Local writers, working in a variety of genres and forms, meet with participants for two, 90-minute sessions during consecutive weeks. Each writer, inspired by a work(s) of art in the Museum’s collection, chooses the theme, format, and form for the workshop; allowing both the writers and participants maximum choice. Participants have an opportunity to also share their writing. Sign up for both sessions with one writer or sample across disciplines.

Theme
How to be personal without getting personal

Often we get conflicting bits of advice on writing. Write what you know. Look outside of yourself. Show not tell. Why show what's obvious. This workshop considers the idea of the personal and the autobiographical within fiction writing. How can we be personal without getting too personal? How can we use ourselves and our stories without getting too overwhelmed by them?

Inspirations images
SBMA’s Rico Leburn, Self Portrait (1940), and The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Self-Portrait as a Photographer (1924).

Meet your Instructor
Sameer Pandya is the author of the story collection The Blind Writer, which was longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award, and the novel Members Only. He is also the recipient of the PEN/Civitella Fellowship. His fiction, commentary, and cultural criticism has appeared in a range of publications, including The Atlantic, Salon, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and Narrative Magazine. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara.

Ticket Cost:
Virtual Experience via Zoom: FREE

Jan 7 and Jan 14 (Thursday 7-9 PM) Finding Freedom with Dawa Tarchin Phillips

Appreciated by students for his joy, insight, and clarity of presentation, Dawa Tarchin Phillips embodies the unique perspectives of Western scholarship and neuro-scientific research and the traditional training of an authentic Buddhist Lama.

"Our Coming Out Stories" - Spanish Speaking Meeting with families telling their stories.

Opera Santa Barbara presents Semele, Friday, January 14 2022 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM.

Join industry experts Jonathan Boring and Jennifer Goddard Combs on Jan. 14 to learn about digital marketing and how to generate publicity in the New Year.

Four sisters discover their destinies through love and loss, in Mark Adamo’s contemporary American classic Little Women. Louisa May Alcott’s beloved coming-of-age epic gets the operatic treatment. Director Alison Moritz and conductor Emily Senturia lead a dazzling cast of rising stars, headlined by former Opera SB Studio Artists Ashley Armstrong, Evan Bravos, and Rachel Blaustein,

Four sisters discover their destinies through love and loss, in Mark Adamo’s contemporary American classic Little Women. Louisa May Alcott’s beloved coming-of-age epic gets the operatic treatment. Director Alison Moritz and conductor Emily Senturia lead a dazzling cast of rising stars, headlined by former Opera SB Studio Artists Ashley Armstrong, Evan Bravos, and Rachel Blaustein,

Four sisters discover their destinies through love and loss, in Mark Adamo’s contemporary American classic Little Women.

Opera Santa Barbara presents Semele, Friday, January 14 2022 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM.

Expand your art skills and science knowledge from the comfort of your own home. In each class in the Art Meets Science series, we brush up on some cool science and then introduce new art media and techniques with a fun interactive workshop. Supplies are available for curbside pickup at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History or can be shipped to you (registration closes earlier for participants requiring shipments).
Dive into the fascinating world of the Giant Pacific Seahorse with marine scientist and Sea Center Volunteer and Interpretation Manager Sam Macks Franz, M.M.A. Learn about the unique anatomy of seahorses, how they reproduce, and the cute way these nozzle-noses vacuum up their food! Then follow along with artist Hilary George to draw your own seahorse postcard, using charcoal a splash of watercolor.

Participating teens meet one Saturday a month for three months (total of three farm visits, three hours at a time).

Underwater Parks Day is an annual festival celebrating marine protected areas (MPAs): the underwater parks that preserve the biodiversity and abundance of ocean life. Join us this year for a series of virtual events. To attend any or all of the free events, you only need one Zoom link, which will let you hop on and off from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-GyiiKsxTwWBJ7uuKlMr0A
For more information about any of these events, visit sbnature.org/calendar or sbnature.org/upd
10:00 AM – Pledge to the Coast: Protect Local MPAs
Watch a fun informative video and take the pledge to protect our vitally important local MPAs. Earn an ocean-themed reusable canvas tote filled with beach cleanup supplies that will help you keep our coast clean. (Available for pickup at the Sea Center to the first 100 registrants who complete the pledge.)
11:30 AM – Art Meets Science for Kids: Garibaldi Gardening
Hone your craft skills with an art project and learn about the Garibaldi’s favorite hobby: gardening! Visit sbnature.org/upd first to download a printable coloring sheet.
12:30 PM – Lunch and Learn: Dive into Local Underwater Parks with Channelkeeper
Grab takeout from our favorite ocean-friendly restaurant, Rincon Brewery, then (virtually) dive into our local underwater marine parks with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper.
2:00 PM – Virtual Animal Encounter and Tour of the Sea Center
Tour the Sea Center and join our aquarist team for a live, interactive virtual animal encounter and feeding.
Sponsored in part by the NSF Grant OCE-1851194, EF-1921367 1921367.