Gülru Çakmak, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and guest curator of "Out of Storage and into the Light: Sculptures That Tell Stories," will discuss highlights from the exhibition, reflecting on sculptures as witnesses of complex cultural experiences across time and place.

The String Ensemble of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, a select group of student musicians from the Westmont College Orchestra String Ensemble, presents music of Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary composers, including works by Purcell, Hanel, Gabrieli, Donizetti, and Bach under the direction of Michael Shasberger D.M.A., Adams Chair of Music & Worship Conductor. Seating is limited.

On Sunday, April 28th from 2-3pm, American Dance and Music presents Up Close at The Dance Hub, an intimate afternoon of dance and live music for families and anyone interested in the arts. Children and adults will enjoy this performance, fun interactive movement experiences, and refreshments. Free to the public. Call (805) 450-7535 or visit https://adam-bsb.org/ for more information.

This special two-part event features Claude Lanzmann’s final film Shoah: Four Sisters.  Starting in 1999, Claude Lanzmann made several films that could be considered satellites of his 1985 masterpiece Shoah, comprised of interviews conducted in the 1970s that didn’t make it into the final, monumental work. In the last years of the late director’s life, he decided to

Please add these free events to your April and May 2019 Calendar. Both events occur at Goleta Valley Public Library, 500 N Fairview Ave., Goleta. For more information, 805-964-7878.
They are sponsored by the Friends of the Goleta Valley Library. Thank you.
TITLE: People and Birds of Cuba
SPEAKER: Dennis Ringer, Emeritus Prof., Anthropology, SBCC
The popular speaker Dennis Ringer returns to talk about the birds he encountered on a 10-day birding and cultural tour of Cuba. This lecture will give a feel for the birders' experiences, and the atmosphere of Cuba and its inhabitants.

Accordion orchestra from North Hollywood Concert in Santa Barbara

The Wildling Museum Presents The Wilderness Spirit Award to Jean Kellogg Schuyler At The 16th Annual Spring Barbeque Benefit on April 28

Catch the final hours of Lara Favaretto over a glass of wine from exhibition sponsor Presqu’ile Winery

Undergraduate pianist Siyuan Zhang will present a junior Bachelor of Arts recital featuring works by Beethoven and Prokofiev on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. Zhang is a student of Professor Paul Berkowitz.
Siyuan Zhang is a UCSB Junior student majoring in Physics and Music Studies with an emphasis in Western Art Music. He has a particular interest in piano performance and studies under Professor Paul Berkowitz’s instruction at UCSB. Recently, he decided to pursue a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance after graduating from UCSB

The Tierney Sutton Band, comprised of 8-time GRAMMY nominated vocalist Tierney Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Kevin Axt, Ray Brinker, Trey Henry and Christian Jacob, band functions as a true collaborative unit with a rich and thematic discography. Spanning over 20 years of collaboration, the Tierney Sutton recordings have featured the same core group of consummate

The Secret Lives of Plastic: Materials, Recycling, Oceans, & Communication
Corwin Pavilion, UC Santa Barbara
Tuesday April 30, 2-5 and 7-9
http://sustech.ucsb.edu/conferences/2019-slp

More and more people are becoming aware of plastics gyres and microplastics in the oceans, cities around the world are banning plastic bags and straws, and China has stopped accepting most of the world’s plastic for recycling. Scientists, policy-makers, municipalities, industries, and countries are struggling with the positive and negative implications of plastic. Topics include interdependencies and challenges in the life cycle of plastics, from design of materials, to uses, down- and up-recycling, energy and cost trade-offs, to pollution and ocean microplastics, sustainability, and communicating the issues. This event brings together experts from universities (administrators, science/social science/humanities professors), government, non-profit agencies, and industry, and presents a fascinating and troubling film, to discuss a variety of timely questions.

Prospective home buyers can get their questions answered and connect with local real estate and lending professionals, as well as eat tacos and win prizes. RSVP at homebuyingfairs.org

Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington serves as the president and founder of the Washington Consulting Group, a multicultural organizational development firm. His workshops will provide the tools to handle and work through difficult situations while navigating the university. His lecture will take us into a deeper understanding of race, specifically how to combat structural and individual incidents of anti-blackness.

