Chaucer's Books is honored to welcome local marriage & family therapist and author, Hendrika de Vries, as she launches her memoir entitled, When a Toy Dog became a Wolf and the Moon Broke Curfew.

Purposeful networking with Santa Barbara communicators.

Matt Ritter, professor of botany at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and author of the new book California Plants, for a visual tour and celebration of California’s iconic native flora.

There are more than 5,000 native species in California. One in five is now rare or endangered, and Ritter's richly illustrated field guide to those spectacular natives seeks to raise awareness of the unique beauty that’s at risk. Former California Governor Jerry Brown writes in the book’s foreword, “Matt Ritter teaches us to better understand how our future is linked to that of all other living things: our soil, our microbiota, and our wonderful and indomitable native plants.”

Matt will use his beautiful photographs, insight and humor to share the natural history of California's fascinating plants. A book signing will follow the presentation.

Dr. Matt Ritter grew up in rural Mendocino County. After earning a bachelor's degree in microbiology from UC Santa Barbara, he attended UC San Diego for a PhD in plant biology. He’s the author of several books, including the funniest and best-selling guide to California’s urban forest, A Californian’s Guide to the Trees among Us (Heyday, 2011). He gave an entertaining lecture to the Horticultural Society about that book at the time.

Matt has also authored many scientific papers, writes a regular column about tree diversity for Pacific Horticulture and won the Cal Poly Excellence in Teaching Award and the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Award for Excellence in Education. He's an avid woodworker, mason and gardener.

Great Wines (and lots more) for a Good Cause!

In the Roman period the tendency to individualize or “personalize” the Egyptian mummy (or its case), which had to some extent always existed in Pharaonic culture, became much more pronounced. The process culminated in the creation of the “portrait mummy”, or “portrait shroud” which carried a vividly painted representation of the deceased, and showed him or her in contemporary clothing. What were the aims or goals of this “personalization” of the mummy? In this lecture a number of different interpretations of the Roman portrait mummy will be considered, with the aim of arriving at a fuller and more nuanced understanding of the evidence.

Image: "Portrait of a girl with a large hairpin," ca. 100 AD (detail). Encaustic on wood. Trier, Städtisches Museum, Simeonstift, inv. III 640.

In the Roman period the tendency to individualize or “personalize” the Egyptian mummy (or its case), which had to some extent always existed in Pharaonic culture, became much more pronounced. The process culminated in the creation of the “portrait mummy”, or “portrait shroud” which carried a vividly painted representation of the deceased, and showed him or her in contemporary clothing. What were the aims or goals of this “personalization” of the mummy? In this lecture a number of different interpretations of the Roman portrait mummy will be considered, with the aim of arriving at a fuller and more nuanced understanding of the evidence.

Image: "Portrait of a girl with a large hairpin," ca. 100 AD (detail). Encaustic on wood. Trier, Städtisches Museum, Simeonstift, inv. III 640.

The new weekly local radio show, “Solutions News Radio,” hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco, president and founder of the World Business Academy, will air live this Friday from 5-6 p.m. on KZSB 1290AM radio. There will be replay broadcasts Friday from 11 p.m.– 12 a.m., Saturday from 5-6 p.m., and again on Sunday from 9-10 a.m. The show is also available on demand as a podcast on Apple podcasts, SoundCloud, or Solutionsnews.org.

The new weekly local radio show, “Solutions News Radio,” hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco, president and founder of the World Business Academy, will air live this Friday from 5-6 p.m. on KZSB 1290AM radio. There will be replay broadcasts Friday from 11 p.m.– 12 a.m., Saturday from 5-6 p.m., and again on Sunday from 9-10 a.m. The show is also available on demand as a podcast on Apple podcasts, SoundCloud, or Solutionsnews.org.

DANCEworks welcomes award-winning choreographer and director Doug Varone and his New York City-based company, Doug Varone and Dancers, for the 2019 residency. Award-winning choreographer and director Doug Varone works in dance, theater, opera, film, and fashion. His New York City-based Doug Varone and Dancers has been commissioned and presented to critical acclaim by leading international

Saturday, September 7, 2019
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara
Seminar Presenters: Jonathan Colbert, Kirk Gradin and Eva Moberg

The ideal of the Bodhisattva is one of the most sublime and elevating conceptions of human capacity handed down to modern culture by the sages of antiquity. In this seminar, a panel of three speakers will explore the concept of the Bodhisattva from diverse viewpoints. This will include an introduction to one of the most revered texts of Mahayana Buddhism,

“We need to talk” – Race. Racism. Racist. There has been a lot of talk about this issue in the media recently, including the rhetoric and the valid points peppered with both pain and ignorance.

