Ferris wheel rides, and each other’s company at the Isla Vista Community Relations Committee’s upcoming Pardall Carnival. Plus, as with all IVCRC programming, the whole event is completely free of charge. The festival takes place on Sunday, April 24th, and attractions will be available from 12pm to 4pm. 

Tango Monday with your friendly neighborhood tangueros.

Tango Monday with your friendly neighborhood tangueros.

New class! Imagine if your career and the work that you do in the world, was providing benefits to soil, water, wildlife, humans and repairing whole ecosystems. What if you could actually be paid to restore the planet in real and tangible ways? This course will give you the fundamentals in getting you started in the profession of ecological landscaping. Enjoy a balance of hands-on learning, interactive slides, expert guest presenters, group work and local site visits. In this course you will learn how to apply ecological and environmental principles to design regenerative landscapes that are locally sustainable, require reduced inputs and lower costs. Ecological Landscape Design 1 is offered April 12 - April 21. Students who successfully complete both courses receive an entry level ecological landscape certificate granted by the State of California.
Course number: EHV NC011 (CRN 68289)
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 26 - May 5
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:50 PM
Format: In-person
Location: Wake 26
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.

Our Santa Barbara virtual open house is an online event that will introduce you to our center. Our Regional Manager, Angela Miller-Bevan, will answer any questions of our re-entry plan for the Spring/Summer term.
Join us for some fun and games with trivia and gift cards.

On the 26th of April,  the Committee for Social Justice is holding a Town Hall.  Its panelists are professionals in the field of outreach,  executive directors and CEOs of various programs that work with and for the homeless

Earl Warren Showgrounds is excited to present Santa Barbara Fair & Expo’s full fair experience. This year's theme is MEET ME AT THE FAIR. 30 thrilling carnival rides and games, children’s carnival rides and games section, farm animals, exhibits, food contests, entertainment, live music and delicious fair food.

“We’re thrilled beyond belief to have our film screen so close to the home base of NatureTrack in Los Olivos,” enthused the Golden Cage filmmaking team Mitchka Saberi and Francisco Lopez along with Sue Eisaguirre who founded NatureTrack. 

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Danish String Quartet The Doppelgänger Project, Part II on Wednesday, April 27th at 7:00 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

Santa Barbara District Ranger Daryl Hodges will provide an update on projects occurring within the Los Padres National Forest, including projects concerning natural resources, habitat, and recreation. Los Padres National Forest is one of the larger national forests in the continental United States, spanning nearly 3,000 square miles and stretching from Monterey County in the north to Ventura County in the south, with significant amounts of Santa Barbara County part of the forest. From front country trails behind Santa Barbara to backcountry locations in and accessed via the Santa Ynez Valley, the Santa Barbara District covers a diverse range of habitats. The district supports several rare and protected species, including California Spotted Owl, Golden and Bald Eagles, and also the historic range of the California Condor. Major current projects include aquatic organism passage improvements, post-fire management, and ongoing maintenance projects.

Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30pm, in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall

The Corwin Series is pleased to welcome the Portugal-Base ensemble Duo Contracello (Miguel Rocha, Adriano Aguiar). The duo will perform an evening of commissioned works for cello, double bass, and visual media by Portuguese composers Anne Victorino d'Almeida, Mariana Vieira, Jaime Reis, and University of California Santa Barbara's own Corwin Chair and Professor of Composition João Pedro Oliveira.

This event is free and open to the public! To learn more, visit bit.ly/3OyNrct