ARTS & CULTURE
Society805’s Art & Culture section keeps your finger on the pulse on the arts and the cultural moves inside the 805. We get around the noise and beneath the hype to give you the real issues inside the 805 arts scene and the people in them. We bring you the key events shaping the 805 cultural landscape so you do not miss out on what is important and the direction of the 805 culture in art, theater, music, and film. Remember, you can’t live in style without art and culture.
Ann Baldwin
From March 2016 ongoing
Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
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Visual Arts
ReviewFlying H Group Theatre Company presents its first world premier, An Open Table by James James, an over-the-top dark comedy set one night in a fine-dining restaurant where the disgruntled staff decide to murder the customers. Fast-paced, raucous, a bit ribald, and totally hilarious, An Open Table is an exciting new play that should enjoy a long and successful future.
Sensational acting by Eric Mello, Javiera Torres, and the author, James James lead a fine ensemble cast in an excellent production directed by Flying H Artistic Director, Taylor Kasch. The Taylor Kasch-designed set features original paintings by Soceity805.com's own Erik Reel.
The best cheap date in the county and definitely not family entertainment.
Eric Mello, Javiera Torres
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Performing Arts
Tuesday, 15 March 2016 20:48
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in two spectacular programs at The Arlington Theatre
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The incomparable Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will bring the “traditional Ailey virtues of strength, beauty and passion” (The New York Times) to an exquisite collection of contemporary favorites and spirit-lifting classics. This extraordinary company, designated by a U.S. Congressional resolution as “a vital American cultural ambassador to the world” that celebrates the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage, will display its prowess in an eclectic repertory including as Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain while breathing fresh life into Ailey’s masterpiece Revelations.
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Dance
Monday, 14 March 2016 10:00
Stage Raw announces nominations for The 2nd Annual Stage Raw Theatre Awards!
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The answer to last year’s question of whether the digital arts venture STAGE RAW could bring back its awards ceremony celebrating the best of LA’s up-to-99-seat theaters, the answer is YES. STAGE RAW is pleased to announce the SECOND ANNUAL STAGE RAW LOS ANGELES THEATER AWARDS, championing the best work of 2015 in L.A.’s still-embattled theaters of up to 99-seats.
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Arts & Culture News
Review-The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by Jenny Sullivan. It’s 1890; a lawless time in the Wild West. Two men must stand up for what they believe in. Only one will survive. Rubicon Theatre presents the American premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, written by Jethro Compton and based on the short story that inspired the classic John Ford film. The show received rave reviews in London and plays for a limited time only through the 20th.
Rubicon Theatre Company announces EXTENSION through SATURDAY, MARCH 26
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Performing Arts
Kent & Sharon Butler
March 10 -May 15 , 2016
Fox Fine Jewelry, Ventura, CA
Fox Fine Jewelry, Ventura, CA
Sharon Butler Day at the ranch 18x24 Oil
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Visual Arts
Mark Hafeman
March 8 - April 2, 2016
Buenaventura Gallery , Ventura, CA
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Visual Arts
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Review-Santa Paula Theatre kicks off its new season with a wonderful production of Sharr White’s beautifully written psychological drama, The Other Place.
Producer Leslie Nichols has brought in the dynamic duo behind Flying H Theatre, Taylor Kasch and Cynthia Killion, to do their magic, and magic it is, with the tight ensemble work, extremely effective set, production details, cast and crew excellence, collaboration and execution of high order we’ve come to expect from all things Kasch and Killion.
Killion and Perlmutter re-arranging the tectonic plates of the mind in Sharr White's The Other Place at the Santa Paula Theater Center Photo Credit: Brian Stetham.
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Performing Arts
Monday, 15 February 2016 23:37
Artist Interview - The HUD Ventura Resident Artist Jonas Lara
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Eye On This ArtistI was really excited to interview Jonas for Society 805 after his name kept coming up when I began asking about artists in the 805 who were good but never seemed to get the right exposure. Something I noticed was that the same group of people were always getting the exposure around town and it was becoming quite boring. Fast forward, I hear about the HUD Ventura, a new artist hub, with a cool hip vibe where they feature artists from all over on a monthly basis, and even better, they also have resident artist studios for LOCAL artists like Jonas Lara.
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Artist Interviews
CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE
ANNOUNCES ITS 2016-2017 SEASON!
EVITA! TARZAN! SISTER ACT! PETER PAN!
Four great shows in oneHIGH-FLYING SEASON!
Broadway in Your Backyard at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza!
Thousand Oaks, CA Cabrillo Music Theatre proudly announces the 2016-2017 season of shows. Cabrillo’s High-Flying Season features three Cabrillo debuts and one classic favorite not seen in nearly 15 years. All of Cabrillo’s productions are locally produced, auditioned and rehearsed in Southern California, and performed exclusively at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
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Performing Arts
Carson Tharp, Edgar Laneros, Juan Marin, Mark Lightfoot, Robin Tripaldi & Rae Broyles
February 10-March 6, 2016
The Hud/Dab Art, Ventura, CA
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Visual Arts