Please add these free events to your April and May 2019 Calendar. Both events occur at Goleta Valley Public Library, 500 N Fairview Ave., Goleta. For more information, 805-964-7878.
They are sponsored by the Friends of the Goleta Valley Library. Thank you.
TITLE: People and Birds of Cuba
SPEAKER: Dennis Ringer, Emeritus Prof., Anthropology, SBCC
The popular speaker Dennis Ringer returns to talk about the birds he encountered on a 10-day birding and cultural tour of Cuba. This lecture will give a feel for the birders' experiences, and the atmosphere of Cuba and its inhabitants.

On Sunday, April 28th from 2-3pm, American Dance and Music presents Up Close at The Dance Hub, an intimate afternoon of dance and live music for families and anyone interested in the arts. Children and adults will enjoy this performance, fun interactive movement experiences, and refreshments. Free to the public. Call (805) 450-7535 or visit https://adam-bsb.org/ for more information.

This special two-part event features Claude Lanzmann’s final film Shoah: Four Sisters.  Starting in 1999, Claude Lanzmann made several films that could be considered satellites of his 1985 masterpiece Shoah, comprised of interviews conducted in the 1970s that didn’t make it into the final, monumental work. In the last years of the late director’s life, he decided to

Gülru Çakmak, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and guest curator of "Out of Storage and into the Light: Sculptures That Tell Stories," will discuss highlights from the exhibition, reflecting on sculptures as witnesses of complex cultural experiences across time and place.

The String Ensemble of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, a select group of student musicians from the Westmont College Orchestra String Ensemble, presents music of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary composers, including works by Purcell, Hanel, Gabrieli, Donizetti, and Bach under the direction of Michael Shasberger D.M.A., Adams Chair of Music & Worship Conductor. Seating is limited.

Stories to Tickle Your Funny Bone - Speaking of Stories begins its 25th season with a performance of hilarious stories on April 28 & 29.

Accordion orchestra from North Hollywood Concert in Santa Barbara

The Wildling Museum Presents The Wilderness Spirit Award to Jean Kellogg Schuyler At The 16th Annual Spring Barbeque Benefit on April 28

Catch the final hours of Lara Favaretto over a glass of wine from exhibition sponsor Presqu’ile Winery

Undergraduate pianist Siyuan Zhang will present a junior Bachelor of Arts recital featuring works by Beethoven and Prokofiev on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. Zhang is a student of Professor Paul Berkowitz.
Siyuan Zhang is a UCSB Junior student majoring in Physics and Music Studies with an emphasis in Western Art Music. He has a particular interest in piano performance and studies under Professor Paul Berkowitz’s instruction at UCSB. Recently, he decided to pursue a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance after graduating from UCSB

The Tierney Sutton Band, comprised of 8-time GRAMMY nominated vocalist Tierney Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry and Christian Jacob, band functions as a true collaborative unit with a rich and thematic discography. Spanning over 20 years of collaboration, the Tierney Sutton recordings have featured the same core group of consummate

The Secret Lives of Plastic: Materials, Recycling, Oceans, & Communication
Corwin Pavilion, UC Santa Barbara
Tuesday April 30, 2-5 and 7-9
http://sustech.ucsb.edu/conferences/2019-slp

More and more people are becoming aware of plastics gyres and microplastics in the oceans, cities around the world are banning plastic bags and straws, and China has stopped accepting most of the world’s plastic for recycling. Scientists, policy-makers, municipalities, industries, and countries are struggling with the positive and negative implications of plastic. Topics include interdependencies and challenges in the life cycle of plastics, from design of materials, to uses, down- and up-recycling, energy and cost trade-offs, to pollution and ocean microplastics, sustainability, and communicating the issues. This event brings together experts from universities (administrators, science/social science/humanities professors), government, non-profit agencies, and industry, and presents a fascinating and troubling film, to discuss a variety of timely questions.