The Abstract Art Collective (AAC) is pleased to announce its 10th Year Anniversary Show January 3 - 30, 2022 at REH GraySpace Gallery in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone.

Braille Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. We offer a broad range of free programs, classes and services serving thousands of students of all ages helping to demonstrate that vision rehabilitation is a beginning, not an end.

We serve the community from seven centers, and hundreds of community outreach locations throughout Southern California, and lead popular national programs like Braille Challenge and Cane Quest. Our staff and volunteers understand losing your vision can be scary, but we believe it is not the end of independence, but a new way of living.

A variety of free classes, workshops and support groups are available to help you or a loved one stay active, remain independent and enjoy connections with others.

Sign up for individual events, workshops and seminars – free and open to everyone. Register online or call our Educational Programs Manager, Tracy Alfino, at (805) 898-8312 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Braille Institute es una organización con la misión de transformar positivamente la vida de las personas con pérdida de visión. Ofrecemos una series amplia de programas, clases y servicios gratuitos que sirven a miles de estudiantes de todas las edades, lo que ayuda a demostrar que la rehabilitación de la vista es un comienzo, no un final.

Servimos a la comunidad desde siete centros y cientos de ubicaciones de alcance comunitario en todo el sur de California, y dirigimos programas nacionales populares como Desafios en Braille y Busqueda en Baston. Nuestro personal y voluntarios comprenden que perder la vista puede dar miedo, pero creemos que no es el fin de la independencia, sino una nueva forma de vida.

Una variedad de clases, talleres y grupos de apoyo gratuitos están disponibles para ayudarlo a usted o a un ser querido a mantenerse activo, a ser independiente y a disfrutar de las conexiones con los demás.

Regístrese para eventos, talleres y seminarios individuales, gratuitos y abiertos a todos. Regístrese en línea o llame a nuestra Gerente de Programas Educativos, Tracy Alfino, al (805) 898-8312 de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 am a 5:00 pm.

Local physician, CEO, and COVID "strike team" health expert Charity Dean is the central figure in a nonfiction, best-selling thriller -- and the featured guest at this League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara Political Book Club discussion. Her premonition on her birthday in December 2019 — a “giant blue tsunami wave” engulfing the U.S.

Candlelight Vigil at the Superior Court Of California County Of Santa Barbara at 5:30 p.m. Among More than 200 Events Across the Country

Join us for a special edition of MCASB's Curated Cocktails on Thursday, January 6, 2022! Learn more about our current exhibition Drifters from exhibiting artist Rosha Yaghmai, who will be present to lead a behind-the-scenes walkthrough at 7:00 PM. Follow up the walkthrough with a special cocktail crafted by Augie's Agave accompanied by tunes from

YouthWell presents Navigating your mental health, a free virtual workshop on Sunday, January 9th, 4:30 - 6:00 pm.

The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County invite you to join us for a new Garden Talk on on Bare Root Fruit Trees. Monday, January 10, 2022 at 7:00pm

"LGBTQ+ Folks, Families and Faith: The Journey to Acceptance" - PFLAG Santa Barbara and Santa Maria
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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Amanda Nguyen “Hopeanomics” and How Social Entrepreneurs are Transforming Grassroots Activism on Wednesday, January 12th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

Harvard graduate Amanda Nguyen is the CEO and founder of Rise, a social movement accelerator that teaches grassroots organizing. She helped draft the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights – one of just a handful of bills in U.S. history to pass unanimously through Congress – following her painful experience navigating the justice system as a rape survivor. Nguyen has been recognized on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and Time magazine’s 100 Next lists, and was named one of InStyle’s 50 Badass Women of 2020 and Foreign Policy’s leading global thinkers of 2016.

For more information and to purchase tickets, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

Health & Safety: Proof of full vaccination must be presented for entry to the event, and masks must be worn at all times inside the venue. Visit https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/SeasonFAQs/ for updates and further details.

Date: Wednesday, January 12th
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $20 : General Public / $0 : UCSB Students (Current student ID required)
Location: Campbell Hall (Building 538, University of California, Santa Barbara, Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93106)
www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu/SeasonFAQs for the latest information about protocols.
Link: https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=4682

AHA! is offering after-school programs this Spring in person.

Spanish Speaking January PFLAG Meeting