THE VALLEY OF THE FLOWERS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST presents a concert of Shigin, ancient Japanese singing, on March 12 at 6 p.m. at the church in Lompoc. Info: 733-1447 or gyoshitake@live.com.
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UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents the band Dan Zanes and Friends in concert on March 12 at 5 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara. Cost is $20, $10 for kids and students. Info: artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
THE UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF SANTA BARBARA presents “The Classics and All That Jazz” by pianist Linda Nager Brandt on March 14 at 8 p.m. at the Society’s Sanctuary, 1535 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $25, $20 for members. Info: 682-5814 or Bart@BartWoolery.net.
CAL POLY’S UNIVERSITY WIND ORCHESTRA presents a winter concert on March 14 at 8 p.m. in the Harman Hall, Christopher Cohan Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $8 to $19. Info: 756-2787 or music@calpoly.edu.
THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART presents the Aviv String Quartet in concert on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Marcy Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Info: 884-6423.
LEROY BELL and His Only Friends perform in concert on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at SLO Brew in San Luis Obispo. Info: modern2@mindspring.com.
THE SLO WINTER FUNK FESTIVAL features live funk, soul, indie-rock, festivities, and live art on March 13 from 5:15 to 10:15 p.m. outdoors off of Cross Street (behind Trader Joe’s) in SLO. Info: slojazzfest.org.
This article appears in Mar 12-19, 2009.