Parallel Stories turns its gaze both inward and outward as the ever-engaging author and Santa Barbara favorite Pico Iyer shares his new book, the fruit of 31 years of reflection on his adopted home near Kyoto. In "Autumn Light," Iyer describes a single season in his suburban neighborhood in Japan as the leaves turn, the skies grow ever more brilliant, and he watches elders die, grandchildren arrive, and all the universal questions of love and loss play out in a world of ancestor worship and moon-viewing. Walking every day to the post office, thinking about how autumn teaches "joyful participation in a world of sorrows" - and playing furious games of ping-pong daily with his aging neighbors-Iyer tries to set the beauty of the moment against the fact of our impermanence.

Pico Iyer is the author of more than a dozen books of fiction and non-fiction and has been writing regularly, for more than a quarter-century, for more than 200 periodicals worldwide. Two of his recent books, "The Art of Stillness" and "The Open Road" were national bestsellers. This spring he has been Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton. In September, as a further run-up to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, he will publish a companion book to "Autumn Light, A Beginner's Guide to Japan," which looks at the Faraway Island through an almost contradictory lens.

The Santa Barbara Country Dance Society announces Free Double Dances with the Knepper, Abell, & Metzgar Band on Sunday, June 30th

Patio Beats returns to Carr Winery this Sunday with DJ FAB!

As a tribute to local mystery writer Sue Grafton, The Friends of the Santa Barbara Public Library invite you to join us for a unique fundraising event following the real footsteps of fictitious investigator Kinsey Millhone for an afternoon of discovery.

SB Voice Academy hosts Singers performing current popular music with SB All Star Band.

From Iran to North Korea, from Cuba to Tibet, Pico Iyer has spent more than 40 years traveling to the places we hear about more than know about. In a world ever more mediated, he longs to see places first-hand, and catch a human reality often lost in images or on screens. Sharing long, detailed stories about his journeys across Iran, to Pyongyang, and to other places in the news more than in our heads, he catches some of the beauty and surprise of travel and reminds us why travel is more urgent than ever in a world where we're so often lost in our own bubbles. Iyer is the author of 15 books, including, this year, "Autumn Light," "This Could be Home," and "A Beginner’s Guide to Japan." Two of his recent works "The Art of Stillness" and "The Open Road" were national bestsellers.

Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation invites community members to wear their red, white and blue for the 56th Annual Fourth of July Parade and spend the evening listening to patriotic melodies at the Courthouse Sunken Garden. 

Local organizations will come together to celebrate Independence Day during the 56th annual Fourth of July Parade.

The Canary rooftop is the place to soak up the sun this Fourth of July! Head to the Canary’s roof for a free and open to the public event, where Finch & Fork will be grilling complimentary bites - like hot dogs and burgers - and slinging boozy slushies, cocktails, wine, and beer at the bar. Santa Barbara's own Everything's Fine

Join Santa Barbara City College for a family-friendly 4th of July!
Food trucks:
Big Truck Foods
Romanti-Ezer
Kona Ice

Local band:
Mr. Friendly

Come join us at the brewery this 4th of July and get front row seats for the State Street parade starting at 1pm and Chillpoint playing at 5pm. Seats are first come first serve and it will be a rockin day at the Night Lizard! With 2 new beers on tap it will be a 4th of July event that you won’t want to miss out on! See you all there! Cheers!!

Gather your friends and family for the free 4th of July concert at 5 p.m. in the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden.

Art show at Old Mission Santa Barbara on July 4th from 9am to 4pm

Solvang celebrates USA Independence Day with a Parade, BBQ,  3 Free Concerts, plus Festival & Fireworks Show.

Santa Barbara Elks Lodge #613 will be celebrating this patriot event with their annual 4^th of July Family Fun Day from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hop-in and head over to Rosewood Miramar Beach for our inaugural Fourth of July celebration!

Stearns Wharf Merchants Association presents their Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show.

“Solutions News Radio” is a local weekly radio program hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco, president and founder of the World Business Academy. It airs live Fridays from 5-6 p.m. on KZSB 1290 AM radio with replay broadcasts Fridays 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.

Old Blind Dogs concert in Ojai July 5th

Tony Ybarra returns to Carr Winery with live flamenco music this Friday.

FREE summer cinema at the Santa Barbara Courthouse

Matt Pickett with Oceans Unmanned will be in the brewery for one of our Science On Tap's this Saturday at 3pm. He will be representing the Oceans Unmanned group and will be going over how the use of commercial drones are being utilized for a variety of ocean and coastal research methods.

Santa Barbara Summit for Tibet invites the community to honor, celebrate in a day of compassion celebrating His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama’s 84th Birthday

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum invites entire families and teams to compete in the 17th annual Kardboard Kayak Race Team Challenge, in conjunction with Semana Nautica. 

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is excited about hosting the 17th annual Kardboard Kayak Race Team Challenge, in conjunction with Semana Nautica.
WHEN: Saturday, July 6, 2019
Registration: 12:00pm
Building: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Racing begins: 2:00pm
WHERE: West Beach, Santa Barbara