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

This summer, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will host a special exhibition, Garden Casitas: Playhouses Designed with Nature in Mind.​

Join us to listen and feel authentic sound through the vibrations of various instruments such as Tibetan/Crystal singing bowls, voice, bells and chimes. Give your mind a chance to wander into a deeper relaxation and improve overall wellbeing.

Featuring more than 100 seldom-displayed salt prints from the Wilson Centre for Photography, this extraordinary exhibition provides a rare chance to experience some of the earliest photographs ever made, by many of the most important and groundbreaking figures in the history of the photographic medium. "Salt and Silver" surveys the first two decades of photography’s evolution through the salt paper print process, unveiled in 1839 by the English scientist and scholar William Henry Fox Talbot. Talbot’s invention was a scientific and artistic breakthrough that created an entirely new visual experience. The technique—which used the simple compounds of salt and silver—was efficient, portable, and versatile, traits that allowed the practice of photography to spread across the globe from the early 1840s onward. Featuring the work of more than 40 practitioners, "Salt and Silver" traces their networks and geographical reach from England into Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India, China, and North America. The presentation at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art represents the final opportunity to see this exhibition after being on view at Tate Britain, London; Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, and the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College, Claremont, CA. Salt and Silver: Early Photography 1840–1860 has been organized by the Wilson Centre for Photography with the Yale Center for British Art.
Image: Studio of Mathew Brady. Mathew Brady, Sixth Corps Staff Officers, "Winter of 1864," 1864. Salted paper print from a glass plate negative. Courtesy of the Wilson Centre for Photography.

By definition, the observable universe comprises all matter that can be seen or captured with current technologies. As vast and all-encompassing as that may seem, it still presumes a specific perspective from which all else is viewed and conceptualized—one afforded by the particular viewpoint of being on earth. Our unbridgeable physical distance from other cosmic entities, including the infinite reaches of other galaxies, has forced artists to look to observational sciences like astronomy for inspiration and employ experimental methods to conceptualize the vastness of outer space. In astronomy, there are multiple methods used to visualize celestial objects. Similarly, artists’ perceptions of the universe vary widely, inspired by a variety of cosmological models.

Drawing primarily from SBMA’s permanent collection and supplemented by loans from area collections, "The Observable Universe" explores a diverse range of artistic representations of the cosmos roughly coinciding with the ‘Space Age’ of the last sixty years. From early fascinations with space travel to philosophical questions of humankind’s place within the larger universe, the artwork featured in this exhibition reflects an enduring captivation with outer space and the mesmerizing imagery that the limitless cosmos inspires.

Rev. Karen S. Wylie will lead a six-week group that will read and discuss Michael A. Singer’s bestseller, "The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself." The group will meet at a private location in Ojai “for a thought-provoking examination of consciousness, who we are, and what we face in our emerging humanity, as Singer presents it,” Rev. Karen says.

Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946) was a pivotal figure in the modernist development of Mexican art. He spent his formative years immersed in the artistic life of Paris, returning to Mexico in 1910 on the eve of the country’s Revolution. After becoming director of the famed Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, he established the nation’s first open air schools and encouraged his pupils to create work that captured observations of daily life. In 1929, Ramos Martínez and his family relocated to Los Angeles. For the next two decades, his subject matter focused on the people and culture of Mexico, with the artist receiving many notable mural commissions throughout Southern California. His canvases depict indigenous traditions, local crafts, and religious icons painted in striking hues of umber and sienna accented by bold highlights of color.

While Ramos Martínez was celebrated as a painter, some of his most iconic works of art were created on paper. Said to have always carried a Conté crayon in his pocket, the artist frequently drew on newspaper—the printed columns of text supporting totem-like figures of flower vendors. Working in combinations of gouache, charcoal, Conté crayon, and watercolor, he perfected a signature style in which forms were reduced to essentials to create a structural scaffolding across the paper’s surface. "Alfredo Ramos Martínez: On Paper" is an intimate exhibition of works from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Comprising six drawings, as well as two serigraphs created by his wife María Sodi de Ramos Martínez after his death, the exhibition showcases the artist’s extraordinary draftsmanship, revealing the layered sensibility in his chosen themes.

Alfredo Ramos Martínez: On Paper is curated by Rachel Heidenry, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art, and presented in both English and Spanish in the Works on Paper room of SBMA’s Ridley-Tree Gallery.

Image: Alfredo Ramos Martínez, "Mujeres con flores (Women with Flowers)" (detail), ca. 1946. Tempera and Conté crayon on newsprint / Tempera y crayón Conté sobre papel periódico. SBMA, Gift of the P.D. McMillan Land Company, 1963.32.1 © The Alfredo Ramos Martínez Research Project.

Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1871–1946) was a pivotal figure in the modernist development of Mexican art. He spent his formative years immersed in the artistic life of Paris, returning to Mexico in 1910 on the eve of the country’s Revolution. After becoming director of the famed Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, he established the nation’s first open air schools and encouraged his pupils to create work that captured observations of daily life. In 1929, Ramos Martínez and his family relocated to Los Angeles. For the next two decades, his subject matter focused on the people and culture of Mexico, with the artist receiving many notable mural commissions throughout Southern California. His canvases depict indigenous traditions, local crafts, and religious icons painted in striking hues of umber and sienna accented by bold highlights of color.

While Ramos Martínez was celebrated as a painter, some of his most iconic works of art were created on paper. Said to have always carried a Conté crayon in his pocket, the artist frequently drew on newspaper—the printed columns of text supporting totem-like figures of flower vendors. Working in combinations of gouache, charcoal, Conté crayon, and watercolor, he perfected a signature style in which forms were reduced to essentials to create a structural scaffolding across the paper’s surface. "Alfredo Ramos Martínez: On Paper" is an intimate exhibition of works from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s permanent collection. Comprising six drawings, as well as two serigraphs created by his wife María Sodi de Ramos Martínez after his death, the exhibition showcases the artist’s extraordinary draftsmanship, revealing the layered sensibility in his chosen themes.