“We need to talk” – Race. Racism. Racist. There has been a lot of talk about this issue in the media recently, including the rhetoric and the valid points peppered with both pain and ignorance.

A foremost expert on the history of photography’s first decades, Hope Kingsley, Curator, Education and Collections, Wilson Centre for Photography, presents a fascinating in-depth overview of "Salt & Silver: Early Photography, 1840-1860." This major traveling exhibition provides a rare and extraordinary chance to experience some of the earliest photographs ever made, by many of the most important and groundbreaking figures in the history of the photographic medium. Organized by the Wilson Centre for Photography, London, with the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, "Salt & Silver: Early Photography 1840-1860" is on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art September 8 – December 8.

This event is sponsored by the Lorna Hedges Lecture Fund.
Image: William Henry Fox Talbot, “Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London,” first week of April 1844, printed later. Salted paper print from a paper negative. Courtesy of the Wilson Centre for Photography.

A foremost expert on the history of photography’s first decades, Hope Kingsley, Curator, Education and Collections, Wilson Centre for Photography, presents a fascinating in-depth overview of "Salt & Silver: Early Photography, 1840-1860." This major traveling exhibition provides a rare and extraordinary chance to experience some of the earliest photographs ever made, by many of the most important and groundbreaking figures in the history of the photographic medium. Organized by the Wilson Centre for Photography, London, with the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, "Salt & Silver: Early Photography 1840-1860" is on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art September 8 – December 8.

This event is sponsored by the Lorna Hedges Lecture Fund.
Image: William Henry Fox Talbot, “Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London,” first week of April 1844, printed later. Salted paper print from a paper negative. Courtesy of the Wilson Centre for Photography.

Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum to Present Award-Winning Film The Old Spanish Trail: Documentary tells tale of three modern-day men retracing the steps of 19th century cowboys who blazed the 1,200-mile Trail  from Los Angeles to Santa Fe on horseback and mule.

Starting September 9, Clare Carey will be teaching her PRO Kids Acting Class from 4:00 – 6:00pm and her PRO Teens Acting Class on Mondays from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at The Dance Hub.

"Creating a Safe Community for our LGBTQ+ Children and Youth" - September meeting of PFLAG (Parents, Familes, Friends, and Alies United with LGBT People". All are welcome.

Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease is an interactive two-part program where you will have a chance to learn about important legal and financial issues to consider, how to put plans in place, and how to access legal and financial resources near you.​

Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease is an interactive two-part program where you will have a chance to learn about important legal and financial issues to consider, how to put plans in place, and how to access legal and financial resources near you.​

HopeNet of Carpinteria is sponsoring a Candlelight Vigil in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 from 7- 8 pm at the Seal Fountain at 850 Linden Ave, Carpinteria. 

September 11 Concert
FREE
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
5:30pm
Faulkner Gallery - Central Library

With performances by Santa Barbara Poet Laureates Paul Willis, Chryss Yost and David Starkey; musical performance by Brian Slattery and Greg Harrison.

In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, Santa Barbara City College presents “Courageous Conversations for Outrageous Times.” The first event in the series is Harry Gamboa Jr.'s “(Re) Exiled Lecture from the City State of Los Angeles to Santa Barbara.”

Hospice of Santa Barbara  will honor the special volunteers and supporters who make its mission possible during the Seventh Annual Heroes of Hospice luncheon Sept. 11.

All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions. Museum Teaching Artists provide general guidance and all materials. Each program is open to 10 participants.

Join dynamic UC Santa Barbara Professor Ken Hiltner for a lively discussion as we try to unpack and understand the biggest problem and the obvious solution to the climate crisis -humans

Join dynamic UC Santa Barbara Professor Ken Hiltner for a lively discussion as we try to unpack and understand the biggest problem and the obvious solution to the climate crisis -humans

The new weekly local radio show, “Solutions News Radio,” hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco, president and founder of the World Business Academy, will air live this Friday from 5-6 p.m. on KZSB 1290AM radio. There will be replay broadcasts Friday from 11 p.m.– 12 a.m., Saturday from 5-6 p.m., and again on Sunday from 9-10 a.m. The show is also available on demand as a podcast on Apple podcasts, SoundCloud, or Solutionsnews.org.

Enjoy drinks, hors d' oeuvres, and live music in the great company of regional nonprofit and environmental organizations and hear about our work in protecting the local environment.

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts will host its 5th Annual Legends Gala on Friday, September 13, 2019, at the historic Granada Theatre.

