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“When I saw Jookin’ being done in my own backyard, and being danced by people who looked like me, that blew my mind. I knew immediately: I want that so bad.” – Lil Buck

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Memphis Jookin’: The Show

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The Santa Barbara Symphony’s Beethoven in Bloom reviewed by Daniel Kepl

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Memphis Jookin’ By Daisy Scott / VOICE

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Lil Buck

LIDING AND STEPPING WITH ENERGY, JOY, AND INNOVATION, Memphis Jookin’ is one of the most exciting dance styles of our age. Now, as part of its 2021-2022 Creating Hope programming initiative, UCSB Arts & Lectures will present one of the style’s shining stars, Lil Buck, and a team of accomplished dancers for Memphis Jookin’: The Show. Hosted at the Granada Theatre at 8pm, Tuesday, March 8th, the evening will present the style’s development from a Memphis, Tennessee street dance to an internationally practiced and celebrated art form.

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“Well, you know, it is a really spiritual dance,” Lil Buck told the Memphis Flyer in 2014. “It was something born here. Kids grow up into it. We use our

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feet and it’s predominantly freestyle, so it comes from the soul. You spend time with just you and your body, you know? You learn a lot about yourself with this style.” Originally called “Gangsta Walking,” this innovative dance style emerged from the dancing that evolved within Memphis’ streets and clubs to accompany the “gangsta rap” music genre emerging from area DJs and rappers in the mid-1980s. Largely consisting of artistic walking and strutting moves, the style continued to develop through the 1990s and 2000s. The dance gained widespread attention and became known as Memphis Jookin’ in 2004 after a team of young dancers from Memphis partnered with musical artist Young Jai. Over the past 18 years, Memphis Jookin’ has become an internationally celebrated, taught, and performed style. At its core, Memphis Jookin’ dancers take various steps interspersed and joined by high-energy footwork, slides, and toe spins. Growing up in Memphis and intimately skilled with the style, Lil Buck is widely considered one of the principal ambassadors of Memphis Jookin’. While

he has danced since the age of 13, his first major step toward fame came when director Spike Jonze posted a video of Lil Buck dancing with critically-acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma on YouTube. In 2012, Lil Buck shared Memphis Jookin’ with millions as he danced with Madonna at her Super Bowl halftime show. Since then, Lil Buck has received The Wall Street Journal Innovator of the Year Award, accompanied Madonna on two world tours, danced with the New York City Ballet and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, and collaborated with director Spike Lee. His dance collective, Movement Art Is (MAI) works to promote positive change within the world by highlighting the social, educational, and artistic values and impacts of dance. “When someone is speaking to your spirit through dance, that sticks,” Lil Buck said to the New York Times following the

2020 release of his short film Nobody Knows. “That’s one of the true powers of dancing. That was the transformation that actually happened in my life: Knowing that it’s not just for entertainment, but that dance can really be used as a tool to help bring change about the world.” Conceived and choreographed by Lil Buck, Memphis Jookin’: The Show will share the story and development of Memphis Jookin’ from the streets of Memphis to international stages. Lil Buck will be joined by ten skilled dancers, as well as a DJ who will punctuate their intricate movements with upbeat music. The major sponsors for this performance are Jody and John Arnhold, Marcia and John Mike Cohen, and Sara Miller McCune, with dance series sponsors including Margo Cohen-Feinberg and Bob Feinberg, Audrey and Timothy O. Fisher, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald. UCSB Arts & Lectures also recognizes community partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for supporting the 2021-2022 season.

Health & Safety: Proof of full vaccination is required for all attendees. Proof of booster vaccination will be required for all eligible attendees. Masks are required indoors at all times. N95, KN95, KF94 or FFP2 face masks are strongly recommended. Regardless of the mask type, it is only effective if it is worn over your mouth and nose. For updates and details visit https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/SeasonFAQs/

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Gazing Through Vincent’s Eyes

Potato Eaters. Enhancing the magnificent experience will be more AMILIAR VIBRANT, ICONIC SWIRLS OF than 75 pieces created by over 60 artists that inspired PAINT WILL SOON GREET SANTA BARBARA Van Gogh. This includes many highly-celebrated artists, MUSEUM OF ART VISITORS as the long-anticipated including Claude Monet and Paul Gauguin, as well as less Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources widely-known individuals such as exhibition welcomes viewers on Adolphe Monticelli. Together, these Sunday, February 27th. Providing artists informed key elements of Van insight into one of history’s Gogh’s craft, including subject, use of most fascinating artists, this light, and color. groundbreaking exhibition expertly Understanding the role that pairs Vincent van Gogh’s works written works can play in inspiring with those by artists who inspired an artist, the exhibition will feature him. Add special events taking 17 first-edition novels that Van Gogh place community-wide through loved, including books by Victor May, and Santa Barbara will be Hugo and Charles Dickens. immersed in a revolutionary world “The story of Vincent’s life has of color the entire spring. become the stuff of legend, in large “I truly believe that visitors to part because of its repetition in our exhibition will actually learn Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), Roses, popular culture, ” explained Kahng, something new about the art of 1890. Oil on canvas, 27 15/16 × 35 7/16 in. National Gallery of Art, referencing fictious accounts and Washington, DC, gift of Pamela Harriman in memory of W. Averell Vincent van Gogh, and they will Harriman, 1991.67.1. biopics about Van Gogh. “In my view, recognize some of the themes that an overfamiliarity with this narrative preoccupied audiences and artists in the 19th-century of genius born of insanity has made it difficult to actually related to issues that are still prevalent or troubling today; ‘see’ his paintings as anything more than the product of such as the role of technology as both a force for wonderful neurosis. We want to move the focus away from his mental innovation as well as the displacement of older forms of health and focus more on everything that made him such a experience for which we can’t help but be nostalgic,” said unique, intelligent, and highly sophisticated artist.” SBMA Deputy Director and Chief Curator Eik Kahng. Ensuring the exhibition is a community-wide Through Vincent’s Eyes will feature 20 Van Gogh pieces, celebration, SBMA’s partners will host special events moving from his early works to his ultimate, distinctive through May. This includes workshops at Lotusland and style. In exploring this exhibition, viewers will appreciate The Crafter’s Library, lectures hosted by local museums, Van Gogh’s personal and artistic development, with and a performance of Vincent by the Ensemble Theatre special highlights including Self-Portrait with Pipe and a Company. Musical experiences will also be presented by lithographic version of one of his most famous works, The Photos courtesy of SBMA

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Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), Les Vessenots in Auvers, 1890. Oil on canvas, 21 5⁄8 × 25 9/16 in. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, inv. no. 559, 1978.41. © Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Madrid.

Opera Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Symphony. Downtown, MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation will host a Van Gogh Virtual Reality Experience, as the promenade blooms with handmade sunflower sculptures created in part by local students. The La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts galleries will also showcase local artists from March 8th through April 4th. “The collaboration with other organizations in the community truly provided an opportunity to bring Van Gogh to all of Santa Barbara through performances, events, and visuals,” shared SBMA Director of Communications Katrina Carl. “Taking cues from themes in the SBMA exhibition and serving art lovers of every age, the community partners will immerse visitors in the visual imagination of one of the most idolized artists in the world.” Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources will remain open through May 22nd. For more information visit www.sbma.net/exhibitions/vincentseyes

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Social Justice

Finalists for SBIFF’s Social Justice Award Movies including Paper City

Penelope Cruz (right in a still from Parallel Mothers) will receive the Montecito Award and be honored with a tribute

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Power of Movies

Movies move us and carry narratives that change our lives – An essay by Jonathan Young, PhD

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Santa Barbara International Film Festival:

Festival To Celebrate 37 Years In Santa Barbara A

COMMUNITY CELEBRATING CINEMATIC ARTS FOR 37 YEARS reflects a wonderful commitment to an art form that touches the hearts and minds of every member of Santa Barbara’s global village. This year’s in person Santa Barbara International Film Festival will be a part of a larger renewal and reemergence for our community, highlighting our changed world and exciting opportunities ahead for creative exploration, expression, and community building. The rich history of cinema and participation in the industry of making movies,

Board Of Directors OFFICERS

Lynda Weinman • President Jeffrey Barbakow • Chairman Linda Armstrong • Treasurer Susan Eng-Denbaars • Secretary William Rosen • Audit Lisa Solana • Development Tammy Hughes • Nominations and Governance Mimi deGruy • Education

DIRECTORS

Vince Caballero Robin Himovitz Nora McNeely Hurley Chris Lancashire Ernesto Paredes L. Lee Phillips Ivan Reitman Sandy Reynolds-Wasco Gordon Seabury Rob Skinner David Wasco

Staff

Roger Durling • executive director Sean Pratt • managing director Benjamin Goedert • development director Claudia Puig • programming director Shannon Kelley • development manager Claire Waterhouse • education manager Luca Schoch • riviera theatre manager/ technical coordinator Stewart Short • operations and print traffic coordinator Natalie Gee • programmer Vince Palomarez • programmer Ernie Quiroz • programmer Lena Childers • volunteer manager Elly Iverson • vip liaison Zilia Nguyen • ticketing coordinator Jill Remy • special events manager Sherry Stimatz • hospitality liaison Cayden Tuttle • production coordinator Ruben Zarate • social media coordinator Olivia Rojas • controller Brooke Blumberg • publicity director Mike McGee • tribute technical director YTS Films • video crew

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and educational organization. Over the past 37 years, SBIFF has become one of the leading film festivals in the United States – attracting 100,000 attendees and offering 11 days of 200+ films, tributes and panels, fulfilling their mission to engage, enrich, and inspire people through the power of film. They celebrate the art of cinema and provide impactful educational experiences for our local, national and global communities.

inspired SBIFF founder Phyllis de Picciotto to create a celebration which pays tribute to the uniqueness of this art form in Santa Barbara. Thank you Phyllis! Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre is a significant symbol of how highly valued movies are in the lives of local residents. The Arlington Theatre stands as a temple to the emotions that ignite our imagination and feed our psychological need to connect with others, explore different perspectives, and appreciate beauty. From social justice to pure entertainment — cinema is a necessity that has received broad support from Santa Barbara’s city government, non-profits, businesses, and private individuals. Our community also appreciates the Santa Barbara International Festival board, staff, and volunteers that make this festival unique, both locally and internationally.

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Santa Barbara International Film Festival:

2022 Social Justice Film Line-up

If I had a hammer...

HE CLARION RING OF JUSTICE strikes a chord in Santa Barbara’s heart every year as the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presents its Social Justice film offerings.

Often the most moving and inspirational films of the Festival, these documentary films address social justice from a variety of contemporary perspectives, tackling a range of complex issues, from a human, heartfelt viewpoint. This year, there are six films in consideration for SBIFF’s Social Justice Film Award. Big Crow directed by Kris Kaczor, Geeta directed by Emma Macey-Storch, Paper City directed by Adrian Francis, The Last Tourist directed by Tyson Sadler, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic directed by Maria Demeshkina Peek, and Sheroes (À la vie) directed by Aude Pépin. By the conclusion of the Festival, all six will have screened at least twice each and Festival jurors will present the Social Justice Award to the film they feel and think is the strongest. This year’s judges include two industry professionals: Tim Grierson, critic and author of How To Make a Movie and Dupe Bosu, Vice President, Entertainment Strategic Communications (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), at NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. As you consider which films to take in, these films are strong contenders. Big Crow is a story about the power of hope in the most destitute place in America— South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. By age 14, SuAnne Big Crow had become one of the state’s best basketball players, and at 17, her wisdom, leadership, and determination made her a household name across the Great Plains. Thirty years after her tragic death, SuAnne’s spirit has proven legendary, galvanizing the Lakota in their fight to save their culture. The World Premiere screenings are at Metro #4 on Friday, March 4th at 6pm and Saturday, March 5th at 3pm. 69 min, United States Geeta and her daughter, survivors of a horrific acid attack by Geeta’s husband nearly 30 years

Film still from Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic

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Film still from Sheroes (À la vie)

ago, are not what you might expect of Indian women battling social ostracism, dispossession, pariahdom, and patriarchy. They are vocal, funny, and active, and they live their lives in the slums of Agra with gusto, hope, and an uncompromising determination. Geeta’s attempt to change her daughter’s destiny is a reminder of the power of love to ignite change. The U.S. Premiere screenings are Saturday March 5th at 10:20am at Fiesta #4 and Monday, March 7th at 2pm at Metro #1. 90 min, India, Subtitled Travel is at a tipping point. Tourists are unintentionally destroying the very things they have come to see. Overtourism has magnified its impact on the environment, wildlife, and vulnerable communities around the globe. The Last Tourist reveals the real conditions and consequences of one of the world’s largest industries through the forgotten voices of those working in its shadow. Modern tourism is on trial. Featuring Dr. Jane Goodall. The U.S. Premiere screenings are Tuesday March 8th at 1:20pm at Fiesta #4 and Thursday, March 10th at 8am at Metro #1. 101 min, Canada In 1945, the U.S. firebombed Tokyo, destroying a quarter of the city and killing 100,000 people. For years, survivors have campaigned for a public memorial and token compensation for civilians who lost everything, but they have found themselves cast aside. Now, as public memory fades, three survivors fight to leave behind a record before they pass away. Paper City explores what we choose to remember and aim to forget— and what the consequences are. The U.S. Premiere screenings are Thursday March 3rd at 11:20am at Metro #2 and Sunday, March 6th at 12 noon at Metro #4. 80 min, Australia, Japan, Subtitled. Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an exposé into the world of online grooming and sextortion that is a present-day reality for one in seven children online. By unsealing the Homeland Security Investigations case of a Navy pilot with hundreds of victims, and in interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece reveals how and why this cybercrime against children is becoming a pandemic. The World Premiere screenings are Thursday, March 3rd at 9pm at Metro #4 and Sunday, March 6th at 4pm at Fiesta #2. 85 min, United States. Sheroes (À la vie) features Chantal Birman, who has devoted her life to defending abortion and the rights of women. Nearly 70, she has no intention of retiring from her job as a midwife. From painful moments to joyful experiences, she works with pregnant women and new mothers in the housing projects outside of Paris. This film offers a special take on the place of mothers in society and provides unique insight into that delicate moment of “going home.” The U.S. Premiere screenings are Thursday, March 3rd at 8am at Metro #1 and Sunday, March 6th at 1:20pm at Fiesta #4. 78 min, France, Subtitled.

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Aunjanue Ellis — Harnessing the Power of Cinema

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S AN ACTRESS AND ACTIVIST, AUNJANUE ELLIS UNDERSTANDS FILM’S POWER TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE. For over 25 years, she has devoted great passion and thoughtfulness to her roles, relating crucial messages of awareness, acceptance, and history including through her recent Oscar-nominated performance in King Richard. In honor of her remarkable talent, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival will present her and co-star Will Smith with the Outstanding Performers of the Year Award at 8pm on Sunday, March 6th, at the Arlington Theatre. “I think of myself as somebody who wants to expand how women are looked at historically,” shared Ellis in a Gold Derby interview this month. Ellis grew up in McComb, Mississippi with her grandmother, Myrtis Taylor. Today, Ellis honors her legacy through her film company’s name, Miss Myrtis Films. While she did not have any acting experiences growing up, she became motivated to pursue it after participating in a production at Tougaloo College. After transferring to and graduating from Brown University, she earned her MFA in acting from New York University. Her next stop was Broadway, where she starred as Ariel in a production of The Tempest. Since then, Ellis has distinguished herself as an actress who not only transports an audience, but directs their attention toward crucial conversations. She does Aunjanue Ellis this largely through portraying historical figures, including singer Vicki Anderson in Get on Up, and Nat Turner’s mother in The Birth of a Nation. She also was nominated for an Emmy in 2019 for her moving performance in When They See Us, a miniseries about the Central Park Five. In King Richard, Ellis delivers another powerful performance as Venus and Serena Williams’ mother, Oracene Price. Channeling great strength and energy opposite Will Smith’s titular role, Ellis highlights Oracene’s constant love and support of her daughters. “I love the idea of her [Oracene] saying, ‘Yeah, I’m married to you, but my obligation is not to you, my obligations are to my daughters and my God,’” Ellis told IndieWire in November. “I felt that this was the time that Ms. Oracene Price would get to have her say.” When combined with her roles in If Beale Street Could Talk and Lovecraft Country, Ellis’ filmography forces viewers to confront not only the historical and ongoing struggles of

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Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, and Aunjanue Ellis in King Richard

Black people — especially Black women — but the institutionalized racism that permeates American society. “I have a responsibility that the people I generally work with don’t have,” Ellis told the New York Times in November. “I know what it’s like to have done a film and when it’s over, Black women are looking at you like, ‘Why did you do that? You failed us by doing that’ and having to answer for that. I think Black women particularly have to answer for that in a way that nobody else does. Those are my considerations: is it fun to play and am I doing a service to Black women?” Beyond advocating through her films, Ellis has also established herself as an activist who called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the Mississippi state flag in 2020. She published numerous op-eds, as well as purchased a billboard on Interstate 55 that read “We Shall Overcome” in Confederate flags to spark awareness and conversations. As of 2020, Ellis shared that she has also turned to writing and film development, and is interested in creating a film about activist Fannie Lou Hamer. She is set to appear in the to be released legal drama series 61st Street, centering on a Black high school student who is forced to confront Chicago’s corrupt criminal justice system. “I want to make bad people mad, and I feel like the work I have done thus far has done that,” explained Ellis to The Bitter Southerner in October 2020. “If we don’t remain vigilant, then white America will believe that we already had a national reckoning with race and we can move on. But, we have to remember that anti-Black racism is cyclical and that there will be another George Floyd or Breonna Taylor.” For tickets to SBIFF’s Outstanding Performers of the Year Award ($25) visit www.sbiff.org

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TRIBUTES AT THE ARLINGTON THEATRE

Outstanding Directors of the Year Award

Honorees to be Announced

American Riviera Award

Kristen Stewart 8pm Friday, March 4th

8pm Thursday, March 3rd

Variety Artisans Award

Frederic Aspiras, Göran Lundstrom, Tamara Deverell, Germaine Franco, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Greig Fraser, Jacqueline West, Bob Morgan, Paul Massey, Kelly Port, Peter Sciberras 8pm Monday, March 7th

Virtuosos Award

Caitriona Balfe, Ariana DeBose, Alana Haim, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Simon Rex, and Saniyya Sidney 8pm Saturday, March 5th

Montecito Award

Cinema Vanguard Award

8pm Tuesday, March 8th

8pm Wednesday, March 9th

Penélope Cruz

Benedict Cumberbatch

Outstanding Performers of the Year Award

Will Smith & Aunjanue Ellis 8pm Sunday, March 6th

Maltin Modern Master Award

Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem

8pm Thursday, March 10th

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Opening Night

Wednesday, March 2nd

Films, Calendar, & Special Events The Phantom Of The Open 8pm: Arlington Theatre | Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to the qualifying round of The British Open Championship in 1976, despite never having played a round of golf and ultimately became a folk hero. Directed by Craig Roberts and starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans | 106 min - U.S. Premiere

Thursday, March 3rd Sheroes (À la vie)

8am • Metro Theatre #1 | Aude Pépin | 78 min | Documentary | Social Justice Films | France | US Premiere | Chantal Birman has devoted her life to defending abortion and the rights of women. Nearly 70, she has no intention of retiring from her job as a midwife. From painful moments to joyful experiences, she works with pregnant women and new mothers in the housing projects outside of Paris.

Santa Barbara Doc Shorts 8:10am • Metro Theatre #2

Juniper (NZ)

The Exam (Ezmûn)

8:30am • Metro Theatre #4 | Shawkat Amin Korki | 89 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | Germany, Iraq-Kurdistan, Qatar | US Premiere | Rojin, a young woman living in Iraqi Kurdistan, is preparing for her university entrance exam. If she fails, her father will force her into an arranged marriage. If she succeeds, she might lead a more emancipated life and avoid the fate of Shilan, her unhappily married older sister.

My Name Is Gulpilil

10am • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Molly Reynolds | 105 min | Documentary | Films on Film | Australia | US Premiere | In what is likely his final film, the great Australian actor David Gulpilil faces his own mortality. Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2017, he talks about staring down death and about his life—a dizzying mix of traditional Aboriginal ways, modern Hollywood excess, and everything in between.

Jesús López

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Maximiliano Schonfeld | 87 min | Fiction | Spain and Latin America Cinema | Argentina, France | US Premiere | Jesús López, a young racing driver, dies in a tragic accident, leaving his village stunned. His cousin Abel moves in with Jesús’s parents and begins to take his place, wearing Jesús’s clothes and getting closer to his friends and ex-girlfriend.

Oscar Docs Shorts I 11am • Arlington Theatre

107 Mothers (Cenzorka)

sentence in a women’s prison in Odessa. She has just given birth to her first child, and she enters a cloistered world populated only by women. A rare documentary/drama hybrid.

Paper City

11:20am • Metro Theatre #2 | Adrian Francis | 80 min | Documentary | Social Justice Films | Australia, Japan | US Premiere | In 1945, the US firebombed Tokyo, destroying a quarter of the city and killing 100,000 people. For years, survivors have campaigned for a public memorial and token compensation for civilians who lost everything, but they have found themselves cast aside. Now, as public memory fades, three survivors fight to leave behind a record before they pass away.

Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege

11:40am • Metro Theatre #3 | Abdallah Al-Khatib | 89 min | Documentary | Middle Eastern/Israeli Cinema | Lebanon, France, Qatar | US Premiere | The district of Yarmouk in Damascus sheltered the biggest Palestinian refugee camp in the world from 1957 to 2018. The regime of Bashar Al-Assad saw Yarmouk as a refuge of rebels and resistance and put them under siege in 2013. The inhabitants decided to face bombing, displacement, and hunger with rallying, study, music, love, and joy.

Tigre Gente

12pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Elizabeth Unger | 93 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States | Jaguars are disappearing from South America’s most protected rainforests. Targeted as substitutes for tiger parts used in traditional Chinese medicines, jaguars are being trafficked at dangerously high numbers to fill a new market demand.

The Art of Rebellion

1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Libby Spears | 78 min | Documentary | Cinematic Overtures/ Performing Arts | United States | World Premiere | An LA-based street artist fights an unforgiving healthcare system while she battles the symptoms of progressive multiple sclerosis, tying paintbrushes to her failing hands to create large-scale works of creative resistance.

