Does putting people in prison make our community safer? Can our jails return residents who are healthy, housed, and able to get jobs? How can we rebuild our criminal justice system to transform a punitive system into a humane, restorative justice system? How might our public safety agencies and non-profits create “good neighbors?” Santa Barbara County will be opening its new jail in Santa Maria in December. Should the main jail in South County be rehabilitated?

The Beauty of Basketry and Tending the Land Timara Lotah Link, Shmuwich Chumash Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, November 18th, 5:30pm In my language, I am an ’alaleqwel, a maker, and I am much more than just a textile artist—I am a rich tapestry of human connections—to the past, to the present, and to

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Museum Galleries

Come join us for this hands-on workshop, Seeing Stars: Documenting Phosphenes, led by teaching artist Madeleine Galas on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 6 - 8 pm.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is proud to present “Island Visions,” a free Zoom webinar with brothers Jacob Seigel Brielle and Isaac Seigel-Boettner about their “un-textbook” and tome of wonder by the same name. This presentation about the Channel Islands and this special book will take place on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 7pm PT. The webinar is free, but registration is required, and donations are welcome. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/

Undergraduate cellist Hannah Paulus will present a junior Bachelor of Music recital with pianist and UCSB faculty member Dr. Natasha Kislenko on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus. The program will include works by György Ligeti, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Frédéric Chopin. Paulus is a student of UC Santa Barbara Professor Jennifer Kloetzel.

The Department of Music will present a virtual Corwin Chair Series Lecture featuring composer Leigh Landy on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 11 am PT via Zoom.

A delicious fundraiser to support the legal rights of SBUSD faculty and staff against medical mandates.

Channelkeeper's Watershed Brigade and PATH are co-hosting a community cleanup around Santa Barbara's Lower Eastside.

Open House- New Elementary Program Opening Fall 2022

Come for an in-person tour of our brand new Elementary environment and our spacious
campus! Now accepting applications for Fall 2022 enrollment.

The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society is pleased to welcome professional genealogist Judy Nimer Muhn to the Society's monthly meeting on Saturday, November 20 to present "French-Canadian and Acadian Genealogy."

After two years of missed Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festivals due to the pandemic, on Nov. 20, we’ll hold a Holiday Pop Up event featuring 20 of our favorite festival vendors.