ON the Beat | PatKop’s Return, Mariza’s Mood Painting
Musical Highlights of the week include violinist Patrica Kopatchinskaja with the London Philharmonic and fado femme fatale Mariza.
Author: Josef Woodard
From Quebec to Santa Barbara International Film Festival | A Salute to the Work of Director Denis Villeneuve
Before and after the future — famed director’s filmography given an overview at the Riviera Theatre.
Review | Greater than the Sum of its Musical and Mythic Parts
Acclaimed soprano Julia Bullock triumphs with her realization of the unique Messiaen song cycle ‘Harawi’ at Campbell Hall.
Cinema for Nature’s Sake
The sixth Annual NatureTrack Film Festival presents a full slate of nature-themed films at Camino Real Cinemas in Goleta.
ON the Beat | A New Jazz Gospel According to Monterey
World-renowned Monterey Jazz Festival, under a new director, brims over with varied goods, and a gospel tinge.
Gospel According to the Sources
Musical heroine Mavis Staples joins the buzzed-about act The War and Treaty for a gospel revue at the Arlington Theatre.
Review | Is What it Was
Legendary producer/record exec/artist Don Was cranks up infectious old and new sounds from Detroit, at the Lobero Theatre.
Creatured Creativity Comes to Solvang
Danish ceramicist Marianne Steenholdt Bork delights the eye and mind with Elverhøj Museum exhibition.
ON the Beat | Lucinda Landing, Camerata Launching
American treasure Lucinda Williams heads to the Arlington Theatre, Camerata Pacifica sends its 35th annual series ship sailing, with a French accent.
Bring On the Queens, and Other Classical Highlights
Music Academy of the West’s formative and impressive “Mariposa” series opens with Karen Slack’s “African Queens” program at Hahn Hall.
