The Star Trek franchise has captured the imagination of audiences for over fifty years using a blend of spacefaring high-adventure and futuristic, utopian themes. In 2009, J.J. Abrams refreshed and extended the Star Trek series with the series’ eleventh film.  The new Star Trek centers on young versions of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), who must lead the untested crew of the USS Enterprise to bring down Nero (Eric Bana), a time-traveling Romulan who killed Kirk’s father and now threatens the United Federation of Planets. This new chapter lives up to the franchise’s reputation for assembling talented ensemble casts, and showcases Abrams’s intuitive knack for acing and spectacle.

Editor Maryann Brandon (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Passengers, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will join Pollock Theater Director Matt Ryan for a post-screening conversation.

This event is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, the Department of Film & Media Studies, and the Scott Frank Fund for Screenwriting.
Students $5 / Community $7

https://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock-events/star-trek-2009/

At 3 PM on Saturday, June 1, at First United Methodist Church, the Santa Barbara Music Club will present two concerts featuring winners of the 2019 Scholarship Auditions.

The Hawaiian themed party at the Carpinteria Community Pool is a ticketed adult Tiki Party starting at 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. as a fundraiser event for the Carpinteria Parks and Recreation department. The proceeds will benefit the Community Pool and its programming this coming fiscal year.

Undergraduate flutist Esther Duh will present a junior recital with pianist Erik Lawrence on Saturday, June 1st at 4:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. The program will include works by J.S. Bach, Ian Clarke, and Franz Doppler. Ms. Duh is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree and studies with Professor Jill Felber.

Directed by Scott Marcus, the UCSB Middle East Ensemble will present an evening of music and dance reflecting the great variety of cultures found in the Middle East on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. The ensemble performs music and dance from Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian, Greek, Jewish, and even Assyrian cultures, with everything from classical pieces to popular songs, as well as folk and cabaret-style dances.

General ($15)
Non-UCSB students with ID ($10)
UCSB students with ID ($5)
Children under 12 (FREE)*

Adelfos Ensemble presents William Shakespeare featuring mostly modern settings for chorus.
June 1st at 7:30pm and June 2nd at 3:00pm

In this reinterpretation of the Greek Medea, Aztec (Mexica) deities descend upon a dystopian U.S. future. Poet-Playwright Cherríe Moraga employs an intimate realism to create a drama of mythic dimension about two exiled women, their love of each other, and of the Indigenous nation denied them.

Performance Dates:

May 24, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2019 - 8:00 pm

June 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm

EntheoMedicine presents Santa Barbara’s first practical Psychedelic workshop for the general public: Psychedelics & Entheogens – Preparation, Integration and Transformation. The 4 Hrs workshop will be led by two renowned Psychedelic experts, Zach Leary (son of legendary Timothy Leary), and Tricia Eastman, an experienced international facilitator of over 500 Psychedelic journeys.

Thinking of exploring Psychedelics? Better Be Prepared

PART 1 - Preparing For the Journey (presented by Zach Leary)

By the end of this part of the workshop you will be able to:

. Identify the main Entheogens (Psilocybin, LSD, 5Meo-DMT, Peyote and Ibogaine) and the unique ways each can heal emotional trauma and aid in spiritual growth.
. Create the ideal Set, Setting and Intention prior to taking each Psychedelic.
. Determine the ideal ceremonial setting for each Psychedelic.
. Identify Pharmaceuticals and foods to avoid prior to taking specific Psychedelics.
. Consistently have productive and healing journeys.

Hospitality Santa Barbara joins forces with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for a beach cleanup Saturday, June 1, with an afterparty hosted by The Wayfarer hotel, to usher in the 2019 summer tourism season.

Guided walking tour of Coal Oil Point Reserve

Gael Belden, educator with UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center at The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, leads a meditation and mindfulness experience in the exhibition. Belden has over 30 years of mindfulness practice and teaching, and is the Director of UCLA/MARC's Intensive Practice Program. Pre-registration required.
Image: "Commonfield Clay," Performance by Chris Kallmyer, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO, 2015. Photograph by Carly Ann Faye.