UCSB Arts & Lectures Cancels In-Person Events from February-May 2021

UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) regrets to announce that, with the pandemic causing national and international artists to cancel their tours and with the continued restrictions on public gatherings, A&L’s in-person events scheduled for February-May 2021 have been canceled.

“Since the pandemic began, I have said that we can’t and won’t return to live events until it’s fully safe for all,” A&L Miller McCune Executive Director Celesta M. Billeci says. “We are heartbroken. But we are still adapting, still innovating, still looking for new ways to educate, entertain and inspire.”

Arts & Lectures is in the process of reimagining 2021 and will announce a fresh, creative and exciting virtual lineup in early January. It promises to be new and different while including some familiar faces. A&L is also hard at work building what a remarkable 2021-2022 season, marked by the excellence and variety the community expects from Arts & Lectures, and presented in a manner that honors and respects artists and audiences both.