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UC Santa Barbara Appoints Meghan Bush as Next Miller McCune Executive Director of UCSB Arts & Lectures
Following a rigorous national search, Meghan Bush has been appointed the new Miller McCune Executive Director of UCSB Arts & Lectures, effective June 30, 2025. Bush brings two decades of dedicated service to Arts & Lectures and a proven record of creative leadership, operational…
Santa Barbara Embraces the “Dog Days of Summer” with Free Outdoor Film Series
This summer, local residents and visitors in Santa Barbara have a delightful treat waiting under the stars. UCSB Arts & Lectures, together with the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, announces the return of its much-loved outdoor summer…
Celesta M. Billeci, Miller McCune Executive Director of UCSB Arts & Lectures, to Retire After 25 Seasons
As the longest serving director in the organization's history she expanded its operations tenfold Celesta M. Billeci, Miller McCune Executive Director of UCSB Arts & Lectures, announced this week that she will retire at the end of the 2024-2025 season. Billeci…
UCSB Arts & Lectures Announces its 65th Anniversary Season Featuring More Than 47 Events
UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L), the Central Coast's premier arts presenting organization, announces its 65th Anniversary 2024-2025 season of live events. Series subscriptions go on sale Saturday, June 8 at 10 a.m. Single tickets go on sale Friday, August 2 at…
2023-2024 Arts and Lectures Season In Review
From Jacob Collier and Sierra Ferrell to Tiler Peck and Amanda Gorman, A&L's 2023-2024 season included an extraordinary slate of artists and speakers. Thank you to everyone who joined us in the theater to embark on new adventures, reunite with longtime…
Sun, Surf and Cinema: FREE Summer Films at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden
Friday nights under the stars, July 5 through August 23 UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture present the FREE outdoor summer film series, Sun, Surf and Cinema, seven classic flicks celebrating the thrills…
Arts & Lectures Hosts Free Summer Cinema at the Drive-In
Arts & Lectures presents the return of the free outdoor summer film series with a six-week series of seven family-friendly, feel-good flicks about overcoming the odds, Wednesday evenings at the West Wind Drive-In.