Please join us and our herd of beautiful horses for a workshop designed to support psychotherapists in the area of self-care on Dec. 2nd & 9th

E. Patrick Johnson is the chair of African American Studies, Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies, and African American Studies at Northwestern University. As a scholar and artist, Johnson performs nationally and internationally and has published widely in the areas of race, gender, sexuality, and performance. Johnson’s performance work dovetails with his written work; this performance/staged reading is based off his latest nonfiction text titled Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women.

The UCSB Chamber Orchestra will present an evening of orchestral masterpieces on Monday, December 2, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. Winners of the quarterly UCSB Chamber Music Competition will perform as the UCSB Chamber Players.

The VNA Health Hospice and Bereavement teams are pleased to offer our annual Angels Among Us Remembrance services. The Holidays present a meaningful time for everyone in the community to join together and reflect on loved ones who have past. Our remembrance services provide a space for reflection and shared connection that is highlighted by

The VNA Health Hospice and Bereavement teams are pleased to offer our annual Angels Among Us Remembrance services. The Holidays present a meaningful time for everyone in the community to join together and reflect on loved ones who have past. Our remembrance services provide a space for reflection and shared connection that is highlighted by

Our first talk of the quarter at this week’s Science Pub Night is entitled, “Fuel Cells as Power Sources: What Are They, How Do They Work and Why Should We Care?” presented by Prof. Steve Buratto from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Science Pub Night is a monthly event connecting UCSB scientists to the general public. Join us and come soak up a bit of science while enjoying delicious craft beer. No science background required!

Pamela Nadell lectures on "America's Jewish Women: A History of Colonial Times to Today" on Dec 4th at 4:00 p.m. FREE

The VNA Health Hospice and Bereavement teams are pleased to offer our annual Angels Among Us Remembrance services. The Holidays present a meaningful time for everyone in the community to join together and reflect on loved ones who have past. Our remembrance services provide a space for reflection and shared connection that is highlighted by

Help us continue to shape a sustainable food future for Santa Barbara County! Join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the third annual free community listening and activation session for the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network.

Join us for a dialogue between Dominique Jullien (French and Comparative Literature) and Sowon Park (English) about Jullien’s new book, Borges, Buddhism and World Literature: A Morphology of Renunciation Tales. Refreshments will be served.

FIRST THURSDAY DEC 5 2019 5 PM – 9 PM FEATURING Never before seen night seascapes from local artist Nancy Earle, Beautiful Fiber arts by Isabel Downs, Pastel Abstracts from the fantastical Marlyn Daggett, Specially select jewelry designs with Suemae Willhite, candid snipbids of life by Bruce Berlow and so many more artist. The works

If you could buy a drink for a friend, from anywhere in the world, who would you buy a drink for? At GYDO, we have digitized the age-old concept of buying a friend a drink by creating a social media-driven app designed to buy a friend a drink at any drinking location worldwide. My question is where would you want to buy a friend a drink, and why?

Head on over to Night Lizard Brewing Company on December 5th and find out why the GYDO team is on a mission to connect people, place and drinking spaces!

EVENT DATE: Friday, December 6, 2019
WHAT: This week’s “Solutions News” live radio broadcast will interview Rob Fredericks, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer for the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara.
WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. 2019
WHERE: Tune in to KZSB, AM 1290.

The Breast Cancer Resource Center and Cottage Center for Advanced Imaging are working together to offer free screening mammograms for women who qualify and are underinsured or uninsured.

Directed by Victor Bell, the UCSB Gospel Choir will present traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.

Paint Planet ornaments with Jason to make your holiday decorations outta this world!

The Art From Scrap CreatorLab comes alive with a themed workshop every Saturday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Filled with hundreds of reuse materials, our CreatorLab is sure to ignite your imagination! Children 6 years and up can stay and have fun while their parents go shopping at the Saturday Farmer’s Market – just one block away. Workshops are taught by visiting Guest Artists and AFS Staff Members. This is a perfect way to spend a morning – for artists of all ages and abilities. Cost: $8.00 per person

Rudolph, based on the story by Robert L. May tells the story of the misfit reindeer, Rudolph and other misfit characters like Heidi the Elf, Yukon Cornelia, the Abominable Snow Monster, and all of the Misfit Toys. Dancing to well known classics, this is a great opening to the holiday season! Students aged 2-18 will delight audiences with joyful dancing! Presented by Gustafson Dance, featuring State Street Ballet Young Dancers.

Honoring local leaders and class of 2019 Santa Barbara Basketball Court of Champions Inductees

Visit the Museum Store for a special holiday trunk show with Ojai jewelry designer, Susan Cummings. The creative inspiration behind Susan’s designs lies in the softened, somewhat unrefined forms found in everyday life. These forms drive her design direction, along with the observance of how objects co-exist together in nature and how their chaotic ways make them beautiful and perfect in their imperfection. She blends these unconventional forms with hand-chosen, premier materials to create an anciently sophisticated yet casual lifestyle collection. See these new ancient-inspired designs at the SBMA Store today!

