Applications are now open for performers to take part in the sixth annual Masq(p)arade!, returning to downtown Santa Barbara Friday, Oct. 2. Santa Barbara’s roving performing arts showcase invites musicians, dancers, actors, circus artists, spoken word performers, and other entertainers to transform the Pianos on State painted pianos into stages for an evening of 15-minute performances. Presented in conjunction with Pianos on State, Santa Barbara’s annual public art project featuring artist-painted pianos displayed downtown each fall, Masq(p)arade! invites audiences to stroll State Street, from one piano-based performance to the next. ’s past performers include Brasscals!, Opera Santa Barbara, Out of the Box Theatre Company, Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus, Piano in the Sky, and Zach Gill.