Nestled in the heart of Santa Barbara’s vibrant Funk Zone, Hotel Californian is thrilled to announce the reintroduction of their popular ‘HOWL @ Djinn’ full-moon cocktail event series (after being placed on hold since March 2020), set to take place during each new full moon with inventive cocktails by legendary mixologist Devon Espinosa.

Nestled in the heart of Santa Barbara’s vibrant Funk Zone, Hotel Californian is thrilled to announce the reintroduction of their popular ‘HOWL @ Djinn’ full-moon cocktail event series (after being placed on hold since March 2020), set to take place during each new full moon with inventive cocktails by legendary mixologist Devon Espinosa.

The Ying Quartet occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today’s world. Now in its second decade as a quartet, the Quartet has established itself as an ensemble of the highest musical qualifications in its tours across the United States and abroad. Their performances regularly take place in many of the world’s most important concert halls, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. The Ying Quartet performed at SBMA in 2013 and 2017.

They will play Debussy’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10, Zhou Long’s Song of the Fisherman, and Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 130.

Mary Craig Auditorium
$20 SBMA Members
$25 Non-Members

Purchase tickets at https://www.sbma.net/events/yingquartet-20220516

BLOOD DRIVE Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office Tuesday, May 1:30pm - 6:30pm in the Bloodmobiles near the Main Jail Entrance Appointments are highly recommended. To schedule, visit donors.vitalant.org and enter blood drive code 1493 or call (805)542-8500 Blood needs to be ready not just for elective surgeries and planned treatments, but for all the unexpected events.

Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. Braille Institute serves more than 37,000 people through a variety of free programs, classes and services at centers and community outreach locations throughout Southern California – from Santa Barbara to San Diego counties!

Join an engaging conversation centered on meaningfully bringing into our workplaces Environmental Sustainability and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices. Hosted by NAWBO attendees will also share what they learned and how they adapted to the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Come tune into your heart and the hearts of other women as we heal through movement, sound, and personal exploration. We will explore the experiences of loss, loneliness, and change while we create a path to re-enter the reality of your life with a renewed sense of purpose. You will have the opportunity to rewrite the the love story of your life as it pertains to romance, family, friends, community and your authentic self.

It’s time once again to prepare for our annual dance recital! We are very excited to announce that this year is our 18th annual Dance Recital at Santa Barbara High School. Learning to perform in front of an audience is an important part of Arts Education. It provides opportunity for students to showcase their hard work and their development as dancers. Students build confidence and self-esteem while understanding the importance of practice and refinement. This has been such a rewarding experience for us all and we are excited to showcase to the community. Enclosed you will find information regarding our upcoming dance recital tickets. We hope to see you there!

Jazz at The Lobero and The Santa Barbara Symphony present Marcus Roberts Trio on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 7:30 PM.

The Marcus Roberts Trio – a long-term musical partnership between pianist, Marcus Roberts, the phenomenal drummer Jason Marsalis, and gifted bassist Rodney Jordan

​The Marcus Roberts Trio is known for its virtuosic style and entirely new approach to jazz trio performance. While most jazz trios have the piano front and center, all members of the Marcus Roberts Trio share equally in shaping the direction of the music by changing its tempo, mood, texture, or form at any time. And they do this with lightning quick musical reflexes and creative imagination. The trio is known for having almost telepathic communication on the stage. And more than a few concert goers have been heard to say that it sounds like a lot more than three people up there on the stage!

“One way Roberts individualizes his sound is by utilizing orchestral devices initially borrowed from the Ahmad Jamal Trio. In the course of a single piece, he constantly modulates grooves, tempos and keys, plays separate time signatures with the right hand and the left, and, as he puts it, “flips around the roles of the piano, bass and drums by giving everyone an equal opportunity to develop the concepts and themes, to change the form, to get us where we’re getting ready to go.” Ted Panken, Jazziz Magazine

Added to the logic and balanced trio style of Ahmad Jamal, is the swing and virtuosity of the Oscar Peterson Trio, combined with the buoyant joyous sound of Erroll Garner. These influences provide a rich foundation for the ever evolving and expanding sound of the Marcus Roberts Trio. The musical cues combine with musical inspiration from all over the world, which guarantees that audiences never know where this trio is heading; influences from Africa, Europe, and South America are combined with American traditions to give this group an infinite palate of styles, timbres and colors to draw from.

United Way of Santa Barbara County’s Women United Derby Luncheon will be on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, from 11:30-1:30 PM at the Plaza de Sol, Hilton Santa Barbara (633 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103).