Pure White (Bembeyaz)

1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Necip Çağhan Özdemir | 97 min | Fiction | Middle Eastern/ Israeli Cinema | Turkey | US Premiere | Vural was born and raised in a pious family. He leads a seemingly devout life, performing his duties as a father, husband, and caring son to his sick father. After committing a transgression of his faith, he is faced with a choice between facing the consequences of the sin he committed or covering it up.

The Power of the Dog FREE ADMISSION 2pm • Arlington Theatre

Ways of Being Home: Between Northfield & Maltrata 2pm • Metro Theatre #1 | Cecilia

Cornejo Sotelo | 72 min | Documentary | Crossing Borders | United States |This intimate cinematic portrait of two small towns is an evocative meditation on the experience of Mexican immigrants living and working in rural America. A constellation of testimonies introduce audiences to Maltrata, an agricultural town nestled in the mountains of Veracruz, Mexico, and Northfield, a Minnesota college town where many Maltratans have immigrated and settled.

Quiet Freedom (Ein grosses Versprechen)

2:20 pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Wendla Nölle | 88 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Germany | US Premiere | As Erik is about to retire from the university, he and Juditha face the progression of her multiple sclerosis, the shame and disappointment related to it, and their ever-changing expectations and hopes. In the face of all of this, they will need to rediscover the foundation of their marriage to find each other again.

La Hija (The Daughter)

The Bastard King

Sweet Disaster

4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Laura Lehmus | 90 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Germany | US Premiere | At age 40, Frida unexpectedly gets pregnant. Felix, the father of her child, breaks up with her to reunite with his ex. Although some serious health problems caused by the late pregnancy force Frida to rest, she still tries to get Felix back, using methods which are absurd, exaggerated, and sometimes hilarious.

You Resemble Me (Tu me ressembles)

4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Dina Amer | 91 min | Fiction | Middle Eastern/Israeli Cinema | Egypt, France, United States | US Premiere | Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the elder of the two struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. An intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging.

Documentary Competition | Nepal, United States | World Premiere | Pasang Lhamu Sherpa battled racism, sexism, and political opposition in her quest to become the first Nepali woman to summit Mount Everest. As an uneducated, indigenous woman and a Buddhist in a Hindu kingdom, her dream to scale the legendary mountain pits her against family, foreign climbers, her own government, and nature itself.

The Big Bend

6 PM • Metro Theatre #4 | Brett Wagner | 100 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | United States | In the unknowable reaches of West Texas, two families explore the desert, bathe in mud, and keep a wary eye out for snakes. With the backdrop of luminous mountains, they reflect on their good lives and happy marriages.

Dead Sea Guardians

7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Ido Glass, Yoav Kleinman | 75 min | Documentary | Crossing Borders | Israel | US Premiere | The Dead Sea, shared by Israelis, Jordanians, and Palestinians, is a unique salt lake, known for its exceptional geographical, biological, and historical value. It is also one of the wonders of the world. Tragically, the Dead Sea is drying up due to overconsumption and poor water management. Three historic enemies join forces to stop this catastrophe.

The Road Dance

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Richie Adams | 116 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | Scotland | US Premiere | Life in the Scottish Hebrides is harsh. Some call it the edge of the world. For the beautiful Kirsty, her love for Murdo and their shared dreams of going to America promise an escape from the scrape of the land and a stifled destiny. But the Great War changes all when Murdo is conscripted.

Directors Tribute

8pm • Arlington Theatre

Hard Shell, Soft Shell

8pm • Metro Theatre #1 | Emma Benestan | 100 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | France | US Premiere | Az, an oyster farmer, thinks he’s made it. But when an elaborate proposal goes awry and his girlfriend Jess breaks his heart, Az is forced to confront his understanding of what happiness really looks like – both hers and his own. A joyfully feminist take on contemporary masculinity.

José Feliciano: Behind This Guitar

5pm • Metro Theatre #1

Loren & Rose

The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez

International Shorts 1: Women Taking Charge 5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Russell Brown | 83 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | United States | World Premiere | A single meal frames this threeact story of the indelible bond between Loren, a promising filmmaker, and Rose, a storied actress looking to reinvigorate her career. Kelly Blatz and Jacqueline Bisset deliver chemistry that is at once authentic and intoxicating.

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest 5:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Nancy Svendsen | 71 min | Documentary |

8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Stacy Peralta | 103 min | Documentary | Great Outdoors | United States | World Premiere | Known as Mr. Pipeline for his calm demeanor in the tube, Gerry Lopez built his career with aggressive surfing that left behind a trail of blood and tears. He is one of the most influential surfers and surfboard shapers of all time, an entrepreneur, a family man, a movie star, and a lifelong yogi who brought surfing to new frontiers.

Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic 9pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Maria

Friday, March 4th Comedy Shorts

8am • Metro Theatre #1

8:10am • Metro Theatre #2

The Righteous

8:20am • Metro Theatre #3 | Mark O’Brien | 97 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | Canada | US Premiere | After weathering a tragedy, a burdened and guilt-ridden former priest feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious stranger. Filmed in Newfoundland, Mark O’Brien directs, writes, and stars in this evocative and suspenseful black-and-white drama.

Ricochet: The Path to Justice Is a Straight Line

8:30am • Metro Theatre #4 | Jeff Adachi, Chihiro Wimbush | 76 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States | At Pier 14 in San Francisco, a woman was killed by the ricochet of a bullet accidentally fired by an undocumented immigrant. The incident sparked a political and media firestorm– spearheaded by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of presidential candidate Donald Trump– that rattled the nation, exploited a family’s tragedy, and demonized an innocent man.

Coextinction

10am • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Gloria Pancrazi, Elena Jean | 93 min | Documentary | Green on Screen | Canada | Impending extinction comes to a tipping point for one of the world’s most iconic species and ecosystems, revealing the true nature of our interconnectedness. For two young female filmmakers, this crisis sparks a stunning journey across the Pacific Northwest, joining activists, scientists, and Indigenous leaders to uncover corruption and stop injustice before it’s too late.

The Hive (La ruche)

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Christophe Hermans | 81 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | Belgium | US Premiere | For as long as they can remember, Marion, Claire, and Louise have been living with their mother’s emotional ups and downs. Love is the only thing they have left to fight the downward spiral of her self-destruction as she sinks deeper and deeper.

Mike’s FieldTrip

11am • Arlington Theatre

The Art of Rebellion 11am • Metro Theatre #1

Mixer Shorts 1: Shades of Love 11:20am • Metro Theatre #2

Wild Roots

Investigations case of a top gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and in interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece reveals how and why this cybercrime against children is becoming pandemic.

Tibor, before he was sent to prison, and since then she has been living with her grandparents. Now a rebellious twelve-yearold, she learns that he has been released.

The Taking

12pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Alexandre O. Philippe | 76 min | Documentary | Films on Film | United States | Director Alexandre O. Philippe analyzes the mythmaking behind Monument Valley, the symbolism it conveys in Westerns, and its role in advertising, as well as its significance during the conquest of the West, all while being situated on sovereign Navajo land.

You Resemble Me (Tu me ressembles) 1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

TBA

1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

Licorice Pizza - FREE ADMISSION 2pm • Arlington Theatre

One Road to Quartzsite

2pm • Metro Theatre #1 | Ryan Maxey | 89 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States | Exit to Quartzsite for cheap gas. There’s a McDonald’s, a Wendy’s, a Burger King, and not a whole lot else. But every fall its population swells from 2,000 to over a million for the annual pilgrimage to this “giant parking lot.”

Quickening

2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Haya Waseem | 86 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | Canada | US Premiere | Sheila is a Pakistani-Canadian teenager. Her parents have always given her freedom and encouraged her artistic pursuits. Nearly finished with her first year in college, Sheila falls in love with a classmate, and she craves more freedom than her parents are willing to grant her.

Free Chol Soo Lee

2:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Eugene Yi, Julie Ha | 83 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States, South Korea | After a murder in San Francisco’s Chinatown, police arrest Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant with previous run-ins with the law. He is convicted, and while serving a life sentence, an investigative reporter writes stories that galvanize a grassroots movement of Asian Americans to fight for Lee’s freedom.

Róise and Frank (Mo ghrá buan)

3pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Rachael Moriarty, Peter Murphy | 88 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | Ireland | World Premiere | Róise lost her husband, Frank, two years ago. Grief-stricken, she has distanced herself from the world around her. Her son worries about her, but the arrival of a mysterious dog seems to bring happiness to her life once more.

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ex, Sarita finds a way to befriend him and infiltrate his gang.

Roger Corman: T he Pope of Pop Cinema

4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Bertrand Tessier | 52 min | Documentary | Films on Film | France | US Premiere | Roger Corman, known as the King of B Movies and the Pope of Pop Cinema, produced 400 films. His work ventured through every so-called “minor” genre—noir, western, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror and laid the foundations for what was to be known as “pop culture.” Corman tells his own story.

Dug Dug

5pm • Metro Theatre #1 | Ritwik Pareek | 107 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | India | US Premiere | Thakur dies a horrible death on the highway, and his motorcycle disappears from the police station the next day—until it is found exactly where he died. Villagers begin to believe that Thakur has become a god, and they bring offerings of his favorite thing—alcohol. Inspired by true events.

The Den (La tana)

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Premiere | Giulio has just turned 18 and is spending his vacation in the country with his parents. A sullen and introverted 20-yearold girl named Lia returns to her family home next door. She lures Giulio into some strange and increasingly dangerous games.

Orca

Big Crow

6pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Kris Kaczor | 69 min | Documentary | Social Justice Films | United States | World Premiere | A story about the power of hope in the most destitute place in America— South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. By age 14, SuAnne Big Crow had become one of the state’s best basketball players. At 17, her wisdom, leadership, and determination made her a household name across the Great Plains. Thirty years after her tragic death, SuAnne’s spirit has proven

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Havana Libre

7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Corey McLean | 82 min | Documentary | Documentary Competition | United States | World Premiere | After decades of a ban on surfing, a group of Cuban surfers demands legitimacy for their beloved sport. They experience life-changing triumphs and heartbreaking setbacks as they grow from a community into a movement, from surfers into leaders.

A Place in the Field

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Nikki Mejia | 81 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | United States | World Premiere | When veteran Giovanni Scuderi receives his best friend’s ashes and a letter asking him to go on the road trip they were supposed to take together, he chooses to confront his trauma by going on a journey across America. He encounters people from all walks of life who help him to find meaning.

Tribute: Kristen Stewart: American Riviera Award 8pm • Arlington Theatre

Sisterhood (Sestri)

Macedonia | US Premiere | A clear-eyed look at the coming of age of a pair of teenage girls who spend hours contentedly texting and filming their friendship. The lives of these best pals are irrevocably changed with a few thumb strokes, thanks to the ubiquity of social media and a toxic culture of rampant online bullying and slut-shaming.

Mothering Sunday

8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Eva Husson | 104 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | United Kingdom | On a warm spring day in 1924, housemaid Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers are out, and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover, Paul, the boy from the manor house nearby.

Santa Barbara Filmmaker Shorts 8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

9pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Edwin | 114 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | Indonesia, Singapore, Germany | US Premiere | Ajo Kawir is a fighter who fears nothing, not even death. His raging urge to fight is driven by a secret — his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, Ajo gets beaten black and blue—and he falls in love.

Tribute: Outstanding Performers of the Year Award with Will Smith & Aunjanue Ellis • 8pm @ the Arlington, March 6th

Sunday, March 6th Hard Shell, Soft Shell 8am • Metro Theatre #1

Northamerican Shorts 8:10am • Metro Theatre #2

The Good Boss (El buen patrón) 8:20am • Metro Theatre #3

Ways of Being Home: Between Northfield & Maltrata 8:30am • Metro Theatre #4

Róise and Frank (Mo ghrá buan) 10am • Fiesta Theatre #2

Havana Libre

Saturday, March 5th Islands

8am • Metro Theatre #1 | Martin Edralin | 94 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | Canada | Joshua, a shy, middleaged Filipino immigrant to Canada, has lived in the comfort of his parents’ home his entire life. As their health declines, he longs for a partner, terrified of being alone after his parents pass.

Between Two Worlds (Ouistreham)

8:10am • Metro Theatre #2 | Emmanuel Carrère | 107 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | France | A well-known author goes to live in northern France to research a new book about precarious working conditions. Without revealing her identity, she is hired as a cleaner. In this role, she experiences the financial instability and social invisibility of working-class women, but she also sees their mutual support and solidarity.

control, teaching them discipline, focus, and social skills. EVERYBODY DANCE explores the daily lives of a group of remarkable children with disabilities—as they prepare for a dance recital.

Geeta

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Emma MaceyStorch | 80 min | Documentary | Social Justice Films | India | US Premiere | Geeta and her daughter, survivors of a horrific acid attack by Geeta’s husband nearly 30 years ago, are not what you might expect of Indian women battling social ostracism, dispossession, pariahdom, and patriarchy. They are vocal, funny, and active.

Writers Panel

11am • Arlington Theatre

The Absent Director 11am • Metro Theatre #1

La Chica Nueva (The New Girl)

8:20am • Metro Theatre #3

11:20am • Metro Theatre #2 | Micaela Gonzalo | 78 min | Fiction | Spain and Latin America Cinema | Argentina | US Premiere | Jimena travels to the island of Tierra del Fuego in southernmost Argentina to join her half-brother. She has almost no money for a ticket, but she manages to go, hoping to find a better life for herself in a manufacturing job.

He’s My Brother (Skyggebarn)

Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez 8:30am • Metro Theatre #4 | Cille Hannibal, Christine Hanberg | 80 min | Documentary | Nordic/Dutch Cinema | Denmark, Norway | US Premiere | 30-year-old Peter cannot hear, see, or speak, experiencing the world through touch, smell, and taste. Since she came into the world, his younger sister, Christine, has been by his side, guiding him and supporting their parents. She is now coming to terms with the fact that she will one day become his guardian.

Everybody Dance

11:40am • Metro Theatre #3

The Last Bath (O último banho)

12pm • Metro Theatre #4 | David Bonneville | 95 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | Portugal | US Premiere | Josefina is a 40-year-old nun who is about to take her perpetual vows. She is called back to her childhood village to attend her father’s funeral. There she meets her 15-year-old nephew, Alexandre, who had been in the care of her father after he was abandoned by his mother.

My Name Is Gulpilil 1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

Loren & Rose

1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

Producers Panel

2pm • Arlington Theatre

Ricochet: The Path to Justice Is a Straight Line 2pm • Metro Theatre #1

International Shorts 1: Women Taking Charge 2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Big Crow

3pm • Metro Theatre #4

Learn to Swim

Belfast - FREE ADMISSION 4pm • Metro Theatre #3

Our Words Collide

4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Jordan W. Barrow, Matt Edwards | 94 min | Documentary | Documentary Competition | United States | World Premiere | OUR WORDS COLLIDE follows the lives of five teenage spoken word poets in Los Angeles. The film documents the poets as they navigate their final year of high school, exploring many of the challenges facing young people today.

ties to the origins of Hollywood. This is a story about a family business and their determination to survive in the face of headlines that question the future of movie theaters in a fast-changing world.

All My Puny Sorrows

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Michael McGowan | 103 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | Canada | US Premiere | Yoli has made a series of bad decisions in the wake of a failed marriage. In contrast, her sister Elf is an internationally successful pianist and has a fantastic husband. When Elf attempts suicide, her success becomes an illusion.

Virtuosos Tribute

8pm • Arlington Theatre

Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege 8pm • Metro Theatre #1

Coextinction

8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

The Exam (Ezmûn)

8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

107 Mothers (Cenzorka) 9pm • Metro Theatre #4

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4

Animation Panel

11am • Arlington Theatre

Cadejo Blanco

11am • Metro Theatre #1

Roger Corman: The Pope of Pop Cinema 11:20am • Metro Theatre #2

Our Words Collide

11:40am • Metro Theatre #3

Paper City

12pm • Metro Theatre #4

Jesús López

1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

Sheroes (À la vie)

1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

TBA - FREE

2pm • Arlington Theatre

Sweet Disaster

2pm • Metro Theatre #1

The Big Bend

2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Mixer Shorts 1: Shades of Love 2:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

José Feliciano: Behind This Guitar 4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

Tigre Gente

5pm • Metro Theatre #1

The Taking

5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Everybody Dance

5:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

The Hive (La ruche) 6pm • Metro Theatre #4

Sirens

7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Rita Baghdadi | 78 min | Documentary | Cinematic Overtures/Performing Arts | Lebanon | On the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and Shery, cofounders and guitarists in the Middle East’s first all-female thrash metal band, wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction in their pursuit of becoming rock stars. As the complicated friendship between Lilas and Shery begins to fracture, Lilas must decide what kind of leader she will be.

Winter Ball

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Gardner Grady Hall | 102 min | Fiction | Santa Barbara Features | United States, Dominican Republic | World Premiere | An American minor league baseball player thinks he’s about to get his first call up to the big leagues. Instead, he is sent to the Dominican Republic to play winter ball and find his baseball heart. Shot on location in North Carolina and the Dominican Republic.

Tribute: Outstanding Performers Smith/Ellis 8pm • Arlington Theatre

Wild Roots

8pm • Metro Theatre #1

The Den (La tana)

8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Juniper (NZ)

8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

One Road to Quartzsite 9pm • Metro Theatre #4

Dead Sea Guardians 3pm • Metro Theatre #4

Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic 4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

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The Road Dance

5pm • Metro Theatre #1

Comedy Shorts

5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

La Hija (The Daughter) 6pm • Metro Theatre #4

Only in Theaters

Tribute: Virtuosos Award • 8pm Saturday, March 5th @ The Arlington

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The Inner Life of Movies

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MBODYING STRENGTH, POISE, AND EMOTIONAL DEPTH IN EACH OF HER ROLES, Penélope Cruz has consistently exhibited her talent across a broad range of film genres and styles. Now, on the heels of her Oscarnominated performance in director Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers, Cruz will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Montecito Award at 8pm on Tuesday, March 8th at the Arlington Theatre. “In the most complex role written by the master Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz delivers the best performance of her career and a master class in calibration and detailed acting,” said SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. “In my book, she’s one of the great performers of our time.” Taking its name from Montecito, past Montecito Award recipients include Amanda Seyfried, Lupita Nyong’o, Sylvester Stallone, and Oprah Winfrey. As a longtime muse of Almodóvar’s films, Cruz is a welcome addition to this star-studded list. Since launching her acting career at the age of 15, Cruz has starred in seven of the award-winning director’s films, most notably being nominated for Best Actress in a leading role for her compelling 2006 performance in Volver. She won Best Actress in a supporting role for the 2008 comedy-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona from director Woody Allen. This has made Cruz the first Spanish actress to not only be nominated for an Academy Award, but to win. In Parallel Mothers, Cruz stars as Janis, a single mother who befriends a teenage single mother named Ana (Milena Smit) as they both give birth. The pair remain in touch as they embark on their journeys as mothers, highlighting the unique joys and struggles of motherhood. However, when the father to Janis’s baby suspects that the child is not his, a fast-paced thriller ensues. Meanwhile, Almodóvar shares powerful commentary about Spain’s political climate and tragic history. Cruz has repeatedly commented that playing Janis was a challenge for her, given the character’s stoicism. “My relationship with my own feelings is distinct from that of Janis,” Cruz told the LA Times in December. “It’s much easier for me to express myself, easier for me to cry... I’m much more transparent than she is in that sense.”

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N A DARKENED ROOM, we are watching a movie with someone we care about. Emotional scenes draw us in. Our feelings are both personal and universal. Afterwards, we talk about the film. The discussion helps us express things we have been feeling. The exchange is only partly about the story. It’s also about ourselves. In many ways, we live in stories. Our hopes, dreams, and sorrows form narrative maps for our journeys. Movies mirror the vivid inner adventures that unfold even as we go through everyday routines. They show us how to find direction and purpose amidst the ordinary chaos of our lives. Films can evoke subtle feelings. We might intentionally watch sad movies. Poignant scenes touch us deeply. Tragic stories can be comforting, reminding us that adversity is a normal part of everyday life. Cinema provides a mirror to our full range of emotions. The Shire’s shapes and colors are unmistakable After all, we’re not just seeing a movie, we’re inside the story. In a sense, the adventure unfolds deep within us. That is, the dramatic tensions can reflect clashes of values and desires. Many movies have clear psychological metaphors. Some examples from popular titles come to mind. In Avatar, we reclaim a love for nature while working our way out of depression. In Frozen, we’re reawakening emotionally after a long period of detachment. On the Titanic, we leap over class barriers to connect with possibilities we thought were beyond our reach. The Incredibles could be seen as our own inner range of specialized gifts. The Hunger Games could reflect our awareness that survival takes courage. The quest of Finding Dory, could be remembering who we really are. In The Hobbit, we learn collective action is essential, as is our struggle with temptation, and working to integrate divergent inner energies. We can look at screen stories as our inner work. In Beauty and the Beast, we’re accepting the part of ourselves that has always seemed ugly. Inside Out is about pulling ourselves together while recovering from fear and despair. The Fantastic Beasts are the inner energies that are just plain weird. In Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, we’re claiming skills to solve problems larger than we are. Of course, there are many private insights to be found in every movie. Have you ever noticed that when you go to a movie with a friend, they see it incorrectly? Everybody sees a different story. In Black Panther, one person might focus on the protagonist, another on the brilliant scientist sister – and someone else on the noble high priest Zuri. Details involving our own issues will tend to stand out. Our deep attachment to favorite films can lead to veneration. I have made the trip to the Shire. It is a beautiful hillside covered with Hobbit-holes in New Zealand. To visitors, it is where magical stories unfolded. I also went to see Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers in the Smithsonian, and boarded the original African Queen steamboat, now in Florida. Fans come to such sites out of appreciation for the memorable experience of films. Like a pilgrimage to Mecca, Jerusalem, or Varanasi, seekers yearn to see places and artifacts that represent significant narratives. The longing is akin to the devotion felt toward holy relics in ancient cathedrals. Reflecting on a lifetime of loving films, we might remember seeing certain titles at particular ages. There were the important movies of childhood. There were the special date films of youth. We might catch ourselves watching differently as we get older. Our attention may shift to different characters, perhaps focusing less on Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, while identifying more with Minerva McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore. Symbolically, movie stars are among the archetypal figures of our time. In our dreams, they may play the role of visiting gods. Sometimes they represent our fantasy lives. They express longings we had not yet recognized were stirring inside. Attending the Santa Barbara Film Festival is a chance to be among living icons. It is a movie lover’s Eden. We got to hear Robert Redford in person, commenting on a long career. Amy Adams was amazingly open about how much raw emotion goes into her roles. Colin Firth was still dealing with fan reactions to his portrayal of Mr. Darcy years before. Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio chatted away on the power of movies. Nicole Kidman stayed composed while clips of her in intense scenes flickered by. These were like visitations from angelic hosts. We get to peek into that magical dimension where dramas unfold that change us forever. Courtesy photo

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Breakout Performers To Be Honored

The 2022 Virtuosos

By Robert F. Adams, Special to VOICE

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N EXCITING NIGHT for Festival audiences is bound to be The Virtuosos tribute scheduled for Saturday, March 5th, at the Arlington Theatre. This year, as always, the illustrious group will include a diverse set of performers who created a high level of work in key films from the past year. Honorees this year include actress Caitriona Balfe (Belfast), so strong in her multi-level performance as a strong-willed mother of a tight-knit Dublin family during the "Irish Troubles" of the 1960s. Joining her will be her co-star, Jamie Dornan, who sympathetically portrayed the father in director-actor Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical film. Ariana DeBose will be awarded for her spectacular turn as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s new version of West Side Story. Also jumping into the fray is Alana Haim from Licorice Pizza who made her audacious film debut in the finelyAlana Haim (Licorice Pizza), spun comedy courtesy movie still directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Two actors from Coda will be here, Emilia Jones and Troy Kotsur, both receiving accolades for the heart-warming comedy-drama about a New England family with hearing disabilities who cope with small-town fishing business challenges. Simon Rex is included, who memorably portrayed a washed-up, yet charismatic porn star in Sean Baker’s newest film project Red Rocket. And the young Saniyya Sidney will be honored for bringing energy to the tennis-based real-life sports drama King Richard, portraying a young tennis star who never stopped vying to be a champion. The Awards presentation will again be moderated by one of the most engaging hosts in the business, Turner Classic Movies’ Dave Karger. The evening is sponsored by UGG®.

