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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¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present M.A.K.U. SoundSystem Feb. 20 through 22
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! will present M.A.K.U. SoundSystem at 7 p.m. Friday at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road; at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St.; and at 7 p.m. Sunday at…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present Mariachi Flor de Toloache Jan. 9 through 11
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! will present Mariachi Flor de Toloache at 7 p.m. Friday at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road; at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo St.; and at…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! to present ‘Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater – Transforming the World Through Dance’ Oct. 17-19
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! will present Contra-Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater in free family performances and dance classes Oct. 17-19 in Santa Barbara County. Dedicated to transforming the world through dance and committed to making their…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! to present Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar in free concerts from Sept. 19 through 21
Courtesy photo SANTA BARBARA —¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! will present Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar in free concerts at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta (805-893-5037); 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.…
September cover story: Hispanic Heritage Month comes to the 805 region
Fiestas Patrias, ‘Celebracion de Salsa,’ beisbol in the Central Coast among events this month By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 From the traditional “Grito de Dolores” to local beisbol history, salsa dance lessons, free mariachi concerts, classical Flamenco dance performances…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! to present Plena Libre in free concerts March 21-23
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! will present Plena Libre in free concerts at 7 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta (805-893-5037); 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at Guadalupe City…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! to present Perla Batalla in free concerts Feb. 7-9
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! presents Grammy-nominated vocalist Perla Batalla and her combo in free family concerts at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta (805-893-5037); 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at…
La Santa Cecilia shout out to Santa Barbara County youth at the 2014 Grammy Awards!
SANTA BARBARA — La Santa Cecilia, winners of the the Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Grammy for Treinte Días, gave thought in their acceptance speech on Jan. 26 to the incarcerated youth in Santa Barbara County they had visited through…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present La Santa Cecilia in free concerts Jan. 10-12
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…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present Los Vega in free concerts from Oct. 18-20
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! will present Los Vega performing at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta, (805-893-5037); 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Guadalupe City Hall Auditorium,…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán in free concerts from Sept. 20-22
SANTA BARBARA — ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! will kick off its ninth fall season of free family entertainment with Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán performing at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Goleta, (805-893-5037);…
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present Los Texmaniacs in classes, free performances April 4-7
Grammy-winners Los Texmaniacs will perform in a series of free concerts April 5 through 7 in the Santa Barbara region. Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!, Los Texmaniacs, a quartet founded in 1997, is rooted in conjunto, the…
Bilingual report: ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! to present Ballet Hispanico classes / performance Jan. 10-13
Franchesca Marisol Cabrera, a former Spirit of Fiesta, returns to Santa Barbara as education coordinator with Ballet Hispanico when the group appears in the region Jan. 11 through 13. ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! will present New York-based Ballet…