<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/westmont-news/talk-offers-peek-shakespeare400.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>10/27/2016</pubDate><title>Talk Offers a Peek of ‘Shakespeare@400’</title><excerpt>John Blondell and Mitchell Thomas, Westmont theater arts professors, reflect on the lasting legacy of William Shakespeare while previewing “Shakespeare@400,” a citywide celebration of Shakespeare, in a talk Thursday, Nov. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street. The Westmont Downtown Lecture, “Celebrating Shakespeare@400 in Santa Barbara,” is free and open to the public. No tickets are required; the limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2016/10/ThomasBlondell-505x303.jpg" alt="Professors Mitchell Thomas and John Blondell"/>
        </image><caption>Professors Mitchell Thomas and John Blondell</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...</description></item>