Ghana’s Electric Dreams presents the planning and wide-ranging impact of the Akosombo Dam, Ghana’s most ambitious development project. The film visits sites affected by the hydroelectric dam and by the broader vision of modernization that it represents. Historical footage and interviews with Ghanaians reveal the complexity and contradictions, unintended consequences, social inequities, rural/urban divides, and gender

A work of social realism imbued with dreamlike imagery, El Norte is a lovingly-rendered story of hope and survival, which critic Roger Ebert called "a Grapes of Wrath for our time." The film tells the timely story of Enrique and Rosa, siblings who flee persecution in Guatemala and journey north through Mexico and on to the United States with the dream of starting a new life. With immigration as one of the most pressing and polarizing issues on the national agenda, it has a renewed potency as it portrays the harrowing odyssey to the U.S. and the struggles of adapting to a new life in Los Angeles. This 35th-anniversary screening pays homage to the movie's masterful quality and enduring influence. (Gregory Nava, 1983, 139 min.)

Cup of Culture
Dawnland
Wed, May 1st, 6 PM
Film Screening/MCC Theater

Dawnland is a documentary about cultural survival and stolen children. With exclusive access and never before seen footage, it reveals the untold narrative of Indigenous child removal in the United States. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission discovers that state power continues to be used to break up Wabanaki families, threatening the very existence of the Wabanaki people. Dawnland foregrounds the immense challenges that this commission faces as they work toward truth, reconciliation, and the survival of all Indigenous peoples. Post film discussion with Chris Newell, senior advisor of the documentary. 1h 26m

Bringing fiery, fast-paced malambo to the contemporary stage, the company celebrates the unique South American tradition of the gaucho with an exhilarating percussive dance and music spectacle that offers nonstop thrills for the entire family.

Jo O'Connell will speak on Australian Native Plants for Fire Resistance and Garden Design . Santa Barbara County Horticultural Society

Graduate violinist Kristina Tsanova will present a master's recital on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall. Ms. Tsanova will be joined by pianist Dr. Natasha Kislenko (UCSB faculty member), violinist Sara Bashore, cellist Naomi Stoodley, and harpsichordist Jared Eben on works by Bach, Schumann, Beethoven, and Vivaldi. Ms. Tsanova is from the studio of Ertan Torgul.

As part of the World Music Series and in recognition of El Cinco de Mayo, Santa Barbara-based Mariachi Las Olas, founded and directed by Juan Zaragoza, will perform various music genres from Mexico including rancheras, boleros, corridos, sones and gustos on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 12 pm in the UCSB Music Bowl. Jordan Mitchell will also present some of the music from his senior recital. The World Music Series is co-presented by the UCSB MultiCultural Center and the Ethnomusicology Program in the Department of Music.

Art Matters Lecture: Todd Cronan
Matisse’s Hands

At the onset of World War II, Henri Matisse's art underwent a startling change of direction. Inventing a dramatic new technique of cut-outs, Matisse explored aspects of the world that were largely absent from his previous work. This talk will trace the development of Matisse's late cut-outs and the new forms of expression they provoked.

Image: Henri Matisse, "Palmette," 1947. Gouache.

Join us for Night at DV8 Cellars on Thursday May 2nd starting at 6 PM. Hosted by our very own Matt Kowallis, we will be offering wine by the glass and bottle but no tasting flights. We have Santa Barbara Popcorn and food will be available to order from Brass Bear Brewing. Prizes will be awarded for each round and a grand prize at the end of the evening. Hope to see you there!

Join Santa Barbara Revels singers and dancers in a celebration of the spring.

Opera Santa Barbara returns to present crowd-pleasing pop-up performances in the Museum galleries.

Join Santa Barbara photographer Jean Morrison Phillips at a reception for "Solace in the Details."

