If hindsight is 20/20 vision, Arlo Guthrie has a vast perspective looking forward. After decades of perpetually touring, the folksinger is dialing it back a bit. But the road has become a way of life for Arlo: sharing songs and stories, getting to the heard of what really matters, and of course being a comic agitator. It’s in his blood. It’s who he is. It’s what he does. Stirring the pot, questioning the powers that be, and reminding us what it’s all about with humor and passion.

Initially making a name for himself in the sixties with the iconic Alice’s Restaurant Massacree and providing perhaps the most often repeated phrase from Woodstock (“The New York State Thruway is closed, man.”), Guthrie helped define the singer-songwriter genre burgeoning in the seventies. With over thirty albums in his discography, Arlo delivers an astounding time capsule from the works of his dad, Woody Guthrie, to the present day.

On Sept. 23, 2020, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) California Gold Coast Chapter will host a virtual “Riding out the Storm: From Fires and Mudslides to Pandemics and Protests” event

As part of a global celebration to honor Dr. Maria Montessori's 150th birthday anniversary, Montessori Center School will be hosting a series of free speaker sessions with individuals who embody Montessori's values. On Thursday, September 24th, at 4 p.m.

Mindful Heart Programs presents: Healing Breathwork, Loving Kindness, Sound and Body Meditation with Renee Golan

In a wide ranging and informal conversation with the audience, artist Edgar Arceneaux shares his thoughts about his art, current and past projects, and how we construct history and memory in a racially divided country.

Los Angeles-based artist Edgar Arceneaux constructs drawings, installations, video, and film works as complex arrangements between implausible relationships. Constantly working in new modes, Arceneaux directed his first play at the Performa Biannual in NYC in November 2015 and was awarded the Malcolm McLaren, Best of Show Award. Solo exhibitions have been presented at the Vera List Center at MIT in Cambridge, MA; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; The Studio Museum in Harlem; and Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Basel, Switzerland.

During the unprecedented times of COVID-19, when many events are being canceled or rescheduled, the SLOPOKE Art of the West Exhibition & Sale is getting back in the saddle to present its 10th annual show in a safe and socially distanced way on September 25 - 27 at Flag Is Up Farms, an open-air ranch in Solvang, CA.

A special ZOOM evening of stories, poetry and music benefiting the Santa Barbara Library.

Mindful Heart Programs presents: Mindfulness Meditation for Lawyers with Attorney Arnold Jaffe

Over 100 Exciting Silent Auction Items Support Local Families who have a Child with Cancer During Pediatric Awareness Month - Auction items viewing, Drawing, Wine Pull, and Honor Wall Event, Saturday, September 26, 8-11 AM in Montecito 

Let's clean up up our neighborhoods every Saturday in September for Coastal Cleanup Month!

The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Oxnard Walk to End Alzheimer’s event will look a little different this year. The event will be held on Sept. 26, 2020, but instead of a large gathering, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging participants to walk as individuals or in small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across their local communities. To add to the festivities, The Collection at RiverPark, which hosted the walk in previous years, is offering a view-only Promise Garden for participants.

At 9 a.m. on the day of the event, the Alzheimer’s Association will kick things off with a virtual Opening and Promise Garden Ceremony, which will be live-streamed on the Walk to End Alzheimer’s app. The Opening Ceremony will feature presentations from local speakers, and the Promise Garden Ceremony will honor the personal reasons participants join together to fight Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.

After the ceremonies, participants are encouraged to complete the walk anywhere they choose. When they are finished walking, participants are invited to safely experience the view-only Promise Garden at The Collection near the Splash Pad on Town Center Drive any time before 4 p.m.

For more information about the virtual event and Promise Garden, visit http://thecollectionrp.com/connect. To learn more about the Oxnard Walk to End Alzheimer’s, go to https://act.alz.org/oxnard.

The Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, in cooperation with 350Santa Barbara, Sunrise Movement, Women’s March-Santa Barbara and Extinction Rebellion and the Greta Thunberg Fridays for Future international organization, is sponsoring its third monthly SHOE STRIKE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE on Saturday, September 26, 2020, from noon to 2 PM at the beach near Stearns Wharf.