The Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies at UCSB presents a lecture by Ayelet Gundar Goshen, author of "The Liar" on November 17.

On Sunday, November 17, from 3:00–5:00 PM, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Planned Giving Advisory Council will present a free two-hour workshop on the essentials on estate and life planning. Refreshments will be served.

Women's Empowerment Project Film Series: "Dolores: Rebel, Activist, Feminist, Mother."
Please join us for this FREE event on Sunday November 17th 5:00 to 7:00 pm in Jefferson Hall at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara Street.

Bossa nova was born on July 10, 1958, at the old Odeon recording studios in Rio de Janeiro, when a João Gilberto recording marked the beginning of a musical and cultural phenomenon. In this worldwide celebration, two of its reigning superstars and their bands span the breadth of Brazil’s best-known musical style, transporting us to today’s hottest music clubs and the Rio beaches of yesterday. A multi-Grammy-winning producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist, Sérgio Mendes is one of Brazil’s most internationally-renowned artists of all time. Bebel Gilberto – daughter of João Gilberto – is a thrilling vocalist steeped in the genre.
“There has been no name more synonymous with the musical art form than bossa nova legend Sérgio Mendes.” Phoenix New Times

“Bebel Gilberto has carved her own distinct niche true to her roots.” The Adelaide Review

As part of the Fiftieth Anniversary Carillon Recital Series, UCSB University Carillonist Wesley Arai will present a recital from the carillon in UCSB's Storke Tower on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 11 am. Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.

On Sunday, November 17 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, the Jewish Federation will host its first-ever Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair fundraiser at the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center in downtown Santa Barbara

On Sunday, November 17 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, the Jewish Federation will host its first-ever Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair fundraiser at the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center in downtown Santa Barbara

On Sunday, November 17 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, the Jewish Federation will host its first-ever Holiday Bazaar and Craft Fair fundraiser at the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center in downtown Santa Barbara

How do earned or unearned privileges interlock to create systems of power and marginalization? How do we make White privilege visible, as we unpack and reframe it, to move forward in cultivating spaces of allyship and belonging? This workshop is aimed at providing a platform to both learn about how to use privilege(s), as well as give an opportunity for people of color themselves to create and express definitions of allyship they appreciate. Donald Proby is the Senior Director of Training at Coro Northern California and has a long history working in higher education, leadership development, and diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

In this talk, Dr. DeGruy presents facts that illustrate how varying levels of both clinically induced and socially learned residual stress related issues were passed along through generations as a result of slavery. The theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome suggests that centuries of slavery followed by systemic racism and oppression have resulted in multigenerational adaptive behaviors—some of which have been positive and reflective of resilience and others that are detrimental and destructive. Dr. Joy DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned researcher, educator, author, and presenter. She is a tell-it-like-it-is ambassador for healing and a voice for those who’ve struggled in search of the past and continue to struggle through the present.

From November 18th to 24th, chefs and restaurants across Santa Barbara county will take part in Ocean Friendly Restaurants Week, a unique culinary event celebrating restaurants that are committed to reducing plastic pollution while serving outstanding cuisine with local, fresh ingredients.

In these challenging times, as people of color, feminists, LGBTQs, and People of Conscience make up the majority of America and refuse to be silenced, writer Helen Zia, the daughter of immigrants from China, explores our increasingly colorful future and the imperative for communities to move forward together to re-envision the new face of America.
Helen Zia is an activist, award-winning author and former journalist who is outspoken on issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights and countering homophobia. Helen received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Law School of the City University of New York and is a Fulbright Scholar and a graduate of Princeton University’s first coeducational class.