On SATURDAY, November 3 at 3pm, the Santa Barbara Music Club will present a free concert at First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu (at Garden), Santa Barba-ra.

The program features delightful Baroque and romantic French music, including duos by Carl Friedrich Abel, Luigi Boccherini, Jean Françaix, Marin Marais, and Maurice Ravel.

For information on this or other Santa Barbara Music Club programs and performing artists, visit SBMusicClub.org.

Graduate pianist Ching-Yun Chen will present a recital on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall. The program will feature works by Domenico Scarlatti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claude Debussy, and Frédéric Chopin. Admission is free (no reservation required).

The Bar Method is holding a free outdoor class on November 3rd and December 1st.

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting the Santa Barbara County community to unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions by participating in the 2018 Santa Barbara Walk to End Alzheimer’s®.

The  Mesa Artists Studio Tour will take place for the 15th consecutive year in Santa Barbara on Nov. 3 and 4.

Carpinteria Invites You to Celebrate Fall and Take Home a Piece of Summer. Tickets now available for the 1st Annual Fall Harvest Progressive, featuring new community classes and delicious seasonal flavors

Join us at the Los Baños del Mar Pool for a Pool Swim to Fight Cancer with Swim Across America. Everyone's life has been impacted by cancer which is why we're swimming to help "Make Waves to Fight Cancer" and raise money for cancer research, prevention and treatment. To register: http://www.swimacrossamerica.org/sbswims - Swim for a loved one, join a team, volunteer to help

iGen: The Smartphone Generation and the Future is coming to the SBCC West Campus, 7:30-9:30 p.m.  Monday  November 5.

SBCC School of Extended Learning's upcoming Mind & Supermind lecture will explore the impacts on the “iGen,” those born after 1995.

Cherríe Moraga, an internationally recognized poet, playwright, author and activist, will speak at Santa Barbara City College on November 7, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Garvin Theatre.

The problem of human trafficking is closer to home than people think. According to the FBI, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego are three of the nation’s thirteen High Intensity Child Exploitation areas. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office reports that Santa Barbara County is a natural transit corridor for trafficking activities between those three large cities and the trafficking of minors is happening in every community.

To help combat this serious issue, Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services in collaboration with a wide variety of government and community agencies, is working together to educate the public about the issue of human trafficking among children. In addition, they are working to provide preventive education, case management and service planning for youth who are at risk in Santa Barbara County.

The Department of Social Services, in partnership with Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley and Our County. Our Kids is hosting kNOw MORE! on Nov. 7. This event will include a complimentary dinner and interactive dramatic performance with kNOw MORE!, a student-centered, drama-based human trafficking awareness and prevention curriculum to engage youth on this difficult but important topic.

“Human trafficking among youth in our community is a growing problem in Santa Barbara County,” said Gustavo Prado, Our County. Our Kids. Department Specialist at Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services. “Our hope is this event will educate our youth, their caregivers and the community in helping to combat an issue that affects everyone in Santa Barbara County.”

The goal of the event is to increase awareness to prevent youth from becoming victims and to empower those involved in exploitation to take necessary steps to seek healing and safety.

To RSVP for the event, please call: 805-346-7102.

The 805 experienced a tough year in 2018. In addition to the usual pulls of balancing our personal and professional lives, we’ve dealt with the undertow of a stormy political climate and the lingering trauma from the Thomas Fire and debris flow. Even the strongest among us might need help recognizing our own limits. How do you determine when you—or someone close to you—has reached that breaking point? From stress management to suicide prevention, our panel of experts will answer some dark questions while shedding light and providing guidance about how to find help and relief when it’s needed.