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• UCSB Arts & Lectures 65th Anniversary 2024-2025 season single tickets on sale Friday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m.

• • More than 47 events to choose from
  • Series subscriptions on sale now – save up to 25%
  • Performance highlights include Yo-Yo Ma, Reflections in Words and Music; Wynton Marsalis Ensemble, LOUIS: A Silent Film with Live Musical Performance; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Mavis Staples and The War and Treaty (Double Bill); Itzhak Perlman and Friends; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; Larkin Poe; Twyla Tharp Dance (an Arts & Lectures co-commission); a new tap interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite by Dorrance Dance; two programs featuring soprano Julia Bullock; and more
  • Lecture and Special Event highlights include: Salman Khan, Brave New Words; Yotam Ottolenghi; Dr. Jennifer Doudna; Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love; and Pico Iyer in conversation with Yung Pueblo, Richard Powers and Marina Abramovi?
• Purchase online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu, by calling (805) 893-3535 or in-person at the Arts & Lectures Ticket Office (Campbell Hall lobby on the UCSB campus; walk-up hours are Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

“Long an inspired programming bedrock and forward-thinking proving ground for new and evolving ideas and artists, A&L contributes greatly to making Santa Barbara as worldly-wise, music-enriched, and culturally blessed as it is.” – Joe Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent

SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents its 65th anniversary season of world-class cultural and artistic events, from stimulating lectures and animated conversations with today’s thought leaders to brilliant performances by the world’s most accomplished dancers, singers, musicians and performers. Single (non-subscription) tickets for UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2024-2025 season go on sale Friday, August 2 at 10 a.m.

Miller McCune Executive Director Celesta M. Billeci sees the upcoming 65th anniversary 2024-2025 season as “more than a milestone. It’s a time to reflect on the organization’s storied past and celebrate with our friends and supporters. It’s also a time to look ahead and imagine what the next 65 years can bring.”

The 2024-2025 season begins on Tuesday, October 1, with a concert and opening night festivities featuring Snarky Puppy. The spectacular opening week continues on October 4 with HARAWI, a thrilling new project from soprano Julia Bullock and the team at American Modern Opera Company. The next day, Khan Academy founder Salman Khanarrives to explore the next frontier of personalized learning. The excitement builds on Tuesday, October 8, when roots legend Mavis Staples and The War and Treaty share a twin headliner double bill. On Saturday, October 12, make way for the London Philharmonic Orchestra featuring soloist Patricia Kopatchniskaja and conducted by Edward Gardner.

On October 14, celebrated chef and best-selling author Yotam Ottolenghi arrives for a lecture and cooking demonstration. In the lead-up to the 2024 Presidential election, innovative Belgian theater artists Ontroerent Goed present their interactive digital performance Fight Night on October 15. On October 20, the Queen of Mariachi, Aida Cuevas, takes to the stage for a tribute to the great Mexican composer and pop icon Juan Gabriel. The 2024-25 Dance series starts November 2 with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s colorful 13 Tongues.  Popular author Anne Lamott visits on November 13 with a new book, Somehow: Thoughts About Love.

Arts & Lectures has several great events for the holiday season, beginning November 14 with Disney’s ENCANTO, a Sing-Along Film Concert, featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda’s chart-topping hits. December 3 brings the tap magic of Dorrance Dance to town with their spellbinding jazz version of The Nutcracker Suite, including music by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Roots/Americana fans will want to be there for Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway on December 6, while those inclined towards more international seasonal fare can’t go wrong with the always festive Pink Martini Holiday Show on December 17.

Ring in 2025 with an encore appearance by Julia Bullock, this time singing great Baroque standards with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the Lobero on January 21. New York writer and humorist Fran Lebowitz makes her A&L debut on January 25, and A&L favorites the Danish String Quartet return on January 31. Bound into February alongside Twyla Tharp Dance (February 11) and Batsheva Dance Company on February 25. The month closes out with an unprecedented night of dueling pianos featuring two of the world’s foremost keyboard virtuosos, Yuja Wang and  Víkingur Ólafsson(February 28) performing Schubert, Rachmaninoff and more.

Reserve your seats now for An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma on April 5. Dance roars back in April when Akram Khan presents GIGENIS (April 10), and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater arrives for a two-night stand April 15 and 16. Finally, in May witness the majesty of the Wynton Marsalis Ensemble in a special evening of live music and film honoring the early life and Storyville roots of Louis Armstrong (May 17).

With all this and so much more to choose from, there’s sure to be something that appeals to every member of your household. To secure the best seats and have access to the most popular events, now is the time to make your plans and purchase your tickets.

Subscriptions to curated series and the opportunity to create your own series remain available, as do associated discounts of up to 25%. 

To order tickets, call the UCSB Arts & Lectures box office at (805) 893-3535 or purchase online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edubeginning Friday, August 2 at 10 a.m.

Act now to reserve your seats for these top-selling events!

Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, Itzhak Perlman & Friends, Yotam Ottolenghi, Dr. Jennifer Doudna, Anne Lamott, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Pink Martini Holiday Show, Fran Lebowitz, Twyla Tharp Dance

2024-2025 Calendar (Events will be added in season)

October

1    Snarky Puppy

4    HARAWI, An AMOC Production with Julia Bullock, soprano

5    Salman Khan

8    Mavis Staples and The War and Treaty

12  London Philharmonic Orchestra with Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin

14  Yotam Ottolenghi

15  Fight Night, by Ontroerend Goed

20  Aida Cuevas, Canta a Juan Gabriel 40 años después

22  Dr. Jennifer Doudna

24  An Evening with Lil Buck and Jon Boogz

29  Yung Pueblo in Conversation with Pico Iyer

30  Habib Koité, Aly Keita and Lamine Cissokho

November

2     Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, 13 Tongues

7     Itzhak Perlman and Friends

13   Anne Lamott

14   Disney’s ENCANTO, The Sing-Along Film Concert

December

3     Father Gregory Boyle

5     Dorrance Dance, The Nutcracker Suite

6     Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

17   Pink Martini with China Forbes, Holiday Show

January

21   Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Julia Bullock, soprano

24   Alexander Malofeev, piano

25   Fran Lebowitz

31   Danish String Quartet

February

2     Imani Winds and Boston Brass

6     Cirque Kalabanté

7     Lakecia Benjamin and Phoenix

8     Niall Ferguson

11   Twyla Tharp Dance, Diamond Jubilee

19   DoosTrio: Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Sandeep Das

23   Richard Powers in Conversation with Pico Iyer

25   Batsheva Dance Company, MOMO

28   Yuja Wang, piano and Víkingur Ólafsson, piano

March

1     Andrew Ross Sorkin

April

1     Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

5     An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma, Reflections in Words and Music

8     Circa, Humans 2.0

10   Akram Khan Company, GIGENIS

11   Owls

15 & 16 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

25   Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

27   Larkin Poe

May

6     Marina Abramovi? in Conversation with Pico Iyer

17   Wynton Marsalis Ensemble, LOUIS: A Silent Film with Live Musical Performance

20   Tessa Lark, violin

29   Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano and Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

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.

UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges our Season Sponsor, Sara Miller McCune, and our Community Partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for their generous support of the 2024-2025 season.