In My Life: Beatles Tribute

by Genevieve Rhiger

February 27, 2015

You already know and love the songs, but In My Life: A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles gives you a chance to get a fresh perspective on the story of the band that made them. More than just a live musical tribute show, In My Life tells the Fab Four’s tale through the eyes of their late manager, Brian Epstein, who acts as narrator to renowned tribute band Abbey Road’s live performance of some 33 Beatles classics.

From their groundbreaking appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show to their final rooftop performance at the Apple Corp. offices, and “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to the psychedelic era of Sgt. Pepper’s and beyond, this exciting production gives new life to the story of rock’s greatest band.

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Will the Circle Be Unbroken

by Genevieve Rhiger

February 19, 2015

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s John McEuen (a founding member) opens the evening with their story: a bunch of young 1960’s ‘west-coast longhair hippies’ trying to make it. Through live music, historic photos and film, the Lobero audience finds out how this iconic California band’s rocky past led to successes and Nashville. McEuen’s enthusiastic storytelling and music, coinciding with what is on the screen, all lead up to the story of that incredible week in August, 1971.

This unique multi-media show then celebrates Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s landmark ‘Circle’ album (initiated by McEuen in 1971), and shows the audience how Carter Family music and Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Vassar Clements, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin… and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) came together for the historic sessions. As John brings on John Carter Cash (with special guests) taking all down the path of these two driving forces in American Music – the NGDB and the music of The Carter Family.

John Carter (son of Johnny Cash and June Carter) takes the helm to relate the Carter Family story and heritage with narrative, and historic photographs from his personal archives. With music performed from the early Carter Family days by the ensemble, John Carter relates what it was like growing up with ‘Grandma Maybelle Carter’, and how A.P. Carter influenced his and his father’s life’s path.

This leads to how NGDB joined the icons of Country Music for a magic Nashville week in August of 1971 to create the classic multi-platinum album – Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

The full cast then performs songs from the ‘Circle’ album against the larger-than-life on screen photo-montage backdrop from the sessions. Special to this evening, another original NGDB member, bassist Les Thompson (1966-1976), will be part of the ensemble, along with fiddler Laura McGhee (from Scotland), Matt Cartsonis (mandola/guitar/vocals), and guitarist Dave Daeger. The audience is transported to that magic time with the performers for an exciting, unforgettable experience.

With bluegrass, country, gospel, and the roots of America’s acoustic music, songs from all the Circle albums’ artists (Wildwood Flower, Keep on the Sunnyside, I Am a Pilgrim, Cannonball Rag, Wreck on the Highway, Earl’s Breakdown, etc.), the evening ends with audience all joining in for the Carter family classic

Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

Los Angeles News | FOX 11 LA KTTV

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Club Mercy – Lord Huron

by Genevieve Rhiger

February 17, 2015

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Safety Harbor Kids Benefit

by Genevieve Rhiger

February 11, 2015

Paul Barrère and Fred Tackett are guitar players.

In fact they are the guitar players with the legendary band Little Feat…

Now they have joined forces to form an acoustic duet that will quite frankly blow you away. Performing songs from their Little Feat catalogue and more with a decidedly different twist.

They first played together on the album ”Dixie Chicken“ some thirty-five years ago and since then have played together or individually on numerous recording sessions for Little Feat and countless others including Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Dionne Farris, and the Wallflowers, to name a few.

Paul and Fred will be joined on this special evening by

Albert Lee, legendary guitarist

Peter Asher, guitarist, singer and producer extraordinaire

Hani Naser, master percussionist and Oud player

Hani

Rodney Cravens, Justin Fox and George Pendergast from Dishwalla and Van Dyke Parks will also be performing on this evening.

Inara George is a singer-songwriter and musician, one half of The Bird and the Bee and a member of The Living Sisters.

DISHWALLA is an alternative rock band based out of Santa Barbara, California. They are a platinum selling, award winning band with a career spanning nearly 2 decades and 5 albums.

Rodney Browning Cravens, George Pendergast and Justin Fox will be performing a special acoustic set on this evening.

For more information about Safety Harbor Kids, please visit www.safetyharborkids.org.

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Jon Foreman

by Genevieve Rhiger

February 6, 2015

Jon Foreman is the lead singer and guitarist of the Grammy Award winning rock band Switchfoot. He is also known for his intimate solo albums and his work with the band Fiction Family. Over the years, Foreman has become known for his honest lyrics, highly prolific song-writing, and his involvement in various humanitarian endeavors: Habitat for Humanity, The ONE Campaign, Not For Sale, Invisible Children, Life Rolls On, and To Write Love On Her Arms.

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SSBYD – Spring Celebration of Dance

by Genevieve Rhiger

February 4, 2015

The State Street Ballet Young Dancers present A Spring Celebration of Dance. The apprentice company to State Street Ballet, SSBYD will perform new works by Kassandra Taylor Newberry and Dana Young. In addition, the evening will feature excerpts from Sleeping Beauty and new works by emerging choreographers.

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Lucinda Williams

by Genevieve Rhiger

February 3, 2015

American rock, folk, blues and country music singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is one of a kind. She has been maneuvering down a musical path all her own for more than three decades since emerging from Lake Charles, Louisiana, a town with rich traditions of indigenous American music. Several years of playing the hardscrabble clubs of her adopted state of Texas gave her a solid enough footing to record a self-titled album that would become a touchstone for the Americana movement–helping launch a thousand musical ships along the way. More than 30 years later, after having been named “America’s best songwriter” by TIME Magazine in 2002, Williams’ distinctive delta-infused country soul sound is as strong as ever. Though her songs offer poetry filled with pain and longing, Williams says, “People misunderstand me and think I’m this depressed person, and I’m not. At the end of the day, I’m an optimist.”

