Category: Cultural

June 15 — CLU School of Management — An Online Gathering of Biotech and Life Science Leaders on the 101 Corridor

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The biotech and life science industry is thriving on the 101 Corridor from LA to Santa Barbara thanks to Amgen, Takeda, Arcutis, Dyve Biosciences, Kate Farms and other leading companies in the region. Join Jane Wells from CNBC as she interviews these leaders and hear great music from local musicians — part of the “Amgen Symphony” who continue to help orchestrate a high quality of life here.

Also, during the event, an Innovation Award will be presented to:
California Lutheran University’s Gerhard Apfelthaler, Dean of the School of Management and Mike Panesis, Steven Dorfman Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Steven Dorfman Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Cal Lutheran. Join us in celebration.

June 20 — Channel Islands Maritime Museum to Celebrate Father’s Day with ‘Classics by the Sea’

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The Channel Islands Maritime Museum will be a hub of activity and fun on Father’s Day, June 20, 2021, as it celebrates with “Classics by the Sea.” This family-friendly event will feature a wonderful display of boats, travel trailers, woodies, and classic cars of all vintages, many one-of-a-kind, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Museum will also be hosting a unique maritime treasure sale including used tools, books, ship models, and art. Live music will be provided by local favorite “Unkle Monkey” who will play from 12 pm to 3 pm.

Inside of the Museum, there will be knot-tying demonstrations the Museum will also be hosting live characters, in period costumes, from maritime history. The Museum’s current temporary exhibition, Art of the Sailor, will also be available for viewing

Through June 20 — CSUCI Chorus celebrates Black composers with “Into the Light” spring concert

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Some say it was an inscription on the wall of a cellar in Cologne, Germany, where a number of Jews hid themselves for the entire duration of World War II.

Other accounts say it was scratched on a wall next to the body of a prisoner who had escaped the Warsaw ghetto. Its origins are unclear, but the message was powerful enough to inspire the song, “I Believe.”

I believe in the sun even when it is not shining;
I believe in love even when feeling it not;
I believe in God even when he is silent.

A choral arrangement of “I Believe” by composer Mark Miller will be among the selections in the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) virtual Spring 2021 Choral Program celebrating Black composers like Miller, entitled “Into the Light.”

June 24 — California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO) to present artist talk with car culture creator, Jonathan Michael Castillo

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California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO) to present artist talk with car culture creator, Jonathan Michael Castillo from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24 via Zoom.

Jonathan Michael Castillo’s rearview portraits of unsuspecting drivers is Car Culture, an ongoing photography project that employs state-of-the-art camera and lighting equipment, along with a bit of bravado, to capture real-life moments of LA commuters.

The lighting is cinematic and the color saturated, which makes Castillo’s photos easily pass as stills from a movie. But the unplanned participation of the subject also makes them a type of documentary – both a study and an interpretation of LA and its residents.

26 y 27 de junio 2021 — Consulado Móvil Santa Maria

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Consulado Móvil Santa Maria

July 1 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at West Wind Drive-In

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Steven Spielberg’s heartwarming masterpiece E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Thursday, July 1st at 8:30 p.m. at the West Wind Drive-In. Gates open at 7 PM. First come, first served. Arrive early for food trucks, concessions and entertainment!

July 1 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present ‘Terms of Endearment: Social Parameters of Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s American Success’

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Terms of Endearment: Social Parameters of Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s American Success” as part of its Art Matters Lecture (via Zoom) at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 1

Featuring Bert Winther-Tamaki, Professor of Visual Studies, UC Irvine

July 8 — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present free double feature ‘The Goonies/Stand by Me’ at West Wind Drive-In in Goleta

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Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present The Goonies and Stand by Me as a double feature on Thursday, July 8th at 8:30 p.m. at the West Wind Drive-In. Gates open at 7 PM. First come, first served. Arrive early for food trucks, concessions, prize drawings and a live set by DJ Darla Bea!

