UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai will present a recital from the carillon in UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 2 pm. Listeners are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on the grass outside the tower during the recital.
This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit, https://www.music.ucsb.edu/news/event/1982

Chamber On The Mountain presents
Zlatomir Fung, Cellist
with Janice Carissa, Pianist

All-Brahms Program!

Sunday, March 1, 2020 / 3 pm

Logan House (at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Upper Ojai)
8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd.
Ojai, CA 93023

Tickets: $25.00 at www.ChamberOnTheMountain.com

Wine and unwind at Carr Winery the first Sunday of March.

Professor Michael Kalichman will discuss "Research Ethics: Uncertainty, Reproducibility, and Truth in Science" on March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. for a free lecture.

Bill Bryson is the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods. In this event based on his new book, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, the evening is guaranteed to provide a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular.
"There is really no story more amazing than the story of us." – Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson is the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods. In this event based on his new book, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, the evening is guaranteed to provide a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular.
"There is really no story more amazing than the story of us." – Bill Bryson

Edhat's infamous photo hunting game begins on Monday, March 2nd!

Earl Minnis, along with the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse are presenting Patti Smith, an Intimate Concert by the Sea, March 3rd of 2020

This moderated discussion will provide an in depth and critical look into the intersections of race, religion, and politics in the United States. Joseph Blankholm is an Assistant Professor at UCSB in the Religious Studies Department whose work focuses on atheism and secularism, primarily in the U.S. Juhem Navarro-Rivera is the Managing Partner and Director of Political Research at Socioanalítica Research, co-chair of the Latinx Humanist Alliance, serves on the board of directors of the American Humanist Association, and is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Humanist Studies.

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, March 4, 2020
Time: 3:30-5 PM
Place: Hill-Carrillo Adobe building at 11 East Carrillo St., Santa Barbara
Parking: Public parking lot 8 on Anacapa between Carrillo and Figueroa (enter the adobe from the back door. It's convenient!).
For questions, contact: Lynn at cominghomesb@gmail.com or (805) 729-6172

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!
2020 Dates (All at the Hill-Carrillo Adobe):
Wednesday, April 15
Wednesday, June 3
Wednesday, July 22
Wednesday, September 2
Wednesday, October 14
Wednesday, December 2

As part of UCSB Ethnomusicology Forum, Dwight Reynolds (Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara) will present a lecture titled "Music in the Medieval Mediterranean" on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 from 3:30-4:45 pm in Music Library Seminar Room 2406. Why were musicians and singers able to move through different regions of the medieval Mediterranean so easily? What types of cultural interactions took place before the construction of ‘national cultures’ and before Western Europe defined itself as the center of the world? Stop by to learn more about the answers to these questions and more!
Admission is free and open to the public!

What does Circular Economy mean to you?

Isn't the Circular Economy just recycling? Is it more about efficiency or effectiveness? An does that even matter?

Imposter Syndrome: What is it? How does it hold women back? How can you overcome it? In this interactive discussion, Pacific Coast Business Times Publisher, Linda LeBrock, will help you understand Imposter Syndrome and the many ways it impacts professional and personal life. She’ll explain how this syndrome lays at the root of issues ranging from perfectionism and self-worth to leadership ability and pay equity. And she’ll help you access your authentic voice by recognizing and neutralizing internal and external sources of stress and self-doubt.

Doors open at 5:30pm for refreshments and connecting. Program begins at 6pm.

Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief, and pain for people all across the country. 2h 12m

Dr. Anabel Ford UCSB on Exploring Solutions Past: The Maya Forest Garden as Action for Climate Change

Healthy People: Healthy Communities

Cash is “an intuitive performer who knows how to let a song be.” The Columbus Dispatch

As part of the World Music Series, the UCSB Gospel Choir will perform on Wednesday, March 4th at 12 pm in the Music Bowl. Directed by Victor Bell, the choir will perform traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions.

Admission is FREE and open to the public!

Northwestern Professor Barry Wimpfheimer will lecture on the Talmud as an icon, March 5 at UCSB.

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is thrilled to host the 17th annual ocean-inspired Student Art Show, "What the Channel Means to Me."

Hotel Santa Barbara Makers Workshop Series - Join artist Chelsea Willett for a block carving & printing workshop. Carve your own linoleum block so that you can print it onto cards and paper on Thursday, March 5.

