In honor of National Hospital Week (May 10-16, 2020), we wanted to shine a light on the Lobero's longtime relationship with Cottage Health. Cottage Health has been serving Santa Barbara...
On May 11, 1953, The Trapp Family Singers performed at the Lobero in 1952 and 1953–before the Broadway musical of 1959, or the iconic, "The Sound of Music" told their...
On May 7, 1950, renowned anthropologist Margaret Mead led a lecture, presented by the University of California. Mead was notable for her forays into topics from sexual attitudes in Southeast...
On May 5, 1988, Folk-rock icon Donovan played a concert at the Lobero Theatre. Donovan was at the forefront of Britain's swinging 60's flower power movement and inspired a generation...
On May 4, 1943, celebrated classical pianist Arthur Rubenstein played a concert at the Lobero Theatre. He has been described as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century,...
On May 1, 1951, Andres Segovia performed at the Lobero for the third time. Segovia is regarded as one of the world's finest classical guitarists, granting respectability to the guitar...
Did you know that The Upham Hotel and the original Lobero Theatre were opened within two years of each other? Founded in 1871 and 1873, respectively, these late-nineteenth-century darlings have...
Let's take a moment to celebrate the dedicated individuals who are working hard behind-the-scenes at the Lobero, and in our community. American Riviera, Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf, Hayes Commercial Group,...
On April 27, 1972, the iconic surf film Five Summer Stories, asks, "Where were you in '72?" Heralded as, "the finest surf movie ever made," Five Summer Stories is a...
On April 25, 1884, prominent Temperance leader Judith Ellen Foster lectured about the perils of alcohol. Mrs. Foster was a member of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union. The Temperance movement...