Since March of 2020, we have been challenged and reshaped -- as a community and individuals -- by our experiences living through the COVID-19 pandemic and renewal of abolitionist and anti-racist activist movements. Amidst the shift to remote learning and working, UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections initiated two ongoing projects: the Santa Barbara Black Lives Matter Community Archives and the COVID-19 Community Archives.
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the long-awaited re-opening of the exhibit, Mermaids: Visualizing the Myths and Legends through Photography, 16 images printed on canvas by Ralph Clevenger and friends. Originally scheduled to open on April 22, 2020, the exhibit was postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic closures. Now, thanks to the generous support of Mimi Michaelis, the Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, and the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation the exhibit will be open to the public from November 11, 2021, through April 30, 2022. There will also be mermaid photo opportunities at the museum by appointment on Saturday, November 13, 2021, from 11:30am-12:30pm and 1-2pm, $10 for museum members and $30 for non-members.
Solvang, California Announces Preliminary Plans for Annual “Solvang Julefest”: Modified Holiday Season Celebration to Run November 27, 2021 through January 1, 2022 in Santa Barbara County Wine Country
The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians working today!
The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians working today!
One hour Sound Bath featuring vocal toning, crystal sound bowls, chimes, hang drum, & more! (Featuring local musicians Danielle Elese + Mendeleyev)
The Santa Barbara Symphony returns to its beloved New Year’s Eve tradition to dazzle audiences with the music of Gershwin and other celebratory symphonic favorites, on Friday, December 31 from 8:30pm-10:00pm at the Granada Theatre. Guests will also enjoy a champagne pour and festive party hats!
Hello 2022! Bob Bernhardt returns to host an evening of Gershwin and other symphonic celebration favorites. Join baritone Cedric Barry, pianist Natasha Kislenko, and the full orchestra to ring in the New Year. This is your chance to sing-along with The Symphony!
The Abstract Art Collective (AAC) is pleased to announce its 10th Year Anniversary Show January 3 - 30, 2022 at REH GraySpace Gallery in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone.
Braille Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. We offer a broad range of free programs, classes and services serving thousands of students of all ages helping to demonstrate that vision rehabilitation is a beginning, not an end.
We serve the community from seven centers, and hundreds of community outreach locations throughout Southern California, and lead popular national programs like Braille Challenge and Cane Quest. Our staff and volunteers understand losing your vision can be scary, but we believe it is not the end of independence, but a new way of living.
A variety of free classes, workshops and support groups are available to help you or a loved one stay active, remain independent and enjoy connections with others.
Sign up for individual events, workshops and seminars – free and open to everyone. Register online or call our Educational Programs Manager, Tracy Alfino, at (805) 898-8312 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Braille Institute es una organización con la misión de transformar positivamente la vida de las personas con pérdida de visión. Ofrecemos una series amplia de programas, clases y servicios gratuitos que sirven a miles de estudiantes de todas las edades, lo que ayuda a demostrar que la rehabilitación de la vista es un comienzo, no un final.
Servimos a la comunidad desde siete centros y cientos de ubicaciones de alcance comunitario en todo el sur de California, y dirigimos programas nacionales populares como Desafios en Braille y Busqueda en Baston. Nuestro personal y voluntarios comprenden que perder la vista puede dar miedo, pero creemos que no es el fin de la independencia, sino una nueva forma de vida.
Una variedad de clases, talleres y grupos de apoyo gratuitos están disponibles para ayudarlo a usted o a un ser querido a mantenerse activo, a ser independiente y a disfrutar de las conexiones con los demás.
Regístrese para eventos, talleres y seminarios individuales, gratuitos y abiertos a todos. Regístrese en línea o llame a nuestra Gerente de Programas Educativos, Tracy Alfino, al (805) 898-8312 de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 am a 5:00 pm.
Local physician, CEO, and COVID "strike team" health expert Charity Dean is the central figure in a nonfiction, best-selling thriller -- and the featured guest at this League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara Political Book Club discussion. Her premonition on her birthday in December 2019 — a “giant blue tsunami wave” engulfing the U.S.
