MIT Enterprise Forum hosts a panel discussing the role of AI in Nonprofit Fundraising on Wednesday October 16 from 5-8pm

Experience how energy clearing can lead to success at this mini-experiential workshop, and sample plant-based products that support health and well-being in your body and space. Bring a clear goal you wish to achieve (you don't have to share it out loud), an open heart and mind and a friend if you like.

Poetry Slam! Santa Barbara
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | 7 - 9 pm

Poetry Slam! Santa Barbara is sponsored by, and hosted at, The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara this month!

Breathing is the foundation of our lives and the most important thing tying us to this world. However, so many of us pay so little attention to it and are unaware of its potentials, which can lead to severe health consequences. Of all the different practices that Greg applies to pursuing optimal health for himself and his clients, breathing is one of the most important and it is what the focus of his talk will be on. During Greg’s talk you will get an in depth interactive discussion of how optimal breathing and breathwork practices can help assure optimal health. Also during the talk you will get to experience Optimal Function breathwork for yourself, as Greg will guide you through a few rounds of breathwork. You will leave this talk with a profound new appreciation/knowledge and set of skills to control your breath to control your life.

Come experience and learn how the power of the breath can give you control over your mind and body through scientifically proven practices:

-Alkaline your physiology and decrease inflammation at a cellular level in the body
-Gain control of your mind through the breath to better manage life’s stresses and anxieties
-Experience the powerful and euphoric sensation of tapping into and adjusting your autonomic nervous system and immune system.

In virtually every city, state, and strip mall across the U.S., women get their nails done in salons likely owned by Vietnamese entrepreneurs. How did this community come to dominate an $8 billion dollar nail economy? Nailed It takes viewers from Los Angeles to the Bronx to meet the diverse people and relationships behind this booming and enigmatic trade. Post-film discussion to follow. 60m.

As part of the UCSB World Music Series, Los Catanes del Norte will perform music from different regions in Mexico including corridos, rancheras, and boleros norteños on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12 pm in the UCSB Music Bowl.

Artist and amateur astronomer Russell Crotty, whose work is featured in "The Observable Universe: Visualizing the Cosmos in Art," talks about his interest in and artistic interpretation of the art and science of the universe.

Image: Russell Crotty, "Nightfall Matilija Wilderness" (detail), 2007-2019. Ink and watercolor on paper on fiberglass sphere. Russell Crotty Studio.

Artist and amateur astronomer Russell Crotty, whose work is featured in "The Observable Universe: Visualizing the Cosmos in Art," talks about his interest in and artistic interpretation of the art and science of the universe.

Image: Russell Crotty, "Nightfall Matilija Wilderness" (detail), 2007-2019. Ink and watercolor on paper on fiberglass sphere. Russell Crotty Studio.

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum's galleries as an impetus to writing. Each session is led by a visiting writer/facilitator who begins with a conversation and prompts, partially inspired by works on view. Participants are free to write on their own and then reconvene as a group to share and comment on each other's work. Please bring a journal or notebook, laptop, or tablet on which to write. Each program is open to 12 participants.

Identifying imaging modalities, test screening options, surgical approaches and reconstruction choices for women being treated for breast cancer.

Riding the Old Spanish Trail Free movie screening with Q&A Thursday, October 17th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Between 1830 and 1848, The Old Spanish Trail witnessed a brief but furious heyday as a trade route linking California and New Mexico. In 2014 and 2015,

In a digital universe where live streamers earn up to $200K a month, can virtual relationships replace real-life human connection? People’s Republic of Desire (2018) follows two online stars who rise from obscurity to fame and fortune in China. The film journeys through their live streaming showrooms, which become gathering places for hundreds of millions