NATALIA KARTASHOVA performs the piano works of Liszt, Haydn, Bach, and Muczynsksi in concert on April 24 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 311 South Broadway, Santa Maria. Info: 543-2261.
THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents a concert featuring Cimarosa, Mozart, and Haydn on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 605 E. McCoy Lane, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0412 or santamariaphilharmonic.org.
THE LOMPOC CONCERT ASSOCIATION presents INTERSECTION in concert, featuring violinist Laura Frautschi, cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper, and pianist John Novacek performing classical trio music on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc. Cost is $25, $10 for students. Info: 735-1408 or lompocconcert.org.
THE LOMPOC POPS ORCHESTRA presents its third concert of the season—titled “Big Band Sounds” and featuring selections from Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, and Louie Armstrong—on April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Lompoc’s First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc. Cost is $15, $5 for students. Info: 735-6463.
WORTH THE DRIVE
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents critically-acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang performing a solo recital on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara. Cost is $30, $15 for students. The Avett Brothers perform tracks off their new album on April 28 at 8 p.m. at Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $40, $35, $30, and $18 for students. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
THE CAL POLY MUSIC DEPARTMENT presents a faculty recital, “Strings, Chords, and Keys,” on April 23 at 8 p.m. at the Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $10, $6 for students and senior citizens. Info: 756-2787.
STILL EVOLVING performs in concert on April 24 at 11 a.m. at Cambria Winery, Santa Maria. Info: chuck@stillevolvingmusic.com.
THE CLARK CENTER ASSOCIATION presents the Gold Coast Barbershop Chorus in concert on April 24 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 489-9444 or clarkcenter.org.
THE C GALLERY presents, as part of its “Sing to Me” concert series, Kady Fleckenstein live and acoustic on April 24 at 8 p.m. at the gallery in Los Olivos. Cost is $20. Info: 344-3807 or connie@thecgallery.com.
NEDERLANDER presents Sugarland and the Incredible Machine Tour with Vonda Shepard in concert on April 25 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara. Cost is $44 to $77. Info: 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
THE CHUMASH CASINO RESORT presents Eddie Money in concert on April 29 at 8 p.m. at Chumash Casino, 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez. Cost is $15 to $25. Info: 1-800-CHUMASH or chumashcasino.com.
THE COMMUNITY ARTS AND MUSIC ASSOCIATION presents its season closing concert featuring Itzhak Perlman in recital with pianist Rohan de Silva on April 29 at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theatre, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $25, $45, $60, $80. Info: Info: 899-2222 or camasb.org.
This article appears in Apr 22-29, 2010.