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In the spring and summer of 1885, Prof. Hinton’s Dancing School booked the theatre three days a week to offer group and private lessons. The original Lobero Theatre did not...

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...

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...

On April 22-23, 1970, George Greenough's Surf film The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun premiered, forever changing surf films. Wielding a 28-pound waterproof camera rig on his shoulder, Greenough was the...

On April 17, 1926, The Lobero Theatre welcomed the London String Quartet. The Lobero's grand opening was held in 1924, making the new theater an enticing destination on the west...