‘New
Perspectives’ in Los Olivos
Gallery Los Olivos will present “New
Perspectives,” a new members’ show, from Feb. 1 to 28, with works spanning
genres from skyscapes to plein aire to figurative and beyond.
The show will be highlighted by an artists’
reception on from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 7, during which some of the artists will be
on hand to answer questions and discuss their work.
The gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
it is located at 2920 Grande Ave., Los Olivos.
‘Schoolhouse’
at St. Mark’s
The Schoolhouse Music Evening will take place
at 8 p.m. Jan. 31 at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos,
with the Pacific Trio in performance.
There will also be an admission-free informal
concert for the community at 3:30 p.m.
Members of the trio are Roger Wilkie, violin; John Wale, cello; and Edie
Orloff, piano.
Tickets for the evening performance can be
reserved by calling Laura Birrell at (805) 688-7817. The cost is $30 for
preferred seats, $20 for general admission and $10 for students. More
information is available by calling Rose Knoles at (805) 688-4933.
‘Passport’
geared to kids
The Santa Barbara Educators Roundtable is
offering every student in the county a passport to Santa Barbara, allowing free
admission to 25 area educational institutions through the end of April.
The passport booklet permits kids in
kindergarten through sixth grade an opportunity to visit the community’s
educational institutions. Each child can take one adult companion, for free, to
the various institutions.
The passport will provide admission to
attractions such as Art From Scrap in Santa Barbara, Cachuma Lake Nature
Center, Elverhoj Museum in Solvang, Ganna Walska Lotusland in Montecito, Rancho
La Patera and Stow House in Goleta, Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Ynez Valley
Historical Museum and Carriage House and the Wildling Art Museum in Los Olivos.
The booklets are available through Santa Ynez
Valley, Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria elementary schools, the public
libraries and from the roundtable Web site at http://sbert.org/programs.
Neville
Bros. bring R&B to UCSB
The Grammy-winning Neville Brothers, Art,
Charles, Aaron and Cyril will bring their brand of New Orleans rhythm and blues
to UCSB’s Campbell Hall at 8 p.m. Jan. 29. T
he group of powerful funk and R&B artists
has been called “One of the best live bands in the country” by Billboard
magazine.
Tickets are available through UCSB Arts and
Lectures, (805) 893-3535 or www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Prices are $45
general and $19 for UCSB students.
‘Buried
Child’ at Ensemble
Sam Shepard’s “Buried Child” opens at the
Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara’s Alhecama Theatre Jan 29, and will
run through Feb. 22.
Called “a darkly comic tale of a Midwestern family with a terrible
secret,” the play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979.
It revolves around Vince, who brings his
girlfriend home to Illinois to meet the family. The farm’s once-barren land is
sprouting sturdy crops but all is not right.
The cast includes Leonard Kelly-Young, Anne
Gee Byrd, Geoffrey Lower, Louis Lotorto, Graham Miller and Kate Steele.
Performances are scheduled Tuesdays through
Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. Low-cost preview performances
will be given Jan. 29 and 30, with the official opening night Jan. 31.
Single and group tickets are available by calling the box office at
(805) 965-5400 or online at www.ensembletheatre.com.