This free concert features student composers, performers, and writers from a workshop led by Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and composer Ted Nash who joins them on stage. Responding in part to artist Joan Tanner’s unorthodox use of materials and inspired by Nash’s original composition first performed with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, these young artists explore the idea of transformation, both personal and collective, bringing word and music together in this exuberant community-sourced celebration of the expressive and empathetic power of art.

Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in this hands-on informal workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists. Each month explore a different medium—clay, metal, ink, wood, photography, paper—inspired by works of art in the Museum’s collection or special exhibitions.

In February, free draw in black marker on watercolor paper then dab brilliant shades of dry tempera paint through mesh to add color, inspired by the drawings of Joan Tanner.

Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in this hands-on informal workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists. Each month explore a different medium—clay, metal, ink, wood, photography, paper—inspired by works of art in the Museum’s collection or special exhibitions.

In February, free draw in black marker on watercolor paper then dab brilliant shades of dry tempera paint through mesh to add color, inspired by the drawings of Joan Tanner.

Western stereotypes of Ancient Persia often focus on exotic harems and decadent court life. Professor John Lee, History Dept, UCSB, will tell us what women's lives were really like in 500 BCE, with their economic, polical, and social power!

Blood Drive at St. Raphael Catholic Church - Sunday, Feb. 12th 8a .m. - 12 p.m. in the bloodmobile at 5444 Hollister Ave.

Blood Drive at St. Raphael Catholic Church - Sunday, Feb. 12th 8a .m. - 12 p.m. in the bloodmobile at 5444 Hollister Ave.

The Wildling Museum is pleased to invite the public to the first winter edition of its popular free Family Day event, which returns on Sunday, February 12, 2023, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

PFLAG Santa Barbara February Meeting - Dr. Michael Snavely, Staff Physician at Planned Parenthood and Specialist in Gender Affirming Care

Music is the universal language of love, so, it’s befitting that K-LITE 101.7 Morning Show hosts Gary Fruin and Catherine Remak have selected the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Education programs to benefit from their annual 12-hour Valentine's Day Radiothon. 

Brendan Fraser will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 38th annual SBIFF on Tuesday, February 14,

In this month’s seminar, we will share key considerations when building, buying, or remodeling to stay put into old age. Learn more about affordable accessibility and universal design features, remodel ideas, resale considerations, and cost-saving strategies.

Join us for an engaging information session at our Downtown Santa Barbara Nursing Campus! During the event, you'll have the opportunity to meet with program faculty and staff, tour the facilities, and ask any questions relevant to the program, application process, or financial aid. See important details and RSVP below!

SBIFF's Virtuoso Award will honor Austin Butler, Kerry Condon, Danielle Deadwyler, Stephanie Hsu, Jeremy Pope, Ke Huy Quan, and Jeremy Strong on Feb 15th.

Interior design showroom Faitell Attractions EXPANDS to larger downtown location - Grand Opening

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum’s galleries as an impetus to writing. Monthly sessions are led by a visiting writer who begins with a conversation and prompt, partially inspired by works on view. Participants write on their own, then reconvene to share and comment on each other’s work. Please bring something on which to write.

Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum’s galleries as an impetus to writing. Monthly sessions are led by a visiting writer who begins with a conversation and prompt, partially inspired by works on view. Participants write on their own, then reconvene to share and comment on each other’s work. Please bring something on which to write.

Westmont’s John Blondell discusses the world premiere play that will bring Santa Barbara’s silent film history to the stage in a Westmont Downtown Lecture Thursday, February 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Arts Workshop (CAW), 631 Garden Street, in downtown Santa Barbara. “The Film Within a Play: Celebrating Santa Barbara’s Flying A Studios on Stage,” is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. Ample free parking is available. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051.

Blondell, director of “Diamond to Dust: a Flying A Fantasy,” will be joined by select cast members, who will perform a scene from “Diamond to Dust.”