Please join the SBMA Museum Store for a special book signing with local author and avid art collector, David Gersh. David will be signing copies of his newly released title, "How to Collect Great Art on a Shoestring." This how-to guide for new and experienced collectors explores the unique opportunity to acquire one-of-a-kind works by artists featured in the world’s most famous museums. Gersh offers pro tips on how, what, and which artists to look for while providing unique insights, an invaluable perspective, and a dash of humor into the world of collecting great art.

The Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces returns to SBMA to perform a short program of choral music. The group was founded in 1993 to rediscover the sacred a capella choral music of the Renaissance and the modern age.

Claude Lanzmann discusses The Hippocratic Oath and Baluty; The Merry Flea and Noah’s Ark on April 28 & May 2 at UCSB

The Pollock Theater’s two-part special screening of Claude Lanzmann’s final film Shoah: Four Sisters concludes with the film’s final two installments: The Merry Fleaand Noah’s Ark. Starting in 1999, Claude Lanzmann made several films that could be considered satellites of his 1985 masterpiece Shoah, comprised of interviews conducted in the 1970s that didn’t make it into the final, monumental work.

Experts on immigration, national security and refugee movements will engage in a debate about the U.S. immigration system, the values and interests it serves and the impact of immigration on the nation. Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, is the co-author of Open Immigration: Yea & Nay and the author of

Adventures in the Nautilus Exploration of the seafloor

Immigration: A Boon or Burden to U.S. Society

Experts on immigration, national security and refugee movements will engage in a debate about the U.S. immigration system, the values and interests it serves and the impact of immigration on the nation. Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, is the co-author of Open Immigration: Yea & Nay and the author of The New Case Against Immigration, Both Legal and Illegal and How Obama is Transforming America through Immigration. Rubén G. Rumbaut, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at UC Irvine, is the author of Immigrant America: A Portrait and Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation. The debate will be moderated by Donald M. Kerwin, Jr., Director of the Center for Migration Studies of New York.

Undergraduate oboist Greg Moreno will present a recital with pianist Jared Eben, flutist Maddie Kolkow, and cellist Hannah Paulus on Friday, May 3rd at 5 pm in Room 1145 in the Music Building. The program will feature works by Telemann, Saint-Saëns, Haydn, Handel, and Bozza. Mr. Moreno is a student of UCSB faculty member Gabrielle Castriotta.

The UCSB Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE) will present "Vinyl streaming and the Groupe de Récherches Musicale (GRM)," a lecture with Swedish composer Ragnar Grippe, on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 5 pm in Studio Xenakis (Room 2215) in the Music Building. Sponsored by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.

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 1290 AM 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 from Soundcloud.

Cheers to Friday! Kick off the weekend at Carr Winery with wine, friends and live music with OutOfTheBlue.

Through a blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba), he has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music. Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, singing songs that celebrate life, and inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries.
His music has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.”

A master of satire beloved for his personal essays and short stories, Santa Barbara’s favorite comedic darling returns on the heels of Calypso, his new collection that takes a self-deprecating look at life, growing older and beach vacations.

College of Creative Studies Music Composition student Jordan Mitchell will present a senior recital on Friday, May 3th at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7 pm) in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall in the UCSB Music Building. The program will include original works by Mr. Mitchell, with performances by UCSB and CCS students and alumni. Mr. Mitchell is a student of Leslie Hogan and Jeremy Haladyna.

The Vintners Festival will take place on Saturday, May 4th at Rancho Sisquoc Winery in the beautiful Santa Maria Valley.

Get a front row seat as La Cumbre Plaza retailers hit the runway to showcase their Summer Fashion near Tiffany & Co. on May 4th at 1:00 p.m.

Cinco De Mayo Brew and Taco Fest at Chase Palm Park on Saturday, May 4th from 1-7pm

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo the Santa Barbara way, with great music, delicious food, craft beer, and wine - all benefiting a great cause! The Cinco de Mayo Beer and Taco Festival will be on May 4th, 2019 at Chase Palm Park. Come together to raise awareness for mental health, gun safety, and community unity.

