Join UCSB Reads 2020 author of Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore for a free online community talk on Earth Day about Rising and the impact of sea level rise on the United States.

To sign up for this free talk, please fill out the short registration form at
https://www.library.ucsb.edu/events-exhibitions/free-online-community-talk-ucsb-reads-author

Join Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Assemblymember Monique Limón, and Congressman Salud Carbajal for a teleconference town hall this Wednesday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. to hear a COVID-19 update from county public health officials as well as have your questions answered.

Hotel Santa Barbara Makers Workshop Series - Join Allison Zeager of AZ Designz to create a pair of eco-friendly earrings made from recycled leather samples!

In 1969, the Chicago Black Panther Party began to form alliances across lines of race and ethnicity with other community-based movements in the city, including the Latino group, the Young Lords Organization and the southern whites of the Young Patriots. Banding together in one of the most segregated cities in postwar America to collectively confront issues such as police brutality and substandard housing, they called themselves the Rainbow Coalition. The First Rainbow Coalition tells the movement’s little-known story through rare archival footage and interviews with former coalition members in the present-day. Post-film discussion with the filmmaker, Ray Santisteban, Young Lords founder, Cha Cha Jimenez, and Black Panther Party leader, Ericka Huggins, to follow. 56m

Thousands of years ago the Syrian goddess of the sea, Atargatis, transformed herself into a mermaid by flinging herself into a lake. She emerged with the lower body of a fish and upper body of a human. Ever since, mermaids and mermen have captivated the imaginations of people and cultures around the world.

Visualizing the myths and legends of mermaids through photography was a part of the underwater photography course Clevenger taught at Brooks. This show highlights images created by Ralph and a few of his former students during extended trips to the Channel Islands.

Turn your love of cooking and cannabis into an art form and learn how to make delicious cannabis-infused edibles and meals. Tickets are $35 and include instruction on techniques such as proper, consistent dosing and decarboxylation. You will also receive a free dairy-free ice cream sample to take home and three recipes for mouth-watering cannabis cuisine you make yourself. Learn more at www.sespe.org/events.

Dubbed “the bionic woman of good science,” MacArthur fellow, former presidential advisor and distinguished professor Jane Lubchenco is a renowned marine biologist and champion of engagement between scientists and society.

FREE event; no advance tickets required
Call the Arts & Lectures ticket office at (805) 893-3535 for more info!

About Partnership for Excellence: For over 25 years, The Foundation Roundtable has sponsored Santa Barbara County nonprofits and foundations to convene for Partnership for Excellence. This premiere sector gathering highlights learning, sharing and networking together — building connections and exploring ideas, strategies, and skills that can enhance our organizations, our work, and our communities.

CEC Announces Earth Day Live Festival on April 22: Kenny Loggins, Glen Phillips, more to perform at 50th anniversary event; Former Vice President Al Gore, other celebrities, environmentalists to speak

Estate planning and tax attorney John Ambrecht will share his expertise at two upcoming national professional conferences that have moved online this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak

April 9, 16, 23 – Thurs 7-9 PM – “What the Buddha Taught” – with Dawa Tarchin Phillips -
Three evenings of teachings, exploring your own life’s journey, in light of the Buddha’s wisdom, from the perspectives of personal maturation, liberation, awakening and service.

In this talk, Hill will offer a critical analysis of the current social and political moment. By identifying key issues, challenges, controversies, and trends that have emerged or lingered as of recent, Hill spotlights the work that must be done to sustain the progress of the freedom struggle. Moving beyond mere critique, he also provides concrete solutions as well as sites of hope and possibility for healing our national, local, and university communities. Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectuals in the country. His work, which covers topics such as culture, politics, and education, has appeared in numerous journals, magazines, books, and anthologies. Dr. Hill is Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College. Prior to that, he held positions at Columbia University and Temple University.