VIVA EL ARTE DE SANTA BARBARA presents a free concert featuring Mariachi Divas on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Theatre, 884 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe. Info: gcaec@verizon.net or 343-2939.
THE LOMPOC POPS ORCHESTRA presents a concert featuring themes from Schindler’s List, Sound of Music, Dances with Wolves, South Pacific, and Fiddler on the Roof on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc. Cost is $15, $5 for kids 12 and younger. Info: 735-6463.
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UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents the Emerson String Quartet performs in concert on April 16 at 8 p.m. in the UCSB Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara. Cost is $45, $15 for students. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
NEDERLANDER PRESENTS a concert featuring New Kids on the Block with special guest Jabbawockeez on April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara. Info: 962-7411.
THE SANTA BARBARA MUSIC CLUB presents a concert featuring Emma Lou Diemer, Philip Ficsor, Zeynep Ucbasaran, and Betty Oberacker on April 18 at 3 p.m. at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara. Info: 969-7183 or nrundlett@cox.net.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO ARTS CENTER presents the Golden Animals and Grand Lake in concert on April 18 at the Art Center, SLO. Cost is $10, $8 for those who show support for Boo Boo Records. Info: (415) 218-4775.
AZZ HIGH AS THE SKY presents the “Best of Cali Hip Hop and R&B Contest” on April 18 at 6 p.m. in the SLO City Library Community Room, 995 Palm St., SLO. Cost is $6.
THE CAL POLY MUSIC DEPARTMENT presents “Around the World in 80 Minutes,” featuring three Cal Poly music ensembles on April 18 at 8 p.m. in Harman Hall, Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $8 to $19. Info: 756-2787.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BAND performs its annual spring concert on April 19 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 275 N. Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande. A free-will donation will be accepted. Info: 543-5691 or worshipweekly.com.
THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH RECREATION DIVISION presents Pacific Breeze Concerts at Dinosaur Caves Park, featuring the Big Daddy’s Blues Band on April 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Dinosaur Caves Park, Pismo Beach. Info: bigdaddysblues.com or rgso.net.
THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART presents the La Catrina Quartet in concert on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $15 for members, $19 for non-members. Info: 884-6423.
This article appears in Apr 16-23, 2009.