VIVA EL ARTE DE SANTA BARBARA presents several concerts featuring Mono Blanco in concert on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at Isla Vista School; Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Theater Royal, Guadalupe; and Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Marjorie Luke Theatre. Info: 884-4087, Ext. 7.
THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, under the direction of Maestro John Farrer, presents its third concert of the season “Love Abounds, a Concert of Music Masters” on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 605 E. McCoy, Santa Maria. Cost is $30, $25 for seniors, $12 for students. Info: 925-0412 or santamariaphilharmonic.org.
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UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES present Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara. Cost is $30, $15 for students. UCSB Arts and Lectures presents the Chieftains in concert on Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. at the Granada, 1216 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $55, $45, and $35; and $19 for UCSB students $19. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
BOO BOO RECORDS presents Devil Makes Three frontman Pete Bernhard in concert on Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Boo Boo Records, San Luis Obispo. Info: christen@daffodilpublicity.com.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY JAZZ FEDERATION and the San Luis Obispo Art Center present vibraphonist Nick Mancini and pianist Otmaro Ruiz in concert on Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. at the SLO Art Center, 1010 Broad St., SLO. Cost is $25, $22 for members. Info: 543-8562 at the sloartcenter.org.
MONGO’S SALOON presents Fighting Chance and Pacific City performing for Mongo’s inaugural Beer Bash on Feb. 19 starting at 9 p.m. at Mongo’s, 359 W. Brand Ave., Grover Beach. Info: 489-3639.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO BLUES SOCIETY presents Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys in concert with Lenny Blue and the Otter Guys on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the SLO Vets Hall, 801 Grand Ave., SLO. Cost is $20, $17 for members. Info: 541-7930 or sloblues.org.
CAL POLY presents a Just Jazz concert on Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. in the Harman Hall at the Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $12 and $15, $10 and $13 for members, and $6 and $10 for students. Info: SLO-ARTS.
THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART presents In Concert with Delacroix to Monet featuring members of the Santa Barbara Symphony performing Feb. 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Info: 884-6430 or kcarl@sbma.net.
THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP presents soprano Mary Sue Gee and mezzo-soprano Judith Dunlore on Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. at 2074 Parker St., SLO. Cost is $15, $5 for students. Info: 489-8664.
THE SLO COUNTY BAND DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION presents a performance by junior high school students on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Christopher Cohan Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 756-2787 or pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
This article appears in Feb 18-25, 2010.