“The talk promises to be a wide-ranging discussion about an important story in Santa Barbara’s history, the ins and outs of theatrical performance, sneak peeks into theatrical process, and how all these impact our students in the show, and ultimately our audience,” Blondell says.

Santa Barbara was one of the centers of American film from 1912-21 with the American Film Manufacturing Company, known as the Flying A, which made more than 1,000 films.

Join us for Central Coast Start-Ups this month and help create a nexus for the start-up community in Santa Barbara. Kiva Cowork in the Funk Zone will be hosting this next workshop and will provide beer and apps to snack on. Come meet some other startup business owners in town and have a beer!

An Evening with Eyes in the Sky Free IN PERSON Presentation with Q&A Thursday, February 16th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA Join Hannah Atkinson, Director with Eyes in the Sky, for a special talk featuring live raptors! Hannah will share the stories of these avian

Tonight, Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 7pm, volunteer opportunities with the Santa Barbara chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will be discussed at the chapter’s general meeting and mixer, located at the Watershed Resource Center at Hendry's Beach. 

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery ” with University of California-Davis history professor Andrés Reséndez on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm. As part of his presentation Dr. Reséndez will discuss his latest book, Conquering the Pacific and tell the little-known story of the first trans-Pacific expedition. Cost is free for SBMM’s Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members, and $20 for members of the public. There will also be a pre-lecture reception for members only from 6:15-6:45pm. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-events/ and become a member at https://sbmm.org.

“In the bodies of these skilled performers, the beat is obviously unstoppable. Again and again, the dancers pick it up and pass it around with clapping hands and stomping feet, through the legs, behind the back, defiant and unified and inspiring.” The New York Times

Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson will be honored with the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, on Thursday, February 16th.

Free admission day for seniors aged 60+. Advanced reservations required.

Join the Community Environmental Council’s webinar to learn how one family kicked their daily fossil fuel habit––and how you and your family can too.

Join the Community Environmental Council’s webinar to learn how one family kicked their daily fossil fuel habit––and how you and your family can too.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is accepting applications for ten seats on its Advisory Council until February 17, 2023.

Monthly Westmont Public Telescope Night

Monthly Westmont Public Telescope Night

Dev Dance Theater presents
Hearts and Daggers
The anti-Hallmark Valentine's show is about the things that fill and break our hearts. February 9/10 and 17/18, 2023. All performances are at 8:00 PM. For Tickets, visit www.centerstagetheater.org.

El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, announces the launch of several exciting arts initiatives.

Dev Dance Theater presents
Hearts and Daggers
The anti-Hallmark Valentine's show is about the things that fill and break our hearts. February 9/10 and 17/18, 2023. All performances are at 8:00 PM. For Tickets, visit www.centerstagetheater.org.

Escape the mundane and experience the power of musical transformation. From Maurice Ravel’s compelling Bolero, which begins small and transitions into a sonic tidal wave, to Richard Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration about human transitions, to jazz saxophone legend Ted Nash’s personal journey as depicted on his newest composition Transformation for Symphony Orchestra and Narrator. You’ll emerge refreshed, re-energized and ready for reality.

Opera Santa Barbara presents An American Dream, Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM. Treasured possessions become symbols of their lost homes for two women during World War II: a Japanese American facing internment and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind, in Jack Perla’s 2013 drama.

https://www.lobero.org/events/an-american-dream/
$59 - $159

Dev Dance Theater presents
Hearts and Daggers
The anti-Hallmark Valentine's show is about the things that fill and break our hearts. February 9/10 and 17/18, 2023. All performances are at 8:00 PM. For Tickets, visit www.centerstagetheater.org.

Dev Dance Theater presents
Hearts and Daggers
The anti-Hallmark Valentine's show is about the things that fill and break our hearts. February 9/10 and 17/18, 2023. All performances are at 8:00 PM. For Tickets, visit www.centerstagetheater.org.

Lindsey Stetson, Central Coast Regional Vice Chair of the California Republican Party to Speak at February 18 Luncheon of Santa Barbara Republican Club.