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history of the Laemmle family business that has never before been told, and looking at the current struggles of the theatre HE FESTIVAL’S INTERNATIONAL FEATURE chain. It has interviews with OFFERINGS promise the entertainment community intriguing narrative stories including Ava DuVernay, and documentaries from over Cameron Crowe, James Ivory, or set within 54 countries Allison Anders, Leonard Maltin, with 48 world premieres and and more. Another highlight is 95 U.S. premieres, a wealth of bound to be the project from material that will take viewers Molly Reynolds, My Name is to differing countries with Gulplil, exploring the longmultiple perspectives from career and legacy of Australian Thursday, March 3rd through the aboriginal actor David Gulplil, conclusion of the fest screenings who was so dynamic in Peter on Saturday, March 12th. Weir’s sensational The Last Wave Feature documentaries Still from The Phantom of the Open from the late 1970s almost 50 include Havana Libre, an years ago. inspiring real-life story about the On the narrative front, the opening night film will be efforts to legitimize surfing in Cuba, after decades of cultural a based-on-true events narrative prohibitions, following the journeys feature from Great Britain, The of the Cuban surfers Yaya Guerro Phantom of the Open, which features and Frank Gonzales Guerra. Directed lead performances by the awardby first time director Cory McLean, winning actors Sally Hawkins and the film was shot over the course of Mark Rylance, and directed by Craig three years and attempts to show Roberts. The film looks at Maurice the struggle to chase dreams against Flitcroft, a competitor in the 1976 insurmountable odds. Another British Open, who actually never documentary worth exploring seems played a round of golf before entering to be Only In Theaters, a feature the storied tournament. documentary by Raphael Sbarge A black and white film from chronicling the history and legacy India, with shadings of themes found of Los Angeles’ iconic Laemmle in Wim Wender’s Wings of Desire Still from The Clouds & the Man Theatres. The film will reveal a

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ENTERING ON THEMES OF CONTROL AND INFATUATION, Potting Soil follows the story of a recluse woman who falls in love with a wall in her apartment because she can hear the sounds of someone else on the opposite side. Written and directed by William Benzian, a freshman at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, the film will be screened at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. “I was very inspired by the concept of being in a world Filmmaker William Benzian where one only interacts with something that they can completely control, where even romance can be something that is constructed in a character’s head rather than externally with a real person,” explained Benzian. “I wanted to explore questions of what constitutes a ‘real’ interaction with someone, and play around with feelings of infatuation and how it couples with anxiety and fearfulness.” Formerly a student at Bishop Garcia Diego High School, Benzian applied to SBIFF’s 1010-10 program out of a desire to gain more experience and knowledge of every aspect of creating films, as well as work in his hometown. Through working in the program, Benzian has most appreciated the connections made with industry mentors and their peers, as well as greatly enjoyed the collaborative process. He is also the proud owner of the plants and baby olive tree used on the Potting Soil set. Benzian ultimately plans on working within the film industry upon graduation.

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is The Clouds & the Man, a surreal love story, and the debut feature directed by painter Abhinand Banerjee. Other promising foreign films will have their U.S. Premieres including a Germany-Italy co-production, Daughters, directed by Nana Neul. And from Israel, Dead Sea Guardians, directed by Ido Glass and Yoav Kleinman; from Italy, The Den (La tana) from filmmaker Beatrice Baldacci; from Denmark and Norway, He’s My Brother (Skyggebarn), co-directed by Cille Hannibal, Christine Hanberg; and from Spain, La Hija (The Daughter), from Manuel Martin Cuenca. Other intriguing films include Everything Went Fine (Tout s’est bien passé) from French “New Wave” director Francois Ozon who directed the remarkable Swimming Pool from 2003. Everything Went Fine, based on a novel, will feature performances from veteran actresses Charlotte Rampling and Sophie Marceau. Of course there will be many more discoveries to be made during the festival. Part of the thrill will be to find amazing stories that work stylistically or visually. So, happy hunting to festival attendees! Robert F. Adams, a Santa Barbara landscape architect, is a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre and Film, as well as Cal Poly. He has served on the film selection committees for the Aspen Film Fest and the SB International Film Festival. Email him at robert@earthknower.com.

Jodi House Awarded $437,500 Grant

N A SIGNIFICANT DEMONSTRATION OF SUPPORT AND AID, the California Department of Rehabilitation has awarded Jodi House with a $437,500 grant. This funding will be put toward the organization’s expansion of its online and language accessibility to its various brain injury rehabilitation services. “For 40 years, Jodi House has been helping brain injury survivors in the Tri-Counties reintegrate into our community at the highest level of functioning possible,” said Lindsey Black, Jodi House Executive Director. “We often receive requests for assistance from survivors and their families outside of the Tri-Counties who are unable to find a program like Jodi House in their communities. This grant will dramatically improve our ability to reach survivors and caregivers, regardless of geography, by expanding our online classes and services.” Specifically, this grant funding will be used to expand the online program platform Jodi House launched amidst the pandemic. It will also introduce Spanishspeaking support groups, as well as classes in independent living skills. “Experiencing a brain injury can significantly impact the way people feel and express their emotions,” says Gabby Chambers, Jodi House Program Director. “Imagine experiencing these symptoms and having to describe them in a language that is not the one you primarily speak. We knew we needed to do more to support a diverse population of brain injury survivors and this grant provides the opportunity For more information visit www.jodihouse.org for us to do so.”

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1,000-ish years of Music Sounds

ATCHING RICHARD THOMPSON at the Lobero Theatre, as we’ll have another chance to do on Tuesday, is a rare and savory treat, in which artist and venue meet up and enjoy a happy, if very brief marriage. Brit-in-Los Angeles Thompson, the brilliant singer-songwriter-guitarist (mustn’t forget his guitar mastery), was in the pioneering folk-rock band Fairport Convention and a stormy collaboration with then-wife Linda before launching a brilliant solo career with countless albums out. He’s a deserving cult hero and a songwriter’s songwriter – an “Americana” genre star without really trying.

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During a past interview, before another of several Lobero visits, he affirmed that “the Lobero is one of the most beautiful theatres in the country, in one of the most beautiful cities. I would also say the audience is terrific. I’ve never had a less than wonderful experience there.”

Richard Thompson will play the Lobero Theatre on Tuesday, March 1st

One of those memorable experiences was the time, in 2006, when he brought his infamous “covers” project called “1,000 Years of Popular Music,” with a playlist flitting across centuries. On that Lobero night, the historyhopping setlist ranged from Elizabethan madrigal to Gilbert and Sullivan and Britney Spears’ Oops, I Did it Again – done quite nicely and seriously, never mind the cheeky notion of covering Britney.

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Despite the fecundity of his existing songbook, one tapped by a vast range of musicians (including Bob Dylan’s 1952 Vincent Black Lightning), songwriting is very much a continuing and evolving process for Thompson. He’s an old hand at it, but with a beginner’s mind still intact. “The process was never easy,” he says of the songwriting art, “and it still isn’t. Maybe I can find the starting point quicker these days – stumble upon the bottom of the ladder in the dark. Someone keeps moving the ladder, though.” During the pandemic, Thompson’s live life crept to a veritable standstill, making his return to stages especially welcome. We can get a bold taste of his work via his recent Live from London livestream series, also available on the musician-friendly platform, bandcamp. And check out his most recent studio album, 2018’s 13 Rivers (on New West). This Lobero go-round, Thompson will be going solo acoustic, a unique and fullbodied musical phenom in itself. Jessie Payo will open the show.

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UILDERS ARE WORKING to catch up to demand. Calculated Risk’s Bill McBride per the U.S. Census Bureau reports the largest number of homes under construction since 1973. Privately‐owned housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,702,000. This is 1.4 percent above the revised November estimate of 1,678,000 and is 2.5 percent (±13.8 percent) above the December 2020 rate of 1,661,000. Single‐family housing starts in December were at a rate of 1,172,000; this is 2.3 percent below the revised November figure of 1,199,000. The December rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 524,000. The Census Bureau also said that currently there are 750 thousand multifamily units under construction. This is the highest level since July 1974! For multifamily, construction delays are probably also a factor. The completion of these units should help with rent pressure, with rents rising more than seven percent annually.

Why so much residential construction? Existing-home sales continued to use up available inventory, surging to 6.5 million annualized units in January. Since we are in mid-winter when sales are usually at a low point, why the surge? “Buyers were likely anticipating further rate increases and locking-in at the low rates, and investors added to overall demand with all-cash offers,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “Consequently, housing prices continue to move solidly higher.” Total existing-home sales, https://www.nar.realtor/existing-home-sales, completed transactions that include singlefamily homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, climbed 6.7 percent from December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.50 million in January. Year-overyear, sales fell 2.3 percent (6.65 million in January 2021), said the REALTORS. The inventory of homes for sale has dropped to just 1.6 months at the current torrid sales rate. This is squeezing out

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Review by Daniel Kepl / VOICE

HETHER BY INDIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE PROGRAMMING GENIUS, last weekend’s Santa Barbara Symphony concert pair at the Granada Theatre, marquee-ed as Beethoven in Bloom, wove various and not insignificant emotional codes through three disparate works, to deliver one powerful collective message in commemoration of the Thomas Fire and Montecito Debris Flow of 2017-2018. Not a message about fragility and death, but rather, a celebration of the infinite regenerative possibility of all living things. A full house Saturday night lent visual credence to the notion we might finally also be moving beyond the pandemic. The evening was cosmic.

Beethoven in Bloom theme also celebrated first responders and mourned the victims of the Thomas Fire and subsequent Montecito Debris Flow, a disaster that killed 21 and destroyed 1,063 structures. Emmy-winning television and film composer Jeff Beal nearly lost his Montecito home in the catastrophe. His orchestral meditation on the event, The Great Circle, with movements describing the four elements, Earth, Air, Fire, Water, with an epilogue, (re) Birth, is a moving musical and visual narrative, incorporating videos and images of the devastation, the heroism of first responders, and photographs of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden fire restoration/foothills conservation effort. The keystone idea of last weekend’s musical narrative was renewal, and Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto opened the concert with unmistakable, if delicately understated, American optimism. In four movements, First Light, Joy Ride, Lullaby, and Rap Knock, Higdon has fashioned a masterfully orchestrated nimbus of sound that hovers, tinkling and perishable, around the harp’s various ensemble and solo riffs. The orchestra’s principal harp, Michelle Temple, acquitted herself well, assaying Higdon’s occasional charming harmonic oddments and wanderings with authoritative panache. Photo courtesy of SBBG and the SB Symphony

Santa Barbara Symphony

February 25, 2022

An energizing walk in the park, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral,” finished the evening in the bountiful bosom of early nineteenth century romanticism. Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the country, Scenes by the brook, Merry gathering of the country folk, Thunderstorm, and Shepherd’s song, glad and grateful feelings after the storm, bespeak the journey, and the Santa Barbara Symphony, most of whom having played Beethoven’s sylvan masterpiece dozens of times, turned in a slick, first-class performance. Kudos, principal clarinet Donald Foster for his several famous solo bits. Likewise, maestro Kabaretti, for keeping the hike at a nice quickstep.

A cohesive story tapestried its way through three works on conductor Nir Kabaretti’s satisfying menu. Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto (2018), Jeff Beal’s The Great Circle (2019), and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” (1808), consorted elegantly together to sculpt a sonic arc of collective consciousness and hopeful messaging. Beginning Images of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Fire Restoration / Foothills Conservation Effort was an with First Light (the first movement of the Higdon integral part of the performance concerto), the musical journey proceeded to examine the elements that sustain and renew all living things. Beal’s The Great Circle, then imagined metaphorically, glad and grateful feelings after the storm, the Daniel Kepl has been writing music, theatre, and dance reviews or Santa Barbara publications since he was a teenager. His professional expertise is as an orchestra conductor. last movement of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony. Presented in partnership with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the orchestra’s

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DIVINE PITCHERS | JARRAS DIVINAS MARCH 1ST – JUNE 30TH

Casa Dolores will be featuring DIVINE PITCHERS exhibition from our great collection. From ancient to contemporary influence of shapes, textures, elements, and symbolism that depend largely on their native regions. Come to explore in this exhibition its different uses that range from ceremonial to commercial. Admission is free. Casa Dolores presentara JARRAS DIVINAS de nuestra gran collección. De antigüa a contemporánea influencia de formas, texturas, elementos y simbolismo que dependen en gran medida de sus regiones oriundas. Ven a explorar en esta exposición sus diferentes usos que van de ceremonial hasta comercial. La entrada es gratuita.

Open noon to 4pm Tues - Sat (closed Sun & Mon) • Free • 1023 Bath St (between Carrillo & Figueroa • 805-963-1032 • www.casadolores.org

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BILINGUAL / BILINGÜE

Friday • viernes 2.25.22 CHILDREN | NIÑOS

STAY & PLAY POP-UP

Share stories with your kids • SB Public Library • Shoreline Park • Free • 10am-12pm Fr, 2/25.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA POP-UP

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca pública de SB • Shoreline Park • Gratis • 10am12pm viernes, 2/25.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

Webinar with Dr. Denise Knapp • SB Botanic Garden • $10 members, $25 general • https://tinyurl.com/4tsvkns9 • 5-7pm Fr, 2/25.

HISTORIA NATURAL DE LAS ISLAS DEL CANAL

Seminario web con la Dra. Denise Knapp • Jardín Botánico de SB • $10 miembros, $25 general • https://tinyurl.com/4tsvkns9 • 5-7pm viernes, 2/25.

ROXANE GAY

Conversation with critically-acclaimed writer • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Granada Theatre • $26-41, free UCSB students • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25.

ROXANE GAY

Conversación con escritor aclamado por la crítica • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Granada Theatre • $2641, gratis para estudiantes de UCSB • www.granadasb.org • 7:30pm viernes, 2/25.

MOVIES & THEATRE | CINE Y TEATRO

SPECTRAL FREQUENCIES

Australian scary stories performed • UCSB Dept. of Theater/Dance • UCSB Performing Arts Theater • $13-19 • https://tinyurl.com/yc2t4vrv • 2pm & 10pm Fri, 2/25; 7pm 2/26; 1pm 2/26 & 2/27.

FRECUENCIAS ESPECTRALES

Representación de historias de miedo australianas • UCSB Dept. of Theater/Dance • UCSB Performing Arts Theater • $13-19 • https://tinyurl.com/yc2t4vrv • 7pm sabado, 2/26; 2pm & 10pm 2/25; 1pm 2/26 & 2/27.

THIS IS A PLAY

Hear what actors think onstage • Ojai Art Center Theater • $10, available at backstage door • 7pm Sa, 2/25.

ESTO ES UNA OBRA

Schedule subject to change. Please visit metrotheatres.com for theater updates. Thank you. Features and Showtimes for Feb 25-Mar 3, 2022 * = Subject to Restrictions on “SILVER MVP PASSES; and No Passes”

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Cyrano* (PG13): Fri: 4:30, 7:20. Sat-Thur: 1:40, 4:30, 7:20. Dog (PG13): Fri: 5:20, 7:45. Sat/Sun: 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45. Mon-Thur: 1:55, 4:20, 7:00. Spider-Man: No Way Home (PG13): Fri: 4:15, 7:30. Sat-Thur: 1:00, 4:15, 7:30.

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The Cursed (R): Fri-Wed: 5:20, 8:05. Blacklight (PG13): Fri-Wed: 5:00, 7:45. Jackass Forever (R): Fri-Wed: 5:40(LP), 8:00(LP). Spider-Man: No Way Home (PG13): Fri-Wed: 4:30, 7:30.

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Studio 666* (R): Fri: 2:00, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45. Sat: 1:15, 2:00, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45. Sun: 1:15, 2:00, 4:45, 7:15. Mon-Wed: 2:00, 4:45, 7:15.Thur: 3:30. Unchartered (PG13): Fri/Sat: 2:35, 4:00, 5:20, 6:45, 8:05, 9:30. Sun-Wed: 2:35,4:00, 5:20, 6:45, 8:05. Thur: 2:35, 5:20, 8:05. The Cursed (R): Fri-Wed: 5:30, 8:10. Death on the Nile (PG13): Fri-Wed: 2:15, 5:05, 7:55. Thur: 2:15, 5:05, 7:55. Jackass Forever (R): Fri-Wed: 2:55, 5:35, 8:15. Thur: 2:55. Private Rentals: Fri-Wed: 2:45. The Batman* (PG13): Thur: 3:00, 4:00, 5:15, 6:00, 6:45, 7:45, 9:00, 9:45, 10:30.

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Cyrano* (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 4:40, 7:30. Sat/Sun: 1:50, 4:40, 7:30. The Power of the Dog (R): Fri, Mon-Thur: 4:55. Sat/Sun: 2:05, 4:55. Parallel Mothers (R): Fri-Mon: 7:45.

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Studio 666* (R): Fri, Mon-Thur: 5:25, 8:00. Sat/Sun: 2:50, 5:25, 8:00. Dog (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 4:45, 7:15. Sat/Sun: 2:20, 4:45, 7:15. Marry Me (PG13): Fri, Mon-Thur: 5:10, 7:45. Sat/Sun: 2:30, 5:10, 7:45. Moonfall (PG13): Fri, Mon-Wed, Sat/Sun: 7:30. Scream (R): Fri-Wed: 5:35, 8:15. Sing 2 (PG13): Fri, Mon-Wed: 4:55. Sat/Sun: 2:10, 4:55. Private Rental: Sat/Sun: 2:00.

Escucha lo que piensan los actores en el escenario • Teatro del Centro de Arte de Ojai • $10, disponible en la puerta del backstage • 7pm sábado, 2/25. Mozart’s iconic opera • UCSB Depts. of Music & Theatre/Dance • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • $17-20, UCSB students and under 12 free • https://tinyurl.com/3k72xpae • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25 & 2/26; 2pm 2/27.

LA FLAUTA MAGICA

La ópera icónica de Mozart • UCSB Depts. of Music & Theatre/Dance • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall • $17-20, estudiantes UCSB y menores de 12 años gratis •

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UCSB interpreta La flauta mágica

Se infundirá nueva vida a la ópera atemporal de Mozart cuando los Departamentos de Música y Teatro/Danza de UCSB presenten La flauta mágica a las 7:30pm el viernes, 25 y sábado, 26 de febrero, y a las 2pm del domingo, 27 de febrero en la Sala de Conciertos Lotte Lehmann de UCSB. Para boletos ($17-20, estudiantes de UCSB y jóvenes menores de 12 años gratis) visita https://tinyurl.com/3k72xpae

https://tinyurl.com/3k72xpae • 7:30pm viernes, 2/25 y 2/26; 2pm 2/27.

THE MISER, OR THE SCHOOL FOR LIES

By Westmont College orchestra • Lobero Theatre • $10 general, students free • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm Fr, 2/25.

CONCIERTO DE ORQUESTA

EL AVARO O LA ESCUELA DE LAS MENTIRAS

La comedia clásica de Moliere • Westmont College Porter Theatre • $15 general, $10 estudiantes/personas mayores • https://tinyurl.com/476mhd85 • 7:30pm viernes, 2/25-26 y 3/3-/35; 2pm 3/5.

AS YOU LIKE IT

Shakespeare’s classic comedy • PCPA • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • $33.50 • www.pcpa.org • Through 3/6.

A TU GUSTO

La comedia clásica de Shakespeare • PCPA • Marian Theatre, Santa Maria • $33.50 • www.pcpa.org • Hasta 3/6.

Por la orquesta de Westmont College • Teatro Lobero • $10 general, estudiantes gratis • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm viernes, 2/25.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

LIBRARY ON THE GO

Visit the library’s van • SB Public Library • Shoreline Park • Free • 10am-12pm Fr, 2/25.

BIBLIOTECA SOBRE LA MARCHA

Visita la camioneta de la biblioteca • Biblioteca pública de SB • Shoreline Park • Gratis • 10am12pm viernes, 2/25.

MOXI FIFTH BIRTHDAY

Special birthday-themed activities • MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation • Free with admission • 10am-5pm Fr, 2/25-2/27.

MUSIC | MÚSICA

ZEMER: UN FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA JUDÍA

B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Rd. • Gratis • https://cbbsb.org/music-festival • Presentaciones en persona y Zoom • Hasta 2/27.

ORCHESTRA CONCERTO CONCERT

Moliere’s classic comedy • Westmont College Porter Theatre • $15 general, $10 students/ seniors • https://tinyurl.com/476mhd85 • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25-26 & 3/3-/35; 2pm 3/5.

Jewish music performances • Congregation B’nai B’rith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Rd. • Free • https://cbbsb.org/music-festival • In-person and Zoom performances • Through 2/27.

