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Oct. 12 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present The Wood Brothers with special guest Kat Wright

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present The Wood Brothers with special guest Kat Wright Tuesday, October 12th at 8 p.m. at THE GRANADA THEATRE.

Dubbed “masters of soulful folk” (Paste), The Wood Brothers are celebrated for their freewheeling musical experimentation, fluid musical sound and the unparalleled energy of their live performances. Drifting effortlessly between styles as diverse as plaintive country folk and electrified blues funk, the trio – bassist Chris Wood (also of Medeski Martin & Wood), his brother Oliver on acoustic and electric guitars and multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix – received a Grammy nod for their chart-topping 2018 album One Drop of Truth.

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Oct. 14 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Danish String Quartet The Doppelgänger Project, Part I at Rockwood

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UCSB Arts & Lectures is pleased to present Danish String Quartet The Doppelgänger Project, Part I Thursday, October 14th at 7:00 p.m. Pacific at Rockwood, 670 Mission Canyon Rd, Santa Barbara. They will perform music developed through an ambitious four-year project supported by Arts & Lectures and a variety of international partners. The performance is part of the Chamber Arts series, featured in the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative.

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Oct. 14 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Fandango at the Wall with the Villalobos Brothers at Campbell Hall

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UCSB Arts & Lectures is pleased to present Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Fandango at the Wall with the Villalobos Brothers on Friday, October 15 / 8:00 p.m. Pacific at Campbell Hall. The performance is part of theSoul of America series featured in the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative.

Led by Grammy-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is heralded as “one of the best jazz orchestras in existence” by The New Yorker. A transnational project that prompted an album, book and documentary (official trailer: https://youtu.be/DYj7e8N1dos),Fandango at the Wall was inspired by the annual Fandango Fronterizo festival at the Tijuana-San Diego border. Joining the orchestra are the Villalobos Brothers, who masterfully fuse the richness of Mexican folk music with the intricate harmonies of jazz and classical music.

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Oct. 20 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present Paul Hawken ‘Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation’

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Paul Hawken Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation on Wednesday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

Paul Hawken is an entrepreneur, author and activist dedicated to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. The founder of Project Drawdown, his previous books include The Next Economy, Growing a Business, The Ecology of Commerce, Blessed Unrest and Drawdown. With Regeneration, Hawken offers a visionary new approach to climate change that weaves equity, climate, biodiversity and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy and transformation.

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Oct. 28 — UCSB Arts & Lectures — Vijay Gupta in Conversation with Pico Iyer — ‘The Healing Power of Music’

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Vijay Gupta in Conversation with Pico Iyer The Healing Power of Music on Thursday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Vjiay Gupta is a celebrated violinist, speaker and citizen artist devoted to creating spaces of wholeness through music. He is the founder of Street Symphony, an L.A.-based nonprofit that brings music to homeless and incarcerated communities, and co-founder of the Skid Row Arts Alliance. Gupta has performed as a recitalist, soloist, chamber and orchestral musician for over 20 years, and his TED Talk, “Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity,” has garnered millions of views.

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Nov. 3 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents ‘Warrior Women,’ a film screening and conversation featuring Madonna Thunder Hawk and Marcella Gilbert

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UCSB Arts & Lectures is pleased to present Warrior Women, featuring Madonna Thunder Hawk and Marcella Gilbert on Wednesday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. Pacific at Campbell Hall. Warrior Women chronicles the lifelong work of Madonna Thunder Hawk – a leader in the American Indian Movement – and Marcella Gilbert, a Lakota mother and daughter whose fight for Indigenous rights began in the late 1960s and continues to this day. Through their story, the award-winning documentary explores what it means to balance a movement with motherhood and how activist legacies are passed from generation to generation. The hour-long film will be followed by a moderated conversation with Madonna Thunder Hawk, Marcella Gilbert and director/producer Dr. Elizabeth Castle.

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Nov. 4 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present a sublime musical pairing Leonidas Kavakos, violin and Yuja Wang, piano

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present a sublime musical pairing, Leonidas Kavakos, violin and Yuja Wang, piano on Friday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

Recognized as a violinist and artist of rare quality, Leonidas Kavakos is known for his virtuosity, superb musicianship and the integrity of his playing. This fall, he joins forces with Yuja Wang, the Beijing-born pianist lauded for her charismatic artistry, captivating stage presence and “wizardly technique” (Chicago Tribune).

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Nov. 10 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present Annette Gordon-Reed On Juneteenth: ‘Freedom Day’ and Its Importance to American History

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Annette Gordon-Reed On Juneteenth: ‘Freedom Day’ and Its Importance to American History on Wednesday, November 10th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed is a leading voice on race and history in America. She received a Pulitzer Prize for her book The Hemingses of Monticello and has been honored with a National Humanities Medal. Gordon-Reed’s new bestseller,On Juneteenth, weaves together history and heartfelt memoir to tell the sweeping story of Juneteenth and the larger fight for equality.

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Nov. 12 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents a sublime musical pairing: Leonidas Kavakos, violin, Yuja Wang, piano

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UCSB Arts & Lectures is pleased to present Leonidas Kavakos, violin, Yuja Wang, piano on Friday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. Pacific at Campbell Hall. The performance is part of the Classical Greats series, featured in the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative.

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Dec. 15 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present My Bluegrass Heart: Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present My Bluegrass Heart: Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton, featuring music from Béla Fleck’s new album My Bluegrass Heart on Wednesday, December 15th at 8:00 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre.

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Dec. 15 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents My Bluegrass Heart featuring Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton

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UCSB Arts & Lectures presents American Supergroup My Bluegrass Heart: Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton, featuring music from Béla Fleck’s new album My Bluegrass Heart on Wednesday, December 15th at 8:00 p.m. Pacific at Arlington Theatre. The performance is part of the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative.

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Jan. 12 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents groundbreaking author Ta-Nehisi Coates as part of its acclaimed Race to Justice virtual series

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UCSB Arts & Lectures presents groundbreaking author Ta-Nehisi Coates in a virtual presentation as part of its acclaimed Race to Justice series on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. Pacific. This presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A moderated by Terrance Wooten, professor in the UCSB Department of Black Studies. Ticket holders will be able to replay this event for one week.

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March 13 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present Elisabeth Rosenthal in ‘An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back’

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SANTA BARBARA — March 13, 2019 / 7:30PM / The New Vic Theatre, Santa Barbara UCSB Arts & Lectures to present “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.” Elisabeth Rosenthal is the…

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‘An Evening with 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion Carli Lloyd’ to be held at Arlington Theatre on Jan. 26

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SANTA BARBARA — “An Evening with 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion Carli Lloyd’ to be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara. “Carli Lloyd isn’t just on a roll. She has morphed into a…

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UCSB to present ‘Culture Clash Muse & Morros: True Stories – Real People’ on Jan. 27

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SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures will present ‘Culture Clash  Muse & Morros: True Stories – Real People’ at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 at UCSB’s Campbell Hall. For 30 years, Culture Clash has scoured the nation searching for the…

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¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! awarded NEA grant for presenting performances, sharing cultures

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SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! has received a grant of $20,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to further its program of performances and educational outreach in 2015-2016, the organization reported in a media release.…

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