The almost magical, healing, compassionate spirit of the arts comes to The Granada Theatre once again on Sunday, December 14, when Grace Fisher’s Winter Music Showcase returns for its eighth year for an inspiring evening of music and community.
Grace Fisher, as many in town are aware (see her 2025 Local Hero story here ) was a Santa Barbara High senior in 2014, as well as a talented musician scheduled to attend college at Berklee College of Music in Boston, when she contracted a virus that spread to her spine and left her paralyzed from the neck down with what became to be known as acute flaccid myelitis. When she returned to Santa Barbara in 2016, after an extensive period of time in rehabilitation, her mother got the ball rolling for the first musical showcase. That first show took place at Santa Barbara High. Then the next year it was on to the Granada, where it’s been ever since.
The evening will feature a wide range of performances, with Grace showcasing her own compositions and musical arrangements, as well as performances by the Santa Barbara Chamber Players, Jackson Gillies, Will Breman, the Waymarkers, Timo Nuñez's Arte Flamenco Dance Studio, Chris Fossek and more.