Photographer Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark project is the largest archive of its kind with nearly 8,000 images of the world’s species and counting. His stunning, provocative portraits convey a powerful message: To know these animals is to save them.

“My goal is simple: to get the public to care and save species from extinction.” – Joel Sartore

Music in the Gardens combines the best of American music, food and wine on the grounds of the Music Academy of the West. Join us on October 13th!

The Benefit for the Bahamas will be held Oct. 13th at the Sandbar, 514 State St. @ 6 pm.

Acclaimed pianist, composer and humanitarian Keiko Matsui’s transcendent and haunting melodies have long sought to build bridges. Her sonic cultural exchange has reached the hearts and minds of fans throughout the world and has allowed the pianist to work alongside icons Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Hugh Masekela and Bob James. On February 22, 2019 Keiko

The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation presents the Asian American Neighborhood Festival.

Last year the MultiCultural Center kicked off a new series to explore the issues of race and belonging through literature. This series is an interactive space for lively discussions on various theories about race, a safe space for articulating perspectives on identity and belonging which are contextualized by different authors, and an intentional time for centering the narratives of marginalized communities. Discussions will be facilitated by various faculty members, graduate students, and staff members. Readings may be suggested but are not required for attendance. This series hopes to cultivate open dialogue, and a spirit of appreciation and intellectual kinship. Dessert will be provided! All are welcome.

PFLAG Santa Barbara October Chapter Meeting "An Extra Helping of Support, Acceptance and Understanding"

The Santa Barbara County KIDS Network is pleased to announce that the 2019 BRIDGES TO RESILIENCE conference will be held Monday, October 14 at the Hilton Beachfront Resort in Santa Barbara.

Christmas Parade in Old Town Goleta

Shyam Selvadurai will read from his novels Funny Boy and The Hungry Ghosts and talk about what it means to be a writer working from the hyphen between Sri Lankan and Canadian. Shyam Selvadurai was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and migrated to Canada with his family at the age of nineteen. He has studied creative writing and theatre and has a BFA from York University, as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Funny Boy, his first novel, won the WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Lambda Literary Award in the US.

Soccer superstars Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe are an irresistible force, both on and off the field. Powerful, playful and inspiring, the U.S. Women’s National Team co-captains led their squad to a monumental victory at this summer’s FIFA Women's World Cup. Rapinoe was awarded the tournament’s Golden Ball as its best player and the Golden Boot as its top goal-scorer, while Morgan has become one of the most prolific scorers in U.S. soccer history. With their tremendous win in the record books, Morgan and Rapinoe are applying their sway and swagger beyond the field, creating a groundswell of support for women athletes and equality across the globe.

In 2010, after Jafar Panahi was arrested and charged with producing propaganda against the Iranian government, he was banned from making films or operating a camera for twenty years. In 2011 he made This is Not a Film, which was shot entirely in Panahi’s home, using the help of his friends, a camcorder, an iPhone,