All are welcome to join this event. However, SBMA Members will receive a special 20% discount off all of Susan Cumming’s jewelry during the trunk show. Members, please stop in the Museum Store before or after the holiday party!

Visit the Museum Store for a special holiday trunk show with Ojai jewelry designer, Susan Cummings. The creative inspiration behind Susan’s designs lies in the softened, somewhat unrefined forms found in everyday life. These forms drive her design direction, along with the observance of how objects co-exist together in nature and how their chaotic ways make them beautiful and perfect in their imperfection. She blends these unconventional forms with hand-chosen, premier materials to create an anciently sophisticated yet casual lifestyle collection. See these new ancient-inspired designs at the SBMA Store today!

All are welcome to join this event. However, SBMA Members will receive a special 20% discount off all of Susan Cumming’s jewelry during the trunk show. Members, please stop in the Museum Store before or after the holiday party!

Visit the Museum Store for a special holiday trunk show with Ojai jewelry designer, Susan Cummings. The creative inspiration behind Susan’s designs lies in the softened, somewhat unrefined forms found in everyday life. These forms drive her design direction, along with the observance of how objects co-exist together in nature and how their chaotic ways make them beautiful and perfect in their imperfection. She blends these unconventional forms with hand-chosen, premier materials to create an anciently sophisticated yet casual lifestyle collection. See these new ancient-inspired designs at the SBMA Store today!

All are welcome to join this event. However, SBMA Members will receive a special 20% discount off all of Susan Cumming’s jewelry during the trunk show. Members, please stop in the Museum Store before or after the holiday party!

"Support for the Holidays and Celebration of Our PFLAG Family and Friends". The holidays can be a stressful time. We will share stories and support and have a holiday celebration afterwards. Spanish interpretation is always available and all are welcome.

The Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee brings back “Cosmopolitics” with Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo on December 10 at 5:30 p.m.

Santa Barbara premiere of a documentary feature, "From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey" on December 10.

Telescope Tuesday at Camino Real Marketplace

Garden Street Academy’s Middle School students will present ELF The Musical Jr.  There will be two performances with the show opening on Wednesday, December 11th at 1:45pm and the final show on Thursday, December 12th at 3:45pm. 

Our members are invited to join us as we open our latest exhibition and toast the holiday season.

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"World's Most Recorded Piper" Eric Rigler (Braveheart, Titanic, Austin Powers, Outlander, The Simpsons, Phil Collins, Josh Groban, Faith Hill) and guitarist Dirk Freymuth (John Gorka, The Kottonmouth Kings, The Baroque Orchestra of Ireland) bring you a night of acoustic holiday cheer.

How do you “read” art? Learn to look closely and brush up on your visual literacy skills in our new series of monthly one-hour art appreciation meetup

SANTA BARBARA CANCER PATIENT USES BIRTHDAY TO SUPPORT HOLIDAY WISHES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND TREATMENTS FOR METASTATIC CANCERS

On this episode of Solutions News we interview Kathy Odell from Women's Economic Ventures. We are excited to introduce Odell in place of our original guest, Marsha Bailey, current CEO of WEV, who had to drop out due to a last-minute conflict.

Join us! Dr. Dhara Solanki and Dr. Victoria Kuberka will lead a discussion on what to expect from your postpartum body. Learn about the physical changes that occur to women after childbirth.

Join owner and head chef Owen Hanavan for an evening tasting the farm-to-table menu at Lemon & Coriander, the newest addition to the culinary scene in Old Town Goleta.

 Local Artisans Enterprise is excited to announce its opening reception Saturday, December 14th from 4 to 8 PM. 

Light Up a Life ceremonies are free to attend and feature special guests and speakers, music, and a memorial tree lighting, including hundreds of sparkling tribute stars hung to commemorate those who are no longer with us.
Stars are available online and will also be available at each ceremony for a suggested donation of $15 or more for those wishing to personalize a star to hang on the tree.

Light Up a Life ceremonies are free to attend and feature special guests and speakers, music, and a memorial tree lighting, including hundreds of sparkling tribute stars hung to commemorate those who are no longer with us.
Stars are available online and will also be available at each ceremony for a suggested donation of $15 or more for those wishing to personalize a star to hang on the tree.

Lights Up! Theatre Company presents one of Shakespeare’s most hilarious comedies featuring teen actors from their Fall Acting Intensive. A heart-warming story chock-full of gender-bending, mistaken-identity, and ruthless pranskters, Twelfth Night aims to make Shakespeare accessible to audiences of all ages (especially students!) with this charming take on this beloved classic. Sign up for a

Take a family photo with Santa Claus from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s beautiful Holiday Pavilion.

Join local award-winning author Diana Raab PhD at Lily of Montecito for an exclusive signing of her two latest books: Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling your Story and Transforming Your Life and Writing for Bliss: A Companion Journal. This event is free and will take place on Sunday, December 15, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Lily of Montecito. See flyer for details.

The Santa Barbara Book Club has established, with the cooperation of Chuck Flacks and the PATH program that administers homeless shelter that provides overnight safety and a myriad of social and medical services to the homeless population of Santa Barbara) a "Little Free Library" within the shelter itself.

