Aug. 18 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Guardians of the Galaxy at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden

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Friday nights under the stars! Arts & Lectures’ annual FREE Summer Cinema series continues with the theme Out of This World

SUMMARY

  • Friday, August 18 | 8:30 p.m. | Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
    • Out of This World, seven nights of space creature-themed movies under the stars, Friday nights through August 25
    • Presented in association with the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture
    • Premier sponsor Montecito Bank & Trust
    • Attendees can start setting up at noon (12 p.m.) on the day of the screening.
    • Please respect the lawn and your fellow filmgoers: only bring blankets that are permeable (no plastic/nylon/tarps), and chairs that are low-backed and low to the ground
    • Costumes are encouraged! Metro Entertainment will be on hand with special rewards for those who dress up.
    • DJ Darla Bea will be LIVE for an in-person music set
    • Free transportation from the UCSB campus available to UCSB students with valid ID
    • Bring breathable blankets or a low chair, a picnic and your friends

SANTA BARBARA — Get ready to meet a galaxy of interstellar adventurers this summer with UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023 FREE Summer Cinema line-up: Out of This World. The series continues with Guardians of the Galaxyon Friday, August 18. 

Costumes are encouraged at this weeks event! Metro Entertainment will be on hand with special rewards for those who dress up. DJ Darla Bea will present an in-person music set.

ABOUT GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of misfits – Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly and enigmatic Gamora; and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand – with the galaxy’s fate in the balance. (James Gunn, 2014, PG-13, 121 min.)

ENHANCED ACCESS FOR UCSB STUDENTS

Free round-trip transportation from the UCSB campus will be available to UCSB students with valid student ID. (Note pick up location in Isla Vista.) Santa Barbara Airbus will depart from Seville Road (near the IV Food Co-op) at 7 PM and the University Plaza loop adjacent to Campbell and Cheadle halls at 7:15 PM, and pick up at 10:45 PM from the Figueroa Street side of the courthouse to return to IV and campus. Schedule subject to change. Limited availability; first-come, first-served. Valid UCSB student ID required.

ABOUT THE OUT OF THIS WORLD SUMMER CINEMA SERIES

The 2023 FREE Summer Cinema line-up: Out of This World, seven nights of space creature-themed movies under the stars will take place Friday nights through August 25 at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden.

Summer Cinema FAQs

The fun begins early!

Bring a picnic and enjoy the evening with friends and neighbors. Browse Arts & Lectures’ 2023-24 Season Brochure. Arrive early for DJs, activities, and prizes.

Attendees can start setting up at noon (12 p.m.) on the day of the screening. Please respect the lawn and your fellow filmgoers: only bring blankets that are permeable (no plastic/nylon/tarps), and chairs that are low-backed and low to the ground.

SUMMER CINEMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE SCREENINGS

Guardians of the Galaxy | Aug 18 A band of misfit outlaws may be the galaxy’s only hope against an interstellar villain who seeks to control the universe with a powerful orb.

Nope | Aug 25 Horse-wrangling siblings (Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer) attempt to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object in Jordan Peele’s neo-Western science fiction film.

We look forward to seeing you there!

ABOUT UCSB ARTS & LECTURES

Founded in 1959, UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) is the largest and most influential arts and lectures organization between Los Angeles and San Francisco. A&L annually presents more than a hundred public events, from critically acclaimed concerts and dance performances by world-renowned artists to talks by groundbreaking authors and film series at UCSB and Santa Barbara-area venues. With a mission to “educate, entertain and inspire,” A&L also oversees an outreach program that brings visiting artists and speakers into local classrooms and other venues for master classes, open rehearsals, discussions and more, serving K-12 students, college students and the general public.

Guardians of the Galaxy is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. Admission is FREE.

The Premier Sponsor of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Summer Cinema Series is Montecito Bank & Trust

Presented in association with the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture

Special thanks to Santa Barbara County Parks, County of Santa Barbara Community Services, the City of Santa Barbara, Big Green Cleaning Services and Santa Barbara Airbus

Media sponsors include the Santa Barbara Independent, the Voice Magazine, 101.7 K-LITE, KCSB FM 91.9 and Noozhawk.