Beginning in the late 1940s, Frederick Hammersley experimented with artworks that had a limited range of shapes and color choices often created through elaborate procedures and scripted processes. As this lecture will explore, Hammersley used control as way to free himself, to open his mind to new ideas, to play. It will begin by focusing on the SBMA’s Hammersley painting, "Four awhile" (1974), and will share insights drawn from scientific analysis and archival research. The discussion will conclude by expanding the discussion to other artists from the mid-20th century who applied rules to structure their art making.

Image: Frederick Hammersley, "Four awhile" (detail), 1974. Oil on linen. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. MacElhenny, Jr.

OPENING RECEPTION | Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In March 5, 2020 | 6 - 8 pm | FREE Please join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) as we celebrate the opening of Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In, a solo exhibition of LA-based artist Genevieve Gaignard curated by Alexandra

CURATED COCKTAILS | DJ DESKTOP March 5, 2020 | 6 - 8 pm | FREE Contemporary art. Cocktails. Local DJs. Interactive art experiences. Join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) as we celebrate the opening of Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In in the galleries and enjoy tunes by DJ DESKTOP,

Officials with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) will be in Santa Barbara to provide information on two funding programs related to property damage caused by the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow.

The Citizens Planning Association will host a series of panel discussions on local land use planning and the expected impacts of climate change. Our fourth of several events will focus on the Santa Ynez Valley. Participants include Fire Marshal Rob Hazard, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Mark A. Hartwig, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Bill Buelow, Groundwater Program Manager, Santa Ynez River Conservation District, Jeff Newtwon, Coastal Care Vineyard Associates, and our moderator for the evening Garrett Wong, Climate Program Manager, County of Santa Barbara.

Following their presentations, there will be a question/answer session.

The event will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the St, Mark's Church.

Nojoqui Ave, Los Olivos, CA 93441

Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the panel will begin at 7 pm.

For more information please call or leave a message for Yeselle, CPA’s Program Coordinator, at (805) 966-3979. Or citizensplanningsb@gmail.com

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, March 5, 2020 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.

Author of the bestseller The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, David Wallace-Wells explores how climate change shapes our politics, our culture and our emotional lives.

Learn the practice forgiveness as the road to inner peace and to the remembrance of the unconditional Love of God every Thursday @ Center of the Heart with Muriel Guilbaud, OCM, RScP

Sansum Clinic will gather expert physicians from multiple specialties for an afternoon roundtable on the picture of teen health in Santa Barbara County on Friday March 6, 2020 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm in the Lovelace Conference Room at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center at Sansum Clinic 540 W. Pueblo Street.

WHAT: This week’s Solutions News live radio broadcast will interview Sandy Blair
WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020
WHERE: Tune in to KZSB 1290AM

Join us Friday night for live music in the Barrel Room with Cyrus Clarke and the Blue Sky Flyers!

Community Arts Music Association to Present Los Angeles Philharmonic in Gala 100th Anniversary Concert

“They deliver nourishment for mind and body with great licks and even greater joy… There is something about The Wood Brothers’ music that serves to lighten the mood and elevate the spirits.” NPR

Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee celebrates its 19th Annual Presidents' Circle Luncheon featuring "A Conversation with Katie Hill, Former Congressional Representative from California. Katie will share her future plans, and the ups and downs for younger women considering political careers. Katie Hill was the Executive Director of People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) when she decided to run for office. At the time, Hill was a complete political unknown, a young bisexual woman with no wealth, no Ivy League degree, trying to flip California's 25th congressional district which had been held by Republicans for over two decades. She felt compelled to run after the result of the 2016 presidential election. Hill won the race, but resigned after intimate photos were published by a conservative political site, and a British tabloid. In the world of social media - where political lives are shaped by Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter - there are few regulations on what some call electronic assault, digital exploitation or in this case, "revenge porn." Come, hear her story.

Nutrition- Jeanne M. Diaz, RD, CSOW, CDE and Silvia Corral. MD will lead discussion on how proper nutrition can help maintain optimal weight , support energy levels and improve strength.

The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum is pleased to announce that the spirit of Dr. Seuss will once again come alive during their 2nd annual Read Across America “Eggstravaganza.” The
family -friendly event for all ages will be presented in collaboration with the Santa Ynez Valley Libraries, is free and open to the public. It takes place Saturday, March 7, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Museum, located at 3596 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez, CA.