Candlelight Vigil at the Superior Court Of California County Of Santa Barbara at 5:30 p.m. Among More than 200 Events Across the Country
Join us for a special edition of MCASB's Curated Cocktails on Thursday, January 6, 2022! Learn more about our current exhibition Drifters from exhibiting artist Rosha Yaghmai, who will be present to lead a behind-the-scenes walkthrough at 7:00 PM. Follow up the walkthrough with a special cocktail crafted by Augie's Agave accompanied by tunes from
Do you enjoy meeting and talking with people from California, across the US, and around the world? Do you want to share your love and knowledge of our beautiful harbor with visitors? Do you have at least three hours a week to volunteer? If so, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is looking for you to join its next 10-week docent training program, beginning Saturday, January 8 and running through March 12, 2022!
YouthWell presents Navigating your mental health, a free virtual workshop on Sunday, January 9th, 4:30 - 6:00 pm.
Combine materials and techniques to create mixed media pieces that include painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Depictions of birds and trees crossing cultures and time in the Museum’s collections will ignite imaginations and inspire both individual and collaborative creations.
Ages: 5 – 12
Instructors: Nicola Ghersen + Jason Summers
Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457 for more information.
Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center
$150/6 weeks SBMA Members
$200/6 weeks Non-Members
Combine materials and techniques to create mixed media pieces that include painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Depictions of birds and trees crossing cultures and time in the Museum’s collections will ignite imaginations and inspire both individual and collaborative creations.
Ages: 5 – 12
Instructors: Nicola Ghersen + Jason Summers
Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457 for more information.
Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center
$150/6 weeks SBMA Members
$200/6 weeks Non-Members
"LGBTQ+ Folks, Families and Faith: The Journey to Acceptance" - PFLAG Santa Barbara and Santa Maria
JanuaryMeeting
The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County invite you to join us for a new Garden Talk on on Bare Root Fruit Trees. Monday, January 10, 2022 at 7:00pm
AHA! is offering after-school programs this Spring in person. Our programs are a fun place for teens to connect and make friends while developing social, emotional and leadership skills. Your teen can register by filling out an application at: https://ahasb.org/
When someone shows signs of memory loss beyond 'normal' aging, it’s time to talk. Often, however, conversations with loved ones about changing behaviors can be challenging and uncomfortable.
In this virtual program we will go over strategies for the how, when, where and why to have these hard conversations.
Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Amanda Nguyen “Hopeanomics” and How Social Entrepreneurs are Transforming Grassroots Activism on Wednesday, January 12th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.
Harvard graduate Amanda Nguyen is the CEO and founder of Rise, a social movement accelerator that teaches grassroots organizing. She helped draft the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights – one of just a handful of bills in U.S. history to pass unanimously through Congress – following her painful experience navigating the justice system as a rape survivor. Nguyen has been recognized on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and Time magazine’s 100 Next lists, and was named one of InStyle’s 50 Badass Women of 2020 and Foreign Policy’s leading global thinkers of 2016.
For more information and to purchase tickets, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.
Health & Safety: Proof of full vaccination must be presented for entry to the event, and masks must be worn at all times inside the venue. Visit https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/SeasonFAQs/ for updates and further details.
Date: Wednesday, January 12th
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Price: $20 : General Public / $0 : UCSB Students (Current student ID required)
Location: Campbell Hall (Building 538, University of California, Santa Barbara, Mesa Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93106)
www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu/SeasonFAQs for the latest information about protocols.
Link: https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=4682
AHA! is offering after-school programs this Spring in person.
Santa Barbara Dance Theater is back under the new Artistic Direction of Brandon Whited. The 2022 Season marks SBDT’s 45th Anniversary Season.
