“On March 25, 1996, a morning like any other Malibu morning, I became a quadriplegic. While I obviously don’t celebrate that life-changing moment, I DO celebrate every day, month and year after it.” – Jesse Billauer, ISA World Champion, Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals Join the Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation for an evening with Jesse

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), “our oceans are filled with items that do not belong there, consumer plastics, metals, rubber, paper, textiles…and other lost or discarded items…making marine debris one of the most widespread pollution problems facing the world’s oceans and waterways.” Oceans Unmanned is developing new techniques to survey for marine debris along rugged coastlines and remote beaches using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) —more commonly called drones—and immersive visualization software for greater effectiveness and safety.

The next meeting of the Santa Barbara Rose Society is on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 from 7 – 9 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall

Catch a wave of inspiration: quadriplegic surf champion Jesse Billauer shares his story at Santa Barbara event.

Catch a wave of inspiration: quadriplegic surf champion Jesse Billauer shares his story at Santa Barbara event.

The new weekly local radio show, “Solutions News Radio,” hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco, president and founder of the World Business Academy, will air live this Friday from 5-6 p.m. on KZSB 1290AM radio. There will be replay broadcasts Friday from 11 p.m.– 12 a.m., Saturday from 5-6 p.m., and again on Sunday from 9-10 a.m. The show is also available on demand as a podcast on Apple podcasts, SoundCloud, or Solutionsnews.org.

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.

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts will host its 5th Annual Legends Gala on Friday, September 13, 2019, at the historic Granada Theatre.

​​Opening Weekend Guitar Show:
SBAcoustic opens with an intimate show of fine handmade steel, nylon, resonator & harp guitars & ukuleles.

Back by delicious demand, the Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Culinary Crawl…a Taste of Carpinteria will be held on Saturday afternoon, September 14th in downtown Carpinteria.

African Women Rising presents Music in the Garden with a special performance by Jackson Browne with Alethea Mills and Chavonne Stewart.

Come help us celebrate 20 years of Carr wine on Saturday, September 14th!