Spanish Nights showcases classic Rock anthems from Led Zeppelin and AC/DC and fuses them with Spanish guitar and dance to bring a fierce intensity to these new interpretations. In addition, Benise adds his signature touch to classics such as “Ave Maria, “Moonlight Sonata,” “Clair de Lune,” and Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons.

For Benise, music has always been a journey. From his humble beginnings as a street performer, to being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The Stars, and performing around the world. “I wanted to push the boundaries of Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of all the shows we’ve done over the last 20 years,” comments composer, virtuoso guitarist and creative force behind the event, Benise.

The Roe v. Wade Reversal: How We Got Here, Where We’re Going: A Community Conversation about the Roe v. Wade Reversal

Managing Pests in the Garden
IPM- Integrated Pest Management
Saturday, October 1st, 10-12 am

Mesa Harmony Garden Fall Plant Sale

Saturdays in October, 9am-12noon

Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild presents Silk Painter, Serge Nepomnin

The Arroyo Hondo Preserve is open to the public with reservations on the first and third full weekend of the month, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Connect to nature and explore the winding trails, creek, shady trees, and the rewarding views on your own or sign up for a docent-led hike offered on open weekend Saturdays at 10am.

Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association will be hosting the 2nd All Dons Reunion on October 1, 2022

The Second Ever All Dons Reunion is coming up on Saturday, October 1 from 12p - 4pm at Santa Barbara High School

The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invites the community to celebrate the start of Family History Month and the 50th anniversary of the Society at a FREE Open House and exhibit on Sunday, October 2, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Sahyun Genealogical Library, 316 Castillo Street in Santa Barbara.

Parallel Stories

Layering, fragments, appropriation, cutting, higher cribbing, collage, and what artist Marshall Brown has called “creative miscegenation,” are all part of the crucible in which familiar themes are recast in art and literature. Is the resulting cross-disciplinary mashup an homage to what is left, what is kept, and what is removed? Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Lethem joins artist, Urbanist, Princeton University professor of Architecture and critical-thinking futurist Marshall Brown in a conversation about what Lethem termed the “Ecstasy of Influence.” This event is part of the opening celebration and catalogue release for the exhibition The Architecture of Collage: Marshall Brown (October 2, 2022 – January 7, 2023) on view in the Contemporary and Ala Story New Media Galleries.

Book signing to follow.

$5 SBMA Members
$10 Non-Members

https://tickets.sbma.net/event-detail/parallel-stories-2022-10-02/

ME&US, a special event celebrating over a decade of collaboration between Sister Cities, Santa Barbara and Kotor, Montenegro, and introducing the newly established ME&US Fund

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is hosting their first post-pandemic fundraiser on Sunday, October 2, at 4 pm, aboard the Condor Express at the Santa Barbara Harbor. The sunset cruise is an opportunity to meet executive director Ted Morton and the Channelkeeper staff; to discuss Channelkeeper's programs (from cruise ship monitoring to water testing and education); to enjoy light bites from Via Maestra, Rivahil Wine, 805 beer, as well as a no-host bar; and to vie for cool raffle items from Channelkeeper and Patagonia. For tickets and info, visit: https://bit.ly/3K5kQcP