Since March of 2020, we have been challenged and reshaped -- as a community and individuals -- by our experiences living through the COVID-19 pandemic and renewal of abolitionist and anti-racist activist movements. Amidst the shift to remote learning and working, UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections initiated two ongoing projects: the Santa Barbara Black Lives Matter Community Archives and the COVID-19 Community Archives.

Combine materials and techniques to create mixed media pieces that include painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Depictions of birds and trees crossing cultures and time in the Museum’s collections will ignite imaginations and inspire both individual and collaborative creations.

Ages: 5 – 12

Instructors: Nicola Ghersen + Jason Summers

Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457 for more information.

Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center

$150/6 weeks SBMA Members
$200/6 weeks Non-Members

As part of its multi-faceted celebration of whales this spring and summer, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum announces the April 14 opening of its newest art exhibit, The Wonder of Whales: Two Artists’ Perspectives, which features whale paintings by two local artists, John Baran and Kelly Clause. Thanks to the generous support of Chevron, Dreier Family, Emmett Foundation, Mimi Michaelis, Hank and Mari Mitchel, June G. Outhwaite Foundation, and Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, the exhibit will be open to the public from April 14-July 31, 2022. Although their subjects are often similar, each artist brings his or her unique perspective, technique, style, and medium to the work in this exhibit.

In November and December 2021, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) staff worked with students from Laguna Blanca Middle School, Peabody Charter, Santa Barbara Charter, and Santa Ynez Elementary School to teach them about the importance of whales to the environment and to create whale-inspired artwork to coincide with the museum’s newest exhibit, Whales Are Superheroes! The result of those efforts is on display in SBMM’s new student art exhibit, Whales are Superheroes! Saving the Planet One CO2 Molecule at a Time, opening on April 14, 2022, and on display through July 31, 2022.

A 6-week online class to learn how to eat what you love in a way that makes you feel energized & strong without nagging symptoms like shakiness, irritability, anxiety, sleeplessness and more. Learn to balance your blood sugar with food, reduce your risk of chronic disease and feel better than you have in a long time!

Come tune into your heart and the hearts of other women as we heal through movement, sound, and personal exploration. We will explore the experiences of loss, loneliness, and change while we create a path to re-enter the reality of your life with a renewed sense of purpose. You will have the opportunity to rewrite the the love story of your life as it pertains to romance, family, friends, community and your authentic self.

Earl Warren Showgrounds leadership invites the public to join its Board President, a second board member, Earl Warren Showgrounds CEO and, if available, members of its staff to provide community feedback and to discuss relevant topics.

Tending the Homescape: Traditional Ecological Worldviews in Syuxtun (Santa Barbara) Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, May 19th, 5:30pm What do traditional regenerative horticultural practices of indigenous California tribal members have to do with global responses to climate disruption? Join herbalist and traditional ecological knowledge practitioner Julie Cordero-Lamb as she walks you through her peoples’

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum’s galleries as an impetus to writing. Monthly sessions are led by a visiting writer who begins with a conversation and prompt, partially inspired by works on view. Participants write on their own, then reconvene to share and comment on each other’s work. Please bring something on which to write.

In March, Nora Gallagher leads the first of her two spring sessions in "Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources."

All participants are required to purchase admission to the exhibition "Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources." Purchase tickets at https://tickets.sbma.net/event-detail/writing-galleries-2022-05-19/12768/

For the first time since November of 2019, The Riviera Ridge School is eager to invite the Santa Barbara community onto their campus for this year’s Middle School Musical, “GREASE!”, directed by Miriam Dance, Director of Visual and Performing Arts. 

On Thursday, May 19 at 6:00pm, 350 Santa Barbara will host an online community conversation about ramping up climate solutions in our region.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Dearest Minnie: A Sailor’s Story,” an in-person lecture presentation with Leslie Compton, on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 7pm PT. This presentation, about Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet as told through historic postcards, will be held at the museum and registration is required. Cost is free for SBMM’s Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members, and $20 for members of the public. There will also be a pre-lecture reception for members only from 6:15-6:45pm.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Dearest Minnie: A Sailor’s Story,” an in-person lecture presentation with Leslie Compton, on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 7pm PT. This presentation, about Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet as told through historic postcards, will be held at the museum and registration is required. Cost is free for SBMM’s Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members, and $20 for members of the public. There will also be a pre-lecture reception for members only from 6:15-6:45pm.

Thursday, May 19 at 7:30pm

This event is free and open to the public.

A gala of operatic arias and duets showcasing students and faculty of MUS 150/258.
Featured artists: April Amante, Olivia Barker, Ariana Horner, Marta Hovhannisyan, Valdis Jansons, Soohyun Ryu, Dr. John Ballerino* and Dr. Isabel Bayrakdarian*

*UCSB faculty member
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
For more information, visit https://campuscalendar.ucsb.edu/event/night_at_the_opera#.YoMhiPPMK00

SB Unified Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado will make a presentation on the status of today’s local education issues. This event is a unique opportunity for community members and supporters to learn about the state of our public schools.