{"id":2007612,"date":"2025-09-08T23:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2007612"},"modified":"2025-09-08T23:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:35:58","slug":"local-entertainer-gil-rosas-brings-music-to-marjorie-luke-arts-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/local-entertainer-gil-rosas-brings-music-to-marjorie-luke-arts-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Entertainer Gil Rosas Brings Music to Marjorie Luke | Arts &#038; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gil Rosas will play songs from his prolific repertoire. (Rod Lathim photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Entertainer Gil Rosas will take the stage in a celebratory concert, Seven Decades of the Music of Gil Rosas, Pianist\/Entertainer, 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Rod Lathim and sponsored by Stevens &amp; Associates Insurance Agency, Inc., the event will showcase highlights from Rosas\u2019 repertoire of some 1,000 songs.<\/p>\n<p>The audience will hear classics from the Great American Songbook, featuring music by Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, and Rodgers and Hammerstein; as well as classical selections and surprise guests.<\/p>\n<p>Rosas\u2019 musical journey began at the age of 10 in Santa Barbara. By the time he was 17, he was the youngest musical director in the nation at KEYT-TV.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>He went on to perform at local venues including the Somerset Restaurant and Olive Mill Bistro, where he played for stars like Donald O\u2019Connor, Eleanor Powell, and Fred Astaire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a concert, it\u2019s a love letter to the community that has supported Gil throughout his extraordinary life in music,\u201d Lathim said.<\/p>\n<p>Even now at 89, Rosas is known for his energetic playing, spontaneous song requests, and ability to engage any audience, Lathim said.<\/p>\n<p>As Rosas says with a grin, \u201cI never play the same thing the same way twice, and, I am proud that I still use all 88 keys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to hear Rosas are $28.50\/general admission; $45\/VIP seats and may be purchased at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csasb.org\/concerts\">www.csasb.org\/concerts<\/a>. Tickets will also be available at the door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.noozhawk.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gil Rosas will play songs from his prolific repertoire. (Rod Lathim photo) Entertainer Gil Rosas will take the stage in a celebratory concert, Seven Decades of the Music of Gil Rosas, Pianist\/Entertainer, 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara. 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