The Santa Barbara International Film Festival concludes with films throughout today. The closing movie, “I Like Movies,” will screen at 8 tonight at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. For more information, see sbiff.org.
The calendar appears Mondays through Saturdays in the “Life & the Arts” section. Items are welcome. Please email them a full week before the event to Managing Editor Dave Mason at dmason@newspress.com.
TODAY
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Entangled: Responding to Environmental Crisis,” runs through March 25 at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The museum is open from 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It’s closed on Sundays and college holidays. For more information, call 805-565-6162 or visit westmont.edu/museum.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Interlopings: Colors in the Warp and Weft of Ecological Entanglements” is an exhibit that runs through March 12 at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit features weavings dyed with pigments from non-native plants on Santa Cruz Island. The weavings were created by artists Helen Svensson and Lisa Jevbratt. For more information, see sbbotanicgarden.org.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Coast artist and London native Annie Hoffman’s exhibit “Seeing Ourselves in Colour” will be displayed through Feb. 28 at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. For more information, visit anniehoffmann.com.
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “The Search for the Modern West,” an exhibit, continues through Feb. 20 at Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, see sullivangoss.com or call the gallery at 805-730-1460.
Noon to 5 p.m. “Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community” is on view now through May at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara at 136 E. De la Guerra St. Admission is free. Hours are currently from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, visit www.sbhistorical.org.
2:30 p.m. A free 90-minute macrame workshop will take place at the Santa Maria Library’s Learning Loft, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. For more information, call the library’s information desk at 805-925-0994.
3 and 7 p.m. The Alcazar Theatre and Ensemble will perform “Now and Then,” a romantic drama/comedy about love, following your dreams and the costs of personal decisions. Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students. To purchase, go to www.thealcazar.org.
7 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.
7 to 9 p.m. The Nicole Lvoff Jazz Trio will perform at Crush Bar & Tap, 1129 A State St., Santa Barbara. There’s no cover. For more information, go to crushbarsb.com.
7:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform at The Granada, 1214 State St. Performers include Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist Ted Nash, the Josh Nelson Trio and the symphony’s principal pianist, Natasha Kislenko.The works are the world premiere of Mr. Nash’s extensive orchestrations of “Transformation for Symphony Orchestra and Narrator,” Ravel’s “Bolero,” Richard Strauss’ “Death and Transfiguration” and Ernest Von Dohnanyi’s Variations on a Nursery Song, Opus 25. Tickets cost $35 to $175. To purchase, go to granadasb.org.
8 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.
FEB. 19
1:30 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.
2 p.m. Ensemble Theatre Company will perform “Selling Kabul” at the New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara, Tickets cost $40 to $84. To purchase, go to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.
3 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform at The Granada, 1214 State St. Performers include Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist Ted Nash, the Josh Nelson Trio and the symphony’s principal pianist, Natasha Kislenko.The works are the world premiere of Mr. Nash’s extensive orchestrations of “Transformation for Symphony Orchestra and Narrator,” Ravel’s “Bolero,” Richard Strauss’ “Death and Transfiguration” and Ernest Von Dohnanyi’s Variations on a Nursery Song, Opus 25. Tickets cost $35 to $175. To purchase, go to granadasb.org. The performance will be preceded with a pre-concert talk featuring Mr. Nash and Nir Kabaretti, the symphony’s music and artistic director, at 2 p.m.
3 p.m. The Alcazar Theatre and Ensemble will perform “Now and Then.” “Now and Then,” a romantic drama/comedy about love, at the theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students. To purchase, go to www.thealcazar.org.
4 p.m. The Takács Quartet will perform an all-Beethoven concert at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episocpal Church, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. Tickets cost $20 for general admission. To purchase, go to smitv.org/syv-concert-series. Tickets for students are free. For more information, contact Linda Burrows at 805-705-0938 or syvconcerts@smitv.org.
7 p.m. Singers Ken Stacy and Claire Khodara will perform at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club, 1221 State St., Suite 205, Santa Barbara. General admission costs $25 in advance and $30 cash on the day of the show. To purchase or get a dinner reservation, go to www.sohosb.com.
FEB. 21
7 p.m. Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson will perform at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. For more information, go to lobero.org/events/jack-johnson.
FEB. 22
1:30 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.
FEB. 23
10 a.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.
FEB. 24
7 p.m. “The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.
FEB. 25
1:30 and 7 p.m. The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.
FEB. 26
1:30 p.m. The River Bride” will be presented by PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theatre) in Santa Maria. The play is being performed at the Severson Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 870 S. Bradley Road. Tickets are $49. To purchase, visit www.pcpa.org or call the box office at 805-922-8313.
MARCH 2
7:30 p.m. The Miro Quartet will perform at Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Admission is $20 for museum members and $25 for nonmembers.
— Dave Mason
