In Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988), Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) find themselves trapped as spirits haunting their old home after their untimely death in a car accident. To make matters worse, the residence has now been sold to the unbearable Deetze family (Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones, and Winona Ryder). When the

Dec 5 Thurs 7 – 9 PM – “ Welcoming the Buddha Home” – teaching by Dawa Tarchin Phillips.
Although most spiritual practices focus on "inner" work, many traditions set up shrines and altars to provide external material support for their practice

Monumental in his contribution to American culture, award-winning historian and perennial bestselling author Douglas Brinkley takes the historical lessons of the past and applies them to the present and our future. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, his new book American Moonshot takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge and America’s race to the moon. Brinkley pays homage to scientific ingenuity, human curiosity and the boundless American spirit through his vivid and enthralling chronicle of one of the most thrilling, hopeful and turbulent eras in the nation’s history.
“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.” – President John F. Kennedy

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
An Uplifting Holiday Story

Adapted by Joe Landry
From the screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, and Jo Swerling
Directed by Brian McDonald

Fall Dance Concert

Directed by Christina McCarthy

Annual Fall Dance Concert brings new collaborative dance works by senior BFA dance majors and BA design concentration students.

URL: https://www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news/event/752

Event Price: $13-19

UCSB Hatlen Theater

DEC 5 – 6, 2019 / 8PM
DEC 7, 2019 / 1PM, 7PM

The 2nd Annual Holiday Window Walk is a luxury design and community building event centered on revitalizing downtown Santa Barbara during the holiday season. Vacant and active storefronts will be transformed into one-of-a-kind window designs through a collaboration of local designers and vendors.

EVENT DATE: Friday, December 6, 2019
WHAT: This week’s “Solutions News” live radio broadcast will interview Rob Fredericks, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer for the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara.
WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. 2019
WHERE: Tune in to KZSB, AM 1290.

The Breast Cancer Resource Center and Cottage Center for Advanced Imaging are working together to offer free screening mammograms for women who qualify and are underinsured or uninsured.

Directed by Victor Bell, the UCSB Gospel Choir will present traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.

From December 6–8, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will host a three-day shopping extravaganza and the largest folk art show in Southern California.

The Folk & Tribal Arts Marketplace at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is where the savviest treasure-seekers find unique, authentic gifts for everyone on their list.
Carefully selected vendors with imported jewelry, textiles, baskets, pottery, art, and décor from around the world take over the Museum’s exhibit halls and auditorium for a three-day international marketplace.

Calling all bibliophiles!
Birds, flowers, shells, trees
History, culture, mammals, bees
Snakes, lizards, whales, fish
Minerals, planets...what’s your wish?
Come find it at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History December 6–8, during the Folk & Tribal Arts Marketplace.