SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 It’s Skerry Down Here – Brian Skerry is considered one of the world’s leading underwater photographers, due to his intimate portraits of sea life that reveal beauty and mystery in the depths of the big blue. For Skerry, a day at the office might include watching his boat sink, being nipped at by sharks, getting chased by a sperm whale or tangling with a giant squid. A contract photographer for National Geographic magazine for nearly 20 years, Skerry has employed his award-winning photojournalism as a voice for marine conservation, inspiring reverence for underwater environments while offering hope for protecting the vitality of the world’s oceans. But Skerry is also an experienced presenter who frequently lectures on photography and conservation issues at such venues as TED Talks, The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Royal Geographical Society in London, and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. His multimedia presentation, which he will deliver at UCSB this afternoon as part of Arts & Lectures’ National Geographic Live series, is titled “Ocean Wild: The Light Beneath the Seas”. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $25 general, $15 youths 18 & under INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
disabilities a chance to create work; SBCAST will be devoting one of its galleries that night to display and sell their art. WHEN: 6 to 9 pm WHERE: 513 Garden St. COST: $20 general, free for children under 15 ($100 VIP tickets include food, drinks, and souvenirs) INFO: 895-4897 or www. funkzonepodcast100.eventbrite.com Something Like a Chair – International collector and designer Michael Boyd joins UCSB curatorial Fellow and doctoral candidate Lilit Sadoyan in an intimate conversation about chairs in conjunction with the exhibition “Done. Undone. Redone: The Chair” currently at UCSB’s AD&A Museum. In a Collector’s Point of View conversation, the pair will discuss the history of chair design and Boyd’s renowned collection, as well as ponder such questions as: What makes for a meaningful chair? How might it be the site for the convergence of form, function, environment, and intentionality? WHEN: 2 pm; WHERE: UCSB campus, across from the lagoon COST: free INFO: 893-2951 or www.museum.ucsb.edu
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Fuller Brushes the Keys – New York City-based jazz pianist Larry Fuller was the last pianist with Ray Brown’s Trio before the legendary bassist passed away in 2002 and has also served as a member of the Jeff Hamilton Trio, and most recently in the same role with the John Pizzarelli Quartet. Partial to mainstream jazz, Fuller has also performed with Stanley Turrentine, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, John Legend, and Nicholas Payton, and for six years was the musical director for vocalist Ernestine Anderson. He played piano on her Grammy-nominated 1993 CD Now and Then. Now, he’s heading to SOhO for a Santa Barbara Jazz Society gig with a trio rounded out by rising bassist Katie Thiroux and acclaimed drummer Matt Witek. WHEN: 1 to 4 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $25 general, $15 SBJS members, $7 members who are local professional jazz musicians or full-time students INFO: 962-7776/www.sohosb.com or 687-7123/www.sbjazz.org •MJ
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FAVORITE PIANO MASTERPIECES SAT NOV 19 8PM SUN NOV 20 3PM MOVIES THAT MATTER WITH HAL CONKLIN
THE LETTERS MON NOV 21 7PM SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY
PETER AND THE WOLF SAT NOV 26 3PM THEATER LEAGUE
BROADWAY CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND TUE NOV 29 7:30PM WED NOV 30 7:30PM GRANADA THEATRE CONCERT SERIES
CHRISTMAS WITH THE VIENNA BOYS CHOIR THU DEC 1 7PM ELMER BERNSTEIN MEMORIAL FILM SERIES
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Both Sides Now – Violinist Augustin Hadelich, who captivated the audience when he performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra last season as part of CAMA’s International Series at the Granada, now returns to town for an intimate recital at the Lobero for CAMA’s Masterseries. Praised for his masterful technique and poetic sensitivity and the gorgeous tone he coaxes from the 1723 “Kiesewetter” Stradivarius violin, Hadelich will perform with pianist Joyce Yang, a Van Cliburn International Piano Competition silver medalist and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient who has charmed audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism, and interpretive prowess. The pair will play a wide-ranging program comprising Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No.8 in G Major, Op.30, No.3; Brett Dean’s Berlin Music (2010); Eugène Ysaÿes’ Sonata for Solo Violin in E Major, Op.27, No.6, “Manuel Quiroga”; and Franck’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major (1886). WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $39 & $49 INFO: 963-0761/www.lobero.com or 966-4324/www.camasb.org
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SUMMER AND SMOKE MON DEC 5 7PM AND THE BAND PLAYED ON FILM SERIES
ZUCCERO: UNA ROSA BLANCA TUE DEC 6 7PM
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