The 39th annual "Messiah Sing-Along" will take place on Tuesday, December 17, at 7:30pm in the First Presbyterian Church, corner of State and Constance.

The 39th annual "Messiah Sing-Along" will take place on Tuesday, December 17, at 7:30pm in the First  Presbyterian Church

MIT Enterprise Forum is hosting a free Holiday Techbrew networking event on December 18th from 5-8 pm

MIT Enterprise Forum is hosting a free Holiday Techbrew networking event on December 18th from 5-8 pm

Wine Wednesday

When You Thought It Was Safe to Go in the Water: The Truth about White Sharks and Shark Attacks Free Presentation with Q&A Thursday, December 19th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Is it safe to go into the water again, especially in Santa Barbara, when

Ditch the paintbrush and join artist Adonna Ebrahimi to create your own 10X10 painting utilizing found objects.

WHAT: This week’s “Solutions News” live radio broadcast will interview Dr. Brian Von Herzen, Executive Director of the Climate Foundation
WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2019
WHERE: Tune in to KZSB, AM 1290.

On this episode of Solutions News, we welcome Dr. Brian Von Herzen, the Executive Director of the Climate Foundation, who’ll be talking with us about marine permaculture and some amazing things he’s developing to help the world. Our topics today are focused on the ocean: first a story about how bacterial microbes “eat” carbon dioxide all while providing a food source for fish and cleaning up industrial waste in the meantime, and another about how man-made artifacts in the oceans are being turned into marine habitats where life is thriving! Later on, we have some great didyaknows, and a final story on some health benefits of eating ocean greens.

Solutions News with Rinaldo Brutoco is a weekly radio show produced by Kristy Jansen and the World Business Academy. Guided by the motto that there are more solutions in the world than problems, Solutions News seeks to educate, inform and inspire its audience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit solutionsnews.org.

For almost 30 years the congregation of the First United Methodist Church has offered a beautiful seasonal gift to the community by staging a re-creation of the Holy Night for three nights just before Christmas. The community is invited to join in this inspiring and meaningful celebration – it’s free! Join us on the evenings of December 20, 21, and 22, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm for the outdoor Living Nativity and to tour the sacred space of our historic sanctuary. Everyone is welcome here! Free parking onsite, enter from Garden Street.

Monthly Westmont Public Telescope Night

State Street Ballet brings this annual holiday favorite to the grandeur of The Granada Theatre. Featuring the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, and the talented students of Gustafson Dance alongside our professional dancers, this is the perfect way to celebrate the magic of the holiday season. Through virtuosic dancing, opulent sets and costumes, and brilliant comedic moments, the beloved story of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince always delights audiences of all ages. Three performances only!

The Christmas Revels: A Venetian Celebration of the Winter Solstice is a joyous theatrical celebration set in Renaissance Italy. Venice’s “Festival of Fishes” is fast approaching. Performing groups vie for selection to perform for the festivities. A traveling commedia dell’arte troupe is desperately eager to participate, but the Magistrato in charge of selection is determined that the lowest class of citizens – actors – be excluded from the lineup.

Our Revels company is joined by accomplished guest artists, including the SBCC Sackbut Ensemble. The Christmas Revels is an exciting and heartwarming entertainment experience for every age and a favorite Santa Barbara holiday tradition created by and for our community for the past 12 years.

Join us at Louie's California Bistro located in the historic Upham Hotel on Saturday, December 21st for the annual Feast of the Seven Fishes celebration.

State Street Ballet brings this annual holiday favorite to the grandeur of The Granada Theatre. Featuring the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, and the talented students of Gustafson Dance alongside our professional dancers, this is the perfect way to celebrate the magic of the holiday season. Through virtuosic dancing, opulent sets and costumes, and brilliant comedic moments, the beloved story of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince always delights audiences of all ages. Three performances only!

State Street Ballet brings this annual holiday favorite to the grandeur of The Granada Theatre. Featuring the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, and the talented students of Gustafson Dance alongside our professional dancers, this is the perfect way to celebrate the magic of the holiday season. Through virtuosic dancing, opulent sets and costumes, and brilliant comedic moments, the beloved story of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince always delights audiences of all ages. Three performances only!

Join Rev. Karen S. Wylie at The Ojai Retreat on Sunday, December 22, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., for her Mid-Month Devotional Retreat, which this month will explore “The Greatest Gift You Can Give!”

Join virtuoso pianist and composer Bryan Tari for an enjoyable evening of Christmas favorites and classic and popular show pieces. Bryan will be joined by Santa (on drums), SB Piano Boys, and others.

Join us for a beginner-friendly yoga flow on the Carr Winery patio this Sunday!

Kick off the New Year in style at our creative soirée.

The gathering begins at 6:30pm and will offer curated cocktails, music, interactive surprises, prizes, an East Coast toast at 9pm & intuitive readings.

Futuristic Costumes encouraged & rewarded.

$15 in advance, $25 day of

2019 Solvang Julefest Readies for Family-Friendly New Year's Eve Celebration in Solvang Park: "Dansk New Year", December 31, 2019