Alfredo Ramos Martínez: On Paper is curated by Rachel Heidenry, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art, and presented in both English and Spanish in the Works on Paper room of SBMA’s Ridley-Tree Gallery.

Image: Alfredo Ramos Martínez, "Mujeres con flores (Women with Flowers)" (detail), ca. 1946. Tempera and Conté crayon on newsprint / Tempera y crayón Conté sobre papel periódico. SBMA, Gift of the P.D. McMillan Land Company, 1963.32.1 © The Alfredo Ramos Martínez Research Project.

A Course In Miracles is a practical course for people searching a way to stay at peace in a world that seems at time insane, frightening, and filled with uncertainty. It helps us shift our perception of the world form an experience of fear to one of Love, from an experience of lack and limitation to an experience of abundance.
The curriculum of the Course is carefully conceived and is explained, step by step, at both the theoretical and practical levels. The Course deals with universal spiritual themes.

Friendship Center invites you to celebrate veterans and their service to our country with a heroes’ hug line, heart cookies, flag ceremony, patriotic music, and live comedy at our Montecito Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane (across from All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church).

Friendship Center invites you to celebrate veterans and their service to our country with a heroes’ hug line, heart cookies, flag ceremony, patriotic music, and live comedy at our Montecito Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane (across from All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church).

Friendship Center invites you to celebrate veterans and their service to our country with a heroes’ hug line, heart cookies, flag ceremony, patriotic music, and live comedy at our Montecito Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane (across from All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church).

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara and Jewish Family Service in commemorating Kristallnacht and honoring our local Holocaust survivors with poetry by Carine Topal.

On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, the Global Citizens Club will gather at the El Encanto Hotel to discuss the merits of repurposing the stranded oil derricks located off Santa Barbara's coastline.

On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, the Global Citizens Club will gather at the El Encanto Hotel to discuss the merits of repurposing the stranded oil derricks located off Santa Barbara's coastline.

On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, the Global Citizens Club will gather at the El Encanto Hotel to discuss the merits of repurposing the stranded oil derricks located off Santa Barbara's coastline.

On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, the Global Citizens Club will gather at the El Encanto Hotel to discuss the merits of repurposing the stranded oil derricks located off Santa Barbara's coastline.

On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, the Global Citizens Club will gather at the El Encanto Hotel to discuss the merits of repurposing the stranded oil derricks located off Santa Barbara's coastline.

On Wednesday, November 6 from 5:00-7:00 pm, the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara will host A Visual Poetic Journey & Commemoration of Kristallnacht, including tributes to local Holocaust survivors and poetry read by award-winning poet Carine Topal. The event is free and open to the public.

On Wednesday, November 6 from 5:00-7:00 pm, the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara will host A Visual Poetic Journey & Commemoration of Kristallnacht, including tributes to local Holocaust survivors and poetry read by award-winning poet Carine Topal. The event is free and open to the public.

On Wednesday, November 6 from 5:00-7:00 pm, the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara will host A Visual Poetic Journey & Commemoration of Kristallnacht, including tributes to local Holocaust survivors and poetry read by award-winning poet Carine Topal. The event is free and open to the public.

Want to start a podcast but not sure where to begin? Find out how creating your own podcast will become worthwhile to you. Learn what you need to get started – it may be easier than you think. Hear from a panel of expert local podcasters about the benefits and challenges of doing a podcast. And, learn how to pitch yourself as a guest on someone else’s podcast. AWCSB Members are free, guests $20, wine and refreshments included.

Want to start a podcast but not sure where to begin? Find out how creating your own podcast will become worthwhile to you. Learn what you need to get started – it may be easier than you think. Hear from a panel of expert local podcasters about the benefits and challenges of doing a podcast.

A man pursues the princess of Agrabah with the help of a powerful genie who can grant him three wishes. His primary opponent is a malevolent sorcerer who serves as the city's grand vizier and the chief advisor to the Sultan. Join us as we watch and deconstruct the latest version of this classic film. Post-film discussion to follow. 2h 8m.

Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society Nov. 6 2019 meeting

Billy Goodnick on Life After Lawns: Ideas and Actions

Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society Nov. 6 2019 meeting

Billy Goodnick on Life After Lawns: Ideas and Actions

Celebrate 50 years of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), a singular presence in the dance world presenting a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century. Founded in 1969 in response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the beloved, multiethnic company of 17 dancers performs a forward-thinking repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works as well as innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate African-American culture. A multicultural institution with an extraordinary legacy, DTH brings bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences in New York City, across the country and around the world, carrying forward DTH’s message of empowerment through the arts for all.

“The occasion is major.” The New York Times

“One of ballet’s most exciting undertakings.” The New York Times

As part of the UCSB World Music Series, the SBLASLO Trio will perform on Wednesday, November 6th at 12 pm at the UCSB Music Bowl. UCSB Jazz Ensemble director Jon Nathan will be joined by UCSB alumnus Miller Wrenn (bass) and Cuesta College Jazz Faculty Ron McCarley (tenor saxophone) for a set of adventurous contemporary improvised music both original and from the jazz repertoire. Ron McCarley and Miller Wrenn are both graduates of CalArts' graduate music program, having studied with some of the world’s most famous improvising musicians, including Joe LaBarbara, Larry Koonse, and Vinnie Golia, among others.

Virtual info session on undergraduate programs at Antioch University Santa Barbara.