Music headliners include Ozomatli, Soul Majestic, R-15, Sismo, Sonora Dinamita De Rocio, Sivoney, Santa Elena, Terrill Williams Carter, and other local talent!

SOHO Music Club, Crush Wine, SB Food Connection, and Fernando’s Churros will be there selling plenty of delicious food, beer, and wine!

General Admission tickets are $10 and buy you entrance into the festival.
VIP Admission tickets are $40 and buy you unlimited free beer samples!

Visit our website for more information and to purchase tickets: https://sbresponsenetwork.org/5-de-mayo-brew-fest-1

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo the Santa Barbara way, with great music, delicious food, craft beer, and wine - all benefiting a great cause! The Cinco de Mayo Beer and Taco Festival will be on May 4th, 2019 at Chase Palm Park. Come together to raise awareness for mental health, gun safety, and community unity.

SOHO Music Club, Crush Wine, SB Food Connection, and Fernando’s Churros will be there selling
plenty of delicious food, beer, and wine!

The festival will also be featuring a variety of speakers from both organizations to share stories and
messages of unification to inspire community resilience and safety.

And last but not least, we’re excited to announce that Ozomatli will be headlining! They are known for
their passionate and wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and rock. In addition to Ozomatli, we will have other local bands performing Salsa, Mexican music, and Chicano
Rock.

Graduate vocalist Byron Mayes (baritone) will present a recital on Saturday, May 4th at 1:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall with pianist Ching-Yun Chen. The program will include works by Brahms, Barber, Verdi, and Finzi. Mr. Mayes studies with Dr. Linda Di Fiore.

Catch Me If You Can captures the astonishing true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr. (played by Dillon Stave), a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, a lawyer and a jet pilot—all before the age of 21. With straight-arrow FBI agent Carl Hanratty (played by Jack Boyd) on Frank’s trail, we’re off on a jet-setting, cat-and-mouse chase, as a jazzy, swinging-sixties score keeps this adventure in constant motion. In the end, Agent Hanratty learns he and Frank aren’t so very different after all, and Frank finds out what happens when love catches up to a man on the run.

The Adderley School Conservatory, Santa Barbara's premier school for musical theater, presents WEST SIDE STORY, a tragic tale of love in 1950s New York that has been one of Broadway's timeless hits since it first opened 62 years ago.

The Santa Barbara Music Club presents a free concert at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St., 3pm, Saturday, May 4. The program features vocal music by Dvořák, Gounod, Luzzi, Mascagni, and Tchaikovsky; the Pichl Duo in C Major for viola and cello; and the Martinů Sonata for flute and piano.

For information on this or other Santa Barbara Music Club programs and performing artists, visit SBMusicClub.org.

Graduate vocalist Tyler Reece (baritone) will present a DMA lecture recital, titled "Liebe und Leben: Exploring Gender Roles and Sexuality in Nineteenth-Century Lieder," with pianist Mandee Madrid-Sikich on Saturday, May 4th at 4:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the UCSB Music Building. Reece will feature examples from works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann.

Author Megan Carney will be speaking about their book The Unending Hunger: Tracing Women and Food Insecurity Across Borders. Carney will speak on her work and research in Santa Barbara that she did for the book and the impacts of national policies that have deep and lasting affects on individuals, particularly related to food systems,

Pacific Pride Foundation Announces 2019 Royal Ball Fundraising Event May 4, Rosewood Miramar Beach

The Teacher Education Program at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will hold a School Maker Faire on Saturday, May 4 from 10am-12pm at the Education Building on the UCSB campus. Like other Maker Faires, this event will celebrate “making,” that is hands-on activities related to robotics, circuits, crafts, building, and other pursuits.

Have you heard about Pilates but are still uncertain what it is or how it could help you? In this workshop you will SEE Demonstrations of Pilates with and without equipment, FEEL some basic Pilates movements HEAR about the method and it's many benefits, ASK Questions and GET Answers.

Meet us at the Mart for a Spring Marketplace and shop 20+ brands on May 4th! Along with our Mart family, there will be a curated selection of pop-ups handpicked by Local Mercato!