Roland Geyer will discuss the history of global plastic production and disposal and will consider the future of both plastic and public outrage against its environmental impact. A reception will follow.

Plastic production, use, and pollution have been growing steadily for decades, without much public comment or concern. But suddenly, and very recently, there has been strong and widespread backlash against the pervasiveness of plastic. What prompted this sudden change in public opinion? Did plastic pollution itself reach a tipping point? Or did public attitudes toward this lethal pollutant undergo a radical shift? Roland Geyer will discuss the history of global plastic production and disposal and will consider the future of both plastic and public outrage against its environmental impact. A reception will follow.

Roland Geyer is a Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UCSB. In his research he uses the approaches and methods of industrial ecology, such as life cycle assessment and material flow analysis, to assess pollution prevention strategies based on reuse, recycling, and material and technology substitution. Roland also combines these approaches with research methods from other disciplines in order to study the relationship between environmental performance, economic viability, and technical and operational feasibility of pollution prevention strategies. His overarching goal is to help develop the knowledge, tools, and methods necessary to reduce the environmental impact from industrial production and consumption.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Critical Mass series

All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions. Museum Teaching Artists provide general guidance and all materials. Each program is open to 10 participants.

The story of the young woman who was left behind on San Nicolas Island and lived alone there for 18 years—Juana Maria, as the Santa Barbara padres named her—is familiar to many in Santa Barbara and especially to children everywhere who have read The Island of the Blue Dolphins. Paul Goldsmith brings the story of her ordeal and years on the island to life in the film, The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, which will be shown at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

A prequel to Jim Hensen’s beloved 1982 fantasy film, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) builds on Henson’s original worldbuilding premise and maintains its devotion to stunning puppetry. The evil Skesis are the overlords of the planet Thra; when their repeated harvesting of the planet’s lifeforce pushes the world dangerously out of balance, a

Join us for two days of edible education at the Santa Barbara Edible Education Symposium (SBEES) on October 11th and 12th. SBEES showcases and celebrates the work of educators, farmers, school food service providers, and youth leaders across the Central Coast.​

Join Hospice of Santa Barbara as we welcome our 2019 Fall Artist in Residence Joan Giroux, with an opening reception on October 29th for her exhibition Memory Marks.
Joan Giroux is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, compassionate activist, and death acceptance advocate whose work frequently provides context for community and personal reflections on loss, absence, and bereavement through active play and participation. Come see her art first-hand during our opening reception.

Join Hospice of Santa Barbara as we welcome our 2019 Fall Artist in Residence Joan Giroux, with an opening reception on October 29th for her exhibition Memory Marks.
Joan Giroux is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, compassionate activist, and death acceptance advocate whose work frequently provides context for community and personal reflections on loss, absence, and bereavement through active play and participation. Come see her art first-hand during our opening reception.

On this week's episode of Solutions News we will be hearing from U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, an influential Democrat representing California’s 45th Congressional district in Orange County.

As part of UCSB Ethnomusicology Forum, Métis fiddler Jamie Fox will perform on Friday, October 11, 2019 from 5:15 to 6:30 pm at the UCSB MultiCultural Center Theater.

Enjoy drinks, hors d' oeuvres, and live music in the great company of regional nonprofit and environmental organizations and hear about our work in protecting the local environment.

United Way of Santa Barbara County 23rd Annual Red Feather Ball to benefit award-winning Fun in the Sun summer enrichment program and United for Literacy initiative.