Fifty years ago, an oil spill united a community and changed the world

Christopher Lloyd narrates "Better Together", a feature documentary sharing how one community keeps coming together, over 50 years, through oil spills, fires, mudslides and the future challenges of a changing climate

Screening as the Environmental Feature with the Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival

On Saturday, November 9, at 7:30, and Sunday, November 10, at 3:00, the Master Chorale will present Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) by Johannes Brahms.

Enjoy guided exhibition tours conducted in Spanish and English during our Studio Sunday activities in the Family Resource Center. The day will also feature live music by Jorge Pokok Mijangos, art activities, and refreshments.

1:45 – Spanish language tour
2:15 – English language tour
2:45 – Spanish language tour
3:15 – English language tour
3:45 – Spanish language tour
4:15 – English language tour
Visitas guiadas bilingües de Alfredo Ramos Martínez: Sobre papel

Disfrute una tarde de visitas guiadas en español e inglés durante las actividades de “Studio Sunday” en el Centro de Recursos Familiares (FRC). Además, el día incluirá música de Jorge Pokok Mijangos, actividades de arte, y refrescos.

1:45 – Visita guiada en español
2:15 – Visita guiada en inglés
2:45 – Visita guiada en español
3:15 – Visita guiada en inglés
3:45 – Visita guiada en español
4:15 – Visita guiada en inglés

Image: Alfredo Ramos Martínez, "La pintora de Uruapan (Uruapan Painter)" (detail), ca. 1930. Oil on board / óleo sobre tabla. SBMA, Gift of the P.D. McMillan Land Company, 1963.24. © The Alfredo Ramos Martínez Research Project.

Create a flower design on newsprint paper with water-soluble wax pastels, inspired by Alfredo Ramos Martínez’s "Mujeres con flores (Women with Flowers)."

Create a flower design on newsprint paper with water-soluble wax pastels, inspired by Alfredo Ramos Martínez’s "Mujeres con flores (Women with Flowers)."

It’s one hot night as Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” and his Emmy Award-winning production comes to town as part of his global tour FUEGO! For Benise, music has always been a journey…from his humble beginnings as a street performer, being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The

A free, star-spangled event you won’t soon forget. The parade will feature WWII vehicles and re-enactors, and heroes from all branches of the military. Show your support for our veterans and watch the parade as it makes its way down State Street.

One of the most celebrated torch bearers of Indian classical music, Santoor Maestro Pt Tarun Bhattacharya has been a pioneering musical ambassador of India. A Senior Disciple of the legendary Godfather of World Music, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya has revolutionized the 100 stringed Santoor.

Santoor Maestro Pt Tarun Bhattacharya has traversed the globe many times over performing in some of most awe-inspiring venues and cities as Royal Albert Hall, Palace-de-beaux (Brussels), Theater- De-La-Viile (France), Apollo Theatre (Spain), Jubilee Auditorium (Canada), Kremlin (Russia).The mesmerized list of admirers including Prince Charles, George Harrison, Paolo Solaris and many more respected figures across the Globe. The famous Maihar Gharana’s only Santoor Maestro, Pandit Bhattacharya has revolutionized Santoor, the instrument, as well as its style of play. He displayed for the first time ever (1980) that one could ‘meend’ or glide notes at the lower octave in a hammered instrument like Santoor.

See the Transit of Mercury through safely filtered solar telescopes.

"What Does the Bible Really Say and Not Say, About Homosexuality and Gender" - a special panel with time for discussion and Support.

The grand opening will feature displays of the diverse arts created at the new La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts, including everything from painting, sculpture, photography and 3D printing to dance, music, drama and culinary crafts.

The Nordic lads and fierce friends who’ve captured the hearts of Santa Barbara’s music lovers and the world with their “warmth, wit, beautiful tone and technical prowess second to none” (NPR) are returning with a spirited concert featuring the Danish National Girls Choir. Witness our beloved Danes performing with one of the best girls' choirs in the world – 50 sparkling voices featuring a selection of Danish songs, hymns, modern compositions and pop songs. Not to be missed!

“The playing is exquisitely refined… thought-provoking, and often startlingly beautiful.” Gramophone (U.K.)