Join us for a powerful showcase of community-led action. Recent alumni of CEC’s new UC Climate Stewards course share their experience, the community action projects they designed, and how they are putting new-found climate knowledge to work within Central Coast communities. Designed by the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the 40-hour certification course
In Person Open House and Tour
Join us for an in-person on-campus open house. 10:00 am -12:00 pm. Space is limited, must RSVP to mishelle@southcoastmontessori.org
The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring some of the best comedians working today!
The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society's January meeting will feature a presentation from professional genealogist Kelli Bergheimer on Getting Started in Genealogy.
Acting for Older Adults
Work with others in a supportive environment to foster your artistic and professional growth!
SBCC School of Extended Learning
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Starts: 1/18/22
Sign up for Tuesday and/or Thursday evening classes at:
http://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning
CRN #’s: 65883, 65884, 65930, and 65931
For Questions, Contact Instructor: palevien@pipeline.sbcc.edu
Beginners and Veterans welcome!
Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Punch Brothers on Tuesday, January 18th at 8:00 p.m. at Campbell Hall.
Music from the award-winning film Tous les matins du monde.
Ventech is hosting a free virtual discussion on Artificial Intelligence and a developer's responsibility on Wednesday, January 19.
Stephane Wrembel is performing with his quartet on Wednesday, January 19th at SoHo Restaurant and Music Venue.
Medicinal Herbs of California with Lanny Kaufer Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, January 20th, 5:30pm Join author Lanny Kaufer as he discusses some of the local plants included in his just-published book, Medicinal Herbs of California: A Field Guide to Common Healing Plants (Falcon Guides, 2021). He also will share some of the process
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will present “Mapping the History & Ecological Influence of Fishing on Coral Reefs in the Philippines,” a free Zoom webinar with Dr. Jennifer Selgrath, a spatial ecologist and social scientist with the NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. This presentation about her research on the effects of small-scale fishing on marine habitats in the Philippines and its implications for the Santa Barbara Channel will take place on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 7pm PT. The webinar is free, but registration is required, and donations are welcome. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/
Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Andrea Elliott, Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City on Thursday, January 20th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.
Lobero LIVE presents An Evening with KT Tunstall with special guest Charlie Mars
New Elementary Program Opening Fall 2022
Come for an in-person tour of our brand new Elementary environment and our spacious campus! Meet our new Elementary teacher in-person and get your questions answered.
Now accepting applications for Fall 2022 enrollment!
Welcome to a celebration of the influences of music of the Americas — with local ties to Santa Barbara. The performance includes Uruguayan born, Grammy© nominated American composer Miguel del Águila’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, The Journey of a Lifetime (El viaje de una vida), with violin soloist Guillermo Figueroa, and the concert world premiere of the late, Academy©-award winning, American composer and former Santa Barbara resident, Elmer Bernstein’s Toccata for Toy Trains — his score for an animated film by Ray Charles Eames, arranged into a concert piece especially for the Santa Barbara Symphony by the composer’s son, Peter. Antonín Dvorak’s magnificent Symphony No. 9, From the New World, will round out the program.
As the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Barack Obama and Official White House Photographer for President Reagan from 1983-1989, Pete was in a unique position to spend rare and intimate moments in the Oval Office observing two transformative Presidents of the United States.
This talk is in conjunction with the UCSB Reads 2022 book Exhalation by Ted Chiang, a collection of short stories that addresses essential questions about human and computer interaction, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Register at: https://www.library.ucsb.edu/events-exhibitions/what-responsible-ai
Lobero LIVE presents Marc Maron: This May Be The Last Time Tour. https://www.lobero.org/events/marc-maron/
The Tender Land is an American Opera by Aaron Copland filled with stories of hope, community, love, and discovery.
Summer may feel far away, but the deadline is fast approaching for students across Santa Barbara county to apply for Bank of America’s Student Leaders program.
New Elementary Program Opening Fall 2022
Come for an in-person tour of our brand new Elementary environment and our spacious campus! Meet our new Elementary teacher in-person and get your questions answered.
Now accepting applications for Fall 2022 enrollment!
Singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, whose Broadway smash Hadestown won 8 awards – including Best Musical at the 2019 Tony Awards® – is joined by Eric D. Johnson and Josh Kaufman, who make up the folk supergroup trio Bonny Light Horseman. https://www.lobero.org/events/anais-mitchell/
An exciting and serious course, this high-energy workshop is filled with fun and motivation to get you where you need to be in both fitness and self-defense.
(((FOLKYEAH!))) presents Ty Segall & Freedom Band. https://www.lobero.org/events/ty-segall-freedom-band/
Braille Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. We offer a broad range of free programs, classes and services serving thousands of students of all ages helping to demonstrate that vision rehabilitation is a beginning, not an end.
We serve the community from seven centers, and hundreds of community outreach locations throughout Southern California, and lead popular national programs like Braille Challenge and Cane Quest. Our staff and volunteers understand losing your vision can be scary, but we believe it is not the end of independence, but a new way of living.
A variety of free classes, workshops and support groups are available to help you or a loved one stay active, remain independent and enjoy connections with others.
Sign up for individual events, workshops and seminars – free and open to everyone. Register online or call our Educational Programs Manager, Tracy Alfino, at (805) 898-8312 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Braille Institute es una organización con la misión de transformar positivamente la vida de las personas con pérdida de visión. Ofrecemos una series amplia de programas, clases y servicios gratuitos que sirven a miles de estudiantes de todas las edades, lo que ayuda a demostrar que la rehabilitación de la vista es un comienzo, no un final.
Servimos a la comunidad desde siete centros y cientos de ubicaciones de alcance comunitario en todo el sur de California, y dirigimos programas nacionales populares como Desafios en Braille y Busqueda en Baston. Nuestro personal y voluntarios comprenden que perder la vista puede dar miedo, pero creemos que no es el fin de la independencia, sino una nueva forma de vida.
Una variedad de clases, talleres y grupos de apoyo gratuitos están disponibles para ayudarlo a usted o a un ser querido a mantenerse activo, a ser independiente y a disfrutar de las conexiones con los demás.
Regístrese para eventos, talleres y seminarios individuales, gratuitos y abiertos a todos. Regístrese en línea o llame a nuestra Gerente de Programas Educativos, Tracy Alfino, al (805) 898-8312 de lunes a viernes, de 8:30 am a 5:00 pm.
The Association for Women in Communications-Santa Barbara Chapter presents: How to Make Your Case, Get It Published, and Change the World
An opportunity to work in a new space and meet others who are sharing the PhD experience. Enjoy a free cowork day and meet others over a hosted pizza lunch. We open at 8:30am. Bring your laptop, headset, mask, and anything else you need for a productive day. We supply the great wifi, HDMI monitors, Keurig coffee, sodas, call boxes, and whiteboards.
Bring the whole family to enjoy Teaching Artist-led activities in the Museum’s Family Resource Center.
In February, sketch dragons in motion along with decorative cloud and water elements onto a line drawing of a vase. Finish with a watercolor wash in vivid hues as you draw inspiration from a 19th-century Korean-painted porcelain vase on view in the Asian Art galleries. Afterward, enjoy the galleries until 8 pm.
Reptile - A One-Man Show, written and performed by Matt Talbott
Karla Bonoff has been described as one of the finest singer-songwriters of her generation, and, in her case, the description is not exaggerated. https://www.lobero.org/events/karla-bonoff-2/
AHA!’s Littlest Little Farm
Teens: learn regenerative farming skills in a fun, supportive, caring community!
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is pleased to announce This Basic Asymmetry, a group exhibition featuring work by artists Patricia Ayres, Simone Forti, Miguel Angel Payano Jr., Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Gabriela Ruiz.
Dan and Chris form the foundation, with guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb completing this dynamic quartet, which performs concert series and jazz festivals around the world. https://www.lobero.org/events/jazz-2019-brubeck-brothers/
The Santa Barbara Friends of the Library will host a used book sale to raise funds for book purchases and programs for the library.
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