ART by Yasmina Reza stars Bill Waxman, Ed Giron, and Geren Piltz in a play that humorously questions the meaning of art, friendship, and independence. DIJO Productions presents ‘ART’ at the Center Stage Theater February 7 - 9 and 14 - 16, 2020

The Youth Showcase is a recital by audition for young musicians age 8-18. These recitals have become a very popular performance opportunity for young musicians, displaying some of the most astonishing and accomplished young musicians on the Central Coast.

Why watch music competitions on TV when you can see live, local talent? The Santa Maria Philharmonic’s annual Youth Showcase is a recital by audition for classical musicians ages 8 to 18, and takes place Sunday, February 16th, 2020 at 3pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Orcutt. 

The Department of Music will present a guest artist recital with soprano Stacey Mastrian on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 7:30 pm. The event, titled "Suoni-silenzi: A Recital of Modern Italian Vocal Music," will include works for voice, piano, and electronics by Berio, Casella, Dallapiccola, DiScipio, Maderna, Nono, and Scelsi. The program will feature Berio's influential Sequenza III for female voice, employing a wide range of vocal techniques to evoke impassioned emotions; Nono's landmark protest work La fabbrica illuminata, a spectacular and gripping depiction of harsh factory conditions and their effect on human life; and more!
Admission is FREE and open to the public!

Arroyo Hondo Preserve Guided Tours

Explore the Natural Wonders of the Gaviota Coast at Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Join Rev. Karen S. Wylie at The Ojai Retreat on Sunday, February 16, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., for her Mid-Month Devotional Retreat, this month devoted to an exploration of love

In order to effectively disrupt workplace racism, we must first be able to identify it. Often, folks with more privileged identities struggle to recognize the ways that whiteness and racism permeate office culture and how they contribute to it. Participants will 1) engage in dialogue around topics of identity, inclusion, and whiteness in order to build a foundational vocabulary and familiarity with topics 2) practice meaningful self-reflection, on both individual and organization levels, in order to recognize how they fit within systems of racism and oppression 3) leave with tangible tools and strategies for identifying and disrupting microaggressions in order to foster more inclusive campus environments.

As part of UCSB Ethnomusicology Forum, Deborah Wong (Professor of Ethnomusicology, UC Riverside) will present a lecture titled "Louder and Faster: Pain, Joy, and the Body Politic in Asian American Taiko," on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 3-4:30 pm in Seminar Room 2406 in the Music Library. Recently published, Louder and Faster is a study of taiko in California, focused on the play of sound, performance, identity, ethnicity, race, gender, and politics.
Admission for this event is free and open to the public!

As part of UCSB Ethnomusicology Forum, Deborah Wong (Professor of Ethnomusicology, UC Riverside) will present a lecture titled "Louder and Faster: Pain, Joy, and the Body Politic in Asian American Taiko," on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 3-4:30 pm in Seminar Room 2406 in the Music Library. Recently published, Louder and Faster is a study of taiko in California, focused on the play of sound, performance, identity, ethnicity, race, gender, and politics.
Admission for this event is free and open to the public!

“A particularly stunning amalgam of theater, modern dance, original music...and top-notch circus skills.” Time Out, New York
“The glamour of a high-flying hotel has found a natural bedfellow in the glamour of contemporary circus... It’s a stylistic match… Beautiful images and inventive acts.” The Toronto Star

$106 - VIP

(VIP ticket includes premier seating and a pre-show reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres)

$55 - Section A

$45 - Section B

(Ticket prices include a $6 per ticket Lobero Facility Fee; other fees may also apply.)

2-for-Tuesday Pizza

MIT Enterprise Forum is hosting a discussion on "Perception and Reality" on Wednesday, February 19th from 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Evolve Benton will host a poetry reading and film screening. Participants will hear poems from Evolve's poetry collection SIR: poetry dedicated to Boihood and Black Queer Love. Evolve will also screen their film the BOI DOC. THE BOI DOC is an artistic manifestation of our desire to add our honest, uniquely provocative, and eloquent narratives about gender and gender expression through the Masculine and Masculine of Center queer voice of the people of the African diaspora to the world. 33m

Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Meets Today

“Hill was transformed into a symbol and catalyst for the #MeToo movement in support of sexual-harassment victims, decades before it had a name.” The New Yorker

The name Hot Tuna invokes as many different moods and reactions as there are Hot Tuna fans — millions of them. To some, Hot Tuna is a reminder of some wild and happy times. To others, that name will forever be linked to their own discovery of the power and depth of American blues and roots music. To newer fans, Hot Tuna is a tight, masterful duo that is on the cutting edge of great music.

