The years since the release of Singles have been transformative for Future Islands, catapulting the Baltimore-based band from cult favorites to synthpop icons. As addictive songs like breakout “Seasons (Waiting on You)” turned the world on to sublime pleasures a loyal fan base already knew, this hard-touring band plowed forward celebrating their tenth anniversary in February 2016. Now Future Islands returns at the top of their game with new album The Far Field, delivering twelve chest pounding love songs and odes to the road as only they can.

 Future Islands has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket will go to organizations bringing equity, dignity, and access to communities who need it. www.plus1.org

The Santa Barbara Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra consists of 30-40 musicians selected from the Youth Symphony for their exceptional talent and musical technique.   These musicians are challenged with serious pieces from the standard orchestral repertoire and have been lauded for their high performance level.  The musicians are thrilled to perform for you today since this will be the SBYS Chamber Orchestra’s first stand-alone public performance.  This group of young musicians has been invited to perform at the Santa Barbara Symphony’s “Sapphire Ball” Gala in celebration of its 65^th Anniversary in October 2018.  The SBYS Chamber Orchestra looks forward to performing more regularly next season. 

Join Michael McDonald and special guests: Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Graves, Amy McDonald, Tamara Champlin and Bill Champlin to celebrating TRAP and over 20 years of service to our friends with Intellectual and Developmental Differences locally and globally.

Learn more about TRAP.

All of the tickets to this free lecture have been distributed, but you may wish to check for availability at the door on Saturday night.

Vandana Shiva trained as a physicist and did an interdisciplinary doctorate on “Hidden Variables and Non-Locality in Quantum Theory” at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She is Founder/Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology and Navdanya, a movement for seed saving and ecological agriculture. She is the author of numerous books including Staying Alive, Ecofeminism, Seed Sovereignty and Food Security: Women in the Vanguard (Ed.), Soil Not Oil, Earth Democracy and Who Feeds the World. For four decades of dedication to independent and ecological research, Dr. Shiva has been honored with many awards, including: The Right Livelihood Award, The Sydney Peace Prize, The Fukuoka Prize, and the Lennon-Ono Peace Prize. 

Join master illusionist and Winner of Penn & Teller FOOL US Ivan Amodei on an epic journey to discover the secrets of life in his brand new stage show SECRETS & ILLUSIONS.

Set on the dark and deserted streets of Paris, you’ll enter the legendary Louvre Museum, where an enchanting musical muse escorts you through galleries, while Ivan uncovers life’s greatest mysteries deep inside the priceless works of art, one dazzling illusion at a time. Watch someone face their greatest fears. Witness a person track down love in the most unexpected place, and another discover how the Laws of Attraction helps them find their purpose in life － might it be you?

Boston Globe boasts ”Magic with a Message.” It’s a 90-minute spectacular show which displays Ivan’s signature style of thought-provoking vignettes, audience participation, and storytelling. Paired with his remarkable approach to illusion, it will ultimately inspire, encourage and motivate you to discover your purpose and your destiny.

OUR SHOW WEBSITE IS: WWW.SECRETSANDILLUSIONS.COM

https://vimeo.com/263965716

Hats Off is the Lobero Theatre Associates’ signature fundraising event that raises needed funds for the Lobero Theatre while honoring a significant presence in the arts.  This year the Associates tip their hat to one of the most successful and celebrated songwriters of the modern era, Jeff Barry.

It is said that at any given time, somewhere in the world, someone is playing or singing a Jeff Barry song. While you may not know Jeff Barry by name, there’s no doubt you’re familiar with his extensive body of work.

Jeff Barry is the musical mind behind chart-topping hits including: “Tell Laura I Love Her,” “Chapel of Love,” “Be My Baby,” “Doo Wah Ditty,” “River Deep, Mountain High,” “Sugar Sugar,” “And Then He Kissed Me,” “Da Do Run Run,” and “The Leader Of The Pack,” among many others. His songs have been recorded by an endless list of artists, such as Celine Dion, U2, Percy Sledge, Elton John, Amy Winehouse, The Beach Boys, Glenn Campbell, Mariah Carey, Sam Cook and Johnny Mathis.

Mr. Barry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed him to be #19 in their “Top 100 Songwriters of All Time” list, and #3 of non-artist writers. 

Proceeds from this enlightening luncheon will support general operating funds for the Lobero Theatre and new, energy-efficient lighting systems.

To make a gift or inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Sheila Caldwell at scaldwell@lobero.org or at 805.679.6013.

Special Thanks to this year’s Hats Off co-chairs, Joan Crossland and Janet McCann.

Once a self-proclaimed retired artist, Damien Escobar, is now back to being one of the world’s top violinist. He is hitting the road to promote his second solo album, Boundless, his first solo album of all originally produced material. Four years ago Damien was a shell of himself. Humbled by homelessness and depression, Damien had to fight through his fear of failure and reemerge as a confident, positive, thriving artist. An unprecedented story of triumph, Damien Escobar can look back at his days playing the violin for change on the subway platforms of New York to playing for Presidents in the White House.