Join AWC-SB on September 8 at 5:30 p.m. to polish the story of your skills and talents, plus an opportunity to get to know local writers, coaches, designers, broadcasters, and others. 

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.

InterAct Theatre School Open Day – Friday September 10 – Come anytime between 4 and 6pm - Unity of Santa Barbara, 227 E Arrellaga St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Come and visit the theater school principals and see how these musical theater classes and performances can benefit your children age 4 to 16.

Graduate pianist Ariella Mak-Neiman will present a virtual Doctor of Musical Arts recital on Friday, September 10, 2021 at 6 pm PDT as a YouTube Premiere via the Department of Music’s YouTube channel. The program will include Johann Sebastian Bach's Sonata in d minor, BWV 964; Joseph Haydn's Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI:30; Frédéric Chopin's Polonaise in f-sharp minor, Op. 44; and Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 84. Mak-Neiman is a student of Professor Paul Berkowitz.

More at https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2282

Join WEV for our inaugural Women’s Empowerment Speaker Series, ideal for women looking to learn practical tools to develop their leadership potential in the workplace.

Come join us for music, art and food!

Semi-Annual Yard Sale

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is pleased to announce its Inaugural Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) Conference to be held at the Museum. The event is scheduled for Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 9am-4pm. This hands-on conference will connect leading female scientists with thirty (30) high school students. Because women continue to be the minority in many fields of science, the conference and speakers will be encouraging these young women to consider pursuing science-based fields of study. The cost to attend the conference is $20 for SBMM members and $30 for non-members, but scholarships are available (https://sbmm.org/girls-in-ocean-science-scholarship-application-2/_).

Victory Vegetable Gardening Classes for the True Beginner
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.

Please join the UC Master Gardeners on four Saturdays from 10am-12pm, September 11th, 18th & 25th and October 2nd.

Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in this hands-on informal workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists.

UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai will present a recital from the carillon in UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 2 pm PDT. Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.

“Boyle is a writer who chooses a large canvas and fills it to the edges.”
—Barbara Kingsolver
Bestselling author and Santa Barbara's own idiosyncratic muse, T.C. Boyle returns to celebrate the Museum’s grand reopening and read from his lively and thought-provoking new novel "Talk To Me."