This discussion of Allegra Goodman's book, "The Family Markowitz," will be facilitated by Cheri Gurse. Reading the materials is suggested but are not required for attendance. This series hopes to cultivate open dialogue, and a spirit of appreciation and intellectual kinship. All are welcome.

What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Directed by Avi Lewis and inspired by Naomi Klein’s non-fiction bestseller, This Changes Everything presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines of climate change, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. Compelling, inspiring and accessible, the film suggests that we can seize the existential crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better. (Avi Lewis, 2015, 90 min.)
“Klein and those impassioned protesters provide something that has been in short supply in the predecessors – namely, a modicum of hope for the future.” Los Angeles Times

In conjunction with UCSB Reads 2020 UCSB Library presents a talk by Leah Stokes, Assistant Professor of Political Science, to be followed by a public reception.

In conjunction with UCSB Reads 2020 UCSB Library presents a talk by Leah Stokes, Assistant Professor of Political Science, to be followed by a public reception.

Impossible Tour
Back by Popular Demand
“Black Violin upends cultural and musical stereotypes… An unexpected blend of classically trained musicianship and hip-hop beats and inventiveness.” The Miami Herald

Telescope Tuesday at Camino Real Marketplace

2-for-Tuesday Pizza

Hotel Santa Barbara is pleased to announce our Makers Workshop Series. First up is a driftwood wall hanging/wreath workshop led by Wild Buffalo Workshops’ artist Alana Clumeck

Standing Above the Clouds is a story of inter-generational women activists, who call themselves Aloha ʻĀina, or warriors of the land. The mothers and daughters find themselves standing with many others at the forefront of the Indigenous movement to safeguard their sacred mountain, Mauna a Wakea, after a construction permit was granted for an eighteen story, Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to be built directly below the summit on pristine, untouched land. The film brings into focus how this movement has brought a new found expression of solidarity and a spirit of hope to people across lands and oceans who work to form alliances that will safeguard their environment, lifeways, and future. Post film discussion panel to follow.

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Audubon Society, and UCSB Arts & Lectures Thematic Learning Initiative have partnered to bring Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg, lead author of a landmark study on bird populations in North America, to the Museum’s Fleischmann Auditorium on Wednesday, January 29 from 7:30–9:30 PM for a free public presentation.

Laguna Blanca School is hosting its third TEDx event titled "RE.IMAGINE" on January 29th.

Laguna Blanca School is hosting its third TEDx event titled "RE.IMAGINE" on January 29th.