The Arlington Theatre will be hosting a live broadcast of the 95th Academy Awards and pre-show on Sunday, March 12.

Maestro Bryan Tari plays Star Wars Piano Medley and other Cinema Classics, with special guest Lyric Soprano Jessica McKenzie, on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 3 PM. Virtuoso Tari has assembled the perfect show of memorable movie music, performing his exceptional arrangements of songs and themes from some of the greatest films of all time. As a guest performer, Lyric Soprano Jessica McKenzie will be accompanied by Maestro Tari on the piano, singing songs that were featured in famous movies over the last century. A delightful family event for those looking to escape into a world of magical cinema rhapsody.

Sunday, March 12 at 7:30pm

UCSB Chamber Players, under the direction of Jonathan Moerschel, perform an impressive concert with works by Bach, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Reger, Glière, Haydn, Beethoven, Bacewicz, Taffanel, Bruckner, and Brahms.

Karl Geiringer Hall

Blood Drive at C Zero - Monday, March 13th from 2-6 p.m. in the bloodmobile at 600 Ward Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111

The UCSB Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Maxim Kuzin, presents an eclectic program of masterpieces by three great Western European composers Georges Bizet, Johann Strauss Jr., and Ralph Vaughan-Williams.

Old Spanish Days - Fiesta presents 2023 Spirit & Junior Spirit of Fiesta Final Auditions on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 2 PM. The pageantry of Old Spanish Days Fiesta will be on full display when 22 talented young dancers step on the stage on the historic Lobero stage, where Fiesta began in 1924. The community is invited to share in the excitement of the day and watch the talented dancers perform. The show will culminate with the announcement of the 2023 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta.

Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance presents La Escalada (The Climb) on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 7 PM. The debut of their newest, evening-length aerial dance works, unveiled in three acts, distills the power and beauty of this ancient art form into a fresh melange of kinetic movement that transitions seamlessly from floor to air. Part dance theatre and part performance art, this breathtaking production will feature abstractions and compositions on trapeze, corde lisse, lyra, and aerial fabrics set to a heady soundtrack of strings and percussion.

With a reputation for faultless prose and profound insights, Tracy Kidder's mesmerizing profiles include Mountains Beyond Mountains, the Pulitzer Prize-winner The Soul of a New Machine and his forthcoming work, Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People.

The UCSB Choirs under the direction of Brent Wilson and graduate student David Lozano Torres will present a joint concert featuring choral masterpieces and contemporary favorites at Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Santa Barbara.

If you're looking to sell your house quickly and without the hassle of repairs, upgrades, or renovations, then selling your house "as-is" might be the best option. Learn what is “required" to sell your home "as-is" in today's market in this FREE 90-minute seminar.

Help your dog by learning about fun activities, toys and training management strategies that really do work to prevent boredom-related issues such as barking, chewing and digging. Offered through SBCC School of Extended Learning (SEL).

The UCSB Percussion Ensemble presents "Music in Motion", a concert of music for Percussion Ensemble with dancers from UCSB's Department of Theatre and Dance, directed by Christina McCarthy, and Psychopomp Dance Theatre, Shenandoah Harris - Artistic Director. Composers to be performed include Christopher Rouse, Steve Reich, Third Coast Percussion, and Ivan Trevino. The UCSB Percussion Ensemble is directed by Continuing Lecturer Jonathan Nathan, and includes students from a variety of UCSB's academic Departments.

A talk by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates

In 1875, the decomposed corpse of John Norton was uncovered in a shallow grave at Rincon Point. Learn the details of the sensational trial as well as other true tales that have given Rincon Point a reputation both famous and infamous as told by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates in Murderers, Bootleggers and Surfers: Rincon Point, Then and Now.

Inspired by the artistic collaboration of Ed Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz and the SBMA exhibition Scenes from a Marriage: Ed & Nancy Kienholz, this series explores what happens in fiction and life when artist couples work together or in parallel, and sometimes within competitive creative spaces.

Contemporary artist Cassandra C. Jones, whose work has shown in venues throughout the US and Europe, including Mass MoCA, Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, and the MFA Houston, is joined by her husband, Mikael Jorgensen, the Grammy award-winning keyboardist for Wilco. The two reflect on marriage and being a creative couple in an audio-visual presentation and guided conversation with James Glisson, SBMA Curator of Contemporary Art.

$5 SBMA Members
$10 Non-Members

Wildflowers and Wanders in the Santa Barbara & Ojai Mountains Free Presentation with Q&A Thursday, March 16th, 6:30PM Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA This talk will provide an overview of the different wildflowers in our area, and feature a mix of trails where a variety of

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Global History and the California Missions: A Sea Story” with author, artist, educator, and native Californian Janet Dowling Sands on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:00. This beautifully illustrated presentation will explain how the missions were inextricably linked to global maritime history and prehistory, including the latest research on the origins of California’s indigenous people, whose ancestors came to the Americas thousands of years before the first European soldiers and missionaries arrived. 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-event/ and become a member at https://sbmm.org.

