Going North

* Singer--Grammy winner Cleo Laine will perform pop and jazz standards at 8 p.m. Friday at the Lobero Theatre, 33. E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. The gifted seventysomething English vocalist, whose four-octave plus voice endures, will be accompanied by her husband, John Dankworth, and his band. $38. Patron seating, $100, includes preferred seats and post-show reception attended by Laine and others. Proceeds benefit the Lobero Theatre Foundation. 963-0761.

* Rock--A few tickets remain for Sting’s concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 St., Santa Barbara. The veteran rocker will perform works from his latest CD, “Brand New Day.” The opening act will be the British reggae group Aswad. For ticket prices and availability, call 963-4408.

* Masks--The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum will host the workshop “The Millennium Mask Project” on Saturday at Paseo Nuevo shopping center. Led by artist Marcelino Jimenez, participants can create their own art masks from scratch with an array of materials. Free. Hours: 10 a.m.-noon. The workshop will be held on the second level Arts Terrace, Chapala and De La Guerra streets. 966-5373.

* Art--The 11th annual ArtWalk ‘99, a Festival of Arts, will be held Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road. About 150 artists and craftspeople will display and offer their wares for sale. Included are paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewelry and more. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. $5. Proceeds will benefit the museum. 682-4711.

* Classical--The Emerson String Quartet will be in concert at 8 p.m. Monday at the Lobero Theatre, 33. E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. Program: Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 14, Debussy’s String Quartet and Beethoven’s Quartet in A minor, Opus 132. $28 and $38. Patron seating, $100-$500, includes preferred seats and post-show reception attended by the musicians. Proceeds benefit the Lobero Theatre Foundation. 963-0761.

* Theater--The Helena Hale One-Woman Theatre will stage “Kaethe Kollwitz: Through Her Heart” on Monday at the Ensemble Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St. The play is set in 1940s Berlin; Hale will portray popular German artist and political activist Kaethe Kollwitz. Show time: 2 and 7 p.m. Free. 687-0812.

* Classical--The Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, led by Heiichiro Ohyama, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lobero Theatre, 33. E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. The program will include works by Grieg, Vaughan Williams and Tchaikovsky. $30, $35. 963-0761.