CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS presents its production of Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 and at 2 p.m. on March 6 at Cabrillo High School, Lompoc. Cost is $15 at the door. Info: Fritsche.jennifer@lusd.org or cabrillohighschoolchoiranddrama.com.
KITCHEN WITCHES is a comedic dinner theater production March 20, April 17, May 8, and May 29 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Lompoc. Cost is $50. Info: 735-2281.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Macbeth by William Shakespeare through March 7 at the Marian Theatre, Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 to $28.25. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
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THE SANTA BARBARA CONTEMPORARY ARTS FORUM presents a forum lounge event featuring Cartune Xprez and her performance of “CASTL CRNRS” on March 4 at 7 p.m. at the forum, Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara. Info: 966-5373, sbcaf@sbcaf.org, or sbcaf.org.
CAL POLY presents its production of Julius Caesar March 4 through 6 at 8 p.m. and March 6 at 2 p.m. at the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $15. Info: 756-2787 or pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
THE CENTRAL COAST PLAYERS present a comedy show featuring local comedians on March 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall, 2880 Broad St., SLO. Cost is $5. Info: 543-0639.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents improvisational comedian Paula Poundstone on March 7 at 7 p.m. at the UCSB Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara. Cost is $45, $18 for students. Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell speaks on his book “Outliers—The Story of Success” on March 10 at 8 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $30, $15 for students. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
KELRIK PRODUCTIONS presents its production of Seussical the Musical through March 14 Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. Cost is $12 to $16. Info: 543-PLAY.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO LITTLE THEATRE presents its production of LEGENDS: Swingin’ with Sinatra through March 21 at the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre, SLO. Cost is $25 to $50. Info: slolittletheatre.org or 786-2440.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of I Hate Hamlet, followed by a Vaudeville Review on Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4:30 and 8:30 p.m., and Sundays at 6 p.m. at the Great American Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Cost is $18 to $22. Info: 489-2499 or americanmelodrama.com.
This article appears in Mar 4-11, 2010.