Unchartered (PG13): Fri/Sat: 1:15, 2:40, 4:00, 5:20, 6:40, 8:00, 9:20. Sun-Wed: 1:15, 2:40, 4:00, 5:30, 6:40, 8:00. Thur: 1:30, 5:20, 8:00. Death on the Nile (PG13): Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:55, 7:45. Thur: 2:30. Licorice Pizza (R): Fri-Wed: 1:50, 4:30, 7:30. Thur: 2:00. The Batman* (PG13): Thur: 3:00, 4:15, 5:30, 6:45, 8:00, 9:15.

Uncharted (PG13): Fri, Mon: 4:40, 7:20.

New life will be breathed into Mozart’s timeless opera as the UCSB Departments of Music and Theatre/Dance present The Magic Flute at 7:30pm on Friday, February 25th and Saturday, February 26th, and at 2pm on Sunday, February 27th at UCSB’s Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. For tickets ($17-20, UCSB students and youth under 12 free) visit https://tinyurl.com/3k72xpae

ZEMER: A JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL

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UCSB Performs The Magic Flute

THE MAGIC FLUTE

PA S E O N U E V O

ARLINGTON

Photo by Samsun Keithley

February 25, 2022

QUINTO CUMPLEAÑOS DE MOXI

Actividades especiales con temática de cumpleaños • MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation • Gratis con la entrada • 10am-5pm viernes, 2/25-2/27.

Presentaciones de música judía • Congregación

Antica Furnishings Santa Barbara Ghost Tours Walk with Professor Julie as she shares tales of mystery and history... & meet friendly spirits... Call or text to schedule your walking tour! • 805-905-9019

By Appointment Call or Text 805-845-1285

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RECAUDACIÓN DE FONDOS DE LA BANDA SMHS

Lauded as one of the “greatest guitarists of all time,” singer-songwriter Richard Thompson will bring his signature folk-rock sound to the Lobero Theatre on Tuesday, March 1st at 7:30pm. He will be joined by Jessie Payo. For tickets ($40106) visit www.lobero.org

ORCHESTRA CONCERTO CONCERT

With Westmont orchestra • Westmont College, Page Multipurpose Room • $10 general, students free • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 3pm Su, 2/27.

CONCIERTO DE ORQUESTA

Con la orquesta de Westmont • Westmont College, salón de usos múltiples Page • $10 general, estudiantes gratis • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 3pm domingo, 2/27.

Photo courtesy of Lobero Theatre

Reconocido como uno de los “mejores guitarristas de todos los tiempos,” el cantautor Richard Thompson traerá su característico sonido folk-rock al Teatro Lobero el martes, 1 de marzo a las 7:30pm. Le acompañará Jessie Payo. Para boletos ($40-106) visita www.lobero.org

REUNIÓN ANUAL DE MIEMBROS Y PREMIOS COMERCIALES REGIONALES

MUSEUM MARKETPLACE

Honoring local business people • South Coast Chamber of Commerce • Hilton Beachfront Resort • $125 • https://tinyurl.com/4nu875eb • 11:30am-1:30pm Fr, 2/25.

Honrando a los empresarios locales • Cámara de Comercio de la Costa Sur • Hilton Beachfront Resort • $125 • https://tinyurl.com/4nu875eb • 11:30am-1:30pm viernes, 2/25.

Saturday • sábado 2.26.22 MUSIC | MÚSICA

INSTRUMENTAL GUILD COMPETITION

With Westmont musicians • Westmont College, Deane Chapel • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm Sa, 2/26.

CONCURSO DE GREMIOS INSTRUMENTALES

Con músicos de Westmont • Westmont College, Deane Chapel • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 7pm sábado, 2/26.

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT

Country-rock concert • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Arlington Theatre • $48.50-128.50 general, $28.50 students • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 8pm Sa, 2/26.

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT

Concierto de country-rock • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Arlington Theatre • $48.50-128.50 general, $28.50 estudiantes • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 8pm sábado, 2/26.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

COFFEE & CLASSICS

Admire and learn about vintage cars • The Community Hot Rod Project Inc. • South Coast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Rd • Free • www.thecommunityhotrodproject.com • 8-10am 2nd & 4th Saturdays.

SANTA BARBARA YOUTH SYMPHONY

Concert by local students • Lobero Theatre • Free • www.lobero.org • 4pm Su, 2/27.

SINFÓNICA JUVENIL DE SANTA BÁRBARA

Concierto de estudiantes locales • Teatro Lobero • Gratis • www.lobero.org • 4pm domingo, 2/27.

TEEN STAR

Local vocal competition benefiting performing arts • Granada Theatre • $22-56 • www.granadasb.org • 6pm Su, 2/27.

TEEN STAR

Concurso local de canto a beneficio de las artes escénicas • Teatro Granada • $22-56 • www.granadasb.org • 6pm domingo, 2/27.

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

Admira y aprende sobre los autos antiguos • The Community Hot Rod Project Inc. • South Coast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Rd • Gratis • www.thecommunityhotrodproject.com • 8-10am segundo y cuarto sábado. Support local vendors • Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, 956 Maple Ave. • Free admission • 8am-3pm Sa, 2/26.

MERCADO DEL MUSEO

Apoya a los vendedores locales • Museo de Historia del Valle de Carpinteria, 956 Maple Ave. • Entrada gratuita • 8am-3pm sábado, 2/26.

ALPHA RESOURCE CENTER’S PLANE PULL Plane pull team challenge • SB Airport • $1,000 per team of ten to register • https://alphasb.org/plane-pull • 9am Sa, 2/26.

TIRÓN DEL AVIÓN DEL ALPHA RESOURCE CENTER

Desafío del equipo de tiro del avión • SB Airport • $1,000 por equipo de diez para registrarte • https://alphasb.org/plane-pull • 9am sábado, 2/26.

SMHS BAND FUNDRAISER

CHILDREN | NIÑOS

MUSIC | MÚSICA

In Person & Online Activities for Everyone Actividades Richard en persona y en línea para todos BILINGUAL / BILINGÜE Thompson en el Lobero

CAFÉ Y CLÁSICOS

los lunes y miércoles de 12:30 a 3pm y el primer y tercer fin de semana del mes, sábados y domingos de 10am a 12:30pm y de 12:30pm a 3pm. La visita es gratuita • https://tinyurl.com/ya3pgxge

Sunday • domingo 2.27.22 Tuesday • martes 3.1.22

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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & REGIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS

CAMINA EN LA RESERVA ARROYO HONDO

Concierto de y para músicos de SMHS • Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr. Goleta • Entrada gratuita • 5-9pm sábado, 2/26.

In Person & Online Activities for Everyone CONTINUES / CONTINÚA Actividades en persona y en línea para todos Richard BILINGUAL / BILINGÜE Thompson at the Lobero

February 25, 2022

Concert by and for SMHS musicians • Draughtsmen Aleworks, 53 Santa Felicia Dr. Goleta • Free admission • 5-9pm Sa, 2/26.

SANTA BARBARA GHOST TOURS

Professor Julie Ann Brown tours you through Downtown Santa Barbara sharing the stories of local resident ghosts • $35-$150 • www.sbghosttour.com

5pm martes, 3/1.

VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE

Tax help for locals • Eastside Library • Free • Bring these documents: https://tinyurl.com/25x3p9vb • 4-7pm Tu, 3/1 & We, 3/2.

ASISTENCIA VOLUNTARIA DE IMPUESTOS DE INGRESOS

STAY & PLAY

Share stories with your kids • Eastside Library • Free • 8:30-10am Tu, 3/1.

Ayuda fiscal para locales • Biblioteca Eastside • Gratis • Trae estos documentos: https://tinyurl.com/25x3p9vb • 4-7pm martes, 3/1 y miércoles, 3/2.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

JUNTA ASESORA DE ADOLESCENTES

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca Eastside • Gratis • 8:30-10am martes, 3/1.

VETS CONNECT @ THE LIBRARY

Learn about available resources • Central Library • Free • RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2p8j6smn • 2-4pm Tu, 3/1.

LOS VETERANOS SE CONECTAN EN LA BIBLIOTECA

Conoce los recursos disponibles • Biblioteca central • Gratis • Rerserva tu lugar en: https://tinyurl.com/2p8j6smn • 2-4pm martes, 3/1.

RESEARCH FOCUS GROUP TALK: CRITICAL ACCESS STUDIES

With Professor Aimi Hamraie • UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center • Free • https://tinyurl.com/2p8skhw5 • 3:30-5pm Tu, 3/1.

CHARLA DEL GRUPO FOCAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN: ESTUDIOS DE ACCESO CRÍTICO

Con la profesora Aimi Hamraie • Centro Interdisciplinario de Humanidades de UCSB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/2p8skhw5 • 3:30-

Help shape Library events, programs, and collections • Eastside Library • Free • 4-5pm Tu. Ayuda a dar forma a los eventos, programas y colecciones de la biblioteca • Biblioteca del lado este • Gratis • martes de 4-5pm.

VIRTUAL SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP - INTERMEDIATE

Practice Spanish language in a natural way • SB Public Library • Free • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm Tu.

GRUPO VIRTUAL DE CONVERSACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL – INTERMEDIO

Practica el idioma español de forma natural • Biblioteca pública SB • Gratis • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm martes.

MUSIC | MÚSICA

RICHARD THOMPSON WITH JESSIE PAYO

Folk-rock concert • Lobero Theatre • $40-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm Tu, 3/1.

SANTA BARBARA GHOST TOURS

La profesora Julie Ann Brown recorre el centro de Santa Bárbara compartiendo las historias de los fantasmas residentes locales • $ 35-$150 • www.sbghosttour.com

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

KEVIN HART COMEDY SHOW

Arlington Theatre • www.thearlingtontheatre.com • $55-75 • 7pm & 10pm Su, 2/27.

FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 1 NOMINATED FOR TWO ACADEMY AWARDS: BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM & BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

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Espectáculo de comedia • Teatro Arlington• $55-75 • www.thearlingtontheatre.com • 7pm & 10pm domingo, 2/27.

Monday • lunes

2.28.22

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

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FRI: 7:45pm / SAT: 5:00pm / SUN: 2:30pm MON: 5:00pm / TUES: 5:00pm

Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:30 to 3pm and the first & third weekends, Saturdays & Sundays from 10am to 12:30pm and 12:30pm to 3pm. Free • https://tinyurl.com/ya3pgxge

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February 25, 2022

Concierto folk-rock • Teatro Lobero • $40-106 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm martes, 3/1.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

HEAD GAMES TRIVIA NIGHT

Weekly trivia for prizes • Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, 137 Anacapa St F, SB • Free • 7pm Tu.

NOCHE DE TRIVIA DE JUEGOS MENTALES Trivia semanal para premios • Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, 137 Anacapa St F, SB • Gratis • 7pm martes.

Wednesday • miércoles 3.2.22 CHILDREN | NIÑOS

WIGGLY STORYTIME

For toddlers 14 months - 3 years • SB Public Library • Alameda Park • Free • 10:15-10:45am We, 3/2.

HORA DE CUENTOS WIGGLY

GRUPO DE CONVERSACIÓN VIRTUAL EN INGLÉS DE LA BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA DE SB

Para todos los estudiantes del idioma inglés • Gratis • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm los miércoles.

LE CERCLE FRANÇAIS

A French conversation group, all levels welcome • Arnoldi’s Cafe, 600 Olive St., SB • Free • http://sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • 5-7pm We.

EL CÍRCULO FRANCÉS

Un grupo de conversación en francés, todos los niveles son bienvenidos • Arnoldi’s Cafe, 600 Olive St., SB • http://sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • Gratis • 5-7pm miércoles.

VIRTUAL SPANISH BOOK CLUB

Discuss Donde cantan las ballenas by Sara Jaramillo • SB Public Library • Free • https://tinyurl.com/ybryyt2d • 5-5:55pm We, 3/2.

CLUB DE LECTURA VIRTUAL EN ESPAÑOL

Para niños pequeños de 14 meses a 3 años • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Parque Alameda • Gratis • 10:15-10:45am miércoles, 3/2.

Discute Donde cantan las ballenas por Sara Jaramillo • Biblioteca Pública SB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/ybryyt2d • 5-5:55pm miércoles, 3/2.

BABY AND ME

VIRTUAL CRIME BOOK CLUB

For babies 0-14 months • SB Public Library • Alameda Park • Free • 11-11:30am We, 3/2.

BEBÉ Y YO

Para bebés de 0 a 14 meses • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Parque Alameda • Gratis • 11-11:30am miércoles, 3/2.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

PROUD YOUTH OF COLOR

Group for LGBTQ+ youth of color • Pacific Pride Foundation • Free • Alternating in-person and online meetings • RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm We.

ORGULLOSO JUVENTUD DE COLOR

Grupo para jóvenes de color LGBTQ + • Pacific Pride Foundation • Gratis • Reuniones alternas en persona y en línea • Reserva tu lugar: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm miércoles.

THE SB PUBLIC LIBRARY VIRTUAL ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP

For all English language learners • Free • www.santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/lib/default.asp • 4:30-5:30pm We.

Discuss The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware • SB Public Library • Free • https://tinyurl.com/mrxkjcuc • 5-6pm We, 3/2.

CLUB DE LECTURA VIRTUAL SOBRE CRÍMENES

Discute The Woman in Cabin 10 por Ruth Ware • Biblioteca pública de SB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/mrxkjcuc • 5-6pm miércoles, 3/2.

LINKEDIN 2.0 AMPLIFY YOUR IMPACT

Virtual talk with Starshine Roshell • AWC-SB • $10 general, members free • https://tinyurl.com/3ke9nc3m • 5:30pm We, 3/2.

LINKEDIN 2.0 AMPLIFICA TU IMPACTO

Charla virtual con Starshine Roshell • AWC-SB • $10 general, miembros gratis • https://tinyurl.com/3ke9nc3m • 5:30pm miércoles, 3/2.

ERIK LARSON

Talk with a National Book Award winner • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Campbell Hall, UCSB • $25-35 general, $10 UCSB students • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm We, 3/2.

ERIK LARSON

Habla con un ganador del Premio Nacional del Libro • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Campbell Hall, UCSB • $25-35 general, $10 estudiantes de UCSB • www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm miércoles, 3/2.

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RICHARD THOMPSON CON JESSIE PAYO

UCSB Dance Company: REBOUND

Experience the first full performance of the UCSB Dance Company in almost two years as they present REBOUND at UCSB’s Studio Ballet Theater at 7pm Thursday, March 3rd and Friday, March 4th, led by Artistic Director Delila Moseley. For tickets ($1115) visit www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

Compañía de Danza de UCSB: REBOTE

Experimenta la primera presentación completa de la Compañía de Danza de UCSB en casi dos años cuando presenten REBOTE en el Studio Ballet Theatre de UCSB a las 7pm del jueves, 3 y viernes, 4 de marzo, dirigido por la directora artística Delila Moseley. Para boletos ($11-15) visita www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

MUSIC | MÚSICA

SB TREBLE CLEF WOMEN’S CHORUS

Sing with others, no audition needed • Vista del Monte Patio Room, 3775 Modoc Rd. • Free • https://tinyurl.com/4ns8nzvu • 6:30pm We.

CORO FEMENINO DE SB TREBLE CLEF

BIBLIOTECA SOBRE LA MARCHA

Music from film Tous les matins du monde • CAMA • Lobero Theatre • $38-48 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm We, 3/2.

JORDI SAVALL & LE CONCERT DES NATIONS

Music from film Tous les matins du monde • CAMA • Lobero Theatre • $38-48 • www.lobero.org • 7:30pm We, 3/2.

UCSB ENSEMBLE FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Performing new works • Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB • $7-10, UCSB students and under 12 free • https://tinyurl.com/y7spfp4x • 7:30pm We, 3/2.

Dr. Ginger Swanson

Certified Medical Support Hypnotherapist

805-886-4716 www.DrGingerSwanson.com

Contemporary dance performance • Studio Ballet Theater, UCSB • $11-15 • https://tinyurl.com/4vp3jr8d • 7pm Th, 3/3 & Fr, 3/4.

COMPAÑÍA DE BAILE DE UCSB

Espectáculo de danza contemporánea • Studio Ballet Theatre, UCSB • $11-15 • https://tinyurl.com/4vp3jr8d • 7pm jueves, 3/3 y viernes, 3/4.

LECTURES | MEETINGS | WORKSHOPS CONFERENCIAS | REUNIONES

PROUD YOUTH GROUP

MIÉRCOLES DE MUELLE

GRUPO DE JÓVENES ORGULLOSOS

Live concert by The Hoodlum Friends and more • Stearns Wharf • Free • 4pm We, 3/2. Concierto en vivo de The Hoodlum Friends y más • Stearns Wharf • Gratis • 4pm miércoles, 3/2.

OPEN MIC STAND-UP COMEDY

Local comedians • Mel’s Cocktail Lounge, 209 W Carrillo St., SB • 7pm We.

MICRÓFONO ABIERTO - COMEDIA STAND-UP

Grupo para estudiantes LGBTQ + • Pacific Pride Foundation • Gratis • Reuniones alternas en persona y en línea • Reserva tu lugar: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm jueves.

CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, SYNCRETISM, AND AUTHENTICITY

Los comediantes locales • Mel’s Cocktail Lounge, 209 W Carrillo St., SB • 7pm miércoles.

Talk by Professor Vilna Bashi • McCune Conference Room - 6020 HSSB, UCSB • Free • https://tinyurl.com/25bk45ad • 5:30-7pm Th, 3/3.

Thursday • jueves 3.3.22

APROPIACIÓN CULTURAL, SINCRETISMO Y AUTENTICIDAD

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Harding University Partnership School • Gratis • 8:45-9:45am Th, 3/3.

STAY & PLAY

805-460-8898

UCSB DANCE COMPANY

Group for LGBTQ+ students • Pacific Pride Foundation • Free • Alternating in-person and online meetings • RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/hnkfvb9t • 4-5:30pm Th.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA

Eco-friendly Land Management Noxious Weed Abatement Sustainable Agriculture Fire Mitigation Scott Rothdeutsch | Owner scott@sbgoats.com

DANCE | BAILE

WHARF WEDNESDAY

Share stories with your kids • SB Public Library • Harding University Partnership School • Free • 8:45-9:45am Th, 3/3.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

El misterio del asesinato de Agatha Christie • Grupo de teatro en SBCC • Teatro Garvin, SBCC • $10-18 • www.theatregroupsbcc.com • 7:30pm, miércoles, 3/2 hasta el 3/19.

Visita la camioneta de la biblioteca • Biblioteca Pública de SB •Harding School • Gratis • 12:302pm miércoles, 3/2.

STAY & PLAY

Obra sobre la comunidad de California pospandémica • UCSB Hatlen Theatre • $13-19 • https://tinyurl.com/yckk52zc • 7pm miércoles, 3/2-3/5; 1pm 3/5 y 3/6.

ASESINATO EN EL ORIENT EXPRESS

Visit the library’s van • SB Public Library • Harding School • Free • 12:30-2pm We, 3/2.

CHILDREN | NIÑOS

LOS HUESOS DE LA CONTENCIÓN

Agatha Christie’s murder mystery • Theatre Group at SBCC • Garvin Theatre, SBCC • $1018 • www.theatregroupsbcc.com • 7:30pm We, 3/2 through 3/19.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

JORDI SAVALL & LE CONCERT DES NATIONS

Play on post-pandemic CA community • UCSB Hatlen Theater • $13-19 • https://tinyurl.com/yckk52zc • 7pm We, 3/2-3/5; 1pm 3/5 & 3/6.

Reaching into the depths of our unconscious mind, we are able to find the resources needed to remain calm, feel inner peace, and even find joy in the midst of the chaos in our lives and the world. In-person or on-line sessions.

Realización de obras nuevas • Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB • $7-10, estudiantes de UCSB y menores de 12 años gratis • https://tinyurl.com/y7spfp4x • 7:30pm miércoles, 3/2.

LIBRARY ON THE GO

THE BONES OF CONTENTION

Hypnosis can help.

CONJUNTO PARA MÚSICA CONTEMPORÁNEA DE UCSB

Canta con otros, no se necesita una audición • Salón del Patio de Vista del Monte, 3775 Modoc Rd. • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/4ns8nzvu • 6:30pm miércoles.

MOVIES & THEATRE | CINE Y TEATRO

Feeling anxious, fatigued, depressed, or just experiencing isolation challenges?

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Share stories with your kids • SB Public Library • Carpinteria Children’s Project • Free • https://tinyurl.com/bdcujx4b • 11am-12pm Th, 3/3.

QUÉDATE Y JUEGA

Comparte historias con tus hijos • Biblioteca Pública de SB• Carpinteria Children’s Project • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/bdcujx4b • 11am12pm jueves, 3/3.

Charla de la profesora Vilna Bashi • Sala de conferencias McCune - 6020 HSSB, UCSB • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/25bk45ad • 5:307pm jueves, 3/3.

MOVIES & THEATRE | CINE Y TEATRO

LILLIAN

One-person play • Ensemble Theatre Company at the New Vic • $25-65 • www.etcsb.org • 7:30pm Th, 3/3 through 3/13.

LILLIAN

Obra unipersonal • Ensemble Theatre Company en el New Vic • $25-65 • www.etcsb.org • 7:30pm jueves, 3/3 hasta el 3/13.

MUSIC | MÚSICA

UCSB WIND ENSEMBLE

Playing familiar and new pieces • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall UCSB • $7-10, UCSB students and under 12 free • https://tinyurl.com/ycxuw7p3 • 7:30pm Th, 3/3.

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Santa Barbara’s

February 25, 2022

Downtown

ST THURSDAY is an evening of art and culture in downtown Santa Barbara that takes place on the first Thursday of each month. Participating art venues offer free access to art in a fun and social environment from 5-8pm. 1st Thursday venues also provide additional attractions, such as live music, artist receptions, lectures, wine tastings, and hands-on activities. Additionally, State Street comes alive on 1st Thursday with performances and interactive activities.

March 3rd • 5-8pm

12 GALLERY 113 • 1114 State St, La Arcada Court #8 • 805-965-6611 •

Galleries, Museums, & Art Venues

Members of the SB Art Association exhibit their work here. The artist of the month is Emil Morhardt with paintings of local birds. Featured artists include Kathy Leader, Helena Hill, Deidre Stietzel, Sue Slater, and Julianne Martin. Many other SBAA artists exhibit in the group show in various media.

as we begin celebrating our first anniversary on State Street, after 25 years in San Francisco. The gallery specializes in California artists exploring the intersection of realism and abstraction.

