The Kopu Lisle Nixon Memorial Final is on Sunday, May 26 at 3:00 pm at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club!

Patio Beats returns to Carr Winery for the summer with DJ FAB (and rosé spritzers)!

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara and Ari Benjamin Meyers are delighted to offer a unique experience to creative individuals with a passion for performance and music for the US premiere of Kunsthalle for Music, an exhibition in Santa Barbara, California opening in September 2019

On Memorial Day Monday, May 27, Ojai naturalist Lanny Kaufer will lead a group 2 miles into Matilija Campground in the heart of the Matilija Wilderness, in the Los Padres National Forest.

This Memorial Day, join the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation at the Santa Barbara Cemetery as we remember those who gave the greatest sacrifice for our country.

Visit Santa Barbara, the marketing arm of the South Coast hospitality industry, Santa Barbara Sailing Center and eleven local hotels will do battle in the Second Annual Santa Barbara Hospitality Summer Games May 28, 2019 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Graduate violist Besnik Yzeiri will present a recital on Sunday, June 2nd at 4 pm in Room 1145 in the Music Building. The program will include works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Rebecca Clarke, and Mr. Yzeiri will be joined by pianist Ching-Yun Chen and the UCSB Young Artists String Quartet (violinists Sara Bashore and Kristina Tsanova and cellist Chenoa Orme-Stone). Mr. Yzeiri is a student of UCSB faculty member Jonathan Moerschel.

The UCSB Department of Music will present a Guest Artist Masterclass led by accompanist, vocal coach, arranger, composer, and conductor John Greer on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 1:30-3:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the UCSB Music Building. Mr. Greer will work with students from the UCSB Voice Program.

PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR NEXT 2 GATHERINGS
Due to renovations of the Hill-Carrillo Adobe, we will temporarily be meeting at the address below
You're invited:
Death Cafe Santa Barbara in conjunction with The Center for Successful Aging
with Liz Bauer, Lynn Holzman, and Peggy Levine
Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Time: 3:30-5 PM
Place: Grace Village Apartments at 3869 State Street, Santa Barbara.
For questions, contact: Lynn at cominghomesb@gmail.com or (805) 729-6172

By car: Go to the La Cumbre shopping entrance with the stoplight and turn signal. You will see the Panera restaurant when you make the left turn. Do not park in their lot. Either park in the La Cumbre lot or keep going straight till you get to a stop sign. You will have passed Panera, Sees, and other shops. Make a right turn at the stop sign and then another quick right. Go straight ahead and be aware of the two speed bumps. Grace Village is on the left. For those who would like to park in that lot, we can give you a parking permit good for our 4 meetings that you can put on your dashboard.

By bus: Take the State Street bus from downtown and get off at the La Cumbre stop on State Street that has the stoplight. Cross the street and you can see Grace Village on the right. Walk diagonally across the Panera restaurant parking lot. You can enter the main entrance door or the door on the left which leads to the Community Room.That door is locked from the outside, but we can let you in.

To enter the main entrance, walk straight ahead and then make a left turn and walk down the ramp to the Community Room. There is also an entrance to the Community Room from outside on the left side of the building. We will have the Death Cafe flyers on both of these doors.

At Death Cafes people come together in a relaxed and safe setting to discuss death, drink tea and eat delicious cake. It's free. Please join us! And tell a friend...the more the merrier!

2019 Dates:
Wed. May 29 (this is a date change from our original schedule due to a conflict at Grace Village)
We are due to go back to the Hill-Carrillo Adobe in the summer but don't yet have our dates confirmed with them. We will let you know as soon as we have the schedule. Thank you! Still waiting... hopefully we'll have news by May 29.

Svanibor Pettan (University of Ljubljana) will present a talk titled "Minorities in a War-Peace Continuum: How Applied Ethnomusicology Can Help" on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 3:30-4:45 pm in Music Library Seminar Room 2406. Sponsored by Ethnomusicology Forum.

Homes for Gods and Mortals is a 2018 documentary by the acclaimed Indian film scholar Gayatri Chatterjee. It follows life in two small settlements neighboring the temple complex of Khajuraho, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Madhya Pradesh, India, that is famous for its ornate medieval architecture. The film focuses on the present-day residents of the villages—the nature of their embodied modes of worship and ritual performances—and the interaction of individual lives in a dynamic network around the temples. The film traces a continuous history of migration, settlement, and displacement and of material poverty amid spiritual riches.

The film screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s director, Gayatri Chatterjee, a film scholar based in Pune, India. She has taught and lectured widely in India, Europe, and the United States. She is currently based at Pune’s Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts as a visiting faculty member. Her publications on cinema include two books: Awara (reissued by Penguin, 2003), winner of the 1992 President’s Gold Medal; and Mother India (British Film Institute, BFI Film Classics Series, 2002).

Sponsored by the IHC’s South Asian Religions and Cultures RFG

Directed by Jeremy Haladyna, the UCSB Ensemble for Contemporary Music will present favorites from the contemporary music repertoire and new works by UCSB faculty and students on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 5:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.

