EDC and Brighten Solar are partnering up to install more solar panels in our Santa Barbara community!
If you are a homeowner and interested in solar energy and/or battery backup for your home, please join us for this solar workshop where we will discuss the technology and how solar and battery back-up systems work in California.
This session aims to answer any solar-related questions you may have, and provide information about the EDC solar program.
For each system installed by Brighten Solar for an EDC supporter, Brighten Solar will donate $500 to EDC!
We hope you can join us!
Register here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSehEfPF3NzkYN.../viewform

Easter is around the corner and Rosewood Miramar Beach is celebrating with an array of activities, festive brunch experiences and of course the Easter Bunny himself!

Live Comedy in Your Living Room is a popular Zoom show where professional comedians perform live (and work clean) from around the country. Many of our regulars live in Santa Barbara and in the Before Times came to our monthly comedy night at Carrillo Rec Center. This Saturday, April 3 marks our one-year anniversary of Live Comedy in Your Living Room.

Spring has sprung at The Collection at RiverPark, with tons of fun seasonal celebrations for the community. Shopping center visitors can now enjoy spring-themed photo opportunities, selfies with the Bunny, a spring scavenger hunt, live music and more.

Family Friendly Workshop | Flower & Herb Shortbread Cookies

Rising in Love!
w/ Rev. Heidi Alfrey
Sun. Apr. 4th @ 10 AM

Come celebrate the Awakening Spirit in you, in your community, in the World, with an inspirational Easter service of music and message at Unity of Santa Barbara! Featuring music provided by Noreen Brooke, Prissy Barbour & Kenneith Perrin!

Plus, an Easter bonnet contest and fun for all!

Indoor & outdoor seating provided. Please call (805) 966-2239 or visit santabarbaraunity.org for more info!

University of California Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County announce an online series of gardening classes for true beginners, modeled after the popular World War II Victory Vegetable Gardens. The four classes take attendees through the basics of successful vegetable gardening in our area.

Put some drama in your drawing by working from one of Joseph Anthony Mugnaini’s lithographs from the "Age of Fable" series (1958).

As the most decorated track and field Olympian in history, Allyson Felix is a nine-time Olympic medalist, six-time Olympic champion, world record holder and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020. An outspoken critic of pregnancy discrimination in athletics, an advocate for underserved children and a proponent of maternity rights, Felix shares her experiences with racism and discrimination even as a professional athlete. As she gears up for the Tokyo Olympics, Felix remains at the forefront of the fight for equality for all – in sports and in life.

This conversation with Dr. Ingrid Banks, Chair of the UC Santa Barbara Department of Black Studies, will be followed by a Q&A.

Date: Tuesday, April 6
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Price: $10, FREE for UCSB Students
Link: https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=4592

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a comprehensive, online training that teaches educators, family members, and caregivers (18+ years old) to approach, assess, and assist a young person with a mental health challenge or substance use concern.

Truth Decay – The Battle to Prevent Lies and Misinformation from Overwhelming Reality at the Santa Barbara chapter of the Association for Women in Communications meeting on April 7, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom

Leadership Skills

SBCC School of Extended Learning, Career Skills Institute

Take your leadership from good to great by exploring and applying the top ten skills that every leader must have.
You may elect to take this course independent of a Career Skills Institute digital badge or apply it to the Emerging Leaders Certificate. Participants who earn this certificate will be enabled to develop the additional management, supervisory and leadership skills to open up additional work and advancement opportunities. This certificate is also a gateway into other noncredit and credit programs, helping students develop workplace skills and training that will qualify them for even more work opportunities.
To obtain the Emerging Leaders Certificate, participants must complete a total of four required courses:
Required:
(1) Leadership Skills
(2) Supervisory Skills
(3) Motivating Yourself and Others
(4) Increasing Productivity

Leadership Skills takes place on Wednesday April 7. This class will be held 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Course number: PROW NC006 (CRN 67054)
Date: Wednesday, April 7
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: Online live video using Zoom
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.

About SBCC School of Extended Learning
The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.
SBCC Career Skills Institute is part of the programs offered through the School of Extended Learning. The innovative program is endorsed by LinkedIn® and serves job seekers, employers and employees with a tuition–free, noncredit certificate program to provide career training for employees and job seekers. Participants can earn certificates and digital badges demonstrating knowledge and skills in over 60 areas of business, design, technology, and career education. For more information, visit www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning.