For 30 years, comedian Kathleen Madigan has been touring 250 nights on the road and squeezing in hour-long filmed specials and performances on every late-night show ever made. From over 40 appearances on the late-night shows to recently riding around with Jerry Seinfeld in his NETFLIX series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” Madigan is still having a blast and selling out theaters across the country. Madigan was recently asked if her career was planned, “Ah, no. It’s hard to believe this whole thing started out as a reason to drink and has lasted 30 years. What a great drinking accident.”

Her most recent special “Bothering Jesus” is her fifth hour long standup special and will be her third special to be available on NETFLIX. Her album of the “Bothering Jesus” special, was the highest selling comedy album and most played comedy album on streaming services since 2014.

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Roots/Alt-rock Powerhouse, Amythyst Kiah on Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

Jugglers from all over the Western US and beyond come to share their knowledge and skills! The longest running juggler’s festival in a single location in the US!

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents An Evening with NPR Humorist and Bestselling Author, David Sedaris on Friday, May 6th at 7:30 p.m. Pacific at the Granada Theatre.

The Santa Barbara Music Club presents beautiful classical music on Saturday, May 7 at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu. Andrea and Neil Di Maggio perform a splendid variety of works for flute and piano, as well as a stunning trio by Eric Ewazen with John Mason, French horn. Free admission. www.SBMusicClub.org.

The Los Olivos School Foundation is pleased to announce the 6th annual LO+CAL Field Feast held at Roblar Farm on May 7, 2022 at 5pm.

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is delighted to announce the opening of the exhibition, “Through What Agency?” with a public Opening Reception on Saturday, May 7, 6-8 pm. Address: 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, 93101

Please join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) on Saturday, May 7, from 6 - 8 pm as we celebrate the opening of group exhibition Through What Agency?

Through What Agency? is MCASB's contribution to Impact: Climate Change and the Urgency of Now, the inaugural project of the Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County Museums.

Martin Media presents An Evening with Paula Poundstone on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 7:30 PM.

Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. Time magazine, in the March 2020 “Best of” issue, listed Paula’s HBO special, Cats, Cops and Stuff as one of The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever. Paula can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone and as a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Also an author, Paula’s second book, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human Happiness (Algonquin) was one of eight semi-finalists for The Thurber Prize for American Humor, the highest recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. The audio book was one of five finalists for the Audio Book of the Year AUDIE award.

Mesa Harmony Garden Spring Plant Sale
LAST DAY - SATURDAY, MAY 5TH,
9am-12noon

500 Dolores Drive, corner of Meigs Road
http://www.mesaharmonygarden.org/qd

International Astronomy Day at Camino Real Marketplace