Beginning in the late 1940s, Frederick Hammersley experimented with artworks that had a limited range of shapes and color choices often created through elaborate procedures and scripted processes. As this lecture will explore, Hammersley used control as way to free himself, to open his mind to new ideas, to play. It will begin by focusing on the SBMA’s Hammersley painting, "Four awhile" (1974), and will share insights drawn from scientific analysis and archival research. The discussion will conclude by expanding the discussion to other artists from the mid-20th century who applied rules to structure their art making.

Image: Frederick Hammersley, "Four awhile" (detail), 1974. Oil on linen. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. MacElhenny, Jr.

Hotel Santa Barbara Makers Workshop Series - Join artist Chelsea Willett for a block carving & printing workshop. Carve your own linoleum block so that you can print it onto cards and paper on Thursday, March 5.

OPENING RECEPTION | Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In March 5, 2020 | 6 - 8 pm | FREE Please join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) as we celebrate the opening of Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In, a solo exhibition of LA-based artist Genevieve Gaignard curated by Alexandra

CURATED COCKTAILS | DJ DESKTOP March 5, 2020 | 6 - 8 pm | FREE Contemporary art. Cocktails. Local DJs. Interactive art experiences. Join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) as we celebrate the opening of Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In in the galleries and enjoy tunes by DJ DESKTOP,

Officials with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) will be in Santa Barbara to provide information on two funding programs related to property damage caused by the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow.

The Citizens Planning Association will host a series of panel discussions on local land use planning and the expected impacts of climate change. Our fourth of several events will focus on the Santa Ynez Valley. Participants include Fire Marshal Rob Hazard, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Mark A. Hartwig, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Bill Buelow, Groundwater Program Manager, Santa Ynez River Conservation District, Jeff Newtwon, Coastal Care Vineyard Associates, and our moderator for the evening Garrett Wong, Climate Program Manager, County of Santa Barbara.

Following their presentations, there will be a question/answer session.

The event will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the St, Mark's Church.

Nojoqui Ave, Los Olivos, CA 93441

Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the panel will begin at 7 pm.

For more information please call or leave a message for Yeselle, CPA’s Program Coordinator, at (805) 966-3979. Or citizensplanningsb@gmail.com

 Lights Up! Theatre Company will present Meredith Willson’s The Music Man at the Marjorie Luke Theatre on March 5th and 6th at 7pm, and March 7th at 1pm and 7pm

Lights Up! Theatre Company presents one of America’s most well-loved musicals, The Music Man at the Marjorie Luke Theatre on March 5, 6, and 7!

Directed by Paul Bambach, the UCSB Wind Ensemble will present staples of the wind band repertoire alongside new and exciting works by some of today’s most well-known composers on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.

Author of the bestseller The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, David Wallace-Wells explores how climate change shapes our politics, our culture and our emotional lives.

To celebrate our favorite holiday and to raise money for a great cause, Sespe Creek Collective is hosting a 4/20 Limited Edition T-Shirt Design Contest. The winning design will be printed on t-shirts and sold at the Sespe Creek Collective. Proceeds of each sale will help support our pot lifers program. See details at scc.to/contest.

Learn the practice forgiveness as the road to inner peace and to the remembrance of the unconditional Love of God every Thursday @ Center of the Heart with Muriel Guilbaud, OCM, RScP