For 71 years, the Santa Barbara Symphony has entertained Santa Barbara residents with dynamic concerts while enriching the community with a robust music education program that serves thousands of local students each year. “The symphony fuels artistic collaboration and community Read More
London, Vienna, New York and…Santa Barbara? Santa Barbara might be a small town, but when it comes to music, it sits on an international stage thanks to the Music Academy of the West. Tucked into the former Montecito Country Club, Read More
On your wedding day, you are the star of the show, so what better place to hold your special day than The Granada Theatre? The Grand Dame on State Street has showcased many star performances during its 100-year history and Read More
Standing Ovation The Granada Theatre Celebrates its Centennial Year with an Unprecedented Festival Weekend The Granada Theatre celebrated its 100th birthday with a party fitting a Grand Dame. For three nights in April, the historic theater wowed the audiences with Read More
Dancing into Our Hearts Since The Granada Theatre’s reopening, the State Street Ballet has dazzled audiences with its pirouettes, plies and arabesque moves on stage. “We love performing at the Granada,” said Cecily MacDougall, Executive Director of State Street Ballet. Read More
The Granada’s 100th Birthday Celebration This weekend, The Granada Theatre celebrates 100 years of bringing the performing arts and entertainment to the Santa Barbara community. The Granada Centennial Festival Weekend celebrates the historic theater’s past, present, and future with a Read More
The Granada Theatre’s grand Centennial Festival Weekend kicks off on April 12th with a nod to the theater’s movie house past with a double feature of two historic films, including Buster Keaton’s silent picture, Sherlock Jr. The iconic film will Read More
Restoring Santa Barbara’s Grand Dame In its 100-year history, The Granada Theatre has worn many hats. The building started life as a silent movie and live theater venue in 1924 before morphing into a movie palace in the 1930s after Read More
Resident Spotlight: CAMA For a century, The Granada Theatre and its resident company, Community Arts Music Association (CAMA), have enriched the Santa Barbara cultural scene. Founded in 1919, CAMA is Santa Barbara’s oldest arts organization. Its mission is to bring Read More
Today the world’s tallest skyscraper soars 163 stories into the air. But in 1924, The Granada Theatre caused a stir in Santa Barbara when plans were unveiled for an eight-story structure. One hundred years ago, this revolutionary building changed the Read More
