UCSB Orchestra Winter Concert
The UCSB Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Maxim Kuzin, presents an eclectic program of masterpieces by three great Western European composers Georges Bizet, Johann Strauss Jr., and Ralph Vaughan-Williams.
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2023 Spirit & Junior Spirit of Fiesta Final Auditions
Old Spanish Days - Fiesta presents 2023 Spirit & Junior Spirit of Fiesta Final Auditions on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 2 PM. The pageantry of Old Spanish Days Fiesta will be on full display when 22 talented young dancers step on the stage on the historic Lobero stage, where Fiesta began in 1924. The community is invited to share in the excitement of the day and watch the talented dancers perform. The show will culminate with the announcement of the 2023 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta.
La Escalada (The Climb)
Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance presents La Escalada (The Climb) on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 7 PM. The debut of their newest, evening-length aerial dance works, unveiled in three acts, distills the power and beauty of this ancient art form into a fresh melange of kinetic movement that transitions seamlessly from floor to air. Part dance theatre and part performance art, this breathtaking production will feature abstractions and compositions on trapeze, corde lisse, lyra, and aerial fabrics set to a heady soundtrack of strings and percussion.
Tracy Kidder in Conversation with Pico Iyer
With a reputation for faultless prose and profound insights, Tracy Kidder's mesmerizing profiles include Mountains Beyond Mountains, the Pulitzer Prize-winner The Soul of a New Machine and his forthcoming work, Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People.
UCSB Choirs Winter Concert: Fire + Ice, Dark + Light
The UCSB Choirs under the direction of Brent Wilson and graduate student David Lozano Torres will present a joint concert featuring choral masterpieces and contemporary favorites at Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Santa Barbara.
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Selling Your House “As-Is”
If you're looking to sell your house quickly and without the hassle of repairs, upgrades, or renovations, then selling your house "as-is" might be the best option. Learn what is “required" to sell your home "as-is" in today's market in this FREE 90-minute seminar.
Conquer Dog Boredom and Curb Unwanted Behavior – ONLINE
Help your dog by learning about fun activities, toys and training management strategies that really do work to prevent boredom-related issues such as barking, chewing and digging. Offered through SBCC School of Extended Learning (SEL).
UCSB Percussion Ensemble: Music in Motion
The UCSB Percussion Ensemble presents "Music in Motion", a concert of music for Percussion Ensemble with dancers from UCSB's Department of Theatre and Dance, directed by Christina McCarthy, and Psychopomp Dance Theatre, Shenandoah Harris - Artistic Director. Composers to be performed include Christopher Rouse, Steve Reich, Third Coast Percussion, and Ivan Trevino. The UCSB Percussion Ensemble is directed by Continuing Lecturer Jonathan Nathan, and includes students from a variety of UCSB's academic Departments.
Couples with Cassandra C. Jones and Mikael Jorgensen
Inspired by the artistic collaboration of Ed Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz and the SBMA exhibition Scenes from a Marriage: Ed & Nancy Kienholz, this series explores what happens in fiction and life when artist couples work together or in parallel, and sometimes within competitive creative spaces.
Contemporary artist Cassandra C. Jones, whose work has shown in venues throughout the US and Europe, including Mass MoCA, Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, and the MFA Houston, is joined by her husband, Mikael Jorgensen, the Grammy award-winning keyboardist for Wilco. The two reflect on marriage and being a creative couple in an audio-visual presentation and guided conversation with James Glisson, SBMA Curator of Contemporary Art.
$5 SBMA Members
$10 Non-Members
Murderers, Bootleggers, and Surfers: Rincon Point, Then and Now
A talk by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates
In 1875, the decomposed corpse of John Norton was uncovered in a shallow grave at Rincon Point. Learn the details of the sensational trial as well as other true tales that have given Rincon Point a reputation both famous and infamous as told by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates in Murderers, Bootleggers and Surfers: Rincon Point, Then and Now.
Wildflowers and Wanders in the Santa Barbara & Ojai Mountains
Wildflowers and Wanders in the Santa Barbara & Ojai Mountains Free Presentation with Q&A Thursday, March 16th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA This talk will provide an overview of the different wildflowers in our area, and feature a mix of trails where a variety of
“Global History and the California Missions: A Sea Story” with author Janet Dowling Sands
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Global History and the California Missions: A Sea Story” with author, artist, educator, and native Californian Janet Dowling Sands on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:00. This beautifully illustrated presentation will explain how the missions were inextricably linked to global maritime history and prehistory, including the latest research on the origins of California’s indigenous people, whose ancestors came to the Americas thousands of years before the first European soldiers and missionaries arrived. Cost is free for SBMM’s Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members, and $20 for members of the public. There will also be a pre-lecture reception for members only from 6:15-6:45pm. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/ and become a member at https://sbmm.org.