The Central California Coast's largest and most prestigious studio tour returns this Labor Day weekend! The event opens with a reception 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday Sept. 3 at the SB Community Arts Workshop! Studios will be open 11 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday Sept. 4-5; and 11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on Monday Sept. 6. Tickets are $25 (children under 12 free) and can be purchased online after July 1 at www.santabarbarastudioartists.com. Tickets tour maps and a preview of the tour will also be available at the Community Arts Workshop throughout Labor Day weekend. Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County!

SANTA BARBARA—METRO ENTERTAINMENT invites you to meet Pikachu Saturday, September 4th at 1pm!

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) Store and watercolorist Kelly Clause will present a Pop Up Show & Sale of Kelly’s work on Saturday, September 4, 2021, from 11 am-5 pm on the museum’s patio overlooking the Harbor.

EXHIBIT CLOSING – “Legacy of Decency: Rembrandt, Jews & Danes” featuring 21 amazing 400-year old Rembrandt etchings closes MONDAY, September 6, 2021.  This will be the last chance to get up close to these ground-breaking works of art

Blood Drive Trinity Episcopal Church 1500 State Street Tuesday, September 7 1:00pm -5:00 pm in the Parish Hall To make an appointment visit www.donors.vitalant.org and enter blood drive code TESB or call (805)542-8500. There is an urgent need for all blood types. We need your help. We are thanking donors with a free Blood Donor

Join us for our monthly Sketch and Sip night! Bring your sketchbooks for this fun opportunity to draw and socialize with other local artists.

Blood Drive Camino Real Marketplace Wednesday, September 8 1:30pm -6:00 pm in the Bloodmobile by the movie theater To make an appointment visit www.donors.vitalant.org and enter blood drive code TESB or call (805)542-8500. There is currently an urgent need for all blood types. Holiday weekends are hard on the blood supply. We need your help

Join AWC-SB on September 8 at 5:30 p.m. to polish the story of your skills and talents, plus an opportunity to get to know local writers, coaches, designers, broadcasters, and others. 

Braille Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. We offer a broad range of free programs, classes and services serving thousands of students of all ages helping to demonstrate that vision rehabilitation is a beginning, not an end.

We serve the community from seven centers, and hundreds of community outreach locations throughout Southern California, and lead popular national programs like Braille Challenge and Cane Quest. Our staff and volunteers understand losing your vision can be scary, but we believe it is not the end of independence, but a new way of living.

A variety of free classes, workshops and support groups are available to help you or a loved one stay active, remain independent and enjoy connections with others.

Sign up for individual events, workshops and seminars – free and open to everyone. Register online or call our Educational Programs Manager, Tracy Alfino, at (805) 898-8312 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

InterAct Theatre School Open Day – Friday September 10 – Come anytime between 4 and 6pm - Unity of Santa Barbara, 227 E Arrellaga St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Come and visit the theater school principals and see how these musical theater classes and performances can benefit your children age 4 to 16.

Graduate pianist Ariella Mak-Neiman will present a virtual Doctor of Musical Arts recital on Friday, September 10, 2021 at 6 pm PDT as a YouTube Premiere via the Department of Music’s YouTube channel. The program will include Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in d minor, BWV 964; Joseph Haydn's Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30; Frédéric Chopin's Polonaise in f-sharp minor, Op. 44; and Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 84. Mak-Neiman is a student of Professor Paul Berkowitz.

More at https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2282