July 10 — Oceanview Pavilion to present ‘Smooth Sounds of Santana (Tribute)’

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Oceanview Pavilion to present “Smooth Sounds of Santana (Tribute)” on Saturday, July 10 at 575 E. Surfside Drive, Port Hueneme.

Come join us as Smooth Sounds of Santana Tribute Band will have you dancing and singing your favorite songs.

This concert will be live on stage.

July 13 —Join us for a FREE Local History Happy Hour with Frank P. Barajas on Zoom

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Join us on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 from 5—6PM for Local History Happy Hour with Frank Barajas on Zoom. This Zoom event is free!

Through July 18 — Conejo Valley Days Carnival Set To Open

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The 65th Annual Conejo Valley Days is set for July 14 through July 18 at Conejo Creek Park South (23 Freeway/Janss Rd. exit) in Thousand Oaks.

This year’s event will be streamlined and will feature midway games and carnival rides only—with more than 16 rides from Kastl Amusements for all ages. Traditional fair food and specialty foods will be available at Kastl Amusements food booths. Conejo Valley Days normally runs over four days but is expanding to nine days over two weekends. Entry: $5 per person, free for kids 5 and under. $35 unlimited ride wristbands are available for July 8 only.

July 24 — Adorn yourself in Jewels to benefit Friendship Center

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Celebrating 38 Years — Peregrine Galleries

24 de Junio — Feria de servicios comunitarios en Santa María

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Feria de servicios comunitarios en Santa María, California

July 31 — ‘Vistas, Varmints and Vagabonds: The PAC6 Paints the Wild West’ Opens at the Santa Paula Art Museum

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The PAC6 Painters return to the Santa Paula Art Museum this summer with their second major exhibition. “Vistas, Varmints and Vagabonds: The PAC6 Paints the Wild West” will open July 31, 2021, and will be on view through November 7, 2021. The artists will be on hand for an opening reception on Sunday, August 1, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission to the reception is $10.00 for SPAM members and $15.00 for non-members. All of the 81 artworks in the exhibition will be available for purchase. The exhibit will also be available to view online at www.santapaulaartmuseum.org beginning July 31, 2021.

Aug. 5 — SBMA to present Arts Matters Lecture via Zoom) Restoration/Revelation: The Conservation Treatment of the ‘Ghent Altarpiece’

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present its Arts Matters Lecture via Zoom) Restoration/Revelation: The Conservation Treatment of the “Ghent Altarpiece” with Bart J.C. Devolder, Chief Conservator, Princeton University Museum of Art at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5.

Through Aug. 8 — Moorpark College Theatre Arts Offers Complimentary Admittance to ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

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The Moorpark College Theatre Arts Department is excited to offer admission at no cost to its summer production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The play runs July 22 through Aug. 8 with Thursday through Saturday performances at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. This Tony Award-winning musical is a “Moving Forward Together” event as the college welcomes back students, faculty, staff and the community to the Moorpark College campus.

Aug. 8 — Channel Islands Maritime Museum to sponsor “Harbor Search and Find Cruise” as part of its continuing 30th anniversary celebrations

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On August 8, 2021, as part of its 30th-anniversary activities, the Channel Islands Maritime Museum will be sponsoring a Search & Find Harbor Cruise. Electric boats and dinghies less than 25 feet are invited to participate in this fun “Search & Find” Mission. Participants will enjoy a Museum visit, a harbor cruise with a mission, and the chance to win some great prizes. Pre-registration is required with a $30 donation to the Museum per boat. All proceeds benefit the Channel Islands Maritime Museum programs. Participants can register online at www.cimmvc.org or at the Museum until August 7th.

Aug. 18 — Hospice of Santa Barbara Virtual Speaker Series – illuminate Presents Pico Iyer

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Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) has adjusted to the new realities that come with COVID-19 by creating their illuminate Speaker Series – a series that started last year which not only addresses aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic but also offers help on how to navigate through this new reality.

