Join the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County for a free Mother’s Day hike at the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve on Sunday, May 8th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. You will enjoy scenic views of the mountains and ocean while learning about how the Land Trust worked to save that stretch of coastline from development. You will also learn about the plants that are unique to this coastal habitat.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will help visitors celebrate both Mother’s and Father’s Days this year. In honor of Mother’s Day, from May 1-May 8, the Museum Store will offer a 10% discount for nonmembers and an additional 10% off on all member purchases.

The City of Santa Barbara is seeking individuals to serve on its various City Advisory Groups. The City has more than 40 Advisory Groups and the members of these groups play an important role in shaping our community.

Tango Monday with your friendly neighborhood tangueros.

Tango Monday with your friendly neighborhood tangueros.

Tango Monday with your friendly neighborhood tangueros.

"The LGBTQ Backlash Felt in Santa Barbara - A Special Panel of Local Experts" - PFLAG Santa Barbara May Meeting

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents ​Ted Chiang, Moderated by Melody Jue, Associate Professor, UCSB English on Tuesday, May 10th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

UCSB Library is thrilled to present Ted Chiang, UCSB Reads 2022 author of Exhalation: Stories for a free community talk at UCSB Campbell Hall. This event will be moderated by Melody Jue, Associate Professor of English.

The Santa Barbara Council of Charitable Gift Planners hosts a panel of presenters to learn the differences between a licensed professional fiduciary, bank trust officer, and wealth advisor.

The Santa Barbara Historical Museum presents:  The Play’s the Thing, A Talk by Hattie Beresford

The Santa Barbara chapter of the national organization Association for Women in Communications presents Movie Night at its next meeting, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on May 11.

Family Service Agency invites you to our annual fundraiser, an evening with Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson, esteemed youth and child psychiatrist, and co-editor of Social (In)Justice and Mental Health and Pediatric Mental Health for Primary Care Providers. Dr. Vinson will be presenting on the topic of Supporting Youth Mental Health, followed by a Q&A.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) has announced that its Curated Cocktail programs and Longshot Bar are returning. On the second Thursday of each month, from May through December 2022, SBMM will host a Curated Cocktail event on its patio from 5-7pm, with the first one scheduled for Thursday, May 12, 2022. Each program’s theme will be centered on the Museum’s lecture series, an important historic maritime event, a current exhibit, or items from the Museum’s collections, and each will feature a speaker, a signature cocktail, a full bar, and refreshments.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) has announced that its Curated Cocktail programs and Longshot Bar are returning. On the second Thursday of each month, from May through December 2022, SBMM will host a Curated Cocktail event on its patio from 5-7pm, with the first one scheduled for Thursday, May 12, 2022. Each program’s theme will be centered on the Museum’s lecture series, an important historic maritime event, a current exhibit, or items from the Museum’s collections, and each will feature a speaker, a signature cocktail, a full bar, and refreshments.

Two candidates running for the office of Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools will answer questions and share their views: Dr. Susan Salcido, incumbent, and Christy Schaeffer Lozano, teacher. The event is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara and co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Santa Barbara-Goleta Valley Branch.

The Mental Wellness Center Community Wellness Program presents Stronger Together, a bipolar & depression support group starting Thursdays, from May 12th - and every Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m.

The Mental Wellness Center Community Wellness Program presents Stronger Together, a bipolar & depression support group starting Thursdays, from May 12th - and every Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m.

The League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara is arranging a Candidate Forum for those running for SB County Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Susan Salcido, incumbent, and Christy Lozano, challenger.

PFLAG Santa Barbara Spanish Speaking Meeting - Sharing and Support

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Bestselling Author and Pulitzer Prize Winner Elizabeth Strout in conversation with Pico Iyer on Friday, May 13th at 7:30 p.m. Pacific at Campbell Hall.

PUFFS
or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
by Matt Cox

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too! A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

Louie Schwartzberg Spectacular   Moving Art Screening on Outside Wall Lobero Theater- Outside Back Wall Friday May 13 8-10pm FREE for Public to View -with the help of The Environment Makers

A special treat for the community following the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Ecohero event will be beautiful time-lapse moving photography of nature's splendor projected on the outdoor wall of the Lobero Theatre, which Louie Schwartzberg also shared and regaled audiences with at the Vatican in St. Peters Square in Rome in 2015. https://vimeo.com/149340815

Join us on Saturday, May 14 from 3-5 PM to celebrate the opening of the Teen Arts Collective Exhibition Footprints.

MCASB is proud to present Footprints, a group exhibition by the 2022 Teen Arts Collective (TAC) cohort. As the global ecological footprint continues to grow at an alarming rate, these six young artists have united to explore environmental issues that not only affect them personally but also speak to the current state of affairs in their local and global communities. Addressing topics such as sustainability and the human impacts of climate change, Footprints provides a glimpse into each artist's individual journeys of environmental awareness and accountability. TAC comprises six students from Santa Barbara, spanning several different schools and grade levels.

MCASB Teen Arts Collective (TAC) is a hands-on program that makes the contemporary art world accessible for Santa Barbara students ages 15-18. Over the course of the program, TAC members develop visual literacy skills, strengthen leadership abilities, and begin cultivating their own creative networks through exposure to practicing artists and arts institutions in the Santa Barbara and Los Angeles areas.

PUFFS!
or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
by Matt Cox

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too! A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

Moving sale Saturday 05/14
4591 Cathedral Oaks Rd.

Students, teachers, and thinkers of all ages are invited to The Riviera Ridge School’s mountain-view campus on Saturday, May 14 for their fourth annual Maker Fair.

his SUPERGROUP with internationally acclaimed artists faithfully recreate the dynamic performances of: The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Martha and The Vandellas, The Four Tops, Fontella Bass, The Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson and many more MOTOWN Legends.

This amazing show presents many classic MOTOWN hits including: “Reach Out,” “Stop In The Name Of Love,” “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “Heatwave,” “Get Ready, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Dancing in The Streets,” “Uptight,” “Signed Sealed Delivered,” “You keep Me Hanging On,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Standing On Shakey Ground,” “My Girl,” “Can You Feel It,” “I Want You Back” and many more.

CHECK OUT the amazing performing credits of our world class band who love to pay tribute to the wonderful music that inspires them.

This nondenominational Full Moon meditation program is open to both novice and experienced meditators. The program will offer concise and practical meditation instruction and will provide all of the spiritual tools needed to establish a powerful meditation practice.

Monthly Public Star Party at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Workzones Santa Barbara is holding an experiential workshop on techniques to increase confidence and embrace who you are.

As part of a nationwide show of support for Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose, the League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara will rally and march at noon on Saturday, May 14 at De La Guerra Plaza. Look for the League banner. Concurrent rallies are planned in Ventura (651 E. Thompson