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.

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

As part of its multi-faceted celebration of whales this spring and summer, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum announces the April 14 opening of its newest art exhibit, The Wonder of Whales: Two Artists’ Perspectives, which features whale paintings by two local artists, John Baran and Kelly Clause. Thanks to the generous support of Chevron, Dreier Family, Emmett Foundation, Mimi Michaelis, Hank and Mari Mitchel, June G. Outhwaite Foundation, and Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, the exhibit will be open to the public from April 14-July 31, 2022. Although their subjects are often similar, each artist brings his or her unique perspective, technique, style, and medium to the work in this exhibit.

In November and December 2021, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) staff worked with students from Laguna Blanca Middle School, Peabody Charter, Santa Barbara Charter, and Santa Ynez Elementary School to teach them about the importance of whales to the environment and to create whale-inspired artwork to coincide with the museum’s newest exhibit, Whales Are Superheroes! The result of those efforts is on display in SBMM’s new student art exhibit, Whales are Superheroes! Saving the Planet One CO2 Molecule at a Time, opening on April 14, 2022, and on display through July 31, 2022.

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

In his latest book, the idiosyncratic and indefatigable Geoff Dyer turns his well-honed wit and sharp-edged wisdom to the consideration of endings. Taking a closer look at endings of significant events in life, and even life itself, Dyer in conversation with longtime friend, fellow author, and professor in the Creative Writing program at UC Riverside, Andrew Winer examine the achievements of writers, painters, musicians, and athletes that have meant something to him as he approaches "late middle age." With his signature playful charm and penetrating intelligence, he considers the intensifications and modifications of experience that come when an ending is within sight, and moves us seamlessly from the brush strokes of J. M. W. Turner to the tennis strokes of Roger Federer.

This book on last things, written while life as we know it seemed to be coming to an end, is at heart, a tale about how to go on living with art and beauty.

Book signing to follow.

Mary Craig Auditorium

$5 SBMA Members
$10 Non-Members

Purchase tickets at https://tickets.sbma.net/event-detail/parallel-stories-2022-05-26/

Learn essential skills that will improve your relationships and well-being!

BENEFITS OF SEL
Better attitudes and relationships
Reduced emotional stress
Increased self-confidence

The workshops will be led by trained, bilingual AHA! Facilitators.
AHA! has over 20 years’ experience teaching SEL to teens, adults and educators.

Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. Braille Institute serves more than 37,000 people through a variety of free programs, classes and services at centers and community outreach locations throughout Southern California – from Santa Barbara to San Diego counties!

Inspire Dance Santa Barbara presents
Alice In Wonderland

Join Inspire Dance Santa Barbara for their annual spring show performances at Center Stage Theater on Saturday, May 28th, and June 4th at 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM.
For tickets and info, visit: www.centerstagetheater.org

Quire of Voyces presents
Sacred Love
Saturday May 28, and Sunday May 29, 2022 both concerts are at 3:00 P.M.

Inspire Dance Santa Barbara presents
Alice In Wonderland

Join Inspire Dance Santa Barbara for their annual spring show performances at Center Stage Theater on Saturday, May 28th, and June 4th at 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM.
For tickets and info, visit: www.centerstagetheater.org