wall space is excited to host a panel discussion at Lotusland exploring the connection we share between creativity and spirituality. Manjari Sharma, Pico Iyer and Bridget Bray, moderated by Charles Donelan.

Solarize is a group purchasing program held by the Community Environmental Council where vetted local solar installers are selected from a committee of local energy experts to provide high value equipment at discounted prices for homeowners who want to install solar energy systems. The workshop held on the 6th will be an information session about solar technology, financing options, the benefits of Solarize and more. If you've considered going solar to save money on utility costs and reduce your carbon footprint, come on down! For more information contact zpettit@cecmail.org or call Zak at (805)963-0583 ext. 102.

Here in Santa Barbara where we are able to grow more plants than gardeners in other places, we still have a lot to learn. Since the Thomas Fire it is clearer than ever that drought and fire are significant factors here.
Successful gardens involve more than just buying a few cool plants and putting them where they might look good. Good soil preparation, thoughtful siting, and grouping plants together by their water needs are all necessary.
The knowledgeable people in this small panel will tell us what they have learned to help us grow healthy and resilient gardens.

Jean-Guy Dubé will speak about his new book, Railroad Depots: A Southern Pacific Collection.

The 7th Annual Gratitude Luncheon, to be held Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 in the Loggia Ballroom at the Four Seasons Biltmore.

Please join the conversation! Speakers will be joining us from OpenPath Investments, United Way and Impact Hub Santa Barbara to discuss three exciting impact investing opportunities in real estate.

RSVP to info@SustainableChangeAlliance.org

SlingShot Art Studio & Gallery will be hosting an opening reception as part of 1st Thursday on June 7, 2018 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Our new exhibit, Reference Point, is a group exhibition featuring art inspired by popular culture and personal experiences

Join the Museum to celebrate the opening of our exhibition, Project Fiesta! Building a History of Old Spanish Days. The pageantry and fashion of our community’s most cherished festival will come to life again with art, film, vintage posters, restored costumes, historical photographs, and memories. Visitors will also discover the origins of the festival and enjoy a further understanding of historical art as an inspiration for Fiesta.

Boating in Heavy Weather

ETC will close the 2017-18 Season with Cookin’ at the Cookery, a two-woman musical that brings jazz and blues legend Alberta Hunter’s extraordinary and improbable life story to the stage.

"A queen reborn!" Variety

Ferrari is completing his dissertation on GE, tracing how the corporation remade itself into a large-scale financial enterprise at the end of the twentieth century. This event is a part of Economic Justice in a World of Corporate Hegemony, a series of UCSB talks and workshops sponsored by the Center for the Study of Work,

Sen. Jackson and Dr. Carrie Hutchinson to be honored by the Association for Women in Communications at annual luncheon on June 8th at 11am