Over the past year and a half, one way the organization has transitioned to serve is by providing helpful resources to our community and beyond as they relate to COVID-19 through this virtual series that features a new world-renowned speaker every month. Past speakers include Roshi Joan Halifax, Frank Ostaseski, Katy Butler, Sharon Salzberg, Dr. BJ Miller, Dr. Sunita Puri, Jenée Johnson, Daniel Goleman, and Nora McInerny.

Next up on their illuminate Speaker Series is A Conversation with Pico Iyer that will be presented Wednesday, August 18th at 6:00 PM PDT. The event is free, but registration is required.

Aug. 21 — Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — UCSB MFA Exhibition: Unending Opening This Week

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Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara is pleased to present the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Master of Fine Arts 2020 cohort exhibition Unending. Originally intended as the culmination of their 2020 MFA degrees, these artists take up the personal and cultural cycles of grief & transformation in order to congeal a new vision.

Unending is a registration of the past broken by the present, allowing for deeper contemplation and immersion to take place. This exhibition showcases the collapse of time, tradition, and production, culminating in something more slowly realized and returned to.

21 de agosto — Consulado de Mexico en Oxnard — Ventanilla de Atención Integral a Pueblos Originarios e Indígenas de México en el Exterior

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Ventanilla de Atención Integral a Pueblos Originarios e Indígenas de México en el Exterior

Aug. 28 — Ventura Land Trust Announces 12th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival

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Ventura Land Trust is pleased to bring back a live experience for its 12th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour on Saturday, August 28th on the campus of Ventura County Credit Union headquarters from 5:00 to 10:00 pm. This signature fundraising event raises $50,000 each year to support Ventura Land Trust’s mission to permanently protect the land, water, wildlife and scenic beauty of the Ventura region for current and future generations.

Aug. 28 — Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) announces upcoming Artist Talk events

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Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) Artist Talk series will present “Perceive Me” sculpture panel discussion, Saturday, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Aug. 28. Featuring artist sculptors Debbie Korbel, Tanya Ragir, Susan Amorde and Jess Standlea, the panel will discuss the creative process behind the three-dimensional work within the “Perceive Me” exhibition.

Aug. 28, 29 — Hueneme Beach Festival Is Back

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After a several year hiatus and its cancellation in 2020 because of the pandemic, the City of Port Hueneme in partnership with the nonprofit REACH is hosting the Hueneme Beach Festival, Saturday and Sunday, August 28 and 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Admission is free.

While at the festival, the public can enjoy live music on two stages, fair-style carnival rides and games, local vendor booths and a variety of food and drink. Carnival rides will feature exciting options for all ages, and will stay open late from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night.

Aug. 29 — Wildling Museum in Solvang welcomes community to visit for Summer Open House

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The Wildling Museum invites the public to attend a Summer Open House on Sunday, August 29, 2021, 2 – 6 p.m. Visitors are invited to bring the whole family and enjoy free museum admission during event hours, face painting by Parties and Paint by Kate from 2 – 4 p.m., activities, and more.

“We are excited to host our first in-person event at the museum since Covid,” said Executive Director Stacey Otte- Demangate. “We feel it is important that our open house be something fun that the whole community can enjoy, with a little something for everyone.”

Sept. 1 — Wildling Museum in Solvang launching summer discussion series with contemporary artists highlighted in ‘Bio/Mass’ exhibition

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The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is pleased to announce its upcoming discussion series, Bio/Mass: Summer Artist Talks. The three-part Zoom series will highlight six artists from the Wildling’s current exhibition, Bio/Mass: Contemporary Meditations on Nature, in conversation with one another – Karen Kitchel and Catherine Eaton Skinner, Scott Chatenever and Dorothy Churchill-Johnson, and Maria Rendón and Sommer Roman. The three scheduled discussion dates are:

Sept. 10 — Friendship Center to present 11th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

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We invite you and your
golf enthusiasts
to join in this popular, fun event!

Friendship Center is this year’s charity recipient for the ever-popular SBAOR (Santa Barbara Association of Realtors) Golf Tournament! This event takes place on Friday, September 10. Spots are filling fast, so please sign up now!

Please See the registration form below for details.

SPONSORSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE: FRIDAY, JULY 16TH

Sept. 11-12 — Annual Ventura Art and Street Painting Festival returns to Ventura Harbor Village

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Celebrating its 12th year, Ventura Art and Street Painting Festival takes place September 11th and 12th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the Ventura Harbor Village located at 1583 Spinnaker Drive. Festival-goers are invited to stroll and view over 26 chalk paintings from talented street artists while enjoying a diverse shopping experience that includes hand-crafted jewelry, pottery, handbags, and much more. While attending the summer festival, guests are encouraged to enjoy lunch from Harbor restaurants and sweet and tasty treats from Harbor chocolatiers, bakeries, and an ice cream shop. A portion of this year’s festival proceeds will be donated to FOOD Share of Ventura County and the Boys and Girls Club of Ventura County.

Sept. 12 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Talk To Me: T.C. Boyle’ Virtual experience via Zoom

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Talk To Me: T.C. Boyle” Virtual experience via Zoom at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12.

Bestselling author and Santa Barbara’s own idiosyncratic muse, T.C. Boyle returns to celebrate the Museum’s grand reopening and read from his lively and thought-provoking new novel Talk To Me. With an intoxicating mix of humor and profundity, Boyle explores a world where people can really talk to animals as he turns to the questions few of us admit to wondering about. What does it mean to be human? Is fully communicating with another being possible? Can one fully know a person or animal?

Sept. 12 — 19th Annual Unity & Community Gala Celebration – An in-person celebration hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley (BGCGCV)

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley is excited to welcome back guests for an in-person event at the Four Seasons in Westlake Village from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12. Celebrate 20 years of service to the community and honor Club and community heroes who stepped up to support our community’s youth during the unprecedented pandemic. The program will include inspiring stories from youth, families, and team members, as well as opportunities to support Clubs through a live and silent auction. The event is expected to sell out quick due to limited capacity, make sure to secure a table sponsorship or tickets today!

*BGCGCV is committed to making sure our entire community feels safe and welcomed. Please note, masks will be required throughout the venue as well as enforced social distancing guidelines.

Sept. 18 — Rescheduled from Sept. 4 — SCIART Presents Making/Giving Artist Talk

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Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) Artist Talk series will present the Making/Giving virtual artist talk, Saturday, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Sept. 18. Featuring artists Daggi Wallace, Nurit Avesar, and Janet Milhomme, this talk will consider the parallels between making art and the giving of gifts. This Artist Talk will be an online event. Tickets can be purchased at https://bit.ly/MakingGiving. Admission is free to members; $10 non-members. The “Perceive Me” exhibition will be on display through Sept. 25, 2021, at 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo.

Sept. 21 — Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program offers free skills training class

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Livingston’s Grief and Bereavement Program is offering a free Bereavement Skills Training Class. The class will provide the participant with information on grief and loss, dispel myths and misconceptions about grief and teach the key components of companioning someone grieving the death of a loved one. Space is limited. Registration required. The classes will be held on Tuesday, September 21 from 5- 7 pm via Zoom. For more information or to register, please call 805-389-6870.

Sept. 22 — 9th Annual Heroes of Hospice of Santa Barbara Honors Local Heroes with Hybrid Event including #1 New York Times bestselling author, Elizabeth Gilbert

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On Wednesday, September 22nd from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) will hold their 9th Annual Heroes of Hospice (HOH) – Hybrid Event to honor local community heroes with Keynote Speaker and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Elizabeth Gilbert. Elizabeth will be livestreamed for her presentation. The program will include honorees, a silent and online auction, and more. As COVID-19 guidelines continue to change, Heroes of Hospice will adapt accordingly.

HSB has decided to hold a hybrid event to accommodate attendees who can choose to attend in-person outside at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort or to watch virtually from the comfort of their own homes to honor local heroes.

