¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! announced its fifth season of free music, dance, and community outreach in Santa Barbara County.
The artists will present traditions rooted in Mexican culture with spectacle and style. Each weekend includes outreach activities and free performances at the Isla Vista School on Fridays at 7 p.m., at the Theater Royal in Guadalupe on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and at the Marjorie Luke Theater at Santa Barbara Junior High on Sundays at 7 p.m.
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano and Mariachi Reyna will offer matinees at 4 p.m. in addition to the evening events. Evening concerts are followed by receptions with refreshments where audiences and artists can meet.
For more information, visit myspace.com/vivaelartedesantabarbara.
Arts Briefs is compiled by Arts Editor Shelly Cone. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Oct 8-15, 2009.