"Pandemic-Inspired Success Stories: Supporting Our Most Vulnerable Neighbors." SPEAKERS: -Barbara Anderson, ACT on Homelessness Collaborative Facilitator, Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (SB ACT). -Lacey Baldiviez, Director of Community Education, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and the Food Action Network – addressing food insecurity. -James Kyriaco, Goleta City Council – addressing child care funding for

The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara presents:  Immigrants’ Stories – America’s Promise, an online educational forum on Thursday, Jan. 28

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures for New York Times Crossword Editor and NPR Puzzlemaster, Will Shortz, on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 5 PM.

Cost: FREE
When: JANUARY 28th, 7pm
Where: ZOOM!

In this talk, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Plant Systematist and Curator Dr. Matt Guilliams will discuss the remarkable flora of the California Channel Islands, often referred to as California’s Galapagos Islands, with an emphasis on Catalina Island.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a comprehensive, online training that teaches educators, family members, and caregivers (18+ years old) to approach, assess, and assist a young person with a mental health challenge or substance use concern.
Just as CPR or First Aid helps you assist an individual in a medical crisis by following specific steps, YMHFA helps you assist a young person experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis using specific steps until appropriate help is received or until the crisis is resolved.

Seed Paper Tutorial
Saturday, January 30, 2021 @ 11:00AM PST

Seed Paper Tutorial
Saturday, January 30, 2021 @ 11:00AM PST

Ensemble Theatre Company, Santa Barbara’s professional theater, is now accepting applications for its 4th Annual Young Playwrights’ Festival for aspiring writers aged 13-19. 

11th Annual Feast-to-Go at First United Methodist Church will benefit Unity Shoppe

First United Methodist, will bag the 3-course Italian meal "to-go" and place bags into cars as they drive through the church parking lot.

In conjunction with UCSB Reads 2021, UCSB Library presents a talk by Tia Blassingame, a book artist and printmaker whose work explores the intersection of race, history, and perception.

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures for Playwright, Actor and Professor Anna Deavere Smith on February 2, 2021 at 7 PM.