¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present La Santa Cecilia in free concerts Jan. 10-12. Courtesy photo.
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! will present La Santa Cecilia, the “Best Alternative Band of the Year” (LA Weekly, 2012), in free family concerts at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road; at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St. and at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara Jr. High School.
Each venue will host a reception after the show where the audience can meet the artists, take photos and share in free refreshments.
La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin culture, rock and world music, organizers reported in a media release. Their upbeat sound is always dance-ready and draws inspiration from all over the world using pan-American rhythms like cumbia, bossa nova, rumba, bolero, tango, jazz, jarocho, rock and klezmer. Named for the patron saint of music and musicians, La Santa Cecilia represents the face of a new generation with deep roots in the Los Angeles immigrant community.
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! will next present Perla Batalla (Feb. 7-9) and Plena Libre (March 21-23). Visit https://www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB for more information.