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The 2026-2027 season is almost here, and we can't wait to share what's next!🚨 Mark your calendars for June 9 at 10 AM 🚨O...
06/02/2026

The 2026-2027 season is almost here, and we can't wait to share what's next!

🚨 Mark your calendars for June 9 at 10 AM 🚨

On-sale dates:
• June 9 at 10 AM: Subscription presale for Producers Circle members
• June 15 at 10 AM: Subscriptions on sale
• August 7 at 10 AM: Single tickets on sale

Want first access to the best seats in the house? Become a Producers Circle member or renew your membership before June 9 to support A&L's expansive education programs and unlock exclusive presale access.

Here's how: https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/giving/donate

From Yo-Yo Ma and Ibram X. Kendi to Masha Gessen and Compagnie Hervé Koubi, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2025–2026 season broug...
06/02/2026

From Yo-Yo Ma and Ibram X. Kendi to Masha Gessen and Compagnie Hervé Koubi, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2025–2026 season brought together extraordinary artists, thought leaders and audiences for a year of unforgettable performances, bold conversations and inspiring discoveries.

Thank you for joining us to experience new perspectives, celebrate the power of live performance and create meaningful moments together.

Stay tuned for what comes next ✨

Our Summer Cinema lineup is here! Join us for Mixtapes & Misfits in July and August to enjoy unforgettable coming-of-age...
05/27/2026

Our Summer Cinema lineup is here!

Join us for Mixtapes & Misfits in July and August to enjoy unforgettable coming-of-age classics, cult favorites and feel-good films celebrating outsiders, dreamers, rebels and romantics.

🎬 Lineup:
• July 10 – Pretty in Pink
• July 17 – Say Anything...
• July 24 – La Bamba
• July 31 – Rushmore
• August 14 – Love & Basketball
• August 21 – Napoleon Dynamite
• August 28 – Hairspray

đź“Ť County Courthouse
⏰ Films begin at 8:30 PM
đźš« No screening August 7 due to Fiesta

✨ A big thank you to our partners in this series: Montecito Bank & Trust and The Gainey Foundation

05/16/2026

TOMORROW 🎶 The San Francisco Girls Chorus, led by Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe, brings luminous clarity to Philip Glass’ settings of poetry by Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen in this 90th birthday celebration.

Hear them perform Father Death Blues (sound on for a sneak peek!) and more in Philip Glass and The Poets, alongside pianist Timo Andres and spoken word artist Taylor Mac.

A rare chance to experience Glass’ music through the radiant precision of one of the world’s premier youth choruses.

đź“Ť Campbell Hall
đź—“ Sun, May 17 | 7 PM
🎟️ https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/25-26/philip-glass-and-the-poets/

✨ Please note: Philip Glass will not be performing.

Philip Glass and the Poets is produced by Pomegranate Arts

05/15/2026

✨ This Sunday ✨In this 90th birthday celebration of Philip Glass, Lucinda Childs performs poetry from Einstein on the Beach, returning to the text of Knee Play 2 and I Feel the Earth Move that she originated in 1976.

She joins pianist Timo Andres and spoken word artist Taylor Mac, with the radiant sound of the San Francisco Girls Chorus led by Valerie Sainte Agathe, in a program that also features Glass’ Etudes and settings of poetry by Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen.

A rare chance to experience a living pioneer revisiting the words that changed contemporary performance.

đź“Ť Campbell Hall
đź—“ Sun, May 17 | 7 PM
🎟️ https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/25-26/philip-glass-and-the-poets/

✨ Please note: Philip Glass will not be performing.

🎥 New York City Center

AI is not coming. It is here and it is reshaping Santa Barbara County in real time.Join the region’s leading economists,...
05/14/2026

AI is not coming. It is here and it is reshaping Santa Barbara County in real time.

Join the region’s leading economists, engineers, and AI thinkers at the 2026 Santa Barbara County Economic Summit for an evening of big ideas, practical insight, and meaningful connection.

đź“… Thu, May 21 | 4:30 PM
đź“Ť The Granada Theatre Santa Barbara
🎟️ https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/25-26/2026-economic-summit/

Hear from Peter Rupert, Igor Mezić, and Zack Kass as they explore what artificial intelligence means for our local economy, workforce, and future. The first 500 guests receive a free copy of The Next RenAIssance.

Your ticket includes digital access to the 2026 Economic Outlook Publication and a post event reception to continue the conversation with community leaders and peers.
This is where Santa Barbara comes to understand what is next.

Reserve your seat and be part of the conversation shaping our region’s future.

Philip Glass and The Poets honors the composer’s lifelong creative dialogue with writers like Allen Ginsberg and Leonard...
05/12/2026

Philip Glass and The Poets honors the composer’s lifelong creative dialogue with writers like Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen, in an evening where words and sound become inseparable.

Pianist Timo Andres performs Glass’ iconic Etudes and chamber works, while MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac brings the poetry to life through spoken word. Legendary choreographer Lucinda Childs returns to Einstein on the Beach, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus lends its luminous sound to songs born from these collaborations.

You will hear music from Einstein on the Beach, Hydrogen Jukebox, Book of Longing, and more, alongside rare recordings of Ginsberg reading his own poetry set to Glass’ music.

đź“Ť Campbell Hall
đź—“ Sun, May 17 | 7 PM
🎟️ https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/25-26/philip-glass-and-the-poets/

A portrait of artistic friendship. A celebration of collaboration. A birthday homage to one of the most influential composers of our time.

✨ Please note: Philip Glass will not be performing.

05/08/2026

On May 17, longtime interpreter Timo Andres and theater artist and MacArthur Fellow Taylor Mac celebrate the extraordinary collaborations of Philip Glass and the poets who shaped his work.

Featuring special appearances by legendary choreographer Lucinda Childs and the San Francisco Girls Chorus, this evening weaves music, spoken word, and movement into a portrait of one of the most influential composers of the last half century.

You will hear music from Einstein on the Beach, Hydrogen Jukebox, Book of Longing, and more, alongside rare recordings of Allen Ginsberg reading his own poetry set to Glass’ intimate chamber works.

A celebration of artistic friendship, creative exchange, and the power of words set to sound.

đź“Ť Campbell Hall
đź—“ Sun, May 17 | 7 PM
🎟️ https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/25-26/philip-glass-and-the-poets/

✨ Please note: Philip Glass will not be performing.

05/06/2026

MacArthur “genius” choreographer Kyle Abraham and A.I.M by Kyle Abraham bring an electrifying evening of dance set to live music that pulses with history, soul, and urgency to The Granada Theatre on May 12.

Featuring 2x4 (music by Shelley Washington), If We Were a Love Song (music by Nina Simone), and The Gettin’ (set to Robert Glasper’s interpretation of Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite), this program blends lush movement, infectious music, and magnetic dancers into a portrait of love, loss, and transformation that feels both personal and political.

Experience one of today’s most in-demand choreographers in his 20th anniversary season.

đź“Ť The Granada Theatre
🗓️ Tue, May 12 | 7:30 PM
🎟️ https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/25-26/aim-by-kyle-abraham/

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