Come to Art at the JCC's reception and benefit exhibit honoring Margaret Singer. 

Parallel Stories turns its gaze both inward and outward as the ever-engaging author and Santa Barbara favorite Pico Iyer shares his new book, the fruit of 31 years of reflection on his adopted home near Kyoto. In "Autumn Light," Iyer describes a single season in his suburban neighborhood in Japan as the leaves turn, the skies grow ever more brilliant, and he watches elders die, grandchildren arrive, and all the universal questions of love and loss play out in a world of ancestor worship and moon-viewing. Walking every day to the post office, thinking about how autumn teaches "joyful participation in a world of sorrows" - and playing furious games of ping-pong daily with his aging neighbors-Iyer tries to set the beauty of the moment against the fact of our impermanence.

Pico Iyer is the author of more than a dozen books of fiction and non-fiction and has been writing regularly, for more than a quarter-century, for more than 200 periodicals worldwide. Two of his recent books, "The Art of Stillness" and "The Open Road" were national bestsellers. This spring he has been Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton. In September, as a further run-up to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, he will publish a companion book to "Autumn Light, A Beginner's Guide to Japan," which looks at the Faraway Island through an almost contradictory lens.

The Santa Barbara Country Dance Society announces Free Double Dances with the Knepper, Abell, & Metzgar Band on Sunday, June 30th

Patio Beats returns to Carr Winery this Sunday with DJ FAB!

As a tribute to local mystery writer Sue Grafton, The Friends of the Santa Barbara Public Library invite you to join us for a unique fundraising event following the real footsteps of fictitious investigator Kinsey Millhone for an afternoon of discovery.

SB Voice Academy hosts Singers performing current popular music with SB All Star Band.

This summer, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will host a special exhibition, Garden Casitas: Playhouses Designed with Nature in Mind.​

Tuesdays - 4:30 to 6:00pm - Chess Club
Learn to play chess from our "Chess Master”! Or for those who have played chess, grab a friend or meet someone new and challenge them to a game of chess while learning some new tips and tricks from the Master.
Wednesdays - 3:30pm - Book Club
Get your summer reading in with friends and delicious treats from Merci!
Please email bonjour@poppystores.com to sign up.
Thursdays - 3:00pm to 5:00pm - Complimentary Rori's itty bitty’s for kiddos
Children can pick up a coupon in Poppy Marché to redeem their complimentary itty-bitty.
Fridays - 6:00pm - Movie Night
Grab a friend and enjoy some popcorn for an outdoor movie. The movies will be held between Vons and Union Bank
Saturdays - 1:00pm to 4:00pm - Petting Zoo
Sundays - 1:00pm to 4:00 pm - Ping Pong!
Weekends - Community Lemonade Stand
Host a lemonade stand for your favorite charity! We provide the lemonade, cups, stand, etc. Please sign up here: https://www.poppystores.com/blogs/news/community-lemonade-stand

From Iran to North Korea, from Cuba to Tibet, Pico Iyer has spent more than 40 years traveling to the places we hear about more than know about. In a world ever more mediated, he longs to see places first-hand, and catch a human reality often lost in images or on screens. Sharing long, detailed stories about his journeys across Iran, to Pyongyang, and to other places in the news more than in our heads, he catches some of the beauty and surprise of travel and reminds us why travel is more urgent than ever in a world where we're so often lost in our own bubbles. Iyer is the author of 15 books, including, this year, "Autumn Light," "This Could be Home," and "A Beginner’s Guide to Japan." Two of his recent works "The Art of Stillness" and "The Open Road" were national bestsellers.

Local organizations will come together to celebrate Independence Day during the 56th annual Fourth of July Parade.

Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation invites community members to wear their red, white and blue for the 56th Annual Fourth of July Parade and spend the evening listening to patriotic melodies at the Courthouse Sunken Garden. 

The Canary rooftop is the place to soak up the sun this Fourth of July! Head to the Canary’s roof for a free and open to the public event, where Finch & Fork will be grilling complimentary bites - like hot dogs and burgers - and slinging boozy slushies, cocktails, wine, and beer at the bar. Santa Barbara's own Everything's Fine