Public input sought to identify locations for the multi-use Interim California Coastal Trail through northern Santa Barbara County

Robyn Thomas lectures at the Capps Forum on how to win the fight against gun violence in America on May 29th at 7:00 p.m.

Chaucer's is pleased to invite you to join us on Wednesday, May 29th as we are hosting-- not one, not two, but three subject matter relationship experts as they discuss dating after age fifty, and how to keep love and passion strong in your relationship. Come learn all the insider secrets from people that are making it work!

Are anteater antics amusing? Can California condors be comical? And what’s so funny about a monkey’s uncle? Find out at IMPROVology, the Santa Barbara Zoo’s science-meets-comedy show, which has outgrown its nest and flown the coop, landing at the Lobero Theatre. Hear stories from top experts about an animal’s mating practices, survival strategies, unusual behaviors,

In this reinterpretation of the Greek Medea, Aztec (Mexica) deities descend upon a dystopian U.S. future. Poet-Playwright Cherríe Moraga employs an intimate realism to create a drama of mythic dimension about two exiled women, their love of each other, and of the Indigenous nation denied them.

Performance Dates:

May 24, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2019 - 8:00 pm

June 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Santa Barbara Zoo’s Hit Comedy Series of “Science Meets Improv” Has Debut Lobero Show on Wednesday, May 29 at 8 p.m.

As part of the World Music Series, Victor Bell will direct the UCSB Gospel Choir in a performance of traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 12 pm in the UCSB Music Bowl. The World Music Series is co-presented by the UCSB MultiCultural Center and the Ethnomusicology Program in the Department of Music.

Geoff Dyer’s earlier book on film, Zona, was about Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, so it was perhaps inevitable that he should next devote his unique critical and stylistic energies to Brian G. Hutton’s "Where Eagles Dare"—a thrilling 1968 Alpine adventure starring a magnificent, bleary-eyed Richard Burton and a dynamically lethargic Clint Eastwood. "Broadsword Calling Danny Boy" is Dyer’s hilarious tribute to a film that he has loved since childhood, including a scene-by-scene analysis that takes the reader from its snowy, Teutonic opening credits to its vertigo-inducing climax. In this special 50th-anniversary celebration of the movie, Dyer explains why it is indelibly imprinted on his consciousness and that of almost all British males of a certain age. This event includes film clips and, if watches can be synchronized correctly, perfectly matched readings from the book.

Book signing to follow.

David Elfick’s cult classic Crystal Voyager (1973) is a love letter to surf in the Santa Barbara Channel and a portrait of George Greenough, one of the sport’s great innovators. Written and narrated by Greenough and filmed at the height of surfing’s transition era, when riders and shapers were experimenting with new kinds of board design, the

Directed by Paul Bambach, the UCSB Wind Ensemble will present staples of the wind band repertoire alongside new and exciting works by some of today’s most well-known composers on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.

In this reinterpretation of the Greek Medea, Aztec (Mexica) deities descend upon a dystopian U.S. future. Poet-Playwright Cherríe Moraga employs an intimate realism to create a drama of mythic dimension about two exiled women, their love of each other, and of the Indigenous nation denied them.

Performance Dates:

May 24, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2019 - 8:00 pm

June 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Nine student veterans will read stories about their military experiences. Following the reading there will be time for questions from the audience.

Gio Caballaro | Bradley Fry | John Lucero | Adrian Mejia | Andy Molina-Ochoa | Scott Rothdeutsch | Edward Rutherford | Kyle Shipe | Melissa Weidner

Lunch will be provided.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Social Securities series and the UC Santa Barbara Veterans Writing Workshop.

Marshall Sharpe is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new paintings, entitled, “American Cotton” at the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Glass Box Gallery. The exhibition will be on view from Tuesday, May 28 through Friday, May 31 from 9-5 pm. A reception and a short artist talk will be held on Friday, May 31, from 4-6 pm at the UCSB Glass Box Gallery.

The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. The Glass Box Gallery is located in the center of the UCSB Art Department, Building 534 (Space 1328), near Storke Tower. Paid parking is available in Lot 22.

This exhibition was made possible by an IHC Visual, Performing, and Media Arts Award.

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 on Apple podcasts, SoundCloud or the Solutionsnews.org website.

The Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers is a non-profit organization that works with the International Mountain Bike Association dedicated to creating sustainable trails for all users to enjoy

Please join Santa Barbara Permaculture as we host Dr. Brian von Herzen discussing Marine Permaculture on May 31 and June 1

TD Lind is in the house on Friday, along with wines by the glass and empanadas!

The UCSB Chamber Choir and Women’s Chorus will present a joint concert featuring choral masterpieces and contemporary favorites at Trinity Episcopal Church (1500 State St.) in downtown Santa Barbara on Friday, May 31, 2019 at 7:30 pm.

In this reinterpretation of the Greek Medea, Aztec (Mexica) deities descend upon a dystopian U.S. future. Poet-Playwright Cherríe Moraga employs an intimate realism to create a drama of mythic dimension about two exiled women, their love of each other, and of the Indigenous nation denied them.

