After two years of missed Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festivals due to the pandemic, on Nov. 20, we’ll hold a Holiday Pop Up event featuring 20 of our favorite festival vendors. 

Join us for our 1st Bond Virtual Turkey Trot 5K as we come together for our community and ensure our neighbors have enough to eat during this uncertain time

Students Junyu Deng, Emily O'Mahony, Julia Ong, and Jay Yin from UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai's studio will present a recital from the carillon in UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower on Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 10 am PT. Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.

Local San Marcos High School Senior, Trixie Blue, will have her debut performance on November 22 of her EP 2020 Lockdown at Soho Music Club in downtown Santa Barbara.
 

Solvang, California Announces Preliminary Plans for Annual “Solvang Julefest”: Modified Holiday Season Celebration to Run November 27, 2021 through January 1, 2022 in Santa Barbara County Wine Country

The UCSB Chamber Orchestra will present an evening of orchestral masterpieces on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

Join the UCSB Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Jon Nathan, for an evening of exquisitely crafted music for medium-sized jazz ensembles on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

Celebrate the most joyous season of the year at the Association for Women in Communications-Santa Barbara chapter's Holiday Party on Wednesday, Dec. 1

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.

Alicia Boswell
Assistant Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara

In the ancient Andes, metallurgical technology was driven by an ideological system that imbued metals with sacred properties.

Alicia Boswell
Assistant Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara

In the ancient Andes, metallurgical technology was driven by an ideological system that imbued metals with sacred properties.

Art Matters Lecture with Alicia Boswell (in person)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Mary Craig Auditorium