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Marjorie Luke Theatre update for Feb. 27

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Upcoming Events
Puppet Palooza Santa Barbara!
The Muppets Take Santa Barbara
Friday, March 2nd 6:30pm
Puppetpaloozasb presents The Muppets—and the remarkable performers who bring them to life—will enthrall audiences with an evening of story-telling, interviews, exclusive footage, musical puppetry madness and improvised mayhem! Joining us will be Matt Vogel (Kermit the Frog and Sgt. Floyd Pepper), Eric Jacobson (Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear, Bill Barretta (Pepe the King Prawn and Rowlf the Dog (Muppets)), Peter Linz (Walter and Link Hogthrob). The evening’s interviews will be moderated by Debbie McClellan, Vice President of The Muppets Studio.
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?Tickets and more information about the festival is available at PuppetPaloozaSB.com or call 1-800-936-3126.
 “La Cucarachita Martina/Martina, The Little Roach”
Saturday, March 3rd 10:30am 
Puppetpaloozasb presents this fun show based on a popular Cuban and Puerto Rican children’s tale, a little roach learns many lessons on her journey to find true love! This enchanting story is a bilingual rock ‘n’ roll musical, presented simultaneously in English and Spanish, under the direction of Dr. Manuel Morán.

Tickets and more information about the festival is available at PuppetPaloozaSB.com or call 1-800-936-3126.
Huber Marionettes’ “Suspended Animation”
Saturday, March 3rd  5:30pm
Puppetpaloozasb presents Phillip Huber, America’s premiere, Emmy award-winning marionettist who puts on a performance to wow the whole family with incredible, complex marionettes! Huber is an internationally recognized “artist with marionettes,” most widely known for his work in the 3-time Academy Award nominated film Being John Malkovich. His brilliant efforts have earned an Emmy, along with the highest puppetry honor, the UNIMA Citation of Excellence. He conjures up magic in this great-for-all-ages show!

For more info and tickets please visit www.PuppetPaloozaSB.com or call 1-800-936-3126.
Evolution of Organic
with filmmaker Mark Kitchell
Thursday, March 8th 7pm
The Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and The Marjorie Luke Theatre present this exciting film, written and directed by Academy Award nominee Mark Kitchell and narrated by Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, about the story of organic agriculture past, present & future. For tickets please visit www.sbindytickets.com. It’s a heartfelt journey of change from a small band of rebels to a cultural transformation in the way we grow and eat food!
Teens Sing for Santa Barbara
Friday, March 9th 7pm
Teens Sing for Santa Barbara presents this benefit concert featuring performances by local area teens and special guest appearances by Kenny Loggins & Friends.

For more info and tickets please visit
www.teenssingforsb.com.
All proceeds will go to the Unity Shoppe SB and Montecito Disaster Survivors‘ Fund!
Gaby Moreno
Sunday, March 11 7pm
The Marjorie Luke Theatre and UCSB Arts & Lectures present this FREE family show as part of the Viva el Arte SB concert series. Born and raised in Guatemala, Los Angeles-based Gaby Moreno learned to speak English by immersing herself in the songs of jazz greats Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, and Aretha Franklin. Named Best New Artist at the Latin Grammies in 2013, Gaby is co-composer of the theme song from TV comedy Parks and Recreation, and made the iconic recording of the classic song ‘Smile’, by Charlie Chaplin, for the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove. On her latest album, Ilusión, released in September 2016, Gaby looks back to her past and the spirit of the aspiring immigrant artist who made her way in a new country with just her guitar, her velvet voice, and a pocketful of songs she was eager to share.
For more info please visit www.facebook.com/vivaelartesb.
Five Invitations: What The Dying Teach the Living
An Evening With Frank Ostaseski
Thursday, March 22nd 7pm
Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves.
Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute. He has lectured at Harvard Medical-School, the Mayo Clinic, Wisdom.2.0 and teaches at spiritual centers around the globe. His ground breaking work has been highlighted on The Oprah Winfrey Show and honored by the Dalai Lama.

This event is free and open to the community. All attendees must register prior to event. For more information visit: www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org/an-evening-with-frank-ostaseski/
Sophisticated Ladies
Saturday, March 24th 2pm
The Center for Successful Aging presents this tribute concert to the
Assistance League of Santa Barbara and their 70 years of service to our community. This show will full of brassy, jazzy, nostalgic music from the Big Band Era featuring Ike Jenkins and his Santa Barbara Big Band. For more info and tickets please visit
www.brownpapertickets.com  or call 1-800-838-3006.