13 WATERHOUSE GALLERY • 1114 State St, La Arcada Court #9 • 805-9628885 • The Gallery features figurative works, interiors, and cityscapes, by local and Oak Group artists. Works by Ray Hunter, Derek Harrison. Wyllis Heaton, Camille Dellar, Ann Sanders, Thomas Van Stein, Nancy Davidson, Rick Garcia, Ellie Freudenstein, and Ralph Waterhouse, who will host a live demonstration (5:45 pm).

2 SANTA BARBARA FINE ART • 1321 State St • 805-845-4270 • View

14 JAMIE SLONE WINES • 23 East de la Guerra St • 805-560-6555 • Come

1 THOMAS REYNOLDS GALLERY •1331 State St • 415-676-7689 •Join us

Painting the Light by Original Oak Group member and Santa Barbara landscape artist, Richard Schloss. We feature works by local landscape artists, including 13 Oak Group members. Champagne and wine, live music by Bruce Goldish.

3 MAUNE CONTEMPORARY • 1309 State St • 805-869-2524 • View works

from 17 artists from around the world. Shown here are works by Colombian artist, Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo. We look forward to seeing you there!

4 LONETREE • 1221 State St, Suite 24 • 805-892-7335 • Join us at Michelle Beamer’s home furnishings store in Victoria Court. We will serve Kompas Club wines and showcasing Van Gogh inspired vignettes, in honor of the opening of Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources, at the SB Museum of Art.

5 DOMECíL • 1221 State St, Suite 7 • 805-324-4971 • Domecíl will feature the

sip on delicious, local wine at The Best Santa Barbara Wine Experience and enjoy a local artisanal pairing. Enjoy select white wines for $11 and select red wines for $13 in our cozy tasting room or outside on our Terraza.

15 CITY HALL GALLERY • 735 Anacapa St • 805-568-3990 • Join local artists for the closing of Remedy: Art Is the Cure, a SB Abstract Art Collective Juried Exhibition, highlighting the healing powers of art and creation during difficult times. Works by 58 artists are featured in City Hall Gallery and Channing Peake Gallery. 16 SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM • 136 East De la Guerra St •

805-966-1601• Visit new installations, Lockwood de Forest: Lighting the Way and Huguette Marcelle Clark: A Portrait of the Artist. Wine and music by guitarist Tony Ybarra.

artwork of Ray Gabaldon, exhibiting and selling his wood and copper pieces, The Missing. Enjoy live music by The Rockshop Academy students playing live musical hits from the 70’s through the 90’s. See you in the heart of beautiful Victoria Court!

6 CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • 36 East Victoria St • 805-957-4200 •

Enjoy local artist Bart Tarman’s installation The Healing Power of Sea and Summit, and live music. Bart was drawn to paint while walking the 500-mile Camino de Santiago from France to Northern Spain. He will be giving short talks.

7 10 WEST GALLERY • 10 West Anapamu St • 805-770-7711 • NEW VIBES 2022: On display are abstract, impressionistic, and figurative paintings, large contemporary ceramic vessels, porcelain sculptures, and some large textural mixed media wall pieces. See them before the show ends on March 7! Open 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, closed Tuesdays. 8 SULLIVAN GOSS – AN AMERICAN GALLERY • 11 East Anapamu St • 805730-1460 • Sullivan Goss opens tandem solo exhibitions in our center gallery for kinetic sculptor Ken Bortolazzo, and the estate of Michael Dvortcsak. Also on view Leon Dabo: En France Encore; and our Winter Salon.

MARCH

20 IDYLL MERCANTILE

9st CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY • 105 East Anapamu St, 1st Floor • 805-568703 Chapala Street 13990 THURSDAY • Join local artists for the closing of Remedy: Art Is the Cure, a SB Abstract

We are excited to present local artist Art Collective Juried Exhibition, highlighting the healing powers of art and creation. TICIPATING VENUES CONTINUED Works by 58 artists are featured in City Hall Gallery and Channing Peake Gallery.

Serena Seshadri whose work highlights

the textured lives of women of color. 10 SUNFLOWERS ON STATE • Sculptures: Various locations on State St;

A BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM Ribbon cutting ceremony: 1137 State Street • Enjoy larger-than-life sunflower Her paintings and drawings depict

Photo courtesy of SB County Office of Arts & Culture

t De la Guerra Street, 805-966-1601 e Museum's latest installations, Lockwood st: Lighting the Way and e Marcelle Clark: A Portrait A r tist. E n j o y w i n e a n d by guitarist Tony Ybarra.

ALOMA CAFÉ

sculptures along l i ve d - i n b o d i e s, h a n d s, a n d s k i n . State Street. These sculptures were Drinks will be served, and we’re excited to welcome fabricated by The back Val-Mar Records for live music. See you soon! Environment Makers and painted by students from Dos 21 PURA LUNA APOTHECARY Pueblos HS, Goleta 633 La Chapala Street, 805-450-2484 Valley Junior High, Colina Junior It’s High,been a joy to create space for healing Santa Barbara Junior over High, VADA, and San the past five years, especially Marcos HS. Join forusSanta Barbara’s queer and BIPOC for a special ribbon communities. Come celebrate the first cutting in front of Old anniversary of Pura Luna Apothecary & Full Spiral Navy (5:00 pm).

capa Street, 805-966-7029 d artist Anna Jarvaise specializes emporary art and design. She with her father James Jarvaise, 11 SANTA Salon being in business at our new shop location niques of design composition, with music, art, libations, and exclusive shopping! BARBARA MUSEUM g, and collage. Anna’s work demonstrates her OF ART • 1130 State y of these techniques with a style all her own. St • 805-963-4364

KZONES

eo Nuevo, 2nd Floor, 805-966-3722 r Co l l e c t i o n H a i r A r t S h ow d e r g r o u10n Celebrate d H a i rVanAGogh r t i sby t sadmiring . State Street’s sunflower created by The emonstration of howstatues, a hair Environment Makers and local students! on is produced from inception! chniques using hair pieces and wigs, braids eads, and make up applications to achieve

WORKS 22a freeWYLDE • Enjoy pop-up opera (5:30 -609 6:15 State Street pm) in the Museum Grand opening party! BOOK LAUNCH: galleries featuring works inspired"Can by You Imagine?" a new illustrated Through Vincent’s children's book by Sydney and Dylan Eyes: Van Gogh and featuring original magical His Sources. Wylde, Visit the Family Resource drawings. KATZ' PAJAMAS: storytelling Center (5:30 -

by famed and beloved storyteller Michael Katz (4:00 pm). BAND: The David Segall Band brings their Santa Barbara love grooves (7:00 - 9:00 pm). Culture & curious drinks.

Photo courtesy of MCASB

7:30pm) for a free landscape painting art activity. Afterward, enjoy the galleries until 8pm.

19 View Fortune’s Here by Miguel Angel Payano Jr. and four other artists’ creative examination of the human form as the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara hosts Curated Cocktails.

17 LA PALOMA CAFÉ • 702 Anacapa St • 805-966-7029 • Artist Anna Jarvaise specializes in contemporary art and design. She studied with her father James Jarvaise in techniques of design composition, texturing, and collage. Anna’s work demonstrates her mastery and originality with these techniques. 18 WORKZONES • 351 Paseo Nuevo, 2nd Floor • 805-966-3722 • Warrior

Collection Hair Art Show by Underground Hair Artists. Live demonstration, with hair techniques using hair pieces and wigs, braids and dreads, and make up applications to achieve the look on 6 model ‘Warriors’. Visit us in-person at Workzones, or Zoom in to see the team in action during this lhybrid event. (Join Zoom Meeting) (Meeting ID: 835 2921 4609, Passcode: 657619)

19 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SANTA BARBARA • 653 Paseo Nuevo Terrace • 805-966-5373 • Happy hour with art and music at MCASB during Curated Cocktails. Located on the beautiful Paseo Nuevo Upper Arts Terrace, Curated Cocktails are inspired by the current exhibitions. After-hours museum access, cocktails, DJ sets, and interactive art experiences.

20 IDYLL MERCANTILE • 703 Chapala St • We are excited to present local artist Serena Seshadri whose work highlights the textured lives of women of color. Her paintings and drawings depict lived-in bodies, hands, and skin. Drinks will be served, and live music with Val-Mar Records. 21 PURA LUNA APOTHECARY • 633 Chapala St • 805-450-2484 • It’s been

a joy to create space for healing over the past five years, especially for Santa Barbara’s queer and BIPOC communities. Come celebrate the first anniversary of Pura Luna Apothecary & Full Spiral Salon at our new shop location with music, art, libations, and exclusive shopping!

22 WYLDE WORKS • 609 State St • Grand opening party! BOOK LAUNCH: for

MARCH

Can You Imagine? a new children’s book by Sydney and Dylan Wylde, featuring original magical drawings. KATZ’ PAJAMAS: storytelling by storyteller Michael Katz (4:00 pm). BAND: The David Segall st Band (7:00 - 9:00 pm).

1 THURSDAY SPECIAL EVENTS East Mason Street, located at the Hotel Californian • 805-845-8435 • Join us for

23 MARGERUM WINE COMPANY’S SANTA BARBARA TASTING ROOM • 19 featured Los Angeles-based artist Trevor Zank. Trevor is best known for his large scale paintings, but we’ll also be showing smaller pencil drawings.

CHILLPOINT BAND Performers & Special Events 1000 Block of State Street, 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Enjoy an outdoor concert from local band Chillpoint Band alongBand. Don’t miss the funky, soulful sound of Chillpoint the 1000 block of State Street, 5-8pm This group is a locals favorite and consists of professional musicians Brian J. • Fox (basses), Craig Thatcher (drums), THE ART CRAWL 1130 State Street, 5:30pm Daniel LeMelle (saxophones), and William Fiedtkou (guitar STATE STREET PROMENADE MARKET • State Street, 900 & 1000 /vocals).Blocks, Their renditions Thursdays 3 - 7:30pmrange from Bob Marley to Stevie Wonder. Grab your dancing shoes and come on down!

CHILLPOINT BAND • State Street, 1000 Block, in the Promenade Market, 5 - 8pm • Don’t miss the funky, soulful sound of Chillpoint Band. This local group consists of professional musicians Brian J. Fox (basses), Craig Thatcher (drums), Daniel LeMelle (saxophones), and William Fiedtkou (guitar/vocals). Their renditions range from Bob Marley to Stevie Wonder so grab your dancing shoes and come on down! 1130 State Street, 5:30 PM

Track down hidden gems and off-the-beaten-track locations during this curated Art Crawl led by

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Palminteri’s

Bus Driver Shortages

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John Palminteri

What’s Been Happening? Arson Suspect Caught

Penélope Cruz to Receive SBIFF Montecito Award

Photo by Montecito Fire

Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classic

There is a SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE across the country and efforts to resolve it here on the South Coast came in the form of a job fair Saturday, February 19th in Goleta. Starts at $19 an hour, with paid training.

Call for Local Support

ARSON SUSPECT CAUGHT - by Santa Barbara Sheriff’s deputies Monday, February 21st at the site of the Saturday/Sunday culvert fire along Hwy 101 in Carpinteria. That led to two traffic shut downs. Thousands impacted.

Photo by KEYT

PENÉLOPE CRUZ will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, at 8pm on Tuesday, March 8th at the Arlington Theatre. Her latest: PARALLEL MOTHERS

Fully-Vaccinated Customers Don’t Have to Mask

RETAIL AND RESTAURANT business on the Central Coast expected to see a spike with the new change to allow vaccinated customers to come in unmasked. Some are going at it slowly though.

A hot meal program for seniors living on a limited income is running short of funds and there’s a call for donations to keep the food deliveries going past March 1st. The program is run by the Center for Successful Aging. For more information visit www.csasb.org

Preparation for Fire Season Summer Tourism Preview?

A ten week fire prevention program is underway in Montecito involving brush clearing and chipping. If a fire breaks out it will burn slower and be less than a threat to homes. The cost is funded through the district budget.

The past busy holiday weekend could be a preview of the summer season ahead for the TOURISM INDUSTRY. Central Coast visitor numbers soar with sunny winter weather.

Photos by John Palminteri • www.facebook.com/john.palminteri.5 • Twitter @JohnPalminteri • Instagram @JohnPalminteriNews

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February 25, 2022

Discovering Collateral Value – Even In Bad Times “routine life,” that we assumed to be stable, taken away. Shutdowns and stringent public health orders prevented us from experiencing the structured existence we had grown to expect and enjoy.

By Angel Iscovich, MD, Special to VOICE

EGARDLESS OF WHAT CAMP YOU FALL INTO — or even if you think COVID has wrought nothing but misery — there is collateral value, not just damage — to what we have been experiencing since March 2020. We have learned many lessons by having our

Now we can take these lessons and make them part of our life and routines. Routines in themselves give us stability, balance, and physiological homeostasis.

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Unable to partake in eating out, many of us learned to be better cooks. Economically, this was a boon for producers of appliances like grills and frying pans. Cooking and eating at home also meant more togetherness with loved ones. In fact, so many families took up the art of baking, it led to a flour shortage in the U.S. according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens has a range of walks and hikes for the whole family or a solitary stroll, as do our 50 plus local parks, the beach, and Los Padres National Forest.

When indoor fitness venues, gyms, and yoga studios closed, it forced many of us to find new ways to become and stay healthy. We started walking and getting more fresh air. We took to hiking trails with loved ones, which allowed us more time together, strengthening familial bonds while enjoying nature. Golfing made a comeback. And much like the flour shortage, we saw the same trend with the run on bicycles. We saw swimming pool sales exploded in the past two years and home improvement hit

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record heights. Backyards were transformed into oases for social connectivity — even if for only a small number of family and friends. We also witnessed a surge of pet adoption leading to greater companionship between human and critters alike. COVID shone a spotlight on how adaptive people are by nature. Now that some of the pandemic restrictions are lifting, we can continue to utilize the routine lessons we have learned. You might consider: • Start the day with a positive daily affirmation • Cook, prepare, gather for one meal at home every day. • Participate in one outdoor activity daily. • Schedule and organize days with family and friends to strengthen bonds.

ROUTINE

LIFE via Zoom, but in-person. Bereft of so many physical experiences we counted on as part of our routine, we have come to appreciate the people in our lives. Perhaps this gratitude will continue and even increase long after we regain normalcy. It’s my hope that in spite of so much disruption, you find what is most valued and meaningful.

• Take daily time out in the afternoon for a moment of “quiet time.” Ultimately, the disease’s long-term effects on the economy, politics, and mental health remain to be seen. For now, let us acknowledge that even something this seemingly negative and disruptive offers benefits. It’s how we are wired. Most of all, it’s encouraging to witness an increased value on presence, not just

Angel Iscovich, MD

Angel Iscovich, M.D., is a long time Santa Barbara resident who has journeyed from philosophy, to psychiatry, to emergency medicine, and from the emergency room to the boardroom. He is the author of The Art of Routine. www.angeliscovich.com

They Came, They Saw, They Shelled

Photo by Sigrid Toye

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however, the psychological damage stunned an “Submarine Shells Southland already frightened nation with ramifications Oilfield,” and “First Attack that resonate to this day. of War on Continental U.S.” Think what it must have been like that This was also an exaggeration, winter evening around 7pm when families who as there were several other lived in a scarcely populated area of Goleta attacks after the first during heard explosions and saw flashes of light. Seated the War of 1812. Needless around the radio listening to the second of to say, rumors intermingled President Franklin D Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats, with truth regarding the they were hearing news of the war. Just off the Ellwood attacks and remain coast, a Japanese submarine known as the I-17 a curiosity as I write. “The was in the process of opening fire on the nearby more I research this topic the By Sigrid Toye, Special to VOICE oil fields hoping to destroy its installations. more I learn,” stated Graffy at The entire episode only the end of his talk. “New facts HE YEAR 2022 IS ONE FULL OF involved the firing of a and interesting stories always ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS! Photo showing the damage from the shelling couple of dozen shells reveal themselves with the Stearns Wharf, the city’s magnificent that damaged a storage passing of time.” icon, is celebrating its 150th year, as facility, shattered an oil derrick, and splintered The Ellwood Beach shelling remains a blip in the history books. is the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. Big plans a small portion of Ellwood pier. It was over in But like a small stone in a pond, its wake has made its way into the are being made in partnership with the 20 minutes. 21st century. On its face, the shelling of submarine I-17 was certainly Waterfront Department. In this season of The incident and resulting confusion at not one of World War II’s major events. It caused no injuries and anniversaries along our California coastline, Ellwood gave rise to conspiracy theories, some only $500 damage. However, Executive Order 9066 had just been there is yet another one not well known, of which are indeed interesting. Curiously, authorized four days before on February 19th, 1942 by President but impactful with deep historical roots unlike other oil fields that existed up and down Roosevelt relegating thousands of individuals living on the West marking its 80th year... this week! The Santa the California coast, the Ellwood Oil Fields Coast to internment camps throughout the country for the duration Barbara Maritime Museum hosted historian had little military protection, making it an easy of the war. The fear and terror generated by the Ellwood attacks Neil Graffy for a webinar titled They Came, target. Goleta did have a Coast Guard patrol hastened the roundup of 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry (most They Saw, They Shelled. Graffy regaled his boat stationed nearby, a Marine fleet of patrol of whom were U.S. citizens) and others from countries with whom virtual audience (of 200!) with the story of bombers stationed at the Goleta airpost, army the United States was at war. Over 2,000 residents of Santa Barbara the 1942 attack by a Japanese submarine on troops spread along the coast as shore patrol, County, community friends and neighbors, were transported from Ellwood Beach shelling exhibition at the oil fields at Ellwood Beach, the present the SB Maritime Museum plus two howitzer cannons were at the ready, their homes to inland camps. As Neil Graffy pointed out, the story location of The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa one at Ellwood. Mysteriously, all of these defenses were relocated just continues to be revisited today with the longer view that the passing Barbara and the Sandpiper Golf Course. And what a story it is! days before this attack! Gives one pause, indeed. of time allows. An exhibit with Ellwood Oil Field artifacts can be The surprise attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on December Graffy revealed that the I-17 was not the first submarine to found at the Maritime Museum and the webinar is available on their 7th, 1941, only six weeks before, clearly demonstrated that United cruise the waters off the California coast. A total of seven Japanese website at www.SBMM.org States territory could be assaulted and the threat of war brought to submarines actually patrolled the West Coast after the attacks on the American homeland. An uncertain nation found itself once again Pearl Harbor. They sank two merchant ships and damaged six Sigrid Toye volunteers for the Breakwater Flag Project. She is on the board enmeshed in another global conflict leaving the entire nation jittery, of directors of the Maritime Museum and participates in Yacht Club more, skirmishing twice with U.S. Navy air or sea forces. Although especially those living on the West Coast. The shelling of the Ellwood activities. An educational/behavior therapist, Sigrid holds a Ph.D in clinical this was a little known fact - or perhaps not revealed - the Ellwood Oil Fields and the surrounding area on the evening of February psychology. She loves all things creative, including her two grown children Beach attack rattled the national psyche with headlines screaming 23rd caused minimal material damage – estimated at a scant $500 – who are working artists. Send Harbor tips to: Itssigrid@gmail.com

