As a founder of alternative country pioneers Uncle Tupelo, a solo artist, and as the leader of Son Volt, Jay Farrar’s work often seeks out the ghosts of America’s discordant or forgotten past, converses at length with them, and writes songs that stake a claim to a better future. Most recently, Farrar has added the

Registration is now open for the annual Professional Development Conference presented by the Professional Women’s Association at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). A day-long event that focuses on professional and personal development through panelists, speakers, and workshops. The conference is open to people of all genders and backgrounds and takes place Tuesday May 22nd at Corwin Pavilion at UCSB.

Join SBMM for another fun-filled night of activities and museum exploration

3rd Annual All-District Construction Technology and Woodworking Show and Competition

Free Cup of Culture Film Screening at the UCSB MCC!

Everyone is talking about restoring our fire damaged trails, but what is being done?

Come learn the fascinating and inspirational story about the beginning of this monumental restoration project at UCSB's North Campus Open Space and hear about progress on this project that is already transforming the Devereux Slough. Free and open to all. Program will be in Farrand Hall. Doors open at 7:00PM.

The Santa Ynez Valley Community Action Alliance is co-sponsoring, with Food & Water Watch, a film screening of the National Geographic documentary “Water & Power: A California Heist”

Local classical musicians collaborate to raise funds for disaster relief to raise funds for the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade.

Master Acting Classes with J.D. Lewis, The Actor's Lab founder

Cultural Sustainabilities is driven by the proposition that environmental and human sustainability are inextricably linked. Leading social scientists, humanists, and activists will convene to address the premise that reversing or ameliorating the negative impacts of human behavior on the globe’s environments is at its core a human cultural question. Topics considered include media, language, singing, fandom, indigeneity, trauma, and trash. The conference honors the work of the keynote speaker, Jeff Todd Titon.

Keynote Address by Jeff Todd Titon (Ethnomusicology, emeritus, Brown University), “Toward a Sound Ecology,” on Friday, May 25, 3:30 PM.

Now in its fifth season, the Floor to Air Festival returns with a fresh ensemble of flight-bound dancers from across the globe for the premiere of a collaborative works celebrating the art of aerial dance. Weaving classic apparatus with contemporary movement, audiences will witness an awe-inspiring display of strength and unapologetic beauty against a musical