​​Opening Weekend Guitar Show:
SBAcoustic opens with an intimate show of fine handmade steel, nylon, resonator & harp guitars & ukuleles.

Back by delicious demand, the Carpinteria Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Culinary Crawl…a Taste of Carpinteria will be held on Saturday afternoon, September 14th in downtown Carpinteria.

African Women Rising presents Music in the Garden with a special performance by Jackson Browne with Alethea Mills and Chavonne Stewart.

Come hear a registered dietician, a UCSB researcher, and a transplant recipient talk about how to eat well at every stage of PKD. PLUS news about the new PKD Patient Registry and new clinical trials available in our area. Bring your questions!
Free and open to the public! Light refreshments served!

Enroll your teenage athlete in Variant Training Lab's Athlete Performance Program to get ready for fall sports.

Enroll your teenage athlete in Variant Training Lab's Athlete Performance Program to get ready for fall sports.

Kevin shares his story of hope and celebration of life. Kevin Hines is a mental health advocate, global speaker, best-selling author, documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur who reaches audiences all over the world with his story of an unlikely survival and his strong will to live. Two years after he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder (at 19 years of age), he attempted to take his own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. He is one of only thirty-four (less than 1%) to survive the fall and he is the only Golden Gate Bridge jump survivor who is actively spreading the message of living mentally healthy around the globe.

Historical tour of the Funk Zone with the first 10 sign-ups receiving a free beer tasting voucher for Figueroa Mountain Brewery.

Please join us in honoring domestic violence survivors, uniting our strong voices together as one.

Granada Theatre Volunteer Usher Orientation

Almost all of us are conducting transactions of some kind online. Doing so, we need to prove our identity and authenticate ourselves. But who are we? Join us this Wed., Sept. 18 to discuss the concept of IDENTITY in the digital world and how it impacts each and every one of us.

MIT Enterprise Forum presents a lecture on "Identity: How do you know it's me? And, can you trust me?" on September 18 at 5:00 p.m.

League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara September Community Forum
Creative Housing Solutions in our Community
Wednesday, September 18
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Faulkner GALLERY, SAnta Barbara Central Public Library
40 Anacapa street, SB

Contact: Emily Allen
Office (805) 965-2422
www.lwvsantabarbara.org

Santa Barbara Navy League is presenting its 4th Annual Chili Cook-off on September 19th!

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum's galleries as an impetus to writing. Each session is led by a visiting writer/facilitator who begins with a conversation and prompts, partially inspired by works on view. Participants are free to write on their own and then reconvene as a group to share and comment on each other's work. Please bring a journal or notebook, laptop, or tablet on which to write. Each program is open to 12 participants.

Exploring the Sky Islands of the Santa Barbara & Ojai Mountains Free Slideshow Presentation with Q&A Thursday, September 19th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Sky Islands are found at higher elevations in our local mountains, where relatively cooler and wetter conditions create microclimates that help

Join us at Funk Factory for an Immersive Art Experience for the Funk Zone Art Walk.

The new weekly local radio show, “Solutions News Radio,” hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco, president and founder of the World Business Academy, will air live this Friday from 5-6 p.m. on KZSB 1290AM radio. There will be replay broadcasts Friday from 11 p.m.– 12 a.m., Saturday from 5-6 p.m., and again on Sunday from 9-10 a.m. The show is also available on demand as a podcast on Apple podcasts, SoundCloud, or Solutionsnews.org.

Come join us on Friday, September 20th as we host Latitudes Gallery and their Golden Coast exhibit during the Funk Zone Art Walk. The Art Walk begins at 5:30pm, hope to see you all there.

Please join us from 2pm - 5pm on September 21 for our 2019 Legacy Event. Tickets benefit the Gaviota Coast Conservancy and include food, wine, beer, entertainment, entry in our door prize raffle, live auction, and silent auction. Tickets $125.

Saturday, September 21, 2019
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara
Presenter: Joyce Johnson
Recognizing excellence in art will be the focus of this forum. The memorable qualities in examples of painting, sculpture, architecture, and decoration will be discussed. These examples live on in history and are found in many lands and cultures. Their excellence educates us about the possibilities for artistic creativity and points to the values and vision that support a vital culture. Joyce Johnson, an artist herself, taught art history for many years and her presentations are always memorable.

Suggested donation of $2 per person.