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Melanin Gallery

Uplifting Black History & Art

By Daisy Scott / VOICE present a pop-up art gallery for the month. However, upon recognizing the need for NDERLINING THE INTERCONNECTION a space for local Black artists to equitably BETWEEN ART, COMMUNITY, AND HISTORY, share and sell their works, HJSB decided to Melanin Gallery provides a crucial opportunity for maintain the gallery. education and celebration. Operated by Healing The organization launched a GoFundMe Justice Santa Barbara, the gallery currently features a account for the gallery, pop-up exhibition titled Santa with community members Barbara’s Black History: For the donating more than Love of Our People, including $25,000 to keep the gallery dozens of relics from local Melanin Gallery’s timeline display of Santa Barbara’s Black history open for eight additional history. Several doors down, months. While the gallery its extension exhibition, The original works by over 20 Black artists at The Black Art Seen, is set to close next week, the Black Art Seen, at the Arts Fund open between 12 and 5pm Wednesdays through Sundays GoFundMe remains open for individuals gallery presents over 20 Black who wish to donate in hopes of prolonging at 821 State St. A longtime supporter of Melanin Gallery, artists in a compellingly original the Arts Fund’s show displays photographs, paintings, and the gallery’s operation. show. The exhibitions, and sculptures in a stunning exhibition that ranges from ethereal The gallery’s current show surrounds Melanin Gallery, will close on portraits of Black women to abstract, emotionally evocative visitors with a comprehensive pop-up February 28th. paintings. In combining all of these art forms, styles, and historical museum chronicling the lives “I credit Simone [Ruskamp, subjects, viewers quickly develop strong appreciation for the and accomplishments of the local Black cofounder of HJSB] for honing unique talent and perspectives of each artist. community. In exploring the historical this term, but art is activism,” Ultimately, HJSB views the Melanin Gallery and this documents and photos displayed, visitors said HJSB Creative Director of month’s pop-up timeline as proof of concept for their learn of the first Black people in Santa Arts & Culture Leticia Forney goal of establishing a African-American Black Cultural Barbara, the history of St. Paul AME, Resch. “Being able to display Resource Center. Over the past years, the organization has the origins of local organizations such your art publicly is a form of called upon the City and County to partner with them in as the Foodbank of Santa Barbara, and liberation and community creating a center that would offer resources and house Santa more. It also highlights how the Franklin acceptance of that person’s point Neighborhood Center originally supported Barbara’s Black history, much as the Franklin Neighborhood of view. So to have a full black Center originally did. and was the result of Black-led organizing Welcome to the Divine by Terramabilia art gallery, owned by Black “We want space where we can do community efforts. femmes, is a strong statement.” workshops, cooking classes, and there are Black community The exhibition’s timeline ends with the message “Black Melanin Gallery opened in June 2021, after HJSB members to ask for spaces where they can get Black hair History is Happening Now.” HJSB will continue working received a $5,000 grant from Juneteenth Santa Barbara to products, items for Black recipes, because right now — I to represent as much of the Black community as possible mean all of those things remind us of home, of rituals of Black community — and we don’t have a place that has all by gathering and preserving of that,” said Simone Akila Ruskamp. local history from regional Open 12-5pm Wed. through Sun. • 833 State St. • www.hjsb.org sources and residents. After reviewing this history, visitors can admire FTER RUSSIA’S INVASION OF EASTERN SECTIONS OF UKRAINE, Congressman Salud Carbajal released the following statement: “Two months ago, I visited Ukraine with a bipartisan Congressional delegation and heard firsthand their growing concerns about Russia’s BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS attempts to destabilize Ukraine’s democracy and divide the U.S. and its allies. Now, we have seen an unprovoked and illegal escalation of those efforts with Russia’s 12pm sábado, 2/26. invasion of eastern regions of Ukraine. OPEN MIC NIGHT I join President Biden, our NATO partners, and the entire free world in Night of artistic expression • UCSB MultiCultural Center BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION condemning this blatant act of aggression and clear violation of international law. Lounge • Free • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm Fr, 2/25. Performances, poetry, crafts, and storytelling • SB Public The Biden Administration and my colleagues and I in Congress will continue Library • Alameda Park • Free • 10am-12pm Sa, 2/26. NOCHE DE MICRÓFONO ABIERTO to maintain unwavering support for the Ukrainian people and their sovereignty Noche de expresión artística • UCSB MultiCultural Center CELEBRACIÓN DE LA HISTORIA NEGRA by imposing crippling sanctions on Russian individuals and institutions who are Lounge • Gratis • https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 7:30pm viernes, Espectáculos, poesía, manualidades y narración de cuentos responsible for this unprovoked invasion. 2/25. • Biblioteca Pública de SB • Parque Alameda • Gratis • The time for diplomacy is not over, but clear and painful consequences 10am-12pm sábado, 2/26. for Vladimir Putin are necessary to respond to this aggression. While I do not 9TH ANNUAL SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE: want to see American combat troops directly involved in this conflict, targeted Ongoing Events: REVITALIZING COMMUNITY IN A CHANGING WORLD sanctions and continued Virtual conference • UCSB MultiCultural Center • Free • SB BLACK HISTORY MONTH HISTORICAL MUSEUM https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 9:30am-3pm Sa, 2/26 & 2/27. security assistance for Ukraine & MELANIN GALLERY will enable the international Community gallery • Melanin, 833 State St. • Free • 129ª CONFERENCIA ANUAL DE JUSTICIA SOCIAL: community to send a clear 7pm We-Su. all of February REVITALIZAR LA COMUNIDAD EN UN MUNDO message that Russia must reverse CAMBIANTE MES DE LA HISTORIA NEGRA EN SB: MUSEO course and Ukraine must remain Conferencia virtual • Centro Multicultural UCSB • Gratis • HISTÓRICO Y GALERÍA MELANIN free to make its own decision https://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu • 9:30am-3pm sábado, 2/26 y 2/27. Galería de la comunidad • Melanin, 833 State St. • Gratis • and choose its own future.” 12-7pm miércoles-domingo, todo el mes febrero Representative Carbajal VIRTUAL COLLEGE FAIR: is a member of the House HISTORICAL BLACK COLLEGES SBPL BLACK HISTORY MONTH DISPLAY Armed Services Committee. In For grades 6-12 and community college students • Gateway SB Public Library observes Black History Month • Central Educational Services • Free • Contact December 2021, he also joined Library, 40 East Anapamu St. • Free • Open all of February info@gatewayeducationalservices.org • 10am-12pm Sa, 2/26. a bipartisan congressional ESCAPARATE DEL MES DE LA HISTORIA NEGRA DE delegation visit to Ukraine, FERIA VIRTUAL DE UNIVERSIDADES: SBPL where he met Ukrainian civilian UNIVERSIDADES NEGRAS HISTÓRICAS La Biblioteca Pública de SB celebra el Mes de la Historia and military leadership. Major General Hryhoriy Halahan, commander of Para los grados 6-12 y estudiantes de colegios comunitarios Photo courtesy of The Arts Fund

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Salud Carbajal Denounces the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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CASA DOLORES: Bandera Ware and traditional outfits, Huichol, Tehuana dress, China Poblana skirt • 1023 Bath St • www.casadolores.org CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: Remedy: Art is the Cure ~ Mar 25 • 1st fl, 105 E. Anacapa St • 805-568-3994 CLAY STUDIO GALLERY: Selections from the Don Reitz Collection • 805-565-CLAY • www.claystudiosb.org • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd,

CYPRESS GALLERY: 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • Sat & Sun 1-4 • 805-737-1129 • www.lompocart.org EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BÁRBARA: Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas • 123 E. Canon Perdido St • Th-Sun 11-4 • www.sbthp.org/presidio

FAULKNER GALLERY: AIA Santa Barbara Design Awards 2021 Exhibition ~ Mar 28 • www.aiasb.com

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GALLERY 113: SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-965-6611 • 2-5 daily • www.gallery113sb.com

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10 WEST GALLERY: New Vibes 2022 ~ Mar 7 • 10 W Anapamu • Thu-Sun 11-5 • 805-770-7711 • www.10westgallery.com ARCHITECTURAL FDN GALLERY: Attention to Loss by Pecos Pryor ~ Mar 5 • 229 E Victoria • 805-965-6307 • www.afsb.org ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM: Harmonia Rosales: Entwined; Sound of a Thousand Years: Gagaku Instruments from Japan ~ May 1 • We-Sun 12-5 • 805-8932951 • www.museum.ucsb.edu

Sign-Up for the REH | Newsletter Ruth@RuthEllenHoag.com • 805 689-0858

GALLERY LOS OLIVOS: Closed through Feb. due to COVID • www.gallerylosolivos.com

ART FROM SCRAP GALLERY: www.exploreecology.org/art-from-scrap

GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: Reservations 805.969.9990 • www.lotusland.org

ATKINSON GALLERY: What is America? Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Zoe Leonard, and Glenn Ligon ~ Feb 24 - Apr 1 • SBCC Humanities Bldg #202, East Campus, 721 Cliff Dr. • MoTh 11-5; Fri 11-3pm • http://gallery.sbcc.edu

JAMES MAIN FINE ART: 19th & 20th Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • Tu-Sa 12-5 • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347

BELLA ROSA GALLERIES: 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707 CASA DE LA GUERRA: Currently Closed

Evening Glow - Douglas Preserve

CORRIDAN GALLERY: 125 N Milpas • We-Sa 11-5 & by Appt • 805-966-7939 • www.corridan-gallery.com

ELVERHØJ MUSEUM: Fables, Foibles & Fairy Tales by Artist Susan Read Cronin ~ April 24 • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-6861211 • Th-Mo 11-5 • www.elverhoj.org

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JARDIN DE LAS GRANADAS: re[visit] 1925 by Cochran & Smith • 21 E Anapamu St. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SB Portraits of Survival • Mo-Th 9am-5pm, Fr 9am-3:30pm • 805-957-1115 KARPELES MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY & MUSEUM: 21 W Anapamu St • We-Su 12-4 • 805-962-5322. KATHRYNE DESIGNS: Local Artists • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • M-Sa 10-5; Su 11-5 • 805-565-4700

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MAUNE CONTEMPORARY: Finally Home ~ April • 1309 State St • Tu-Su 11-5 & By appt • 805-869-2524 • www.maune.com MOXI, THE WOLF MUSEUM: Exploration + Innovation • Lunchboxing with Lasers • Daily 10-5 • 805-770-5000 • 125 State St, SB • www.moxi.org MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SB: This Basic Asymmetry ~ Apr 17 • 653 Paseo Nuevo • www.mcasantabarbara.org MUSEUM OF SENSORY & MOVEMENT EXPERIENCES: La Cumbre Plaza, 120 S. Hope Av #F119 • www.seehearmove.com PALM LOFT GALLERY: 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carp • By Appt • 805-684-9700 • www.Palmloft.com PEREGRINE GALLERIES: Early California and American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-252-9659 • www.Peregrine.shop PORTICO GALLERY: Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • www.porticofinearts.com

Waterhouse Gallery La Arcada at State & Figueroa Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-962-8885 www.waterhousegallery.com

SANTA BARBARA ARTS: Unique fine art & crafts from local artists & crafts people • 1114 State St #24 La Arcada Ct • Th-Su 11-5 • 805-884-1938 • www.SBArts.net SANTA BARBARA FINE ART: Richard Schloss: Painting the Light ~ Mar • 1321 State St • MoSa 12-5; Su 12-4; Closed We • 805-845-4270 • www.santabarbarafineart.com SANTA BARBARA TENNIS CLUB: Abract Nine ~ Mar 3 • 10-2 daily • 2375 Foothill Rd • 805-682-4722 SB BOTANIC GARDEN: Pressed: Botanical Art and The Herbarium • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • www.sbbg.org SB HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Queen on the Hill, Borein & His Circle of Friends, The Story of SB • 136 E De la Guerra • Thur 12-5, Fri 127; Sat 12-5 • 805-966-1601 • www.sbhistorical.org SB MARITIME MUSEUM: Mermaids: Visualizing the Myths & Legends ~ Mar 31 • 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 • Thu-Su 10-5 • www.SBMM.org • 805-962-8404

SANTA BARBARA ART WORKS: Artists with Disabilities programs, virtual exhibits • 805-260-6705 • www.sbartworks.org

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LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS: Three Multi-Artist Galleries at La Cumbre Plaza • Wed-Sun 1-6 • lacumbrecenterforcreativearts@gmail.com LOBSTERTOWN USA GALLERY: 3823 Santa Claus Ln, Carpinteria • Open Thu-Sa 125pm • www.lobstertownusa.com LYNDA FAIRLY CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER: Elements ~ opens Feb 25 • Thu-Su 12-4 • 865 Linden Av • 805-684-7789 • www.carpinteriaartscenter.org

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MARCIA BURTT STUDIO: Summer in Winter ~ Apr 10 • 517 Laguna St • Th-Su 1-5 • 805-962-5588 • www.artlacuna.com

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Silo118 Funk Zone

MARCIA BURT T Marcia Burtt Gallery 517 Laguna St., Santa Barbara 805 962-5588 www.artlacuna.com

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SULLIVAN GOSS: AN AMERICAN GALLERY: Leon Dabo: En France Encore ~ Mar 28; Juxtaposed ~ Feb 21 • 11 E Anapamu St • 805-730-1460 • www.sullivangoss.com

WATERHOUSE GALLERY: Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mon-Sat, 12-4 Sun • 805-962-8885 • www.waterhousegallery.com

SYV HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CARRIAGE HOUSE: Art Of The Western Saddle; Tales From Mattei’s Tavern • 3596 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez • Sa, Su 12-4 • 805-688-7889 • www.santaynezmuseum.org

WESTMONT RIDLEY-TREE MUSEUM OF ART: Marie Schoeff: Amplifying the Between ~ Mar 26 • 805-565-6162 • M-F 10-4 • www.westmont.edu/museum

www.rosemariecgebhart.com SB MUSEUM OF ART: Through Vincent’s Eyes ~ opens Feb. 27; Highlights of American Art; Portrait of Mexico Today; Important Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection: New Selections; Mediated Nature; Contemporary Gallery - Ongoing; • Tu – Su, 11 –5; Thu, 11-8 • www.sbma.net • 805-963-4364 SB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: What’s in our Drawers? ~ Mar 31 • Wed-Sun 10-5 • 805-682-4711• www.sbnature.org • (The Sea Center is closed through Spring 2022 • some exhibitions now at Natural History Campus) SILO 118: Blaze, Lapalma, Foley & Foley, Patrick • Now re-opened! • 118 Gray St • 12-5 Th-Sa or by appt • www.silo118.com

THOMAS REYNOLDS GALLERY: The Art of California • Th-Sat 12-5 & By Appt • www.thomasreynolds.com UCSB LIBRARY: A Call to Action: Documenting Santa Barbara’s Art & Activism ~ Jun 24 (Special Collections); Postcards from Salinas ~ Jun 20; Beyond The Wall: The Prison Art Resistance ~ Jul 22 • www.library.ucsb.edu

Art Events Eventos de Arte ARTFUL AFFAIRS: VOILÀ VAN GOGH Celebrating 80th anniversary and van Gogh exhibition opening • SB Museum of Art • $525 • https://tinyurl.com/2p97k3zp • Fr, 2/25. ASUNTOS INGENIOSOS: VOILÀ VAN GOGH Celebración del 80 aniversario e inauguración de la exposición de van Gogh • Museo de Arte SB• $525 • https://tinyurl. com/2p97k3zp • viernes, 2/25. STUDIO ART WORKSHOP - VAN GOGH Family painting workshop • Ganna Walska Lotusland & SBMA • Lotusland • $125 per

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family of 5 members, $155 general admission family • https://tinyurl. com/yft87kk6 • 10am-12pm or 1-3pm Su, 2/27.

TALLER DE ESTUDIO DE ARTE - VAN GOGH Taller de pintura familiar • Ganna Walska Lotusland y SBMA • Lotusland • $125 por familia de 5 miembros, $155 entrada general familiar • https://tinyurl.com/ yft87kk6 • 10am-12pm o 1-3pm domingo, 2/27. FAMILY SUNDAY WORKSHOP Hands-on art workshop • Museum of Contemporary Art SB • Free members, $15 general • https://tinyurl.com/2hxwb9sf • 11am12pm Su, 2/27. TALLER DE DOMINGO FAMILIAR Taller práctico de arte • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo SB • Miembros gratis, $15 general • https://tinyurl.com/2hxwb9sf • 11am-12pm domingo, 2/27.

WILDLING MUSEUM: Close to Home, Three Printmakers: Claudia Borfiga, Karen Schroeder, and Sara Woodburn ~ Feb 22 • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • www.wildlingmuseum.org

NE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH’S FINAL FRIENDS and a great supporter of his art was the French doctor Paul Gachet. Following his residency in the Saint-Rémy mental hospital, van Gogh moved to Auvers-sur-Oise, a village close to Paris that was popular with artists. There, he met Dr. Gachet. Van Gogh’s brother, Theo, arranged for the Doctor to periodically check in on the troubled artist. An amateur artist himself, Dr. Gachet knew many now-famous artists, including the painters Camille Pissarro and Paul Cézanne. Initially, van Gogh seemed to not have a favorable impression Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), Portrait of Dr. Gachet, writing of Dr. Gachet (Auvers-sur-Oise), May 15, 1890. to Theo in May 1890: Etching, 7 × 5 3/8 in. Lent by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of Bruce B. Dayton, 1962, P.13.251. “I think that we must not count on Dr. Gachet at all. First of all, he is sicker than I am, or shall we say just as much, so that’s that. Now when one blind man leads another blind man, don’t they both fall into the ditch?” However, van Gogh quickly formed a deep bond with Dr. Gachet, who encouraged van Gogh to focus entirely on his art. With this support, van Gogh soon was finishing almost a work each day. One of his portraits of Dr. Gachet was auctioned for $82.5 million in 1990. Image courtesy of SB Museum of Art

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s exhibition, Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and his Sources, opens February 27th, 2022. www.SBMA.net CLOSING RECEPTION - THE BLACK ART SEEN • With music and food • The Arts Fund, 821 State St. • Free • 5-7pm Sa, 2/26. RECEPCIÓN DE CLAUSURA - THE BLACK ART SEEN • Con música y comida • The Arts Fund, 821 State St. • Gratis • 5-7pm sábado, 2/26. MEET-THE-ARTISTS VIRTUAL TALK • With artists Jennifer Koh and Davóne Tines • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Free • https:// tinyurl.com/54wy3ehc • 7:30pm We, 3/2. CHARLA VIRTUAL DE CONOCER A LOS ARTISTAS • Con los artistas Jennifer Koh y Davone Tines • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Gratis • https://tinyurl.com/54wy3ehc • 7:30pm miércoles, 3/2. SB ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW • Local artists & artisans • 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd., SB • 10am-5pm Sundays. EXPOSICIÓN DE ARTES Y ARTESANIAS SB • De artistas y artesanos locales • 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd., SB • 10am-5pm los domingos.

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FAMILY PAINTING WORKSHOP • Workshop inspired by Van Gogh • Ganna Walska Lotusland & SBMA • Lotusland • $125/ family of 5, $155/general admission family • https://tinyurl.com/yft87kk6 • 10am-12pm or 1-3pm Su, 2/27. TALLER DE PINTURA FAMILIAR • Taller inspirado por Van Gogh • Ganna Walska Lotusland y SBMA • Lotusland • $125 por familia de 5 miembros, $155 por familia entrada general • https://tinyurl.com/yft87kk6 • 10am-12pm o 1-3pm domingo, 2/27. VINCENT VAN GOGH’S INFLUENCE ON COLLECTING CONTEMPORARY ART • Collectors Series talk • Museum of Contemporary Art SB • Free • www.mcasantabarbara.org • 5:30-6:30pm Th, 3/3. LA INFLUENCIA DE VINCENT VAN GOGH SOBRE COLECCIONAR ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO • Charla de Serie de Coleccionistas • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo SB • Gratis • www.mcasantabarbara.org • 5:30-6:30pm jueves, 3/3.

POP-UP OPERA • Opera inspired by Van Gogh’s art and letters • Opera SB • SB Museum of Art • Free • 5:30pm Th, 3/3. OPERA POP-UP • Ópera inspirada en el arte y las cartas de Van Gogh • Ópera SB • SB Museo de Arte • Gratis • 5:30pm jueves, 3/3. EARTH AND SKY • Plein air painting inspired by Van Gogh • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $125 Lotusland and SBMA members, $150 general • https://tinyurl. com/2wczys55 • 1-4pm Sa, 3/5. TIERRA Y CIELO • Pintura al aire libre inspirada por Van Gogh • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $125 miembros de Lotusland y SBMA, $150 general • https://tinyurl. com/2wczys55 • 1-4pm sábado, 3/5. VAN GOGH VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE Immersive artistic experience • MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation • Free with admission • 1-5pm Saturdays 3/5-5/21. EXPERIENCIA DE REALIDAD VIRTUAL DE VAN GOGH • Experiencia artística inmersiva • MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation • Gratis con la entrada • 1-5pm los sábados 3/5-5/21.

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SBIFF Education Programs Inspire Film Lovers of All Ages ROM A CHILD’S FIRST DISNEY CARTOON TO THE MOMENT AN INDIVIDUAL RECOGNIZES A PART OF THEMSELVES REPRESENTED ON SCREEN, films possess an inherently inspirational quality. No local organization better understands this than the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which annually unites people nationwide in appreciating cinema. Claire Waterhouse, SBIFF Education Manager, ensures that the organization’s educational programming continues to inform and connect future generations of filmmakers and movie-goers yearround.

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“Education is at the heart of everything SBIFF does,” shared SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling and Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies audience members Waterhouse. “I think through the pandemic, film has become more hosts Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies, bringing fourth through sixth graders important than ever, and people are understanding how important it is to countywide to the Arlington Theatre for a film screening and director Q&A. connect with people.... There’s no better form than film. You’re getting to see SBIFF also hosts AppleBox Family Films, inviting low-income families to people on screen, you have elements of music and visual arts, and you get to enjoy free screenings at the Arlington. experience other people’s lives. It’s just such a beautiful way to get to connect When the pandemic prevented in-person screenings, SBIFF compiled to other worlds and other people.” virtual Family Fun Film Activity Guides for children to complete at home. Waterhouse speaks from personal experience when it comes to SBIFF’s Virtual content was also shared with area classrooms, allowing SBIFF to positive impact. Growing up in Santa Barbara, she quickly developed a strong continue educating students admiration for the festival and SBIFF as an organization. When she attended on the film industry’s almost Santa Barbara City College, she took courses with SBIFF Executive Director limitless possibilities. Roger Durling, which strengthened her love of film. “Film isn’t really taught in As a UCSB student, Waterhouse went on to intern with SBIFF, later being elementary school,” commented hired as the Production Coordinator for the 2018 festival. Now, as Education Waterhouse. “Film is such an Manager, she most enjoys being able to support opportunities for community important art form, and so many members to better understand, access, and connect over great films. people from an early age are watching movies... but a lot of All of SBIFF’s educational programs are provided to participants free of kids don’t understand how films charge, with the majority of them being shifted to virtual platforms amidst the are made or all the processes that pandemic. go into making a film... there are One of SBIFF’s newer opportunities is its Stories Matter initiative, held so many jobs within film.” in partnership with documentarian and actress Leslie Zemeckis. The program Community members enjoying an AppleBox Family Film at Additional SBIFF education provides women between the ages of 18 and 30 with guidance to write their the Arlington Theatre opportunities include its Santa own stories, whether that be through a screenplay or another written format. Barbara Filmmaker Series which highlights local filmmakers during downtown For college students, SBIFF offers the Rosebud Program, which Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursdays. Film Talks with industry professionals are also annually provides twelve individuals access to screenings with film industry uploaded online for community enjoyment. professionals, group conversations, and more. The organization’s Film Studies For more information about SBIFF, visit www.sbiff.org Program additionally hosts undergraduate students from across the nation during the festival, granting them an insider experience and private sessions with guests.

SBIFF Education Manager Claire Waterhouse

The festival also features the culmination of the 10-10-10 Screenwriting and Filmmaking Mentorship and Competition, showcasing ten films created by a total of 20 local high school and college students with the guidance of industry experts. “When we have mentors or guest speakers, I think it gives our students such confidence in themselves to realize that they can also become a cinematographer or director or an editor. I think it opens up the world to them,” explained Waterhouse. SBIFF also offers internship opportunities to college students and beyond. Each intern is paired with a specific SBIFF department to gain valuable experience and support the organization’s many components.

SBIFF additionally partners with the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County to send underserved teenagers to a sleepaway Film Camp to expand their cinematic skills. To inspire younger movie-goers, SBIFF annually

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transporting. We look for films with subjects we've not seen before. We look for films that powerfully engage the viewer, in several ways, whether they entertain, inform, uplift, captivate, or challenge the audience.

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An Interview With The Festival’s New Programming Director Claudia Puig

will resonate powerfully with people.

Q: Has the COVID era affected the films that your team likes that have been submitted?

Puig: Our programming team works very closely together and we're a very cohesive team, in terms of our film tastes, collective work ethic, and dedication. I feel so fortunate to work with such a wonderful group of programmers. What we all share is a passion for films and our love for films is evident in all our meetings. We spend a lot of time urging one another to watch a film we feel strongly about, and then at the next meeting we'll discuss it at length. Sometimes we write reviews and email them to each other.

We had thought we might program a separate section of pandemic-related films, since filmmakers have of course been affected by COVID, as we all have. Then we realized that since we are still living through all this, it would show up in myriad ways in the films submitted. So, we haven't looked intentionally for pandemicrelated fare, but reminders of it are in so many films, whether it was just that some of the people in the films we watched were masked, or if the subject of a film addressed the pandemic more directly. Ultimately, we watched all the films, as we would any other time, with an eye to what

Q: How many Santa Barbara Filmmakers will have films featured this year?