$106 - VIP

$60 - Section A

$50 - Section B

(Ticket prices include a per ticket Lobero Facility Fee; other fees may also apply.)

As part of the World Music Series, Reshma Srivastava will present a sitar concert featuring North Indian classical music on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 12 pm in the Music Bowl. Reshma has performed throughout India, Great Britain, Belgium, Holland, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Slovenia, Turkey, Israel, Croatia, Ukraine and across the United States. She has also appeared frequently on All India Radio and Television.

 “The Untold Story of Women of Color in the League of Women Voters” on Weds, February 19th from noon to 2 pm.

Speaker: Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins; introduced by LWVUS President Chris Carson
Wednesday, Feb. 19, noon-2pm, followed by an Equali-Tea
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street
The Forum is one of many events across the country to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters, with the theme "Women Power the Vote."

The Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Music (CISM) presents the Symposium for Music, Sound, and Indigeneity on Thursday, February 20, 2020 from 1:30-3:30 pm in the UCSB Multicultural Center Theater. The symposium will engage with popular musics and archival collections from indigenous perspectives. The first component of the symposium will be a roundtable discussion of graduate students and early career scholars from across the country. Coffee and refreshments will be provided.

Amplifier.org is “a nonprofit design lab that builds art and media experiments to amplify the most important movements of our times.” In this lecture the Founder of Amplifier will speak on the power of art at threshold moments, recounting visual campaigns like We The People, which flooded the streets for the Women’s March and 2017 Presidential Inauguration protests.

Amplifier believes that in times of uncertainty–in times like these, when fear and misinformation attempt to divide us– that art is more than beauty or decoration: It is a weapon and a shield. Art has the power to wake people up and serve as a catalyst for real change. It is a megaphone for important but unheard voices that need amplifying. It is a bridge that can unite movements with shared values in ways other mediums cannot. Art gives us symbols to gather around, builds community, and helps us feel like we are not alone. But for all the tools art can be in this fight, for Amplifier it is a compass. It points to the future we want to live in, and that we want our children to live in.

Aaron Huey is a National Geographic photographer, a Stanford Media Designer, and Creative Director of Amplifier. He has photographed over 30 stories for the National Geographic magazines and is a Contributing Artist at Harper’s Magazine. Huey is also widely known for his 3,349-mile solo walk across America (with his dog Cosmo) and his TED talk on Native American P.O.W. Camps. Huey is a Stanford Knight Fellow and the first Global Ambassador for Stanford’s d.School, focusing on media experiments using the human centered design process in both the analog and digital world.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Critical Mass series and the Idee Levitan Endowment

Is your gifted child ready for more? If you're curious whether The Knox School is a fit for your gifted child, join us for a Fireside Chat. Come ask candid questions about the school and its programs, and talk to current Knox parents about their experience.

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum's galleries as an impetus to writing. Each session is led by a visiting writer/facilitator who begins with a conversation and prompts, partially inspired by works on view. Participants are free to write on their own and then reconvene as a group to share and comment on each other's work. Please bring a journal or notebook, laptop, or tablet on which to write.

Racialized emotions are part of modernity; once racism emerged and races were created, the racial edifice was suffused with emotions. In this talk, Professor Bonilla-Silva will illustrate his recent theorization on racialized emotions with the case of President Trump. Specifically, he will illustrate how he has used emotions as the fulcrum of his political appeal. He will outline some ideas to produce a “feeling of equality” and how to craft a radical counter-emotional plan to move us closer to the “beloved community” aspired by Martin Luther King. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva is a Professor of Sociology at Duke University.

The Knox School of Santa Barbara’s Kindergarten program will be expanding to add a Junior Kindergarten this Fall for the 2020/2021 school year.  Join a Fireside Chat for more info.

