With its sublime visual spectacles and deeply moving theatrical experiences, Tokyo’s all-male Butoh company Sankai Juku is known the world over for its elegance, refinement, technical precision and emotional depth. Over the past 40 years, Artistic Director Ushio Amagatsu has become one of today’s leading choreographers. Sankai Juku will perform the U.S. premiere of one of Amagatsu’s strongest works, Meguri: Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land. Set against a relief of sea lily fossils, this exquisite performance is a poetic meditation on the passage of time, symbolized by the circulation of water and the seasonal transformation of the earth.

“One of the most original and startling dance theater groups to be seen.” The New York Times

“The singular glory of Sankai Juku is that it achieves almost pure metaphor.” Time

Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell is truly a renaissance man, achieving great success as an artist, producer, songwriter, music supervisor, and performer. Tyrell has the grit and soul of a lifetime of experiences, producing hits for Grammy-winning artists ranging from Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, to Rod Stewart and Diana Ross as well as selling hundreds of thousands of albums and all over the world.

His hits “The Way You Look Tonight”, “The Simple Life”, “Crush On You”, and “The Sunny Side of The Street”, have launched thousands of weddings and millions of romances. He’s held top positions at Standards, Swing, and Big Band outlets with a devoted following at key Adult Contemporary Radio.

The 33rd annual Avocado Festival is returning to Carpinteria from October 4th through October 6th.

Casa Serena will commemorate its 60th birthday at its annual educational and fund-raising event on October 4th, at the Rosewood Miramar Beach.

Garden Street Academy announces its 12th annual Carnival & Music Festival, Saturday, October 5th from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, on the school campus at 2300 Garden Street.

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland), her house, and her dog Toto are whisked to the magical land of Oz. At the advice of a chorus of locals, they follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City in search of the infamous Wizard. En route they are joined by a Scarecrow

The Paradise Singers are hosting its Season Finale Concert on Saturday, October 5 at 2:30 PM at Unity Church.

AHA!, a non-profit that has served over 20,000 youth and families since 1999, has a few remaining spaces in its award-winning, by-donation After-School program!

An intimate cocktail fundraising event benefiting SEE International’s local sight-restoring program, Santa Barbara Vision Care. Location is at the sprawling gardens at a private Montecito estate, enjoying hors d’oeuvre,wine and beer. Fundraising prizes include packages from Santa Barbara's finest.

Love by Kate Cortesi a staged reading directed by Maggie Mixsell on October 5 and 6 at Center Stage Theatre.

ArchitecTours is an annual celebration of local architecture. Projects on the tour showcase the design and depth of knowledge of AIA architects. The tour will offer a rare opportunity for a behind-the­-scenes look at nine exceptional properties.

Calling all families! Come enjoy a Saturday, OUTSIDE, with staff and friends of Wilderness Youth Project. We will be hosting nature based activities to improve nature awareness and teach skills like fiber cordage, fire by friction and earth paints. Come with your entire family anytime between 10am and 2pm and play with us.

Wilderness Youth Project’s mission is to foster confidence and a life-long love of learning for young people and families through outdoor experiences and mentoring. We take our participants to creeks, beaches, mountain trails, and open spaces in Santa Barbara. Our core routines include child-centered exploration, awareness, and the building of naturalist skills. Our programs return children to the traditions of childhood: outdoor time, child-centered exploration, skill/self-esteem development and connection with the natural world.

Come play with us and experience Wilderness Youth Project with your entire family.