Hot old time, ragtime and blues from Berkeley.
Led by Eric and Suzy Thompson, the Todalo Shakers also include Northern California notables Matt Welner - bass, Frannie Leopold - guitar, and WB Reid - six-string(!) banjo, and fiddle. Drawing their inspiration from a variety of traditional folk and blues sources, this band is not to be missed!

Children’s writers cannot afford to miss this year’s SCBWI Central-Coastal California Writers’ Day (Theme – A creative life for me)

“Explosive, impactful journalism that exposed powerful and wealthy sexual predators... thus spurring a worldwide reckoning about sexual abuse of women.”
– The Pulitzer Prizes

New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey reveal the gripping details of how they broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual abuse, turning Hollywood’s “open secret” into a Pulitzer Prize-winning exposé that helped ignite the #MeToo movement. Recounting the fascinating story behind their investigation and its outcomes, they’ll take us into the heart of this social shift with superlative detail, insight and journalistic expertise. Discover the surprising journeys of those who spoke up – and so changed us all.

Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Chaucer’s

Celebrate Santa Barbara Channel’s bounty and the fishermen who harvest it while experiencing fresh seafood, live music, and more at the 18th Annual Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival on October 12th.

4th annual Meet your Neighbors Day in Isla Vista from 10am - 3pm

Come aboard! Dockside Tours from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Public Sail from 3:00-5:00pm. The Spirit of Dana Point is a traditionally built replica of a 1770s privateer schooner used during the American Revolution. These ships were known for their speed and were used for smuggling. The ship is 118 feet long with a rig height of 100 feet… and has 5,000 square feet of sail!

  Santa Barbara Beer Festival a.k.a. Pints for the Park on  Saturday, October 12th at Elings Park in Santa Barbara The Santa Barbara Beer Festival, a.k.a. Pints for the Park, is turning 12 on Saturday, October 12th! This is the ORIGINAL craft beer festival in Santa Barbara and takes place at Elings Park from 11:30

Come to the SBMM Wine & Seafood Pairing event during the Harbor & Seafood Festival on Saturday October 12, 2019, from 12 noon – 3pm and taste wines of Santa Barbara County paired with culinary creations from Santa Barbara’s best chefs using local, fresh-caught seafood.

Create a watercolor multimedia masterpiece inspired by Jaqueline Woods’ "Black Sun #3" on view in "The Observable Universe: Visualizing the Cosmos in Art."

Photographer Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark project is the largest archive of its kind with nearly 8,000 images of the world’s species and counting. His stunning, provocative portraits convey a powerful message: To know these animals is to save them.

“My goal is simple: to get the public to care and save species from extinction.” – Joel Sartore

Music in the Gardens combines the best of American music, food and wine on the grounds of the Music Academy of the West. Join us on October 13th!

The Benefit for the Bahamas will be held Oct. 13th at the Sandbar, 514 State St. @ 6 pm.