On June 22, 2006, acclaimed ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov took to the Lobero stage for the third time in his career. The Lobero was the smallest and most intimate venue...
Honey bees are essential workers. They pollinate plants and make our food grow. Without them, mammals would all starve. And as we all know, a wonderful by-product of all their...
In June 1945, just weeks after Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), the Lobero stage doubled as a broadcast studio for one of America’s most popular wartime radio programs, “Hollywood...
Live from the Lobero Theatre with Kenny Loggins The Lobero has launched a specially-priced LIVE, Pay-Per-View concert event with local philanthropist and notable musician, Kenny Loggins. Loggins will be performing...
On the (dark and stormy?) night of June 15, 1929, a Lobero audience was subjected to an evening of terror when Bela Lugosi took the stage as the blood-sucking vampire...
On June 13, 1946, the film actor Basil Rathbone took to the Lobero stage in the US premiere of the romantic thriller “Obsession”. But audience members could be forgiven if...
On June 9, 1891, bare-knuckle boxing champion John L. Sullivan tried his (probably) battered and bloodied hand at acting, marking his debut with a performance at the Lobero. Sullivan has...
On June 8, 1948, indomitable matador Barnaby Conrad recounted his time in the ring to an enraptured Lobero audience. Twenty-six years old at the time, he told of how, a...
On June 7, 1940, renowned Hollywood actress Joan Blondell appeared in the world premiere of the comedy farce “Goodbye to Love” before a packed Lobero audience. Hopes were high that...
On June 3, 1887, 11 seniors from Santa Barbara High School were celebrated in a standing-room-only graduation ceremony at Lobero’s Opera House. The Lobero was lavishly decorated with flags and...