Since March of 2020, we have been challenged and reshaped -- as a community and individuals -- by our experiences living through the COVID-19 pandemic and renewal of abolitionist and anti-racist activist movements. Amidst the shift to remote learning and working, UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections initiated two ongoing projects: the Santa Barbara Black Lives Matter Community Archives and the COVID-19 Community Archives.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the long-awaited re-opening of the exhibit, Mermaids: Visualizing the Myths and Legends through Photography, 16 images printed on canvas by Ralph Clevenger and friends. Originally scheduled to open on April 22, 2020, the exhibit was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic closures. Now, thanks to the generous support of Mimi Michaelis, the Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, and the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation the exhibit will be open to the public from November 11, 2021, through April 30, 2022. There will also be mermaid photo opportunities at the museum by appointment on Saturday, November 13, 2021, from 11:30am-12:30pm and 1-2pm, $10 for museum members and $30 for non-members.

Combine materials and techniques to create mixed media pieces that include painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Depictions of birds and trees crossing cultures and time in the Museum’s collections will ignite imaginations and inspire both individual and collaborative creations.

Ages: 5 – 12

Instructors: Nicola Ghersen + Jason Summers

Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457 for more information.

Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center

$150/6 weeks SBMA Members
$200/6 weeks Non-Members

Acting for Older Adults
Work with others in a supportive environment to foster your artistic and professional growth!
SBCC School of Extended Learning
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Starts: 1/18/22
Sign up for Tuesday and/or Thursday evening classes at:
http://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning
CRN #’s: 65883, 65884, 65930, and 65931
For Questions, Contact Instructor: palevien@pipeline.sbcc.edu
Beginners and Veterans welcome!

Need a refresher for the upcoming boating season? Know someone who would benefit from this course? Know someone who is looking to get the California Boaters Card?

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

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.

Braille Institute es una organización con la misión de transformar positivamente la vida de las personas con pérdida de visión. Ofrecemos una series amplia de programas, clases y servicios gratuitos que sirven a miles de estudiantes de todas las edades, lo que ayuda a demostrar que la rehabilitación de la vista es un comienzo, no un final.

Servimos a la comunidad desde siete centros y cientos de ubicaciones de alcance comunitario en todo el sur de California, y dirigimos programas nacionales populares como Desafios en Braille y Busqueda en Baston. Nuestro personal y voluntarios comprenden que perder la vista puede dar miedo, pero creemos que no es el fin de la independencia, sino una nueva forma de vida.

Una variedad de clases, talleres y grupos de apoyo gratuitos están disponibles para ayudarlo a usted o a un ser querido a mantenerse activo, a ser independiente y a disfrutar de las conexiones con los demás.

Regístrese para eventos, talleres y seminarios individuales, gratuitos y abiertos a todos. Regístrese en línea o llame a nuestra Gerente de Programas Educativos, Tracy Alfino, al (805) 898-8312 de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 am a 5:00 pm.

Please join UCSB Library in celebrating its exhibition A Call to Action: Documenting Santa Barbara's Art & Activism and hear from some of the contributors featured in the exhibition. Event will include a reception, curator tours, and zine making station.

This exhibition consists of works donated to two recent community archives: the Santa Barbara Black Lives Matter Community Archives and the COVID-19 Community Archives

The Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Eco Hero Award honors those who have committed themselves to work in service of the planet and its inhabitants for thirty years or more, with actual solutions and concrete ways forward that benefit many, often on a global scale.

Joining us to receive the award, Paul Stamets live via Zoom, with Louie Schwartzberg live in theater, it will be an exciting & interactive evening with time for questions from the audience. Paul & Louie will share their life’s work & passion for nature, and how they came to collaborate on projects together, including the amazing Fantastic Fungi book & film. Their work will awe & inspire you!

A special treat for the community will be beautiful time-lapse Moving Art photography of nature’s splendor on the outdoor wall of the Lobero Theatre, that Louie Schwartzberg also showed to audiences on the walls of the Vatican in Rome a few years ago. A reception for all ticket holders follows the evening talk.

PHorum: Perspectives in Healthcare is VNA Health’s annual healthcare platform for national, regional, and local healthcare leaders to discuss relevant issues that affect health and wellbeing. Started in 2014, this distinguished symposium attracts hundreds of participants annually, and fosters collaboration among many voices. In 2022, WISDOM OF GRIEF will feature four notable speakers and a panel discussion moderated by Jerry Roberts to explore grief from a cultural, spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional perspective. Participants will learn about the range of grief and its impact on our wellbeing, ways to promote health through the grief journey, and tools to support grieving individuals. There will be an exhibit area for mental wellness resources from community providers.

Vna Health and Hutton Parker Foundation present Wisdom of Grief at the Lobero Theatre on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 5:30 PM.