Hiking New Zealand's Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Free Presentation with Q&A Thursday, February 20th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Located in Fiordland National Park, in the southernmost part of New Zealand, Tautapere Hump Ridge Track leads through Waitutu Forest and offers scenic views of New

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is delighted to announce that Dwight Hwang will be demonstrating the art of nature printing with commentary by Emily Miller, to coincide with the museum’s art exhibit, Fishing with Paper & Ink.

Animal experts are interviewed live on stage. Then, on the spot, actors from L.A.’s Impro Theatre create skits, songs, and general silliness, accompanied by live music. Think TED Talks meets Whose Line Is It Anyway… but about California condors or African wild dogs or, in one particularly hilarious show, parasitic worms.

$70 - VIP seating & courtyard reception

$30 - Reserved

$25 - Santa Barbara Zoo Members

Santa Barbara Zoo's IMPROVology returns to the Lobero Theatre, February 20

The Santa Barbara Zoo is excited to announce the return of IMPROVology, a live, family-friendly mashup of science and comedy. Mix comedians with animal experts, add cool stories about fascinating critters, and everyone ends up happy as clams. In a special Valentine’s Day edition of IMPROVology, improv comedians from LA’s Impro Theatre do a deep

"For more than 30 years, Lovett has been putting out consistently solid albums that carry the torch for not only traditional country music storytelling, but also a decidedly literate -- and often downright humorous -- brand of songwriting." PopMatters

If intimacy is collaboratively produced in interaction, as discourse analysts argue, then how do individuals with atypical interactional behaviors achieve it? This paper addresses a sociolinguistic practice noted for individuals on the autism spectrum but rarely analyzed: the sustained adoption of non-local dialect features. For sociolinguists who view second dialect acquisition as a social achievement importantly related to identity, this practice presents a paradox: How do individuals with such a purportedly “asocial” syndrome accomplish an activity that is intensely social? To address this question, the talk draws from data collected by a team of linguists and anthropologists at the University of Colorado Boulder for a multi-year project on accent imitation in the autism spectrum. Focusing on the life narrative of an autistic man raised in Montgomery, Alabama who has adopted what he characterizes as a “South African Welsh” accent, the paper suggests that the cultivation of non-local accent enables autistic individuals to achieve the intimacy often precluded by the use of atypical prosody. Bringing together Bourdieu’s work on ‘shared timing’ with recent work on queer time and spatiotemporal scales, the paper questions fundamental sociolinguistic assumptions about the relationship between place, dialect, and speaker subjectivity.

As part of the Corwin Chair Series, João Pedro Oliveira (Corwin Chair of Composition, UC Santa Barbara) will present a lecture titled "Models of Composition in the 21st Century" on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 3 pm in Studio Xenakis (Room 2215, Music Building). Oliveira will talk about his music and how he uses models derived from the historical past and other arts.

WHAT: This week’s “Solutions News” live radio broadcast will interview David Gershon
WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
WHERE: Tune in to KZSB 1290 AM

Join us this Friday for live music with Dan & the ZimmerMen!

Monthly Westmont Public Telescope Night

UC Santa Barbara faculty member Dr. Natasha Kislenko will present a piano recital on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 7:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall. Dr. Kislenko will present piano variation sets from different time periods, with pieces by Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schnittke, and Lutoslawski. UC Santa Barbara faculty member and pianist Dr. Sarah Gibson will make a special guest appearance.

Tickets are now being sold for $10 (general) and $5 (non-UCSB students with ID).
Admission is FREE for UCSB students with ID and children under 12!
More at https://www.music.ucsb.edu/news/event/1999

“The most prolific, nimble, and interesting writer of American history today, vigorously kicking at the past until she dislodges it from the ossifying grip of received wisdom.” The Washington Post

Join Architect and Art Historian Anthony Grumbine, Principal at Harrison Design, as he explores the storied history and grand design of this important Structure of Merit.

This year, Hospice of Santa Barbara will host (8) Friday Learn @ Lunch Sessions, each featuring a leader from a different religious tradition to address death and dying. Each will review common concerns, beliefs and rituals around end-of-life issues and practices within their tradition.

