The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival (SBSGOAF) is having an Instagram silent auction from October 11-18, with 100% of the proceeds going to @sbmaritimemuseum. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has been closed for the duration of the pandemic and may not be able to reopen until the end of the year. We wanted to help them out, and we are hoping you will support our efforts. 12 amazing professional artists are transforming wood fish into beautiful original art for you to bid on!

Hookman by Lauren Yee

Directed & adapted by Michael Bernard

An early play by a rising contemporary playwright, Hookman has been described by some as a “slasher comedy.” Sometimes mysterious, often hilarious, Hookman is a biting story of teen angst and loss.
URL: https://www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news/event/747

Event Price: $13-19

UCSB Performing Arts Theater

FEB 15, 2020 / 1PM, 7PM
FEB 18 - 20, 2020 / 8PM
FEB 21 - 22, 2020 / 7PM
FEB 22 – 23, 2020 / 1PM

Santa Barbara artist Sol Hill has an exhibition of Metagraphs in Montecito.

Silo118 and Santa Barbara artist Sol Hill present an exhibition of camera-based work called Metagraphs.

This is the first exhibition organized by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art devoted exclusively to the specific artistic medium of sculpture. The presentation features over 50 objects from the permanent collection, many of which have yet to be exhibited. The selected works of art reveal the impressive historical and geographical breadth of the permanent collection, including Pre-Columbian, Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek & Roman, 11th- to 17th-century Southeast Asian, Ancient to 13th-century Chinese, 19th-century African, and 19th- to 21st-century French, English, and American sculpture. An unorthodox juxtaposition of works from such a diverse array of cultures allows for a more global interpretive approach to these works of art. Because the installation is organized thematically (Dance and Music; The Human-Animal; Flight; The Head; The Body), rather than by culture or time period, the unexpected visual proximity of such an eclectic variety of art provokes unexpected trains of thought. This show is guest curated by Gülru Cakmak, Associate Professor of 19th-century European Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, at the invitation of Deputy Director and Chief Curator Eik Kahng.

Image: Augusto Escobedo, "Dancing Figures," n.d. Aluminum. SBMA, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lewin

An 11th-century Chinese painting, "Old Tree, Rock, and Bamboo," recently appeared on public view, and is widely regarded as the only surviving painting by Su Shi (1037–1101), one of the greatest names in Chinese cultural history. A statesman, scholar, poet, writer, calligrapher, and painter, Shu Shi is considered the fountainhead of the so-called “literati” painting tradition that came to dominate much of later Chinese art. This exhibition celebrates the ideals of literati painting as first formulated by Su Shi and his circle of friends, and further developed by succeeding generations of artists and calligraphers. The exhibition includes 12 paintings and calligraphy from the 17th through 19th centuries from the Museum’s permanent collection, supplemented with private loans.

Image: LUO Ping, Chinese, 1733–1799, "Finger Painting of Crane," From “Album of Miscellaneous Subjects” with WANG Feng. Ink and color on paper; album leaf from a set of 12. Anonymous loan.

"Ensemble" is the title of a new multimedia installation by Los Angeles-based sound and performance artist, Chris Kallmyer.

Cherríe Moraga’s play, The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea (1995), depicts a dystopic future in a fractured América, aggravated by an entrenched patriarchy. It also explores the tenets of the movement that founded what are now thriving Chicana/Latina programs throughout the Southwest, including the UCSB Chicano Studies program, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019. This symposium will present a timely (re)consideration of a movement in progress, alongside two staged readings of the play.

Friday, May 31, 7:30 PM | Multicultural Center Theater, UCSB

Staged reading of The Hungry Woman by a professional Los Angeles cast and UCSB community members, followed by a discussion with the playwright.

Saturday, June 1, 1:00 PM | McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB

1:00 P.M.
Opening and Welcome

1:15 P.M.
“The Making of The Hungry Woman” – Playwright, Cherríe Moraga (Department of English) presents on the major themes of the play, from Euripedes to La Llorona to “Queer Aztlán.”

1:30 P.M.
Roundtable I: “Re-Viewing Aztlán”
Dylan Miner (Michigan State University); Roberto Hernández (CSU San Diego); Michaela Diaz-Sanchez (UCSB)

3:00 P.M.
UCSB Chicanx Studies Student Artists Respond to The Hungry Woman
After a short coffee break, students of Maestra Celia Herrera Rodríguez will
present their own 21st century visual design concepts; and, Professor Micaela Díaz Sanchez’ students will offer performative interpretations of the work.

4:00 P.M.
Roundtable II: “Motherhood: A Xicana Indígena Perspective and Practice”
Nancy Morales (UCSB); Yvette Martínez Vu (UCSB);
Jennie Luna (CSU Channel Islands); and Inés Talamantez (UCSB)

5:30 P.M.
Closing Conversation

6:00 P.M.
Dinner
Provided by Las Maestras Center. Please RSVP at lasmaestrasucsb@gmail.com by Monday May 27th, 2019 (Space is limited)

7:30 P.M. | Location: Multicultural Center Theater, UCSB
Staged reading of The Hungry Woman by a professional Los Angeles cast and UCSB community members, followed by a discussion with the playwright.

Sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center; Division of HFA – Office of Dean Majewski; UCSB Multicultural Center; Las Maestras Center for Xicana Indigenous Thought, Art and Social Practice; Chicana and Chicano Studies; Maestra Moraga Research Funds; Luis Leal Endowed Chair Fund

The Arts Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Barbara, is offering FREE Summer Art Mentorships to teens all around Santa Barbara County.

The Arts Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Barbara, is offering FREE Summer Art Mentorships to teens all around Santa Barbara County.

Everybody Dance Now! Invites you and your family to the 5th Annual Day of Movement on June 1st at the Isla Vista Elementary School in Goleta

Undergraduate vocalist Alexandria Jackson (mezzo-soprano) will present a senior recital with pianist Jared Eben on Saturday, June 1st at 1:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. Ms. Jackson is a student of UCSB faculty member Dr. Linda Di Fiore.

Come one, come all to the first ever Westside Flea For All makers market on Saturday, June 1 from 2-7pm at San Andres Hardware.

The Star Trek franchise has captured the imagination of audiences for over fifty years using a blend of spacefaring high-adventure and futuristic, utopian themes. In 2009, J.J. Abrams refreshed and extended the Star Trek series with the series’ eleventh film.  The new Star Trek centers on young versions of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), who must lead the untested crew of the USS Enterprise to bring down Nero (Eric Bana), a time-traveling Romulan who killed Kirk’s father and now threatens the United Federation of Planets. This new chapter lives up to the franchise’s reputation for assembling talented ensemble casts, and showcases Abrams’s intuitive knack for acing and spectacle.

Editor Maryann Brandon (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Passengers, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will join Pollock Theater Director Matt Ryan for a post-screening conversation.

This event is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, the Department of Film & Media Studies, and the Scott Frank Fund for Screenwriting.
Students $5 / Community $7

https://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock-events/star-trek-2009/

At 3 PM on Saturday, June 1, at First United Methodist Church, the Santa Barbara Music Club will present two concerts featuring winners of the 2019 Scholarship Auditions.

The Hawaiian themed party at the Carpinteria Community Pool is a ticketed adult Tiki Party starting at 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. as a fundraiser event for the Carpinteria Parks and Recreation department. The proceeds will benefit the Community Pool and its programming this coming fiscal year.

Undergraduate flutist Esther Duh will present a junior recital with pianist Erik Lawrence on Saturday, June 1st at 4:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. The program will include works by J.S. Bach, Ian Clarke, and Franz Doppler. Ms. Duh is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree and studies with Professor Jill Felber.

Directed by Scott Marcus, the UCSB Middle East Ensemble will present an evening of music and dance reflecting the great variety of cultures found in the Middle East on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. The ensemble performs music and dance from Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian, Greek, Jewish, and even Assyrian cultures, with everything from classical pieces to popular songs, as well as folk and cabaret-style dances.

General ($15)
Non-UCSB students with ID ($10)
UCSB students with ID ($5)
Children under 12 (FREE)*

Adelfos Ensemble presents William Shakespeare featuring mostly modern settings for chorus.
June 1st at 7:30pm and June 2nd at 3:00pm

In this reinterpretation of the Greek Medea, Aztec (Mexica) deities descend upon a dystopian U.S. future. Poet-Playwright Cherríe Moraga employs an intimate realism to create a drama of mythic dimension about two exiled women, their love of each other, and of the Indigenous nation denied them.

Performance Dates:

May 24, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2019 - 8:00 pm

June 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm

EntheoMedicine presents Santa Barbara’s first practical Psychedelic workshop for the general public: Psychedelics & Entheogens – Preparation, Integration and Transformation. The 4 Hrs workshop will be led by two renowned Psychedelic experts, Zach Leary (son of legendary Timothy Leary), and Tricia Eastman, an experienced international facilitator of over 500 Psychedelic journeys.

Thinking of exploring Psychedelics? Better Be Prepared

PART 1 - Preparing For the Journey (presented by Zach Leary)

By the end of this part of the workshop you will be able to:

. Identify the main Entheogens (Psilocybin, LSD, 5Meo-DMT, Peyote and Ibogaine) and the unique ways each can heal emotional trauma and aid in spiritual growth.
. Create the ideal Set, Setting and Intention prior to taking each Psychedelic.
. Determine the ideal ceremonial setting for each Psychedelic.
. Identify Pharmaceuticals and foods to avoid prior to taking specific Psychedelics.
. Consistently have productive and healing journeys.

Hospitality Santa Barbara joins forces with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for a beach cleanup Saturday, June 1, with an afterparty hosted by The Wayfarer hotel, to usher in the 2019 summer tourism season.

Guided walking tour of Coal Oil Point Reserve

Gael Belden, educator with UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center at The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, leads a meditation and mindfulness experience in the exhibition. Belden has over 30 years of mindfulness practice and teaching, and is the Director of UCLA/MARC's Intensive Practice Program. Pre-registration required.
Image: "Commonfield Clay," Performance by Chris Kallmyer, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO, 2015. Photograph by Carly Ann Faye.

The annual Mad Hatter Luncheon benefits Transition House, which is dedicated to the solution of family homelessness in the Santa Barbara Community.

 A fun Family Pool party, from 11 am.- 3 p.m. this will be free to the public; there will be recreational swimming and one lane for lap swimming at the Carpinteria Community Pool.