Sept. 23 — OC LIVE Online — Tres Vidas ~ Kahlo, Amaya, and Storni

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Join us on September 23 at 6:00 PM in our Zoom Room for a very special online performance in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Core Ensemble’s mesmerizing Tres Vidas is a musical theatre work celebrating the life and work of three pioneering Latin American women – Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Salvadoran peasant activist Rufina Amaya and Argentine poet Alfonsina Storni.

Written by Chilean poet Marjorie Agosin, Tres Vidas offers powerful portrayals of each woman and includes the singing of traditional Mexican folk songs as well as Argentinean popular and tango songs made famous by Mercedes Sosa and Carlos Gardel. Additional music by Astor Piazzolla, Orlando Garcia, Pablo Ortiz, Alice Gomez, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, Michael DeMurga and Osvaldo Golijov round out the musical score.

Oct. 1 — SJFVC announce opening of Elibet Valencia Munoz exhibit at Bell Arts Factory in Ventura

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The Social Justice Fund for Ventura County (SJFVC) would like to invite you to an opening of an exhibition and performance organized by our Fellow, Elibet Valencia Munoz.

Elibet was awarded a fellowship grant to make a photo documentary on the elegant Oaxacan dance called “La Danza de los Diablos”. This dance includes the wearing of horned, devilesque masks.

The goal of Elibet’s project is to bring awareness to the diversity of culture and heritage within Ventura County and to advocate for more just representations and services for the Mixtec and afro-indigenous community.

Oct. 2 — Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) to present ‘The Next Big Thing Juror Talk with Peter Mays’

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Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) invites the community to The Next Big Thing Juror Talk with Peter Mays on Saturday, 4:30 p.m. (doors will open at 4:00 p.m.), Oct. 2.

Mays, executive director of the Los Angeles Art Association, will discuss the pieces in the exhibition, explain the selections he made, and announce the winners. This talk will be in-person at the Blackboard Gallery, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. Tickets can be purchased at https://bit.ly/NBTJurorTalk. Admission is free for members; $10 for non-members. Submissions for the Next Big Thing Juried Exhibition close Aug. 30.

Through Oct. 3 — Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Light Elephant and MCASB | Upcoming Events

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MCASB is pleased to present a culminating exhibition of the Light Elephant on view from September 23 – October 3, 2021. The Light Elephant is a “site reflective” inflatable public art program composed of a series of temporary installations within Downtown Santa Barbara in coordination with a sustained social media campaign.

Throughout the Summer of 2021, UCSB Professors and Artists Iman Djouini & Jonathan Taube directed a team of students to install this large-scale public artwork in dozens of sites in Downtown Santa Barbara. Through its installation and workshops, this project attempts to memorialize the stories of Downtown Santa Barbara art and culture from a decolonial perspective, as we start to turn the corner and re-engage with our public space.

Oct. 7 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Enigmatic Architecture: R. M. Schindler’s Los Angeles’

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Enigmatic Architecture: R. M. Schindler’s Los Angeles” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7 at SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St.

The event its an Art Matters Lecture with Todd Cronan, Associate Professor of Art History, Emory University.

Oct. 9 — Neon Night Art Show and Sale Combines Artistic Styles of Chris Gocong and Rod Lathim

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Neon Night Art Show and Sale is a new art collaboration featuring the artistic styles of Santa Barbara locals Chris Gocong and Rod Lathim. This collaboration combines Gocong and Lathim’s use of neon, light and matter to create nontraditional art pieces. This will be the first of a series of collaborations between two artists in Santa Barbara.

Chris Gocong is a visual artist with a passion for capturing emotion through portraiture, figurative art and abstraction. His work is mainly inspired by the commonality of human emotion and consciousness.

He came to find art as a creative outlet and meditative practice after retiring from a career in the NFL.

Oct. 10 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Presidential Candidate Julián Castro on Waking Up From My American Dream

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UCSB Arts & Lectures kicks off its Justice for All series with former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Presidential Candidate Julián Castro’s talk Waking Up From My American Dream, Sunday, October 10th at 7:30 p.m. Pacific at Campbell Hall, UCSB. Castro will share insights from his political journey and actionable ways we can effect change.

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