Editing Santa Barbara, California (section)

===Performing arts===
Santa Barbara contains numerous performing art venues, including the 2,000-seat [[Arlington Theatre]], which is the largest indoor performance venue in Santa Barbara and site of the annual [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]]. Other major venues include the [[Lobero Theatre]], a historic building and favorite venue for small concerts; the Granada Theater, the tallest building downtown, originally built by contractor C.B. Urton in 1924, but with the theatre remodeled and reopened in March 2008; and the [[Santa Barbara Bowl]], a 4,562-seat outdoor amphitheater in a canyon at the base of the Riviera.

The city is considered a haven for [[European classical music|classical music]] lovers with the [[Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra]], a professional opera company,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opera Santa Barbara |url=https://www.operasb.org/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=Opera Santa Barbara |language=en-US |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912230108/https://www.operasb.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and many non-profit classical music groups (such as [[Community Arts Music Association|CAMA]]). Several youth orchestras are also located in Santa Barbara, such as the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2020 |title=Youth Symphony - Santa Barbara Symphony |url=https://thesymphony.org/education/youth-symphony/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221350/https://thesymphony.org/education/youth-symphony/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Music Academy of the West]], located in [[Montecito, California|Montecito]], hosts an annual music festival in the summer, drawing renowned students and professionals.