Are you a fan of storytelling like The Moth and ready to learn to tell your own story? Come learn how to write your story, shape your story, and share your story. We guide you through the writing process and help you publicly present your story for all to hear. Find community while exploring your joys, desires, and hidden fears in a safe environment. Explore new musings about your current and past experiences, and then learn how to boldly and bravely offer your story to an audience. No memorization required; just coached performance techniques so you can joyfully tell your tale. You come away with a story to cherish, relishing in your bravery.
Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.

Beginning Oil Painting: For Older Adults takes place on Wednesdays March 16 through May 11. Classes will be held 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM.
Course number: CRAO NC101 (CRN 65671)
Date: Wednesdays, March 16 - May 11
Time: 9:00 AM – 11:50 AM
Format: In-Person
Location: Wake 7
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.

Voice your thoughts in advance of this March 16 Community Forum by completing a pre-event survey titled "South Coast Housing Concerns and Vision." Click here to view and complete the survey, then plan to attend the online presentation by a panel of local experts discussing solutions to South Coast housing challenges. Click here to register

Waterfalls of the Santa Barbara and Ojai Mountains Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, March 17th, 5:30pm Our local mountains are surprisingly rich in the number of waterfalls and cascades they hold. When enlivened by the rain, these scenic destinations become all the more compelling. This talk will highlight close to two dozen different waterfalls

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is pleased to present “The Ships That Built the West,” a free presentation with Olaf Engvig on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 7pm PT. This webinar presentation, about the role of the development of the lumber trade and lumber schooners on the U.S. West Coast between 1880 and 1945, is free, but registration is required, and donations are welcome. Mr. Engvig will sell and sign his books on Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 11am-3pm. Register to participate in the Zoom at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/

Seaward is an absurdist tragicomedy exploring the issue of identity within the setting of a 1930s asylum for the mentally ill.

Learn about the reality of human trafficking in Santa Barbara County, local survivor stories, myths & realities about trafficking, how to recognize the warning signs and respond.

Presented by YouthWell, the North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center, and the Santa Barbara County Human Trafficking Task Force

Return of the Monthly Westmont Public Telescope Night!

Community Arts Music Association presents Benjamin Grosvenor - Piano on Friday, March 18, 2022 at The Lobero Theatre at 7:30 PM.

Are you curious about how the ocean is managed within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary? Join us for our next Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting where we will discuss resource management issues with 21 Advisory Council members. Public input and questions are welcome during a designated portion of the meeting.