Directed by Scott Marcus, the UCSB Music of India Ensemble will present North Indian classical music for sitar and tabla.

NAWBO-SB is proud to recognize the accomplishments of eight community, industry, and business leaders who have enriched Santa Barbara economically, politically, philanthropically, and socially.

Please join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network as we celebrate our third annual Eco Hero Award honoring John & Nancy Jack Todd of Ocean Arks International, pioneers in the ecological design movement.

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network presents Eco Hero Awards – Honoring John Todd & Nancy Black Todd, of Ocean Arks, International, Ecological Design Pioneers on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM.

Monthly Westmont Public Telescope Night

Grandeza Mexicana is L.A.’s premier folk ballet company, preserving the traditions and customs of Mexico’s historic past and promising present. A nonprofit performing arts organization founded by Jose Vences in September 2003, the company was formed to advance the field of Mexican folk ballet and to enhance the public’s appreciation for the diversity and depth of Mexican culture. Backed by careful research, Grandeza Mexicana’s work is committed to preserving the traditions and customs of Mexico.

Directed by Victor Bell, the UCSB Gospel Choir will present traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions.

We invite you to join the next Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) Advisory Council meeting on Friday, March 17, from 9:00am to 12:45pm PT. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format as a primarily in-person event at the Museum of Ventura County (100 E Main Street, Ventura, CA) with an option for

SILO 118 Gallery is pleased to invite you to a Book Signing and Celebration of The Art of Symeon Shimin on March 18th from 2:00-4:00 pm

InterAct Theatre School's Annual Showcase - No Second Chance at the Marjorie Luke Theatre.
Showtimes: 2pm (Show featuring students who attend the Friday centre)
5pm (Show featuring students who attend the Saturday centre)

Curator’s Choice Lecture with Thomas Crow

Lobero LIVE, KTYD and Pandaman present Go To Hale: Quips & Clips - Six Decades of Music on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 6:52 PM. In honor of the Lobero's 150th Anniversary, Quipster Hale Milgrim (former President/CEO of Capitol Records) and music lover Richard Salzberg (aka Music Maniac) are crafting a special program culled from their respective archives, showcasing live and rare concert clips from a wide variety of iconic musicians that have all played on the Lobero stage at some point in their careers from the 60s to present. Proceeds support live music at the Lobero Theatre. https://www.lobero.org/events/go-to-hale-six-decades-of-music/
$25

Grandeza Mexicana is L.A.’s premier folk ballet company, preserving the traditions and customs of Mexico’s historic past and promising present. A nonprofit performing arts organization founded by Jose Vences in September 2003, the company was formed to advance the field of Mexican folk ballet and to enhance the public’s appreciation for the diversity and depth of Mexican culture. Backed by careful research, Grandeza Mexicana’s work is committed to preserving the traditions and customs of Mexico.

Grandeza Mexicana is L.A.’s premier folk ballet company, preserving the traditions and customs of Mexico’s historic past and promising present. A nonprofit performing arts organization founded by Jose Vences in September 2003, the company was formed to advance the field of Mexican folk ballet and to enhance the public’s appreciation for the diversity and depth of Mexican culture. Backed by careful research, Grandeza Mexicana’s work is committed to preserving the traditions and customs of Mexico.

“E.T.,” “Star Wars,” ''Jaws” — Five-time Oscar©- and 12-time Grammy©-Award winner John Williams has been composing film scores for Hollywood’s blockbusters for more than 50 years. His collaborations with directors Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas, whose movies attained cult status, not least because of his unmistakable music, are legendary. Hear and watch these powerful cinematic moments come to life through the magic of live orchestral accompaniment. This concert is part of the Granada Synergy Series.

FLY CASTING CLINIC
SATURDAY MARCH 18 @ 9am in Goleta

Fly Casting Clinic led by Doc Ceder.
March 18 from 9:00 to 11:00AM

ALL LEVELS WELCOME
KIDS & FAMILIES WELCOME!
- CLASSES ARE FREE! -

Location: Berkeley Park in Goleta
** Bring your own gear or we'll have gear to borrow.
Use this map to find the entrance:
https://goo.gl/maps/cBGkgwzEdN4BDA3U9

Look for the walkway entrance between 5730 and 5750 Berkeley

Join us for a bilingual Land Trust Trek on Saturday, March 18th from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm at Coronado Butterfly Preserve for a monarch butterfly and restoration-focused event!

Sean parte de un evento organizado por Land Trust Treks el 18 de marzo a las 9:30 de la mañana a 12 de la tarde donde aprenderemos sobre la ecología de las mariposas monarcas y restauración ecológica! Este evento es perfecto para los que quieren aprender sobre la biología de estas mariposas y como usar la restauración para ayudar a nuestros amigos con alas. Los participantes caminaran por media milla sobre caminos planos y sencillos con bastante sombra.

A day of healing with mini treatments from local healers, tarot readings, massage, reiki, shamanic healings, pet healings, akashic records, and more at a special price of $20 for 15 minutes.