Children Learning Art from the Masters

Island View Outfitters celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a printing party on Feb 22 from 12:00pm-5:00pm at our store location on 6565 Trigo

The Santa Barbara Music Club celebrates its 50th year! The program for Saturday, February 22, 3pm is co-presented by Santa Barbara Music Club and Santa Barbara Public Library, and features works by Georges Barboteu, Debussy, Christopher Lowry, and Richard Strauss. The free concert is located at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu St. For more information visit www.SBMusicClub.org.

Saturday, Feb. 22. Matinee performance at 3pm, evening performance at 7:30pm.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street at Micheltorena, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
$20 general admission at the door, $15 admission for students and seniors 65+.
Discount for advance purchase online before February 20th.
For more information please visit: http://adelfosensemble.org/tickets/

Undergraduate clarinetist Sarah Evenson will present a Bachelor of Arts recital with pianist Buyun Li and the Nuñes Scholarship Woodwind Quintet on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 4:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall. The evening will include performances of works by Claude Debussy, Robert Muczynski, Johannes Brahms, and more! Sarah is a clarinetist currently studying alongside Professor Paul Bambach. She is involved with multiple UCSB ensembles and is also pursuing a Physics degree!

For more info visit https://www.music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2008

Enjoy a specially prepared authentic Italian three course menu with additional option for Italian wine pairing. Enter in our best masked costume contest for a prize. Costumes are encouraged.

Save 20% on almost the entire store when you shop Miner's Ace Hardware Saturday, February 22nd during our SUPER SATURDAY SALE! Some exceptions apply see store for details.

Saturday, February 22, 2020
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara
Moderator: Alana DeJoseph

A Towering Task is an inspiring documentary film that reflects an accurate history of the Peace Corps. The screening will be followed by a discussion with its director, Alana DeJoseph. She previously served as associate producer of the award-winning PBS documentaries The Greatest Good, about the U.S. Forest Service, and Green Fire about conservationist Aldo Leopold. Director DeJoseph seeks to remind people that the Peace Corps still exists and that it might be more important now than ever before.

Suggested donation: $2 per person

Saturday, Feb. 22. Matinee performance at 3pm, evening performance at 7:30pm.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street at Micheltorena, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
$20 general admission at the door, $15 admission for students and seniors 65+.
Discount for advance purchase online before February 20th.
http://adelfosensemble.org/tickets/

Undergraduate vocalist Alexandra Lopez (soprano) will present a senior Bachelor of Music recital with pianist Erik Lawrence on Saturday, 2/22 at 7:30pm in Karl Geiringer Hall. The program will include works by Samuel Barber, Gabriel Fauré, Mozart, and more! Alexandra Lopez is a soprano in the studio of Dr. Isabel Bayrakdarian. She has performed as part of the chorus in the Opera Santa Barbara's productions of Carmen by Bizet and Manon by Massenet, as well UCSB productions. She recently performed as Mamá in Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena by Evan Mack.

On Saturday, February 22, the American Red Cross of the Pacific Coast will host its Sound the Alarm event at Rancho Santa Mobile Home Park

In conjunction with the UCSB Reads 2020 book “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore” by Elizabeth Rush, UCSB Library is sponsoring a tour of the UCSB North Campus Open Space Restoration Project. Join Lisa Stratton, Director of Ecosystem Management for UCSB's Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) for a tour highlighting how the restoration of the estuary will support a diversity of birds, fish, and wildlife, absorb floodwaters, and be adaptive to sea level rise. Wear comfortable shoes and plan to walk 2 to 2.5 miles.

Ice in Paradise invites boys and girls ages 4-9 to Try Hockey for Free on February 22nd from 9:30-11:00 AM. 

Hotel Santa Barbara presents our Makers Workshop Series: Brass Earring Workshop. Red Tail Jewelry's Alice Matiosian will cover the basics of texturing metal to make one of a kind earrings. Come select brass shapes of your choice and stamp, hammer and patina to create a unique wearable design!

What if you could engage Picasso to teach your child art, or Miro, Matisse, Renoir or Chagall? What inspiration could be gained? What techniques could be learned? What imaginations could be set free? While these great artist are long gone and may not be available to give lessons directly, their works endure and are accessible as artistic tools in the hands of the right teacher.