It's the Gaviota Coast Conservancy's first community-wide fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 21 from 2 - 5 pm at the Music Academy of the West

BRINGING THE PAST TO LIGHT: Investigating the Fate of 3 Stained Glass Windows from the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition
SPEAKER: Dr. Charlene Garfinkle
International expositions usually don't last past their exposition dates, requiring experts to piece together what was displayed. Dr. Garfinkle investigated and discovered three amazing stained glass windows in the Women's Building of the 1893 Exposition and will talk about her detective work and these wonderful pieces.

This workshop is for anybody looking to practice writing — in any capacity and toward any conceivable end. Sept 22nd at 2:00 p.m.

Santa Barbara local Catharine Manset Morreale, writing as Catharine Riggs, has announced the upcoming release of her new thriller, What She Never Said.

Discover out how to use top-quality essential oils and CBD products to support whole-body wellness for you and your loved ones. You'll learn how to combine these two plant-based remedies to amplify the wellness benefits. Unitarian Society, Jefferson Hall, 5:30 PM

Ticket Prices:
Early Bird: $15 (ends Aug. 31st)
Starting Sept. 1st: $20
At the Door: $25
Purchase Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/work-life-integration-practices-for-being-well-everyday-with-guest-speaker-dave-mochel-tickets-64333015782?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

TEDxSantaBarbara presents local adventures and intimate salons that provide monthly opportunities to spread powerful ideas. ​​

Since its inception, the Aeolus Quartet has been awarded prizes at nearly every major competition in the United States, and is dedicated to bringing music into the community through highly innovative and engaging outreach programs. In celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday next year, they will perform the composer's "Op. 18 No. 5," "Op. 95," and "Op. 131."

How do sound, movement, spaces, and audiences converge? Join Dance Educator and Choreographer Meredith Cabaniss, Founder and Director at Selah Dance Collective, and Sound Artist Mika Hayashi Ebbesen, Ensemble Leader at Kunsthalle for Music, in a conversation about the future and purpose of the performing arts. Bios: Meredith Cabaniss is a multi-creative artist based out

Many of central California’s migratory birds winter in tropical areas where intensive agriculture and coastal development pose a threat to their survival.

Please join Alana Lea, as she describes current situations in Brazil’s forests on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 6:30-8:00pm

Join the Santa Barbara Education Foundation and 99.9 KTYD Morning Mojo’s Lin Aubuchon and Bill Pesso at the Uptown Lounge to celebrate music in our public schools. Local favorite, OutOfTheBlue will be playing classic rock hits.

The winner of the 2019 Peace Prize will be announced at the Annual Peace Prize Dinner to be held September 26th at 5:30 PM at the University Club of Santa Barbara.​

The winner of the 2019 Peace Prize will be announced at the Annual Peace Prize Dinner to be held September 26th at 5:30 PM at the University Club of Santa Barbara.​

On this special episode of Solutions News we will be hearing directly from participants at the Climate Strike in Santa Barbara.

Gary Clark Jr returns to the Santa Barbara Bowl on Friday, September 27 with Michael Kiwanuka.

On September 27th, Beautycounter Founder and CEO Gregg Renfrew will speak at Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara’s 18th Annual Celebration Luncheon, at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. 

Come join us for our annual Fall Fundraiser! This year, we will have a lovely early evening affair serving garden inspired food and cocktails made with our own honey! We will be serving delicious soup from the Organic Soup Kitchen, bread from Oat Bakery and beer, wine and live music as well! Local plein-air artist Kevin Gleason will be painting the garden during the event and then auctioning off his painting! Support your local community gardens! Tickets are $40 per person via eventbrite.com or $45 at the door! This is a 21 and over event!

A very special Common Table event entitled "The Art of the Community" is coming to State Street this Saturday, September 28th, from 5pm-9pm. This is a free community celebration for people of all ages and all backgrounds to come together around the joyful commonalities of food, conversation, and creativity -- in the middle of State Street!

Join Pato Banton and KJEE's Cool Ruler aboard the Condor Express for a Sunset Reggae Cruise on Sept 28th!

Come to Marilyn Horne Main House and Kuehn Court to celebrate Santa Barbara's 55th Annual Awards Celebration

This talk takes as its launching point the September 1939 issues of "National Geographic" magazine, which features a 20-page article by the Baroness Ravensdale and 13 color photographs by Stephen Nyman. For many Americans, this was their first exposure to seeing Persia and its cultural heritage. What was the goal of this issue? Who were these adventures and photographers, and why did they go to “Persia?” What was travel like at the time? How do the tourist itineraries of the past compare to those today?

Open to everyone.

Drear neighbor
Please join us in a morning of fellowship. Last week we had awesome musicians bless us in concert. It was amazing. Everyone is welcome to celebrate friendships this Sunday.
1032 E. Mason St