Going North

* Theater--Ensemble Theatre Company will open Donald Margulies’ contemporary drama “Collected Stories” on Friday at the Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara. Show times: Tuesday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m. Through May 20. $20-$30. Discounts are available for senior citizens, students and groups. 965-6252. Internet: https://www.ensembletheatre.com.

* Classical--The Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of Gisele Ben-Dor, will be joined by 13-year-old violinist Robert Vijay Gupta when it performs this weekend at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St., Santa Barbara. The program will include works by Barber, Mendelssohn, Tilson Thomas and Shostakovich. Show times: Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. $15-$40. 564-2515. Internet: https://www.thesymphony.org.

* Museum--The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will open “From the Sun King to the Royal Twilight: 18th Century French Paintings” on Tuesday. A selection of about 80 works from the collection of the Musee de Picardie, Amiens, the exhibit offers an overview of French painting from the end of the reign of Louis XIV to the fall of the French monarchy in the mid-19th century. Through June 17. The museum is at 1130 State St. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Admission: adults $5; senior citizens $3; students with ID and ages 6-17, $2; under 6 free. 963-4364. Internet: https://www.sbmuseart.org.

* Classical Theater--The New York-based Acting Company will stage a revival of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1970s musical version of “The Comedy of Errors” on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall. $13-$25. The company’s repertoire director, Doug Mercer, will give a free pre-performance talk at 7 p.m. at the campus visitors center. 893-3535.