Puig: We have quite a few shorts by Santa Barbara filmmakers and a few features by local filmmakers. Q: How does your background teaching about diversity in media inform your selection process?

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LONGTIME RESPECTED FILM CRITIC, Claudia Puig is the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s new programming director for their 37th Edition of the Festival. Ms. Puig is President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and is a veteran film critic for USA Today and NPR. She previously served as head of programming for the AFI Fest, the Mendocino Film Festival, and the Napa Valley Film Festival. VOICE had a few questions for her, in advance of the Festival, which will be held March 2nd through March 12th, 2022.

Claudia Puig: I think it's impossible not to be affected by the COVID era, since it's inescapable. We've all been living very different lives for almost two years now and the films that have been submitted reflect that. I also think good films are good films, in any era. But I do believe that films with uplifting and inspiring themes may speak more powerfully than ever to us, after what we've all been through. We have a diverse and comprehensive array of films that we've programmed and certainly not everything on our slate is uplifting.

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Q: What are the strongest themes emerging from the films you are selecting, if any?

Puig: I think some themes that have arisen have to do with resilience and rising above adversity and facing challenges head-on. A lot of the films we've programmed have to do with bonds of family, and the complexity and importance of familial relations. I think films with these subjects and themes generally resonate, but they strike an even more powerful chord than ever in these times Q: How are you coordinating efforts between programming people, is it challenging?

Perhaps the one difference from pre-pandemic-era festivals is that none of us work in the office together. We're not even in the same state. I'm in California, and my colleagues are in New York, Michigan, and Arizona. Most of our film discussions have taken place over Zoom, and to a lesser extent, via email and text. Dogs, spouses, and kids can be heard in adjoining rooms, as we have all experienced in work Zooms over the last two years. We've hit a rhythm and a shorthand as work colleagues do. Q: Are you looking forward to meeting the filmmakers?

Puig: We are all definitely looking forward to meeting the filmmakers of the films we've watched and loved. I've been in contact, mostly via email,

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with many of them and it's been very gratifying to communicate with such a talented bunch of people from all over the world. We have filmmakers and film subjects coming from as far away as Nepal for the festival. And others from places like Italy, Mexico, France, Ireland, Indonesia, Cuba, Canada, Guatemala, the Phillipines, and more. Q: Have you ever directed a movie?

Puig: No, I am not a filmmaker. I have spent most of my career as a film journalist, and over 20 of those years as a film critic. I also teach college, moderate film-related panels and Q&As, and have a film consulting business. The closest I've come to the filmmaking process is my work as a cultural consultant on films, in which I offer cultural advice and guidance to filmmakers. I have endless admiration for directors. It's a very challenging undertaking, taking an idea and translating that vision into an actual living, breathing, work of art. Q: How would you describe a strong narrative?

Puig: A strong narrative is a story that works from inception to conclusion, a story that tracks and keeps the viewer engaged, and feels compelling, fresh, inventive, imaginative, and not derivative. The best narratives don't get bogged down with exposition. The old adage "show, don't tell" is definitely true for movies. Pacing is key and letting a story unfold in a way that isn't rushed, but also doesn't drag is essential. They should be surprising, or at least not predictable, and avoid formula or convention. Q: What is your favorite movie genre? Or favorites?

Puig: What I learned early on as a film critic is that there are good films in every genre. (And, of course, there are also bad films in every genre.) Before I began reviewing movies, I thought I had favorite genres – sharp, witty comedies, compelling legal

dramas, and twisting psychological thrillers. I thought I didn't enjoy westerns or war movies. But then I saw some amazing westerns, and some fascinating war films and realized that great movies come in all genres and it's closed minded to prefer certain genres over others. So, I guess I would say my favorite films are ones that enchant and surprise me, films that take me somewhere I've not been to before, films in which I'm kept guessing and am fascinated by. I refer to them as movies that make you sit up a bit taller in your seat, movies in which you can't wait to see what will happen next. Some examples of those movies are Three Kings, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ex-Machina, Pan's Labyrinth, Roma, Minari, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Slumdog Millionaire, Snowpiercer, Magnolia, Minority Report, Django Unchained, Out of Sight, The Lives of Others, to name just a few off the top of my head. Q: About how many of the films showed at the 2022 festival will be world or U.S. premieres?

Puig: About 70 to 75 percent of all our films will be world or US premieres. We have a higher percentage than in previous years. Q: Are there any themes or driving messages you hope to highlight through this year’s SBIFF programming?

Puig: Mainly we want to highlight the importance of good storytelling as well as diversity in filmmaking. I believe it's essential for film festivals to showcase original stories from a wide range of voices that reflect many different points of view, cultures, traditions, perspectives, and experiences. Q: What qualities and elements did you search for when curating the 2022 SBIFF film slate?

Puig: We look for fresh, inventive, and imaginative films, whether narratives or documentaries. We search for well-made films that are involving, enthralling, informative,

Puig: Thank you for asking this! Diversity and inclusion are subjects that are very important to me. Actually, they're near and dear to my heart. I have taught a college class on "Diversity in the Media" for the last four years and I am the product of a diversity push in journalism. I began my career in the late 1980s at the Los Angeles Times as a news intern in the Minority Editorial Training Program. From there, I became a staff writer, and worked at the LA Times eleven years. I then spent 18 years as staff writer and film critic at USA Today. I am the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and my first language was Spanish. Growing up in Los Angeles I rarely saw people who looked like me or my family on TV or in the movies. Hispanic names were rarely seen among newspaper staff writers then. Even now, while I am president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, I am the lone Latina in a group of 60 film critics--in Southern California, where Latinos are almost not a minority! When I was film critic at USA TODAY, there were very few women doing my job at major metropolitan dailies, and no other Latina film critics at major newspapers in the US. So, my background teaching about diversity has been informed by my professional life and it definitely informs my selection of festival films. Two of my programming colleagues at SBIFF are Latino, and Roger Durling, the director of the festival is also Latino. Another programming colleague is a woman. We all agree that a diverse and inclusive slate of excellent, well-made films is our goal. All of us are deeply committed to a film slate that reflects a wide range of voices and filmmakers of different races, ethnicities, backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, and from all around the world who represent many perspectives. When we announce our slate in February, I think you'll see that we've carefully chosen the lineup with this very much in mind. For more information on Festival passes and programs, visit to www.sbiff.org

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Benedict Cumberbatch to Receive SBIFF Cinema Vanguard Award

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OASTING INCREDIBLE RANGE, GREAT EMOTIONAL DEPTH, AND A TALENT FOR FULLY EMBODYING COMPLEX CHARACTERS, Benedict Cumberbatch is unquestionably a once-in-a-generation actor. This spring, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival will honor Cumberbatch for his staggering career with their Cinema Vanguard Award. The presentation will take place in-person event on Wednesday, March 9th, where Cumberbatch will discuss his past roles and most recent performance in director Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog. “He’s an intelligent, enigmatic and deeply committed artist who comfortably straddles a career in blockbusters and independent cinema where he works with visionary talent like Jane Campion,” said SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. “We’re ecstatically planning our celebration of Benedict Cumberbatch.” SBIFF’s Cinema Vanguard Award is presented to actors who have significantly contributed to cinema while taking artistic risks and definitively forging their own, new paths. In 2021, the award went to Carey Mulligan, who had recently starred in Promising Young Woman. Past recipients include stars such as Laura Dern, Michael B. Jordan, and Willem Dafoe. Cumberbatch is a fitting addition to this rank of honorees. Born in London, he has distinguished himself as a theater actor, starring in the Barbican Theatre’s 2015 production of Hamlet. In 2010, he portrayed a modern interpretation of the iconic character Sherlock Holmes in the BBC’s television series Sherlock, gaining him international recognition and acclaim. Over the past decade, Cumberbatch has consistently proven himself as an actor that cannot be categorized into one specific genre. In terms of drama, he has portrayed historic figures such as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, and Thomas Edison in The Current War. Regarding science-fiction and fantasy, he starred in Star Trek Into Darkness and The Hobbit films as the voice of Smaug, the dragon. In recent years, he has taken on the mantle of Doctor Strange for the Marvel franchise. In The Power of the Dog, released on Netflix in November 2021, Cumberbatch plays Phil, Benedict Cumberbatch a shrewd, rough, and frequently

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By Daisy Scott / VOICE, originally published Jan. 21st, 2022

Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil in The Power of the Dog

downright mean ranch owner in 1920s Montana. The film follows Phil as his brother, George (Jesse Plemons), marries widow Rose Gordon (Kirsten Dunst). Phil responds with great cruelty toward both Rose and her son, seemingly making a concentrated effort to make them miserable. A compelling psychological drama unfolds, examining the nature of grief, resentment, and relationships. The film has already garnered significant Oscar buzz, as well as won the 2021 Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Director for Campion, who worked closely with Cumberbatch to realize Phil’s character arc. “We [Cumberbatch and Campion] had an equal love and need to carefully create this character from the page to the screen,” Cumberbatch explained to The Guardian in December 2021. “We understood the complexity of a man whose monstrous behaviour masks a deep well of pain; a scar needed to be understood in order to be inhabited.” The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place March 2nd through March 12th. For passes and event tickets, visit www.sbiff.org

SBIFF Honors Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem with Maltin Modern Master Award OTH CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED, HIGHLY TALENTED ACTORS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem outshone other 2021 on-screen couples as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos. This March, the pair will bring this on-screen chemistry to the Arlington Theatre as the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presents them with the Maltin Modern Master Award at 8pm Thursday, March 10th. Kidman and Bardem will discuss their careers and their recent film prior to receiving the award. “Nicole Kidman continues to challenge and reinvent herself year after year. Javier Bardem’s talent is a gift to the world. Only in Hollywood could these actors find themselves playing America’s all time favorite tv couple. It’s cause for celebration,” remarked film critic Leonard Maltin, for who the award is named. The Maltin Modern Master is the highest honor SBIFF can bestow upon an actor. In presenting the award to Kidman and Bardem, SBIFF recognizes their contributions to the cinema industry and our larger culture through their outstanding performances. Past recipients have included Bill Murray, Glenn Close, Denzel Washington, and Christopher Plummer. Kidman has long distinguished herself as a versatile performer, with her early roles including the romance Far and Away and director Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. She also holds the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 2002 performance as author Virginia Woolf in The Hours. More recently, Kidman has won two Emmy Awards for acting and producing the television series Big Little Lies. Bardem is the first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he received for his role as an assassin in the 2007 western No Country For Old Men. Earlier, he was also the first Spanish actor to be nominated for an Academy Award, earning a nomination for Best Actor for portraying Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas in the 2000 biopic Before Night Falls. His more recent films include Skyfall, The Good Boss, and Dune.

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By Daisy Scott / VOICE, originally published Jan. 28th, 2022

Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman as Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball

From director Aaron Sorkin’s, Being the Ricardos provides an intimate look into Lucy and Desi’s struggles beyond the set of I Love Lucy, including accusations of Lucy being a communist and wrestling with cultural expectations for television. Viewers are left with not only greater appreciation for Lucy and Desi, but also Kidman’s and Bardem’s respective skills. Both actors have commented on the profound insight portraying Lucy and Desi offered them on the television icons’ lives and accomplishments, and their subsequent commitment to capturing the complexity of their characters. “We love them, these two people,” Kidman told the Hollywood Reporter in December 2021. “And not to the point of where you’re not going to show their flaws, their humanity. That’s what I felt this film was most — was human.” Bardem also spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about Desi’s unique struggle as a Cuban actor holding a successful career in the 1950s American film industry. “I’ve been lucky enough to be included in a film industry that goes beyond the Spanish film industry,” said Bardem. “Being Desi Arnaz in the ’50s in the States was a different thing. It was like being an alien. It was something very unique, especially when you were married to an American icon. People didn’t really respect him for what he was.” For tickets ($25) to the Maltin Modern Masters Award, visit www.sbiff.org

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SBIFF to Present American Riviera Award to Kristen Stewart

Following this, the actress was launched into national stardom as she portrayed Bella in the Twilight movies. She then quickly turned away from Hollywood to make a score of independent films, most notably receiving the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Clouds of Sils Maria in 2015. In pursuing these intimate, artistically-driven projects, Stewart consistently and intentionally brings a distinct authenticity to each of her characters. “I don’t feel like I can be anything other than who I am,” Stewart told IndieWire in 2016. “A lot of actors are like, ‘Oh, that’s not me, I would never, that’s not me, that’s a character,’ but that’s your interpretation of that environment and Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in Spencer that circumstance, so hallway. I want to, like, meet her kid.” who the hell else is it but you?” In Spencer, written by Steven Knight, audience It was her unique persona that members follow Stewart’s Princess Diana as she celebrates in part drew Spencer director Pablo Christmas at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate with the Larraín to approach Stewart for royal family. The trip comes with all the trappings of the film’s starring role, which has luxurious, traditional royal excursions. Yet all the while garnered considerable Oscar buzz. there is an undercurrent of tension as Diana struggles with “He [Larraín] was like, ‘There’s something about her failing marriage to Prince Charles (Jack Farthing), who Diana that we’ll never know. You make me feel like is having an affair. that. I’ve seen your work, and I never really know what Stewart will discuss her experiences preparing to play you’re thinking,’” Stewart said to the New York Times in Diana, as well as her decades-long, diverse film career inNovember. “And I feel that way about Diana as well. Even person on March, 4th, 2022. though I feel this overwhelming attraction to her spirit and The 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival will her energy, there’s something that’s disarming about her. I be held in-person March 2nd through March 12th, 2022. For want to hang out with her. I want to race her down a long more information, visit www.sbiff.org Photo by Pablo Larraín

AUDED AS HER “GENERATION’S MOST INTERESTING MOVIE STAR,” Kristen Stewart is a force to be reckoned with on-screen. Initially gaining popularity for her role in the Twilight saga, Stewart has since exhibited her dizzying range by starring in films such as Café Society, Charlie’s Angels, Seburg, and most recently, Spencer. Now, in honor of this performance and her significant career, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced it will honor Stewart with the American Riviera Award on March 4th, 2022. “Seeing Stewart in Spencer is not a question of a star being born for she was already that, but we’re witnessing the coming into her own as a major cinematic force,” said SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. Presented to actors who have made meaningful contributions to American Cinema, SBIFF’s American Riviera Award is a prestigious honor. Last year, the award went to Delroy Lindo following his striking performance Actress Kristen Stewart in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods. Past honorees also include Renée Zellweger, Viggo Mortenson, Sam Rockwell, Jeff Bridges, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Robert Redford. Stewart is a welcome addition to this criticallyacclaimed list, as she has revealed herself time and time again as an actress who can embody compelling characters. Coming from a family entrenched in the film industry, she experienced her first major role at just twelve years old, acting as actress Jodie Foster’s daughter in the 2002 thriller Panic Room.

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Jazz master class and concert • Dos Pueblos Instrumental Music Program • Elings Performing Arts Center, DPHS • $300 • www.dphsmusic.org/jazz.html • 7:50am-6pm Sa, 3/5.

52º FESTIVAL ANUAL DE JAZZ

Clase magistral de jazz y concierto • Programa de Música Instrumental de Dos Pueblos • Centro de Artes Escénicas Elings, DPHS • $300 • www.dphsmusic.org/jazz.html • 7:50am-6pm sábado, 3/5.

UCSB MIDDLE EAST ENSEMBLE

Music and dance performance • Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB • $7-10, UCSB students and under 12 free • https://tinyurl.com/3ef6zhzd • 7:30pm Sa, 3/5.

CONJUNTO DE ORIENTE MEDIO DE UCSB

Espectáculo de música y danza • Sala de conciertos Lotte Lehmann, UCSB • $7-10, estudiantes de UCSB y gratis para menores de 12 años • https://tinyurl.com/3ef6zhzd • 7:30pm sábado, 3/5.

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

PADDLING OPEN HOUSE

Paddle in an outrigger canoe • SB Outrigger Canoe Club • West Beach near Sea Landing • 9am Sa, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19.

CASA ABIERTA DE REMAR

Remar en una canoa con estabilizadores • SB Outrigger Canoe Club • West Beach cerca de Sea Landing • 9am sábados, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

CITY OF GOLETA 20TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Music, food, raffle, and more • Rancho La Patera/Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd. • Free • 11am-4pm Sa, 3/5.

CELEBRACIÓN DEL VIGÉSIMO CUMPLEAÑOS DE LA CIUDAD DE GOLETA

Música, comida, rifas y más • Rancho La Patera/ Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd. • Gratis • 11am-4pm sábado, 3/5.

Photo courtesy of SB Botanic Garden

Safari Local

9th Annual SB Botanic Garden Conservation Symposium

Examining how everyone can help California wildlands recover after fires, the 9th Annual Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Symposium will take place online from 10am to 2:30pm on Saturday, March 5th. Highlights include talks by regional experts and the presentation of the Honorable John C. Pritzlaff Conservation Award to Dr. Carla D’Antonio. For tickets ($25, students free) visit www.sbbg.org

9o Simposio Anual de Conservación del Jardín Botánico de SB

Examinando cómo todos pueden ayudar a las tierras silvestres de California a recuperarse después de los incendios, el 9o Simposio Anual del Jardín Botánico de Santa Bárbara se llevará a cabo en línea de 10 am a 2:30pm el sábado, 5 de marzo. Los puntos destacados incluyen charlas de expertos regionales y la presentación del Honorable Premio de Conservación John C. Pritzlaff a la Dra. Carla D’Antonio. Para boletos ($25, estudiantes gratis) visita www.sbbg.org

CONCIERTO DE OBRAS MAESTRAS CORALES

6-week course with geologist Sabina Thomas • SB Museum of Natural History • $95 members, $105 general • https://tinyurl.com/3s2pud4t • 9am-12:30pm Sa, 3/5, through 4/9.

Honor graduates of SB Rescue Mission’s program • SB Community Church, 1002 Cieneguitas Rd • Free • 1pm Sa, 3/5.

Concierto de estudiantes de Westmont • Hahn Hall, Academia de Música del Oeste • $10, estudiantes gratis • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 3pm domingo, 3/6.

PROBLEMAS EN EL PARAÍSO: GEOLOGÍA DE CURSO DE CAMPO SB

UN TRIBUTO A LA RECUPERACIÓN

Honra a los graduados del programa SB Rescue Mission • SB Community Church, 1002 Cieneguitas Rd • Gratis • 1pm sábado, 3/5.

OUTDOORS | AL AIRE LIBRE

Curso de 6 semanas con la geóloga Sabina Thomas • Museo de Historia Natural de SB • $95 miembros, $105 general • https://tinyurl.com/3s2pud4t • 9am-12:30pm sábados, 3/5, hasta 4/9.

SB BOTANIC GARDEN CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM

Virtual talks on conservation • SB Botanic Garden • $25, students free • https://tinyurl.com/yj65e5e9 • 10am-2:30pm Sa, 3/5.

JARDÍN BOTÁNICO SB SIMPOSIO DE CONSERVACIÓN

Charlas virtuales sobre conservación • SB Botanic Garden • $25, estudiantes gratis • https://tinyurl.com/yj65e5e9 • 10am-2:30pm sábado, 3/5.

PEDIATRIC CPR, AED AND FIRST AID

Two-session certification class • Eastside Library • Free, RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/2jrnbdpk • 1-4pm Sa, 3/5 & 3/12.

RCP, DEA Y PRIMEROS AUXILIOS PEDIÁTRICOS

Clase de certificación de dos sesiones • Biblioteca Eastside, patio grande • Gratis, https://tinyurl.com/2jrnbdpk • 1-4pm sábados, 3/5 y 3/12.

February 25, 2022

A TRIBUTE TO RECOVERY

IT’S MAGIC!

Special magic show • Lobero Theatre • $20-85 • www.lobero.org • 2pm Sa, 3/5 & 6:30pm Su, 3/6.

¡ES MAGIA!

Espectáculo especial de magia • Teatro Lobero • $20-85 • www.lobero.org • 2pm sábado, 3/5 y 6:30pm domingo, 3/6.

RANCHO LA PATERA & STOW HOUSE

Take a tour, support the Museum Store, or enjoy the beautiful grounds • www.goletahistory.org • 11am to 2pm weekends.

RANCHO LA PATERA & STOW HOUSE

Haz un recorrido, apoya la Tienda del Museo o disfruta de los hermosos jardines • www.goletahistory.org • De 11am a 2pm los fines de semana.

SPECIAL EVENTS | EVENTOS ESPECIALES

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MARKET

Support local women vendors • Paseo Nuevo courtyard • Free admission • 11am-6pm Su, 3/6.

MERCADO DEL DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER

Apoya a las vendedoras locales • Patio del Paseo Nuevo • Entrada gratuita • 11am-6pm domingo, 3/6.

MARC MARON

Comedy show • Lobero Theatre • $51-121 • www.lobero.org • 7pm Su, 3/6.

MARC MARON

Espectáculo de comedia • Teatro Lobero • $51121 • www.lobero.org • 7pm domingo, 3/6.

12TH ANNUAL JLSB GALA

Celebrating Junior League of SB • Rincon Beach Club, 3811 Santa Claus Ln, Carpinteria • $200 • www.jlsantabarbara.org • 6pm Sa, 3/5.

12ª GALA ANUAL DE JLSB

Celebrando la Junior League de SB • Rincon Beach Club, 3811 Santa Claus Ln, Carpinteria • $200 • www.jlsantabarbara.org • 6pm sábado, 3/5.

Sunday • domingo 3.6.22 MUSIC | MÚSICA

CHORAL MASTERWORKS CONCERT

Westmont student concert • Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West • $10, students free • www.westmont.edu/music/concerts • 3pm Su, 3/6.

Commemorative Tree Plaques... Great Gifts & Great Memories Designate a tree as a tribute to a family member or friend.

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February 25, 2022

Local News for a Global Village | www.VoiceSB.com

A documentary/drama hybrid,107 Mothers centers on a woman who is serving a seven-year sentence in an Odessa women’s prison after giving birth to her first child. It will screen at Metro #1 Theatre at 11am, Thursday, March 3rd and at Metro #4 Theatre at 9pm, Saturday, March 5th.

Monday, March 7th

The Absent Director 8am • Metro Theatre #1

Doc Shorts 2: Art and the Artist 8:10am • Metro Theatre #2

After Sherman

8:20am • Metro Theatre #3 | Jon Sesrie Goff | 88 min | Documentary | Documentary Competition | United States | World Premiere | About inheritance and the tension that defines our collective American history—especially Black history. The film explores coastal South Carolina as a site of pride and racial trauma through Gullah cultural retention and land preservation.

