THE POETRY SOCIETY OF SANTA MARIA meets, reads, and exchanges work and meets with musicians and other artists on Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. at Coffee and Company, 245 Town Center West, Santa Maria. Info: 928-6492.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Macbeth by William Shakespeare Feb. 18 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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UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents the Santa Barbara debut of the Akram Khan Dance Company on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. in the UCSB Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara. Cost is $40, $19 for UCSB students. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
THE ARROYO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE ENSEMBLE presents its production of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Feb. 18, 19, and 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark Center Studio Theatre, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $10. Info: 474-3200, Ext. 2267, or billyhouck@yahoo.com.
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 Feb 11-18, 2010.