What makes this a special experience is that it will feature a read-aloud of Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum! - a newly published New York Times #1 Bestseller, illustrated by Andrew Joyner.

The Santa Barbara Music Club, the largest year-round concert series in Santa Barbara County, celebrates its 50th year! The program for Saturday, March 7, 3pm, is co-presented by the Santa Barbara Music Club and Santa Barbara Public Library, which features works by Liszt and Rachmaninoff, towering figures in piano music. The free concert is located at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu St., 3pm, Saturday, March 7. For more information visit www.SBMusicClub.org.

“No fine words were necessary, no heartfelt plea for peace…Young Israelis and Arabs joined…in a musical expression of solidarity.” The Guardian (U.K.)

Formed in honor of its parent orchestra’s 20th year, the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble draws upon the orchestra’s highly-praised artistry in an intimate chamber formation. The orchestra, founded by renowned conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim and the late Palestinian scholar/author Edward Said, brings together outstanding young Palestinian and Israeli musicians in a collaboration that supersedes national and cultural boundaries. The ensemble, created by violinist and concertmaster Michael Barenboim (Daniel’s son) extends the orchestra’s youthful energy, unique personality and profound message – “Equal in Music” – to a diverse program of works by Schubert and Mendelssohn and a recent composition by contemporary French composer Benjamin Attahir, who draws inspiration from both the West and East.

Graduate vocalist Valdis Jansons (baritone) will present a doctoral recital with pianist Dr. Natasha Kislenko (Continuing Lecturer, UC Santa Barbara) on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 4:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus. The program will include works by Richard Wagner, Modest Mussorgsky, Henri Duparc, Roger Quilter, Antonio De Curtis, Ernesto De Curtis, Salvatore Cardillo, and Enrico Cannio. Jansons is a student of Associate Professor Isabel Bayrakdarian.

“Guy was, and IS, the king. The hottest ticket in town, and for good reason.” Chicago Tribune

Vaughan displays “a vibrant sense of love for his chosen genre that shines through on every cut.” American Songwriter

Musselwhite's “delivery is as thick as molasses and as warm and rich as freshly ploughed soil on a Mississippi morning.” BluesWax

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, March 7, 2020 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.

His job was to simply deliver the mail. But when the poor and uneducated Mario meets Chilean exile and poet, Pablo Neruda, his life is forever changed. Set in the 1950s on a small island off the coast of Italy, Catán’s stunning score soars against a backdrop of political and spiritual conflict.

Kostis Protopapas conducts. Crystal Manich, last with OSB for The Cunning Little Vixen, returns to direct. Arnold Rawls makes his OSB debut as the poet and Daniel Montenegro, last seen in 2011’s Trouble in Tahiti, as the titular postman.

His job was to simply deliver the mail. But when the poor and uneducated Mario meets Chilean exile and poet, Pablo Neruda, his life is forever changed. Set in the 1950s on a small island off the coast of Italy, Catán’s stunning score soars against a backdrop of political and spiritual conflict.

Kostis Protopapas conducts. Crystal Manich, last with OSB for The Cunning Little Vixen, returns to direct. Arnold Rawls makes his OSB debut as the poet and Daniel Montenegro, last seen in 2011’s Trouble in Tahiti, as the titular postman.

Sale of craft related items at

Fiber Frenzy is a huge sale of all kinds of craft-related materials, including knitting and weaving yarns, fleece, fabrics, basketry, embroidery and more on Sat. March 7th!

Guided tour of local ecological reserve.

Learn best practice in growing tomatoes
Instructed by Master Gardeners, with a special emphasis on growing in coastal climates, including:
• Types and Varieties
• Site Selection and Plant Care
• Integrated Pest Management

Enjoy the morning in the beautiful Trinity Community Gardens, as artist and workshop host, Alana Clumeck will walk you through a step by step process to create a beautiful living succulent wreath to enjoy from season to season.

Join us on Saturday, March 7th for our Girl Scout Cookie and Wine Pairing. Girl Scout cookie sales have begun and now you can get your fix at DV8 Cellars. We are pairing five of the most popular Girl Scout cookies with 5 wines for $20.00. This is an amazing combination so don't miss it!