Learn a new game and have fun in the sun! Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club would love to introduce you to the social, laid-back sport that’s in the same family as bocce ball. Adults and families welcome.

Orchid show and sale.

DNA Genealogy Lecture - " DNA testing in the News: Beyond the Headlines"

Literary agent and editor extraordinaire, Toni Lopopolo will help you craft your personal narrative into a marketable book.

UCSB Department of Theater and Dance presents Kate Hamill's Vanity Fair in the Performing Arts Theater.

Performance Dates:

November 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2018 - 8:00pm

November 10, 17, 18, 2018 - 2:00pm

The Santa Barbara Symphony teams with State Street Ballet and Ensemble Theatre Company for its matinee performance of The Rite of Spring, on Sunday November 18th, at 3:00pm at The Granada Theatre (1214 State St.).

Join Rev. Karen S. Wylie at The Ojai Retreat, to celebrate "Thanksgiving: The Creative Power of Gratitude." The gathering will be devoted to inner reflection, quiet walks, wisdom talks, sacred songs, and expressing gratitude for all the good in our lives.

13th Annual Kirk Douglas Award honoring Hugh Jackman

Monday, November 19, 2018
The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara
5:30pm – Red Carpet Cocktail Reception
7:00pm – Dinner and Tribute

Black Tie Fundraiser for SBIFF’s educational programs.

Academy Award® nominee Hugh Jackman will be honored with the thirteenth annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. The award will be presented at a black-tie Gala dinner at The Ritz Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara on Monday, November 19, 2018. The multi-faceted Jackman may best be known for Oscar nominated films THE GREATEST SHOWMAN and LES MISERABLES, THE X-MEN FRANCHISE, and PRISONERS. Jackman will next be seen in Jason Reitman’s THE FRONT RUNNER, in theaters November 6, 2018.

"I am delighted that Hugh Jackman will receive the 13th annual Kirk Douglas Award. He's an exceptional talent of stage and screen, and one of the nicest people in the business. It's my honor to have my name linked with his on this year's award,” states Douglas.

The Taubman Symposia hosts a free lecture by Rabbi Ed Feinstein from the Valley Beth Shalom on November 19th at the Faulkner Gallery.

The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara is planning to welcome over 400 people to its Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 5:30-7:30 pm

Telescope Tuesday at Camino Real Marketplace

A community celebration of our common bonds of caring with guest speaker Rev. Marvel Hitson.