A&L 2025-2026 season kickoff faculty and staff appreciation
UCSB Arts & Lectures launches its 66th season on September 30th! The first month is filled with music, dance and speaking events you won't want to miss – plus special opportunities to claim free Faculty & Staff Appreciation tickets!
As a sign of our gratitude to the UC Santa Barbara community, A&L invites current UCSB faculty and staff to take advantage of a pair of complimentary tickets* to the following events. Act now, offer expires September 26th (limited availability, while supplies last).
Gramophone and Musical America Artist of the Year
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Tue, Sep 30 | 7:00 PM | Campbell Hall
Hailed by The New York Times as “a virtuoso with a demonstrably prizewinning technique,” Daniil Trifonov takes audiences on a sweeping journey through thrilling early 20th century Russian music and a canonical sonata by Robert Schumann – works that highlight his gift for shaping sound into story and revealing the emotional depths behind the notes.
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Bestselling Author of Eat, Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert
Sat, Oct 11 | 7:30 PM | Arlington Theatre
With her signature mix of wit, wisdom and radical candor, Elizabeth Gilbert reflects on love, loss and the healing power of storytelling through the lens of her new memoir All the Way to the River. Ticket includes free pre-signed copy of Gilbert’s new memoir, All the Way to the River (pick up at event).
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New Yorker Staff Writer and PEN Award Winner
Alexis Okeowo
Tue, Oct 14 | 7:30 PM | Campbell Hall
Blending personal insight with investigative reporting, Alexis Okeowo brings a singular perspective to her home state of Alabama, exploring where race, faith, politics, and power collide, and revealing systemic inequities and unexpected stories of resilience and change. Okeowo’s new book, Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama was released in August. Part of A&L’s Justice for All Programming Initiative.
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To Claim Free UCSB Faculty/Staff Tickets
Use this online form (make sure you're logged in to Google with your UCSB credentials in order to access the form), or come in person to the A&L Box Office in the Campbell Hall lobby and present your UCSB faculty/staff ID during weekday business hours, Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Please only request tickets that you will use.
UCSB faculty or staff ID required to redeem offer. A limit of two free tickets allowed per person/ID while supplies last. This offer is not retroactive, non-transferable, cannot be used with other offers, and is only available on dates and times noted above. Please, no phone requests.
View A&L’s complete lineup here.
Watch the 2025-2026 Season Trailer here.