Sisterhood (Sestri)

8:30am • Metro Theatre #4

Free Chol Soo Lee

10am • Fiesta Theatre #2

Ruby’s Choice

Sirens

3pm • Metro Theatre #4

He’s My Brother (Skyggebarn) 4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash 4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

La Chica Nueva (The New Girl) 5pm • Metro Theatre #1

Quiet Freedom (Ein grosses Versprechen) 5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Exposure

5:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Holly Morris | 89 min | Documentary | Great Outdoors | United States | As the Arctic polar ice cap melts, reaching the North Pole has become increasingly dangerous. In a daring expedition, explorer Felicity Aston leads a team of women from Europe and the Middle East to ski to the North Pole. A story of resilience, survival, and global citizenry.

Islands

6pm • Metro Theatre #4

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Michael Budd | 117 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Australia | US Premiere | Two-time Golden Globe winner Jane Seymour stars as Ruby, who after accidentally burning down her house, moves into her daughter’s home and must share a bedroom with her teenage granddaughter. With sensitivity and insight, this poignant film follows three generations of strong Australian women navigating the reality of Ruby’s dementia.

Quickening

All My Puny Sorrows

8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Adrián Silvestre | 98 min | Fiction | Spain and Latin America Cinema | Spain | US Premiere | Raphi fantasizes about romances & starting a traditional family, but her situation looks nothing like that. She struggles with dates & is diagnosed as having gender dysphoria. This trans woman makes her transition during an essential, if confusing, period.

11am • Metro Theatre #1

Pure White (Bembeyaz) 11:20am • Metro Theatre #2

Only in Theaters

11:40am • Metro Theatre #3

12pm • Metro Theatre #4

Trenches (Tranchées)

1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Loup Bureau | 85 min | Documentary | Eastern European Cinema | France, Ukraine | In the Donbas region of Ukraine, while precarious truces and ceasefires are negotiated far away by diplomats, Ukrainian soldiers fight against separatists supported by Russia. French war journalist Loup Bureau chronicles an immersive and stunning cinematic journey, revealing the naked truth of survival.

Santa Barbara Mixer Shorts 1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

The Phantom of the Open - FREE ADMISSION

2pm • Arlington Theatre | Craig Roberts | 106 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | United Kingdom | US Premiere | Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to the qualifying round of The British Open Championship in 1976, despite never having played a round of golf. He shot the worst round in Open history, but ultimately became a folk hero.

Geeta

2pm • Metro Theatre #1

Winter Ball

2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

A Place in the Field

2:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

The Last Bath (O último banho) 7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

Variety Artisans Award 8pm • Arlington Theatre

The Bastard King

8pm • Metro Theatre #1

Mi Vacío y Yo (My Emptiness and I)

Nö

8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Dietrich Brüggemann | 119 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Germany | US Premiere | Dina, an actress, and Michael, a doctor, are in their early thirties. They are happy together until Michael thinks about breaking up, and she says nope (NÖ). A comedy of manners, NÖ has elements of a social commentary about millennials, and some caustically funny and absurd scenes.

Humanization (Förmänskligas)

Tuesday, March 8th Everything Went Fine (Tout s’est bien passé)

February 25, 2022

Films, Calendar, & Special Events 85, has a stroke, Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) hurries to her father’s bedside. Half-paralyzed, he asks her to help him end his life. With the aid of her sister Pascale (Géraldine Pailhas), she will have to choose to accept her father’s will or convince him to change his mind.

Perejil (Parsley)

8:10am • Metro Theatre #2 | José María Cabral | 85 min | Fiction | Spain and Latin America Cinema | Dominican Republic | World Premiere | After her mother’s burial, an expectant Haitian mother is awakened in the middle of the night by distant screams. The immediate execution of all Haitians on Dominican soil has been ordered — the socalled “Cutting” — and what seals a victim’s fate is whether or not they can pronounce “perejil” (parsley).

Nowhere Special

8:20am • Metro Theatre #3 | Uberto Pasolini | 96 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | United Kingdom | US Premiere | John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to raising his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child’s mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months to live, he seeks a new, perfect family for Michael.

Quake

10am • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Tinna Hrafnsdóttir | 106 min | Fiction | Nordic/Dutch Cinema | Iceland | US Premiere | While walking in a park with her six-year-old son, Saga has a seizure, resulting in total memory loss. Afraid of losing her son, she attempts to hide her state from others. As she struggles to gather bits and pieces from her forgotten life, repressed memories of her childhood return, revealing painful truths about her past, the present, and her role in life as a daughter, sister, partner, and mother.

Daughters (Töchter)

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Nana Neul | 121 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Germany, Italy | US Premiere | Martha and Betty have known each other for 20 years. They share problems with their fathers that have been smoldering for ages—unresolved relationships that hang over them. What begins as a day trip to Switzerland turns into a road trip through half of Europe.

Oscar Docs Shorts II 11am • Arlington Theatre

Looking for Horses

Nature Shorts

11:20am • Metro Theatre #2

Gods of Mexico

11:40am • Metro Theatre #3 | Helmut Dosantos | 97 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | Mexico | In a tribute to those who strive to preserve their cultural identity, GODS OF MEXICO looks at resistance to modernization in rural Mexico and a reminder that it is still possible to live in tune with our essence as human beings.

Between Two Dawns (Iki safak arasinda)

injured in his family’s business, Kadir is faced with a moral decision. The family decides that if the worker’s wife cannot be convinced to sign a waiver, someone from the family should take the blame and flee abroad.

The Last Tourist

1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Tyson Sadler | 101 min | Documentary | Social Justice Films | Canada | US Premiere | Travel is at a tipping point. Tourists are unintentionally destroying the very things they have come to see. Overtourism has magnified its impact on the environment, wildlife, and vulnerable communities around the globe. Modern tourism is on trial.

Selena - FREE ADMISSION

2pm • Arlington Theatre | Gregory Nava | 127 min | Fiction | Greg Nava Retrospective | United States | Retrospective | Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos star in this celebration of Selena Quintanilla Perez, a girl from South Texas with global talent, incredible will, and magnetic charm. But just as she was poised to be the next pop-music sensation, her life was tragically cut short.

Film, the Living Record of Our Memory

Never Catch Pigeons: And Eleven More Hard Lessons from Mr. Paul Van Doren

2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Doug Pray | 89 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States| A hardscrabble, honest shoemaker from New England defied expectations and invented the ultimate Southern California lifestyle brand: Vans. Paul Van Doren never skateboarded, surfed, snowboarded, or flipped a BMX bike, but his simple, rubbersoled sneaker from 1966 has been at the heart of the global action-sports movement for half a century.

Juniper (US)

2:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Katherine Dudas | 72 min | Fiction | Santa Barbara Features | United States | World Premiere | Mack attempts to connect spiritually with her recently deceased sister by escaping to her family’s rustic cabin. Her seclusion is quickly cut short when Alex, her Type A childhood bestie, crashes the private grief retreat, bringing Dylan, her own offbeat friend with her.

Nö

3pm • Metro Theatre #4

Northamerican Shorts 4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

The Cloud & the Man (Manikbabur megh)

4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Abhinandan Banerjee | 97 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | India | US Premiere | Manik lives in the crumbling city of Kolkata. A loner by nature, he leads an uneventful life which mostly revolves around his plants and the strays he feeds. When his father passes away, Manik finds himself alone, with a month’s notice to vacate his house.

Newtok

the tiny Yup’ik village has been sinking and eroding for decades. To keep their culture and community intact, the 360 residents must relocate their entire village to solid ground across the river while facing the indifference of a federal government that refuses to recognize climate change.

Daughter of a Lost Bird

5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Brooke Pepion Swaney | 66 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States | “Lost birds” is a term for Native children adopted out of their tribal communities. Right after the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 became law, Kendra Mylnechuk Potter was adopted into a white family and raised with no knowledge of her Native parentage. This beautiful and intimate film follows Kendra on her journey to find her birth mother.

Between Two Worlds (Ouistreham) 5:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

The Righteous

6pm • Metro Theatre #4

House of Darkness

Fanny: The Right to Rock

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Bobbi Jo Hart | 96 min | Documentary | Cinematic Overtures/Performing Arts | Canada | A 1960s California garage band co-founded by Filipina American and queer teenagers morphed into the ferocious rock group Fanny, the first band of all women to release an LP with a major record label. Despite critically acclaimed albums and a fan base of music legends, Fanny’s impact was written out of history—until now, when the bandmates reunite to record again.

Montecito Award

8pm • Arlington Theatre

moving and very personal film explores the complex relationship between Claire Doyon and Penelope, her daughter with autism and spans an 18-year journey.

Mixer Shorts 2: Fighting for a Brighter Future 8:10am • Metro Theatre #2

FireStorm ‘77: The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire 8:20am • Metro Theatre #3 | Chris Hite, Dennis Ford | 54 min | Documntary | Santa Barbara Features | United States | The story of a deadly, out-of-control wildfire that occurred at Vandenberg Air Force Base in December 1977. Over a thousand professional firemen and military personnel were called upon to fight the fire. A conflict of cultures emerged. Told by those who were on the front lines.

Exposure

8:30am • Metro Theatre #4

Nasima (The Most Fearless)

Orca

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4

Oscar Live Action Shorts 11am • Arlington Theatre

Small Body (Piccolo corpo)

11am • Metro Theatre #1 | Laura Samani | 89 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Italy, France, Slovenia | US Premiere | Italy, 1900. Young Agata’s baby is stillborn and so condemned to Limbo. Agata hears about a place in the mountains where infants can be brought back to life for just one breath so they can be baptized and saved. She undertakes a journey with her daughter’s small body hidden in a box and meets Lynx, a boy who offers to help.

Learn to Swim

Animated Shorts

Dug Dug

Stranger’s Arms

8pm • Metro Theatre #1 8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Doc Shorts 1: Identity and Integrity 8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

2nd Chance

9pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Ramin Bahrani | 89 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States | In 1969, Richard Davis, a bankrupt pizzeria owner, invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself—point-blank—192 times. He then launched Second Chance, one of the largest body armor companies. But the death of a police officer wearing a Second Chance vest catalyzes Davis’s fall.

Wednesday, March 9th Penelope, My Love (Pénélope monamour)

11:20am • Metro Theatre #2 11:40am • Metro Theatre #3 | Emma Westenberg | 73 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | United States | Reunited on Long Island, three friends stumble on a story about an unsolved murder that took place decades earlier in their hometown. They decide to undertake an investigation on their own, and their amateur efforts lead them to face the realities of the residents of their town and the truth about themselves.

Paka (River of Blood)

Everything Went Fine (Tout s’est bien passé) 1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

From the Wild Sea (Fra det vilde hav)

At the Center of Santa Barbara’s Cultural Conversation • CasaSB.com | VoiceSB.com

February 25, 2022

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

work tirelessly to save coastal wildlife from life-threatening elements: oil, plastic, and treacherous conditions. Following rescued animals through rehabilitation reveals a world that humans have created.

El Norte - FREE ADMISSION

7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Celina Escher | 89 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | El Salvador | No Premiere | El Salvador has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, including the criminalization of miscarriages. Teodora Vásquez, who had a stillborn child in the ninth month of her second pregnancy, was accused of murder and ultimately sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated homicide.

Belle Vie

3pm • Metro Theatre #4

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4 | Marcus Mizelle | 77 min | Documentary | Documentary Competition | United States | World Premiere | Belle Vie is a much-loved Parisian-style bistro located in Los Angeles between a thriving McDonald’s and a KFC. The restaurant is owned and operated by the charming and hopeful Vincent Samarco, who struggles to adapt and keep the bistro alive in the midst of a pandemic that has ravaged small businesses everywhere.

After Sherman

Cumberbatch Tribute

Mi Vacío y Yo (My Emptiness and I) 2pm • Metro Theatre #1

Looking for Horses

2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Ruby’s Choice

2:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

Humanization (Förmänskligas) 4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

Doc Shorts 2: Art and the Artist 4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

Gods of Mexico

5pm • Metro Theatre #1

Yuni

5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Kamila Andini | 95 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Indonesia | Yuni is a teenage girl — smart, with big dreams of attending college. When two men she barely knows ask to marry her, she rejects their proposals, sparking gossip about a myth that a woman who rejects three proposals will never marry. The pressure is building when a third man asks for her hand, and Yuni must choose between the myth of a final chance at marriage or her dream of future happiness.

Scarborough

5:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson | 136 min | Fiction | North American Independent Cinema | Canada | US Premiere | SCARBOROUGH, shot in the Scarborough District of Toronto, is the film adaptation of the award-winning novel by Catherine Hernandez. Over the course of a school year, three diverse kids in a low-income neighborhood find community, compassion, and resilience in an underfunded before-school reading program.

Miss Viborg

6pm • Metro Theatre #4 | Marianne Blicher | 100 min | Fiction | Nordic/Dutch Cinema | Denmark | US Premiere | In the Danish provincial town of Viborg, there is seemingly nothing new under the sun. Former beauty queen Solvej lives isolated with her dog, her routines, and her shattered dreams. When the neighbor’s rebellious teenage daughter comes into Solvej’s life, an unlikely friendship forms.

Fly So Far (Nuestra libertad)

8pm • Arlington Theatre

Atlas

8pm • Metro Theatre #1 | Niccolò Castelli | 88 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Switzerland | Allegra is a lively young woman with a passion for mountain climbing. A trip to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco ends abruptly when a man explodes a bomb in a coffee shop, and her three friends die in the attack. Months later, she returns home, where an encounter with a young Muslim refugee forces her to confront her perception of reality, face her fears, and heal her profound interior wounds.

Punch 9 for Harold Washington

8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Joe Winston | 105 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States | Barack Obama moved to Chicago in 1985, in part, because of a man he’d never met: Harold Washington. Washington ran for mayor of Chicago in 1983 as a long-shot candidate, surviving the toughest, dirtiest, most expensive municipal election in American history to become Chicago’s first African American mayor, a playbook on how to restore our American democracy.

1-800-HOT-NITE

Private Desert (Deserto particular)

her. Thousands of miles away from home, he meets a guy who can put the two in touch under very specific conditions.

Thursday, March 10th The Last Tourist

8am • Metro Theatre #1

Apples and Oranges

8:10am • Metro Theatre #2 | Yoav Brill | 82 min | Documentary | Middle Eastern/ Israeli Cinema | Israel | US Premiere | The idealistic and rebellious 1960s generation was charmed by communist ideology on the Israeli kibbutz. 350,000 volunteers from around the world arrived during the 1970s and ‘80s. Then the war in Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict forced the volunteers to face a new question: does supporting the kibbutz mean supporting the State of Israel?

Never Catch Pigeons: And Eleven More Hard Lessons from Mr. Paul Van Doren

Eat Your Catfish

2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2 | Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand, Senem Tüzen | 74 min | Documentary | Documentary Competition | Turkey, United States, Spain | US Premiere | With her mind intact, Kathryn, who is in the late stages of ALS, is holding on to see her daughter’s wedding day. Providing 24-hour care for her has nearly bankrupted her family. With dark humor and intimacy, this documentary is shot from Kathryn’s point of view.

The Game (Igra)

TBA

3pm • Metro Theatre #4

On This Happy Note

10am • Fiesta Theatre #2

4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Tamar Tal Anati | 67 min | Documentary | Middle Eastern/ Israeli Cinema | Israel | World Premiere | As she prepares to die, Israeli playwright Anat Gov asks literary agent Arik Kneller to be the executor of her will. Their last documented conversation touches upon life, death, and Anat’s writings. Anat leaves behind a spiritual legacy: there is such a thing as a happy ending.

Daughter of a Lost Bird

Perejil (Parsley)

Oscar Animation Shorts

Drowning in Silence

8:20am • Metro Theatre #3

Newtok

8:30am • Metro Theatre #4

Between Two Dawns (Iki safak arasinda) 10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4 11am • Arlington Theatre

Tug of War (Vuta n’kuvute)

11am • Metro Theatre #1 | Amil Shivji | 93 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Tanzania, South Africa, Germany, Qatar | This coming-of-age political love story is set in the final years of British colonial Zanzibar. A young freedom fighter meets an IndianZanzibari woman escaping an onerous arranged marriage. They meet by chance in the middle of the night, then cannot bear the thought of being apart from each other.

The Therapy

11:20am • Metro Theatre #2 | Zvi Landsman | 85 min | Documentary | Documentary Competition | Israel | US Premiere | Lev, a 54-year-old divorced Orthodox Jew, attends conversion therapy, hoping to diminish his unwanted same-sex attractions so he can be remarried to a woman. After seven years of conversion therapy, Ben, a 23-year-old social work student, starts having doubts and sets out on a quest to discover the truth about conversion therapy.

Doc Shorts 1: Identity and Integrity 11:40am • Metro Theatre #3

Fanny: The Right to Rock

Following a young Iranian theater company secretly rehearsing Macbeth in hopes of submitting the play to a Scotland festival, The Absent Director creatively merges fiction and non-fiction. It will screen at the Metro #1 Theatre at 11am on Saturday, March 5th and at 8am Monday, March 7th.

2pm • Metro Theatre #1 | Camilla Becket, James Becket | 82 min | Documentary | Santa Barbara Features | Australia |How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto’s worst nightmare? This film tells the story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, a brilliant scientist who stood up to the corporate Goliaths of industrial agriculture, rose to prominence in the sustainable food movement, and inspired an international crusade for change.

4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

palsy to autism–attempt an unprecedented version of Chicago.

Juniper (US)

8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

House of Darkness

9pm • Metro Theatre #4

Friday, March 11th 2nd Chance

8am • Metro Theatre #1

The Phantom of the Open 8:20am • Metro Theatre #3

From the Wild Sea (Fra det vilde hav) 8:30am • Metro Theatre #4

Punch 9 for Harold Washington 10am • Fiesta Theatre #2

Scarborough

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4

Mikes FieldTrip

11am • Arlington Theatre

Private Desert (Deserto particular) 11am • Metro Theatre #1

8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Nitram

8:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Justin Kurzel | 112 min | Fiction | Jeffery C. Barbakow International Cinema | Australia | US Premiere | Nitram (Caleb Landry-Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the mid1990s. He lives a life of isolation—until he unexpectedly finds a friend in a reclusive heiress. Based on the true story of one of the darkest chapters in Australian history.

Saturday, March 12th

Seven Dogs (Siete perros) 8:30am • Metro Theatre #4

1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

Youth Cinemedia Shorts

Penelope, My Love (Pénélope monamour)

10am • Fiesta Theatre #2

Animated Shorts

House of Darkness - FREE ADMISSION

Women’s Panel

1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

2pm • Arlington Theatre 2pm • Metro Theatre #1

FireStorm ‘77: The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire 2:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

Seven Dogs (Siete perros)

4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2 | Rodrigo Guerrero | 83 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Argentina | US Premiere | Ernesto is a lonely guy living in a large apartment building in a busy Argentine city, with seven dogs for roommates. His daily routine revolves around his pets, as well as health issues and money problems. When his neighbors file a complaint about his dogs, Ernesto is desperate.

Bardem/Kidman Tribute

4:30pm • Arlington Theatre

The Cloud & the Man (Manikbabur megh)

5pm • Metro Theatre #1

imperfect

5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Paka (River of Blood)

International Shorts 2: When the Plan Fails

4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

8pm • Metro Theatre #1

8:20am • Metro Theatre #3

Trenches (Tranchées) 8pm • Arlington Theatre

Nowhere Special

Judgment Call

The Good Boss (El buen patrón) FREE ADMISSION

2pm • Arlington Theatre | Fernando León de Aranoa | 120 min | Fiction | Contemporary World Cinema | Spain | Blanco, the charismatic owner of a family-run factory, covets a local award for business excellence. The veneer of the perfect company cracks as Blanco must deal with a vengeful fired worker, a depressed supervisor, and an infatuated ambitious intern. Javier Bardem stars in this darkly funny social satire of the workplace.

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

12pm • Metro Theatre #4

Nature Shorts

7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

Miss Viborg

Drowning in Silence

1pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

7pm • Arlington Theatre

The 90s Club

11:40am • Metro Theatre #3

2:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Fred Parnes | 84 min | Documentary | Cinematic Overtures/Performing Arts | United States | World Premiere | From the frigid suburbs of Buffalo, New York, to his early years living and busking on the streets of San Francisco, to his decades-long, Grammynominated solo career, Peter Case has lived a life of constant change, soaring highs, and soul-crushing lows. One of America’s last great troubadours.

Judgment Call

Silver Linings Playbook FREE Admission

Yuni

Daughters (Töchter)

5:40pm • Metro Theatre #3 | Robert Darwell | 85 min | Documentary | Reel Lives | United States | Through touching, humorous, and reflective stories from the “cast” of THE 90s CLUB, this film proves that empathizing with seniors is not only socially responsible, but also inspiring, enriching, funny, and compelling.

7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

Eat Your Catfish

11:20am • Metro Theatre #2

On This Happy Note

The 90s Club

Mixer Shorts 2: Fighting for a Brighter Future

Film, the Living Record of Our Memory

1-800-HOT-NITE TBA

Stranger’s Arms

Nasima (The Most Fearless) Quake

8am • Metro Theatre #1 8:10am • Metro Theatre #2

10:20am • Fiesta Theatre #4 11am • Arlington Theatre

Belle Vie

1:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

10-10-10 Student Shorts - FREE ADMISSION 2pm • Arlington Theatre

Fly So Far (Nuestra libertad) 2pm • Metro Theatre #1

Apples and Oranges 4pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

International Shorts 2: When the Plan Fails 4:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

The Therapy

5pm • Metro Theatre #1

The Game (Igra)

5:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

Tug of War (Vuta n’kuvute) 7:20pm • Fiesta Theatre #2

The Seeds of Vandana Shiva 7:40pm • Fiesta Theatre #4

Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over

8pm • Arlington Theatre | Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner | 95 min | Documentary | Cinematic Overtures/Performing Arts | United States | With timeless hits such What the World Needs Now, Say a Little Prayer, and Don’t Make Me Over, Dionne Warwick is a star who took charge of her career and smashed through cultural, racial, and gender barriers to become the soundtrack for generations.

The Good Boss (El buen patrón) 8pm • Metro Theatre #1

Peter Case: A Million Miles Away 8:20pm • Metro Theatre #2

5:40pm • Metro Theatre #3

Small Body (Piccolo corpo) 6pm • Metro Theatre #4

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