PlayFest Santa Barbara invites all high school student authors and playwrights from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties to submit One Act  plays  with a scientific bent

We’ll time-travel back to the 1918 New Year’s Eve party at the Potter Hotel to look back at the best stories of the year in Santa Barbara with a “magic lantern” slideshow.

As part of the World Music Series, Scott Marcus will lead the UCSB Music of India Ensemble in a performance of North Indian classical music performed on sitars with tabla accompaniment by Shashank Aswathanaranaya on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 12 pm in the UCSB Music Bowl. The World Music Series is co-presented by the UCSB MultiCultural Center and the Ethnomusicology Program in the Department of Music.

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum's galleries as an impetus to writing. Each session is led by a visiting writer/facilitator who begins with a conversation and prompts, partially inspired by works on view. Participants are free to write on their own and then reconvene as a group to share and comment on each other's work. Please bring a journal or notebook, laptop, or tablet on which to write. Each program is open to 12 participants.

Join us for our FAREWELL to Game of Thrones Trivia Night at DV8 Cellars on Thursday May 16th starting at 6 PM. With the Final episode set to air May 19th we will be saying our final goodbye with new questions from all seasons including the final episodes. Hosted by our very own Matt Kowallis, we will be offering wine by the glass and bottle but no tasting flights. We have Santa Barbara Popcorn and food will be available to order from Brass Bear Brewing. Prizes will be awarded for each round and a grand prize at the end of the evening. Hope to see you there!

Join us at MCASB as we celebrate the opening of James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America) on May 16th from 6-8pm

Earthy Folklore: The Nature Wisdom in Ancient Tales with Craig Chalquist Thursday, May 16th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA We find much wisdom for how to relate to the natural world in what seems at first an unlikely source: old folklore, including myths and folk

In his most recent book, Far and Away, Solomon turns to his travels during the past 25 years to offer thought-provoking angles on his enduring themes of life, death and outsiderhood – and the dignity to be found within every one of them.

The New Works Lab presents bare bones developmental productions of half-hour scripted and devised plays. The program provides a simple 'fringe festival' level of technical and design support so that each work may evolve in content and structure through the final performance. Works are selected every November through an open application process. The process is supported by a weekly spring quarter class in which NWL student actors, designers, playwrights, directors, stage managers and publicists working on the productions convene with faculty and staff mentors to view and critique staged iterations of each work.

Performance Dates:

May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2019 - 8:00pm

May 11, 18, 19, 2019 - 2:00pm

Anyone who has been following Cowboy Junkies’ three decade-long journey knows the band has always traveled on its own path. From the auspicious debut of Whites Off Earth Now and the subsequent international breakthrough with The Trinity Session, to the group’s Nomad Series of themed albums (2010-2012), Cowboy Junkies have never let music business trends

Gabriel's stand-up comedy is a mixture of storytelling, parodies, characters and sound effects that bring his personal experiences to life.

Featured speakers are: Neel Kashkari, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaking on interest rates, monetary policy and the economy. He oversaw TARP in the early days of the 2008 financial crisis; Kathy Moe, FDIC Regional Director, speaking about growth cycles, financial innovation and cash-intensive businesses. She oversees the Western U.S., Guam and Micronesia; and Michael Cox, board member at Faciam Holdings, speaking about cannabis and the banking sector. The Santa Barbara County economic report will be delivered by Peter Rupert, Director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project. Presentations will be followed by a panel moderated by Peter Rupert.