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!

Makers Market is the best outdoor market that Santa Barbara has to offer. Meet the artisans in person. This market offers unique one of a kind items in an outdoor European style setting.

To celebrate our favorite holiday and to raise money for a great cause, Sespe Creek Collective is hosting a 4/20 Limited Edition T-Shirt Design Contest. The winning design will be printed on t-shirts and sold at the Sespe Creek Collective. Proceeds of each sale will help support our pot lifers program. See details at scc.to/contest.

Lily Strong RN is back in Santa Barbara and is continuing the journey of solving a monumental diaper waste problem. She is exploring how to do that at a local level.

Join us on the second Monday of each month to learn about the mystical poetry of Jalal al Din Rumi. Led by Dr. Fariba Enteshari, this webinar is for people who want to understand the language behind Rumi’s poetry.

It’s hard to get things to stick when it’s wet. Nevertheless, many sea creatures secrete robust glues that work underwater. UCSB Ph.D. candidate George Degen will share his research studying the way marine mussels stick to surfaces, which should guide the design of new medical adhesives for use in the human body.

"LGBTQ+ Sex Education: What Parents Need to Know" PFLAG Santa Barbara March Chapter Meeting.
Representatives from Pacific Pride and Planned Parenthood will raise awareness. There is always time for sharing and support.

Under the direction of Maxim Kuzin, the UCSB Chamber Orchestra and UCSB choirs will present a special joint performance dedicated to the memory of UCSB Music alumna Dr. Linda Shaver-Gleason on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. The concert will feature the UCSB Women's Chorus (directed by Graduate Assistant Valdis Jansons) performing works by Orlande de Lassus, William Boyce, Gioacchino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Luigi Denza, as well as the UCSB Chamber Orchestra in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. The UCSB Chamber Orchestra will also be joined by the UCSB Chamber Choir for a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, Op. 48

Join celebrated theoretical physicist Brian Greene on a captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose. Greene’s bestselling books include The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos, both adapted into Peabody and Emmy Award-winning NOVA miniseries. His highly-anticipated new book is Until the End of Time. Director of Columbia University’s Center for Theoretical Physics, Greene will take us on a breathtaking journey from the big bang to the end of time as he invites us to ponder meaning in the face of this unimaginable expanse.

"Brian Greene is blessed with a brain capable of untangling the mysteries of the universe, and a knack for clearly explaining it all to the rest of us." Wired

A life full of music. That’s the story of Ricky Skaggs. By age 21, he was already considered a “recognized master” of one of America’s most demanding art forms, but his career took him in other directions, catapulting him to popularity and success in the mainstream of country music. His life’s path has taken him to various musical genres, from where it all began in bluegrass music, to striking out on new musical journeys, while still leaving his musical roots intact.

THE URGE TO ACT in an acting class at SBCC School of Extended Learning that takes place on Tuesday evenings at the Wake Center and on Thursday evenings at the Schott Center. Classes start at 6pm; Session 2 begins March 10. Actors will be performing Shakespeare's comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM during the first week in May. Register at Wake or Schott; or online at: www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning.

At YETI, we talk of the wild. We explore it. We worship it. Hell, every product we make is “Built for the Wild.” Which is why the YETI Film Tour is back again, with all proceeds going toward celebrating and protecting our wild country. Each stop will feature seven unreleased films, telling stories that capture the unbreakable human spirit from Alaska to Bhutan. Exclusive YETI gear, raffles, and ambassador visits across three countries.