Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present author, advocate and public policy expert Heather McGhee to discuss The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together on Tuesday, May 4 at 5 p.m. Pacific.

Parents, teachers, and Santa Barbara County professionals who work with youth ages 12-18 are encouraged to participate in a free, upcoming Youth Mental Health First Aid training.

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Classical Music Treasures Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott, Songs of Comfort and Hope on Wednesday, May 5 at 5 p.m. Pacific.

A record-breaking grants pool will be awarded by the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara at its Annual Celebration of Grants event on May 5.

A record-breaking grants pool will be awarded by the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara at its Annual Celebration of Grants event.

With each of her performances, the Philadelphia-born contralto Marian Anderson (1897–1993) tested limits and broke boundaries. She is best remembered for her gripping recital on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in April 1939, when some 75,000 people gathered to witness her sing. On account of her race, Anderson had been prohibited from performing at the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall and other venues in Washington, D.C. The concert on the National Mall, therefore, became a watershed moment in the struggle against segregationist policies and discrimination.

Experiment with an assortment of drawing tools inspired by Eugene Berman’s mixed media on paper "Composition II" (1940).

Our spring plant sale is still happening at Trinity Gardens through May.

Hike Oso Flaco Lake with the Land Trust. This easy 2-mile hike will take us across the boardwalk that spans the lake, looking for birds as we go. We will continue through a back-dune area that has willows, Pacific wax-myrtle, and lovely blue and yellow bush lupines, as well as many other interesting plants. After a while, we will approach the ocean, where we can look for shore birds and also see some interesting dune vegetation.

For the final presentation in their annual Speaker Series, Marymount of Santa Barbara is welcoming world-renowned author, speaker, and Interfaith leader, Eboo Patel, to speak on celebrating the diversity of our values and beliefs on May 6th.

Get your free cleanup kit!