to see years of work, abstract and colorful, shown in a downtown penthouse office from an area artist. Exhibit runs through February by appointment. Opening reception: -pm. The Space at Crowdspending, State St., Ste. -B. Free. Call -.
/: The Good Funeral: Death,
Grief, and the Community of Care The commercial aspects
of funerals, relationships between pastors and funeral directors, trends in modern funerals, and cremations will be the subject of this talk by authors Thomas G. Long and Thomas Lynch. pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, Music Bldg., UCSB. Free. Call -. /: Shadow Box Workshop So you’re going to sketch found natural materials, watercolor, and assemble it all into a shadow box, and it’s all inspired by Michelle Stuart’s exhibit Drawn from Nature. :pm. S.B. Museum of Art, State St. Free. Call -.
/: th Annual Wear Red Day Wear your brightest red for this event featuring red-wine tasting, chocolateraspberry mousse, and live music. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association, which brings awareness to heart disease, the number one killer of women. -pm. Blush Restaurant + Lounge, State St. $. Ages +. Call -. /-/: Free AARP Tax Assistance Fill your shoeboxes with last year’s receipts, forms pertaining to your taxes, and social security cards, and get to a tax-aide site for free help. Thu.: -pm. Grace Lutheran Church, State St. Call -; walk-ins only. Fri.: am-noon and -pm. Goleta Valley Community Ctr., Hollister Ave., Goleta. Call - for appointments; walk-ins are limited. /: Téka: After Hours The Granada, the Lobero, and the New Vic are teaming up to initiate the Santa Barbara Historic Theatre District with this no-host full bar featuring Brazilian vocalist Téka and nibbles provided by Cielito Restaurant. :-:pm. Granada Theatre, State St. Free. Ages +. Call -.
ence of distinguished speakers will explore gender, class, and labor as they impacted women in a decade that began with liberal reform. :am-:pm. McCune Conference Rm., HSSB , UCSB. Free. Call -.
group open to all and occurring on the first Friday of every month. Please bring your copy of the book A Year to Live by Stephen Levine. This ongoing group will be held on the first Friday of every month. :am-noon. Hospice of Santa Barbara, Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. . Free. Call - x. /: Immortal Technique Felipe Coronel, a k a Immortal Technique, is a filmmaker, writer, activist, and hip-hop recording artist and will execute his globally themed revolution music live. pm. The Hub, UCen, UCSB. $-$. Call -.
SATURDAY 2/8
/: Short Stacks for a
Tall Cause: A Benefit for the San Marcos ParentChild Workshop Join
/: First Friday Swing Dance Let’s grab our straps, slap some waders on our stems, and go table topping. We’ll do a swing dance lesson first and then stay and dance to Rob Rio and the Revolvers with Bill Flores. :-:pm. Carrillo Ballroom, E. Carrillo St. $-$. Call -. /: Hospice of Santa Barbara: A Year to Live What would you do if you had one year to live? Participants have the opportunity to explore the life they are living in this yearlong
in the family fun that offers pancakes, craft activities, and an educational experience with various animals from the reptile family that you can see and touch. :-:am. Community Covenant Church, Cathedral Oaks Rd., Goleta. Free-$. Call -. /: Midnight Mynx Be prepared to sing along to this all-woman rock band as they play their eclectic mix of high-energy covers from the ’s to now and some original tunes, too. pm. Killer Shrimp, State St. Free. Call -.
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