C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Brokering Peace – Join Jewish Family Service professionals rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer, rabbi Steve Cohen, Santa Barbara chief of police Lori Luhnowand, and other community leaders as they present Tikkun Olam: Repairing our Broken World, a Community Conversation. Share your thoughts and feelings and take part in a discussion about productive ways to cope with our unsettled reality and to make our world feel brighter in light of difficult and challenging world events that have occurred over the past few months. Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Bronfman Family Center in collaboration with Congregation B’nai B’rith and Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara. WHEN: 5:30 to 6:30 pm WHERE: 524 Chapala Street COST: free INFO: 957-1115 or www. sbjf.org
the country’s present reincarnation as a tourist mecca. Her first trip came as a child prior to the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950s. In 1988 while traveling with the Venceremos Brigade, Campbell witnessed the country prior to the withdrawal of Soviet economic support, while three additional trips in 2000, 2002, and 2005 were made specifically to photograph in Havana. Her new exhibition at The Jared Dawson Galllery – the first curated by the gallery’s eponymous owner – is comprised of a solo show of work not already in the collection of the gallery and features many images that have not been on display before. The artist’s reception takes place 3 to 6 pm tomorrow, and Campbell will also give a gallery talk on Wednesday, August 24, at 6:30 pm. WHEN: today through Saturday, September 17 WHERE: 4646 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria COST: free INFO: 318-1066 or www. jareddawsongallery.com
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Campbell’s Cuba – Nell Campbell, a Santa Barbara-based documentary photographer whose work has been exhibited at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans where many of her photos are included in the permanent collections, traveled to Cuba five times long before
KJEE Summer Wrap-Up – What’s that, you say? KJEE’s Summer Roundup already took place at the Santa Barbara Bowl back in May? Yep, that’s true. But this is a new event, albeit an almost homophonic one. The modernrock radio station’s concert also takes place outdoors, but it’s at Pershing Park, where the bandshell will serve
EVENTS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Home Concert – Los Angeles bred singersongwriter Karla Bonoff, who came of age in the burgeoning scene at the Troubadour in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has been a Montecito resident since the late 1990s. So her periodic appearances at the Lobero Theatre are more than just another stop on a never-ending tour – Bonoff has never been much of a road dog anyway – but a chance to share her heartfelt music with fans she often also calls neighbors or friends. Her catalog extends far beyond the trio of songs first made famous by Linda Ronstadt on her seminal 1976 albums – not that we ever get tired of hearing “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me” – including a couple of new songs and even her contribution to the recent Jackson Browne tribute album, hearkening back to her days as a teen at the Troubadour. Full circle and home – those are great themes. Bonoff will be joined by the great and versatile guitarist Nina Gerber, who has played alongside her for a decade. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $39 & $49 ($105 patron tickets include priority seating and pre-concert private reception) INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com
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as the stage for a whole host of local artists, including David Loeppke, Vital Signs, The Agreeables, Let Flo Go, Young Gunz, Spencer the Gardener, Brandi Rose, Layover, and Voodoo Lounge with a special appearance by the seemingly ubiquitous La Boheme Dancers. Media superstar John Palminteri hosts the afternoon of music that will also feature food vendors and more. Another difference from the Round-up? The Wrap-Up is free! But this isn’t a competition with the bigger venue – the Santa Barbara Bowl Educational Outreach Foundation is the sponsor. WHEN: noon to 8 pm WHERE: Cabrillo Blvd. At Castillo St. COST: free INFO: www.kjee.com
Bogie & Bacall – The great Hollywood lovers Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are the focus of the summer film series at the Sunken Gardens (and UCSB) this season, featuring all of the movies in which they starred together, as well as some of their individual classics. Next up (this Friday at the Courthouse) is Key Largo, pairing the two stars as an embittered war veteran and the wife of his deceased war buddy, a study of the simmering tensions between characters as part of a group that becomes stuck in a tumbledown hotel as a hurricane draws near. Next week: the season finale goes for the money, literally. How to Marry a Millionaire stars Bacall and similar screen sirens Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe as three friends who are, respectively, resourceful, spunky and ditzy – all of whom set out, as the title suggests, to marry millionaires. But when they scheme to rent a luxurious penthouse in New York City to attract said rich husbands, a series of misunderstandings and comedies of error help the ladies to realize that money is no substitute for happiness. The movie is the first film to be photographed in CinemaScope wide, to enjoy a free 6 pm performance by the United States Navy Band Cruisers, an active-duty music ensemble that performs for presidents and other administration officials, as well as foreign dignitaries. Note: Films in the series screen Wednesdays at 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall, and Fridays at 8:30 pm, outdoors in the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden. Get there early (but not before noon) to set up your blanket and chairs at the Courthouse, and unless you’re way in the back be sure to hush up during the good stuff. INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
Bird in Paradise – Rose Bird, the first female chief justice of the California, is the subject for the first in a new series of lectures on Women in History. Kathleen Cairns, Ph.D., a lecturer in the History/Women’s and Gender Studies Departments at Cal Poly, will be speaking about Bird (1936-1999), who was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown during his first term in office in 1977 and served for 10 years before she was voted out by the electorate, who decided not to reconfirm Bird following controversies over the death penalty, economics, and her role in politicizing the judiciary. The lecture series takes place at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, which is also hosting a special exhibit on Women in History. The series continues with three additional lectures by local university and college history professors, including SBCC’s Sarah Chase on Women in the Civil War
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(September 24), SBCC’s Daniel Swionteck (October 22) on The 19th Amendment, and Westmont’s Heather Keaney on Women in the Middle East (January 28). WHEN: 2-3 pm (exhibit open noon to 4 pm WHERE: 21 W. Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: 962-5322 or www.rain. org/~karpeles Back to the Garden – Rubicon Theatre Company’s Broadway Concert Series turns back the clock 47 years and departs Manhattan to head to upstate New York, at least in spirit, with this weekend’s performances celebrating folk-rock trailblazers Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Laura Nyro. The concerts pay tribute to the trio, who challenged the traditional images of women in the music industry and broke through to create enduring and well-regarded careers in pop music. Back to the Garden pays tribute to the music of the prolific singer-songwriters, their influence, and inspiration. Directed by Amy Jones with musical direction by Sue Terwilliger, the concert features Melissa Hammans (Company/Smokey Joe’s Cafe), Shaleah Adkisson (Hair /Rent), and Maddy Wyatt (Band of Wyatt). WHEN: 2 & 8 tonight, 2 pm tomorrow WHERE: Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura COST: $69.50 INFO: 667-2900 or www. rubicontheatre.org SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 Comedy Nights – Comedy impressario Carol Metcalf’s latest lineup of leading stand-ups features Montecito’s Paul Clay 18 – 25 August 2016