GOINGS ON : Santa Barbara Symphony Will Greet ’95 With a Pops Concert : The New Year’s Eve event at the Arlington Theater will offer music ranging from the Beatles to Bizet to P.D.Q. Bach.

If you’re weary of ringing in the new year with traditional melodies, give “Yellow Submarine” a try.

The Santa Barbara Symphony plans to welcome 1995 with the Beatles and other composers in its New Year’s Pops Concert on Saturday at Arlington Theater.

Conductor Gisele Ben-Dor will lead the ensemble through the Lennon-McCartney song as well as the overture to “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss Jr., Bizet’s “March of the Toreadors,” Gershwin’s “Girl Crazy” and the “Unbegun Symphony” by P.D.Q. Bach.

Vocalist Dorothy McPherson will perform songs from “Porgy and Bess,” “The Merry Widow,” “La Traviata” and “State Fair.”

And, so as not to drift too far from tradition, the concert will conclude with a balloon drop to the strains of “Auld Lang Syne.”

The concert will run from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $15-$35. Call 963-4408. The Arlington is located at 1317 State St.

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For other New Year’s Eve fun, Santa Barbara’s Parks and Recreation Department will present a nonalcoholic New Year’s Eve Ballroom Dance at the Carrillo Community Recreation Center, with tunes to be provided by the Jimmy James Orchestra. The party will go from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Call 965-3813. The recreation center is located at 100 E. Carrillo St.

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Other New Year’s Eve action worthy of mention: Zack & A Modern View will be the band of choice for the four-course dinner and show at the 21 Victoria Restaurant and Jazz Club. Dinner will be served beginning at 6 p.m., with the band hitting the stage at about 10 p.m. Cost is $39.95. Call 962-5222.

In what is likely be a much more raucous affair, Spencer the Gardener and The Upbeat will perform at Toes Tavern. Call 965-4655 for show time and ticket information. The club is located at 416 State St.

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The ever-popular “New Vic” folks return to the Santa Barbara movie scene--this time popping up at the Lobero Theatre with Ridley Scott’s “The Browning Version,” starring Albert Finney. Running through Saturday, the show is at 3 p.m., 5:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Next up will be David Mamet’s “Oleanna,” opening on New Year’s Day.

The Lobero’s renovation includes the addition of 35-millimeter film equipment and Dolby stereo with surround-sound speakers.

Paul Arganbright, the Lobero’s program director, was formerly the managing general partner of the Victoria Street Theater (which subsequently became the vagabond New Vic).

General admission for the two movies and other upcoming films is $6 (adults) and $4 (students and seniors). There will also be frequent $4 bargain shows. The Lobero is located at 33 E. Canon Perdido. Call 563-1438 for “Oleanna” show times and more information.