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There's something timeless and universally captivating about the music of the Bee Gees. Their harmonious melodies and disco-infused classics have made them one of the most beloved and enduring acts in music history. You Should Be Dancing is composed of exceptionally talented musicians dedicated to faithfully recreating the Bee Gees' iconic sound, while elevating the onstage visual experience. With meticulous attention to detail, they capture the essence of the brothers Gibb, delivering an unbelievable experience that transports audiences back to the golden era of disco and beyond. Get ready for a night of dancing, soaring falsettos, and some of the most beautiful ballads ever written.

Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"; "Cast Away") reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

SUPER FAN VIP Experience includes one incredible reserved seat in the front row, plus an exclusive photo opportunity with the entire cast on the main stage. You'll also receive an amazing holiday clack fan, a souvenir laminate with a lanyard, the official tour poster, plus first in line to meet the queens. You also get early access to purchase tour merch. (The queens will autograph any of their own merch purchased at the venue. Cash or credit cards accepted.) This package is limited to front-row seats only.

Join us for the 7th annual Winter Music Showcase, a premier event dedicated to promoting the arts, disability inclusion and highlighting the incredible talent within Santa Barbara County. This year’s showcase promises to be extra special, featuring a diverse range of performances, from Broadway and Rockettes-style dance numbers to barbershop quartets, bands, orchestral performances, choirs, and more. The night will include the premiere of a brand new original composition and short film by Grace Fisher, a highly anticipated moment of the evening. Performers include the Santa Barbara Chamber Players, Jackson Gillies, Will Breman, Music Academy of the West- Sing, Elite Dance Company, and more.

Join us for the 7th annual Winter Music Showcase, a premier event dedicated to promoting the arts, disability inclusion and highlighting the incredible talent within Santa Barbara County. This year’s showcase promises to be extra special, featuring a diverse range of performances, from Broadway and Rockettes-style dance numbers to barbershop quartets, bands, orchestral performances, choirs, and more. The night will include the premiere of a brand new original composition and short film by Grace Fisher, a highly anticipated moment of the evening. Performers include the Santa Barbara Chamber Players, Jackson Gillies, Will Breman, Music Academy of the West- Sing, Elite Dance Company, and more.

One of State Street Ballet’s most delightful productions, this timeless holiday tale is a favorite for audiences of all ages. The story follows Clara on an enchanting journey as her toy nutcracker comes to life and they travel to the land of the sweets. This magical quest has something for everyone including battling toy soldiers and mice, sparkling snowflakes, waltzing flowers, and the dazzling Sugar Plum Fairy. Accompanied by the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, an international cast of professional dancers unite with over 100 young dancers from the State Street Ballet Academy for an unforgettable weekend of performances to celebrate the magic of the season

Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (“30 Rock"), composer JEFF RICHMOND (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist NELL BENJAMIN (Legally Blonde) and original director and choreographer CASEY NICHOLAW (The Book of Mormon). Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

STOMP, an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews, numerous awards, and sell-out engagements, is the winner of an Olivier Award for Best Choreography (London's Tony Award), a New York Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatre Experience, and a Special Citation from Best Plays. The performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” says co-founder/director Luke Cresswell. A unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, STOMP has created its own inimitable, contemporary form of rhythmic expression: both household and industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in the hands of an idiosyncratic band of body percussionists. It is a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through dance and drum.

One of the world’s foremost historians and provocative commentators on global politics and economics, Niall Ferguson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. He is the author of 16 books chronicling a wide range of political and socio-economic topics, from how the West handles disasters to the life of Henry Kissinger. With erudition, eloquence and humor, Ferguson puts today’s economic shifts, social changes and political disruptions into historical perspective, using the past as a roadmap to the future.

Twyla Tharp is an American dance legend renowned for crafting accessible, impeccable, startlingly original works that expand the boundaries of ballet and modern dance. Celebrating her 60th anniversary as a choreographer, this Diamond Jubilee program features Tharp’s Olivier-nominated triumph, Diabelli, set to Beethoven’s masterpiece of the same name. Rounding out the evening is Tharp’s first partnership with Philip Glass in nearly 40 years, a new collaboration inspired by the composer’s Aguas da Amazonia and performed to live music by Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion. An Arts & Lectures co-commission