“She’s pithy and penetrating, bruised but steadfast, proud of the grain and drawl of her voice. Her music places itself in a vanishing, idealized Southland where country, soul, blues and gospel all share a common spirit and a vocabulary of twang.” – The New York Times

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Gustafson Dance – Madeline 2015

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 27, 2015

Gustafson Dance presents its annual school production, Madeline: Lost in Central Park. Taken from the beloved Bemelmans stories, Madeline: Lost in Central Park is the tale of a young girl who finds herself lost in Central Park amidst the street performers, the balloon sellers, the popcorn sellers, and more. Children ages 2 and up are featured in this story of Madeline’s adventures.

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Lobero Associates Gala

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 23, 2015

This year’s annual Associates Gala, benefitting the Lobero Theatre, is sure to be an “Affair to Remember.”

Guests will begin the evening with cocktail hour on the gorgeous patio of the Coral Casino while sipping complimentary beer and wine, or cocktails from the no-host bar. Mix and mingle with other elegantly costumed guests, purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win exciting prize packages. Raffle winners will be announced later in the evening.

At the close of cocktail hour, guests will be ushered into the dining room where they will enjoy an exceptional three course dinner accompanied by music performed by saxophonist Justin Claveria. Claveria is a graduate of USC’s jazz studies program and has performed with such successful artists as Kenny Loggins, Leslie McCann, Michael Donald, The Coasters and more.

The Lobero Theatre Associates have been committed advocates of the Lobero Theatre for over 40 years, contributing over $1 million to ensure the Lobero Theatre remains a vital and enduring home for the arts in Santa Barbara. This season the Associates are working to raise needed funds to support the Lobero’s many youth programs. By purchasing a ticket, or becoming a sponsor of this year’s Gala, attendees will help the Associates once again reach their fundraising goal in support of the Lobero Theatre.

Raffle Information

Raffle tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100 and can be purchased online. If you are purchasing raffle tickets but are unable to attend the Gala, please include your choice of prize(s) in the “Add Order Notes” box when placing your order. You need not be present to win.

Buy Raffle Tickets Prize List

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SBIFF – Grasshopper for Grandpa

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 22, 2015

“Grasshopper for Grandpa” is the story of Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, a celebrated institution in Santa Barbara, CA for more than 60 years before closing its doors in 2006 with the retirement of owner Tommy Chung. Opened in 1947 by Tommy’s father, Jimmy Yee Chung, it’s now the last visible remnant of Chinatown, Santa Barbara. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the area in and around the Santa Barbara Presidio district was considered Chinatown.

The film is a portrait about Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens and explores why the place was so special to so many people. Also, why the special few who made Jimmy’s possible, like owner Tommy Chung and 30-year bartender Willy Gilbert, had that effect on so many patrons and passerby’s. In September of 2013, the bar reopened after being beautifully restored by longtime happy hour regular and patron, Bob Lovejoy, and his son, Clay.

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SBIFF – Producers Panel

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 19, 2015

“Movers and Shakers” returns to the SBIFF Panel Series to bring together some of today’s most established producers to share their insights in sparkling conversation. The Producer’s Panel allows some of the industry’s leading professionals to discuss their current projects and what they hope to see for the future of filmmaking. This panel can provide insight into the business as well creative sides of producers.

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SBIFF – Writers Panel

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 19, 2015

“It Starts With the Script” brings together some of today’s most talented and innovative writing professionals as they discuss the process for giving life to film. In this panel, top writers converse about what it takes to write a script and their journey to the big screen. Hear some of the most gifted writers in Hollywood talk about the challenges in their craft.

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SBIFF – Women’s Panel

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 19, 2015

The “Creative Forces: Women in the Business” panel debuted in 2005 and celebrates influential women in film. Women from all stages of film production including editing, directing, costuming, casting, production design, and producing come together to discuss the unique challenges and successes they have faced in the film industry.

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NAPF – Helen Caldicott

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 15, 2015

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will hold its 14^th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future with Helen Caldicott speaking on “Preserving the Future.” Dr. Caldicott, named by the Smithsonian as one of the most influential women of the 20^th century, is a prominent and influential speaker on nuclear weapons and the fate of the Earth. She has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Linus Pauling, himself a two-time Nobel Laureate. The Kelly Lecture Series annually presents a distinguished individual who speaks on exploring humanity’s present circumstances and ways by which we can shape a more promising future for our planet and its inhabitants. Visit wagingpeace.org/2015-kelly-lecture for more information.

“As a doctor, as well as a mother and a world citizen, I wish to practice the ultimate form of preventive medicine by ridding the earth of these technologies that propagate disease, suffering, and death.” – Dr. Helen Caldicott

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SBCO – Valentine’s Day Celebration

by Genevieve Rhiger

January 15, 2015

Sergei Prokofiev “Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34” (clarinet, string quartet and piano)

Francis Poulenc “Sextet (for piano and wind quinet), Op. 100”

Cesar Franck “Piano Quintet in F minor, No. 7”

SBCO Chamber Musicians and Featured Pianist Wendy Chen

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