Opening to the public at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on June 24, 2021, the exhibit traces the history of surfing and the evolution of surfboard design, illustrated by replica boards with oil painting vignettes of the locations, plus text and historic photographs. The book and the exhibit are the result of a unique collaboration between three important figures in the California surfing community: Renny Yater, one of the first commercial surfboard shapers of the 1950s; John Comer, plein-air painter; and painter and surfboard shaper, Kevin Ancell. Altogether, the exhibit presents a multimedia story of surfing, surfboard development, and the California surfing scene.

Ensemble Theatre Company Announces In-Person Summer Performance Programs for Ages 8-19

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM), in cooperation with the Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival, is hosting a series of Sea Glass Sundays! this summer on the following Sundays: July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021, from 10 am-5 pm on the museum’s patio overlooking the Harbor. Summer Glass Sundays! are free and open to the public. The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival, which usually occurs each year in September, has been cancelled for 2020 and 2021 and will not return until 2022; but you needn’t wait so long - join us at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

In order to move past the shuttered venues, loss, and devastation felt throughout the globe; we must also help our brother and sister countries as they continue to be devastated by this pandemic. Therefore, post our benefit concert, proceeds will help us host events to support international humanitarian relief efforts in our sister countries of India, Sri Lanka, and our Border city of Tijuana Mexico. Benefiting the Sri Lankan Foundation, the Mexican Consulate in Oxnard, Resilience Institute Santa Barbara, and Direct Relief International.

You may become a Vendor, Volunteer, or Sponsor by emailing resilienceSBC@Gmail.com

The Lobero Theatre kicks off their season with An Evening with Zach Gill (of ALO) and Special Guests. Please join us for a free concert celebrating the return of live events!

Save Summerland Farm Join us for Drinks and Bites Saturday July 31st 6-7pm at Whitney St and Temple Summerland

Braille Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. We offer a broad range of free programs, classes and services serving thousands of students of all ages helping to demonstrate that vision rehabilitation is a beginning, not an end.

We serve the community from seven centers, and hundreds of community outreach locations throughout Southern California, and lead popular national programs like Braille Challenge and Cane Quest. Our staff and volunteers understand losing your vision can be scary, but we believe it is not the end of independence, but a new way of living.

A variety of free classes, workshops and support groups are available to help you or a loved one stay active, remain independent and enjoy connections with others.

Sign up for individual events, workshops and seminars – free and open to everyone. Register online or call our Educational Programs Manager, Tracy Alfino, at (805) 898-8312 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

David Torres, a graduate student in the Choral Conducting Program, will present a Doctor of Musical Arts recital, titled "Coming Home," with members of Vocal Affinity on Monday, August 2, 2021 at 6 pm PDT as a YouTube Premiere via the Department of Music's YouTube channel. The program will include Mack Wilburg's Bound for the Promised Land; Don MacDonald's When the Earth Stands Still; William Billings' David’s Lamentation; Robert Manookin's O Lord, I Have Trusted in Thee; and more. Torres is a student of UC Santa Barbara Sorensen Director of Choral Music Dr. Nicole Lamartine.

For further details visit https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2273

Fiesta dancers at La Cumbre Plaza August 3rd - 7th.

The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that the Sahyun Library is reopening on Tuesday, August 3, following over a year-long closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bart J.C. Devolder
Chief Conservator, Princeton University Museum of Art

The "Ghent Altarpiece" (1432) by Jan and Hubert van Eyck is one of the most iconic works of Western art as it embodies the birth of new skills and vision. The artwork in itself is often claimed to be the most stolen painting in history and in spite of its many voyages it is a miracle that until this day only one panel is missing.

Downtown Santa Barbara is proud to announce the return of the 1st Thursday Art Walk.