Performance Dates:

May 24, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2019 - 8:00 pm

June 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Everybody Dance Now! Invites you and your family to the 5th Annual Day of Movement on June 1st at the Isla Vista Elementary School in Goleta

Undergraduate vocalist Alexandria Jackson (mezzo-soprano) will present a senior recital with pianist Jared Eben on Saturday, June 1st at 1:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. Ms. Jackson is a student of UCSB faculty member Dr. Linda Di Fiore.

The Star Trek franchise has captured the imagination of audiences for over fifty years using a blend of spacefaring high-adventure and futuristic, utopian themes. In 2009, J.J. Abrams refreshed and extended the Star Trek series with the series’ eleventh film.  The new Star Trek centers on young versions of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), who must lead the untested crew of the USS Enterprise to bring down Nero (Eric Bana), a time-traveling Romulan who killed Kirk’s father and now threatens the United Federation of Planets. This new chapter lives up to the franchise’s reputation for assembling talented ensemble casts, and showcases Abrams’s intuitive knack for acing and spectacle.

Editor Maryann Brandon (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Passengers, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will join Pollock Theater Director Matt Ryan for a post-screening conversation.

This event is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, the Department of Film & Media Studies, and the Scott Frank Fund for Screenwriting.
Students $5 / Community $7

https://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock-events/star-trek-2009/

Come one, come all to the first ever Westside Flea For All makers market on Saturday, June 1 from 2-7pm at San Andres Hardware.

At 3 PM on Saturday, June 1, at First United Methodist Church, the Santa Barbara Music Club will present two concerts featuring winners of the 2019 Scholarship Auditions.

The Hawaiian themed party at the Carpinteria Community Pool is a ticketed adult Tiki Party starting at 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. as a fundraiser event for the Carpinteria Parks and Recreation department. The proceeds will benefit the Community Pool and its programming this coming fiscal year.

Undergraduate flutist Esther Duh will present a junior recital with pianist Erik Lawrence on Saturday, June 1st at 4:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. The program will include works by J.S. Bach, Ian Clarke, and Franz Doppler. Ms. Duh is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree and studies with Professor Jill Felber.

Directed by Scott Marcus, the UCSB Middle East Ensemble will present an evening of music and dance reflecting the great variety of cultures found in the Middle East on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. The ensemble performs music and dance from Arab, Turkish, Persian, Armenian, Greek, Jewish, and even Assyrian cultures, with everything from classical pieces to popular songs, as well as folk and cabaret-style dances.

General ($15)
Non-UCSB students with ID ($10)
UCSB students with ID ($5)
Children under 12 (FREE)*

Adelfos Ensemble presents William Shakespeare featuring mostly modern settings for chorus.
June 1st at 7:30pm and June 2nd at 3:00pm

EntheoMedicine presents Santa Barbara’s first practical Psychedelic workshop for the general public: Psychedelics & Entheogens – Preparation, Integration and Transformation. The 4 Hrs workshop will be led by two renowned Psychedelic experts, Zach Leary (son of legendary Timothy Leary), and Tricia Eastman, an experienced international facilitator of over 500 Psychedelic journeys.

Thinking of exploring Psychedelics? Better Be Prepared

PART 1 - Preparing For the Journey (presented by Zach Leary)

By the end of this part of the workshop you will be able to:

. Identify the main Entheogens (Psilocybin, LSD, 5Meo-DMT, Peyote and Ibogaine) and the unique ways each can heal emotional trauma and aid in spiritual growth.
. Create the ideal Set, Setting and Intention prior to taking each Psychedelic.
. Determine the ideal ceremonial setting for each Psychedelic.
. Identify Pharmaceuticals and foods to avoid prior to taking specific Psychedelics.
. Consistently have productive and healing journeys.

In this reinterpretation of the Greek Medea, Aztec (Mexica) deities descend upon a dystopian U.S. future. Poet-Playwright Cherríe Moraga employs an intimate realism to create a drama of mythic dimension about two exiled women, their love of each other, and of the Indigenous nation denied them.

Performance Dates:

May 24, 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2019 - 8:00 pm

June 2, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Hospitality Santa Barbara joins forces with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper for a beach cleanup Saturday, June 1, with an afterparty hosted by The Wayfarer hotel, to usher in the 2019 summer tourism season.

Guided walking tour of Coal Oil Point Reserve

Gael Belden, educator with UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center at The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, leads a meditation and mindfulness experience in the exhibition. Belden has over 30 years of mindfulness practice and teaching, and is the Director of UCLA/MARC's Intensive Practice Program. Pre-registration required.
Image: "Commonfield Clay," Performance by Chris Kallmyer, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO, 2015. Photograph by Carly Ann Faye.

 A fun Family Pool party, from 11 am.- 3 p.m. this will be free to the public; there will be recreational swimming and one lane for lap swimming at the Carpinteria Community Pool.

The annual Mad Hatter Luncheon benefits Transition House, which is dedicated to the solution of family homelessness in the Santa Barbara Community.