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UCSB Library is pleased to present these works by Johnny Onionseed, MFA candidate in UCSB's Department of Art.

Fitness Swimming for All Levels

Swim for Fitness classes begin at SBCC: Improve your fitness level and technique through swimming at Los Banos Pool. Instructor: Sally Saenger

CEC’s Climate Stewards Certification Course

Graduates of the Community Environmental Council's Climate Stewards certification program are equipped to play an active role in the statewide effort to advance rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis in their community – and make a positive impact throughout the Central Coast.

Fitness Swimming for All Levels

Swim for Fitness classes begin at SBCC: Improve your technique and fitness level by swimming at Los Banos Pool. Instructor: Sally Saenger

The Lure of Lighthouses & Dancing Waves Photographs by Dan Merkel

SBMM) presents The Lure of Lighthouses & Dancing Waves, an exhibit featuring more than 35 photographs of lighthouses and waves by the renowned and Emmy Award-winning surfing photographer and videographer Dan Merkel. The lighthouse photographs include images of lighthouses from near and far—from Cape Elizabeth and Cape Hatteras on the East Coast and Point Loma and Point Pinos on the West to Portugal and Australia. The images are accompanied by Dan’s breath-taking photos capturing waves throughout the world. Beginning on Thursday, January 26, the exhibit will be on view in SBMM’s Gallery and Munger Theater through August 27, 2023.

The Good Good Show

The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians working today!

The Good Good Show

The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians working today!

Talk Explores Bringing SB’s Flying A To The Stage

Westmont’s John Blondell discusses the world premiere play that will bring Santa Barbara’s silent film history to the stage in a Westmont Downtown Lecture Thursday, February 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Arts Workshop (CAW), 631 Garden Street, in downtown Santa Barbara. “The Film Within a Play: Celebrating Santa Barbara’s Flying A Studios on Stage,” is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. Ample free parking is available. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051.

Blondell, director of “Diamond to Dust: a Flying A Fantasy,” will be joined by select cast members, who will perform a scene from “Diamond to Dust.”

“The talk promises to be a wide-ranging discussion about an important story in Santa Barbara’s history, the ins and outs of theatrical performance, sneak peeks into theatrical process, and how all these impact our students in the show, and ultimately our audience,” Blondell says.

Santa Barbara was one of the centers of American film from 1912-21 with the American Film Manufacturing Company, known as the Flying A, which made more than 1,000 films.

Writing in the Galleries

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.

Writing in the Galleries

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.

Central Coast Start Ups

Join us for Central Coast Start-Ups this month and help create a nexus for the start-up community in Santa Barbara. Kiva Cowork in the Funk Zone will be hosting this next workshop and will provide beer and apps to snack on. Come meet some other startup business owners in town and have a beer!

An Evening with Eyes in the Sky

An Evening with Eyes in the Sky Free IN PERSON Presentation with Q&A Thursday, February 16th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Join Hannah Atkinson, Director with Eyes in the Sky, for a special talk featuring live raptors! Hannah will share the stories of these avian

Step Afrika!

“In the bodies of these skilled performers, the beat is obviously unstoppable. Again and again, the dancers pick it up and pass it around with clapping hands and stomping feet, through the legs, behind the back, defiant and unified and inspiring.” The New York Times

“Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery ” with Professor Andrés Reséndez

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery ” with University of California-Davis history professor Andrés Reséndez on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm. As part of his presentation Dr. Reséndez will discuss his latest book, Conquering the Pacific and tell the little-known story of the first trans-Pacific expedition. 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. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events/ and become a member at https://sbmm.org.

TONITE! Surfrider Foundation – Volunteer Opportunities Meeting

Tonight, Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 7pm, volunteer opportunities with the Santa Barbara chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will be discussed at the chapter’s general meeting and mixer, located at the Watershed Resource Center at Hendry's Beach. 

Featured Featured

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson at SBIFF

Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, on Thursday, February 16th.

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