Mission Statement
The Santa Barbara Performing Arts League is a nonprofit organization that fosters communication and collaboration within the performing arts community to contribute to the cultural vitality of greater Santa Barbara.
Objectives
- Enable cooperative efforts among Santa Barbara’s performing arts organizations
- Create awareness of the exceptional quality and variety of performances presented in Santa Barbara
- Foster appreciation for the value of the performing arts
- Expand audiences for theater, dance and music of all kinds
- Advocate for conditions that encourage arts presenting
- Intrigue young audiences and capture them for lifelong arts involvement
- Promote Santa Barbara’s rich cultural assets to tourists and prospective visitors
- Illuminate the positive role played by the performing arts in local economy
- Empower and support developing arts organizations
- Increase accessibility and encourage attendance by people with disabilities
Our Projects
The weekly Performing Arts Guide, see our online version in the Events section of this website.
Board of Directors for 2010-2011
Laura Inks, President
Tracey Morris, Treasurer
Grants Manager, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Stephanie Miller, Secretary
Administrative Director, Santa Barbara Performing Arts League
Members at Large
Kiki Ander
Vice President of Marketing, Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau and Film Commission (SBCVB&FC)
Angie Bertucci
Lobero Theatre, Marketing & Communications Liaison
Susan Frascella
Santa Barbara Dance Alliance, Interim Executive Director
Maurie Lord
Genesis West
Kerry Methner
CASA Magazine, Editor
Dr. Stuart Orenstein
Actor, Santa Barbara City College
Mark Whitehurst
CASA Magazine, Publisher
Staff
Stephanie Miller, Administrative Director
AdHoc Task Force Members
Barbara Burger
Marketing Director, Santa Barbara Symphony
Ginny Brush
Executive Director, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission
Rod Hare
Chair, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative
Julia McHugh
Director of Public Relations, Santa Barbara Zoo
Julie McLeod
Executive Director, Art Without Limits
Tim Owens
Executive Director, KDB Radio
How to Contact Us
Santa Barbara Performing Arts League
1330 State Street
Mailbox #11
Santa Barbara, California 93101
E-mail: info@sbstage.org
