Located at 10 & 12 McMurray Road, near essential services, this new development is comprised of 89 units. Including one-, two-, and three-bedroom units for low-income households, it features a welcoming community room, well-resourced learning center, and onsite supportive services for residents.
District216 is a membership driven psychedelic social club founded in Santa Barbara, CA for thinkers, creators & trailblazers. Our mission is to cultivate lively communities of psychedelics pioneers that exchange ideas, explore health innovations, author new policies, and grow the ecosystem into a thriving industry. Our longterm vision is to advance the full legalization and normalization of healthy psychedelics use in our daily lives, worldwide.
District216 is a membership driven psychedelic social club founded in Santa Barbara, CA for thinkers, creators & trailblazers. Our mission is to cultivate lively communities of psychedelics pioneers that exchange ideas, explore health innovations, author new policies, and grow the ecosystem into a thriving industry. Our longterm vision is to advance the full legalization and normalization of healthy psychedelics use in our daily lives, worldwide.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is well known as one of the preeminent museums in the world. Perhaps lesser known is its internationally acclaimed art library that attracts users from all walks of life ranging from college students to highly recognized scholars of art.
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) will present a special one-Day lecture series on Flowers, Gardens, and Self-Reflection in Chinese Painting from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara.
In conjunction with the exhibition Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting, 1368–1911, expert art historians offer detailed glimpses into some of the many facets of the flower-and-bird genre in Chinese painting and reveal how these images of intimate nature can be thresholds to worlds rich with beauty and private emotions. Each talk will be approximately 30 minutes with a Q&A following.
NYTImes Critic’s Pick Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with FALLEN LEAVES, a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness – and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way. Set in contemporary Helsinki, and shot through with Kaurismäki’s typically playful, idiosyncratic style and deadpan humor, this tender romantic tragicomedy is a timely reminder of the potency of movie-going from one of cinema’s living legends. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
SANTA MARIA — Allan Hancock College is giving high school seniors and current Hancock students a helping hand preparing to apply for spring classes and filling out their financial aid applications at a series of free workshops in December and January.
During Hancock’s Winter Promise workshops, students and their parents will be able to get assistance applying to attend Hancock, applying for scholarships through the Santa Barbara Foundation and preparing and submitting their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ) and Dream Act applications.
The workshops are free and will be available in English and Spanish.
OXNARD — The Oxnard Performing Arts Center Corp. (OPAC) is proud to present its 3rd Annual NATIVE PLANT FEST on Saturday, January 13 from 11AM-4PM. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public and brings together our community to celebrate and showcase local plant-inspired culture, food, traditions, and creativity! This festival is community-led by plant enthusiasts of diverse backgrounds who will share their plants, services, artwork, culinary creations, products, and educational resources.
SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum is pleased to present “The Art of George Lockwood,” a solo exhibition by Santa Barbara County artist and Santa Paula native George Lockwood. The exhibition, which is the second show Lockwood has created for SPAM, features over 35 paintings representing scenes and subject matter from Santa Paula to the Central Coast to the Pacific Northwest. “The Art of George Lockwood” will be on view at the Santa Paula Art Museum to January 14, 2024. All of the artworks are available for purchase.
In this conversation, Jenny Xie opens up, as US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera described, “multiple terrains of seeing.” With longing and memory, nuance and subtlety, the “anxiety of bilingualism,” and the unknowability of the self, Xie takes us deep into what is irreducible with pure piercing beauty.
SPEAKER BIO
Alton Sanders
It is my sincere privilege to present the Spiritual Fitness and Bodywork Center to all who search for a higher quality of life. My name is Alton J. Sanders, and I pleased to introduce you to a new world of physical, spiritual, and mental fulfillment at levels you my not have thought were possible. Seeing all the pain and suffering in the world around me, has given me the tremendous passion to do everything within my power to help others realize and experience health of the body, mind and spirit, as well as, full physical potential. I’ve been actively pursuing this goal since I began in Bodywork, Massage, Reiki and Yoga since 1998. Since then, I’ve developed a true love for helping other Beings feel wonderful from the inside out.
Keith Mayerson has long swum in the sea of mass media that we exist in and reframing them by painting them, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art recently acquired his painting,Someday we’ll find it, the Rainbow Connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and me (2023). Whether now-iconic photographs of the Stonewall Riots in the summer of 1969, a view of the Grand Canyon, the crenellated skyline of Manhattan, or the Muppets, Mayerson takes subjects we already know—or think we know—and then personalizes them, filtering them through his choice of color and mark, highlight and shadow. We see them through Keith’s eyes and in so doing see them anew.
VENTURA COUNTY — The Ventura County Grand Jury will be holding information sessions for members of the public interested in becoming Grand Jurors. This is an opportunity to tour the Grand Jury Chambers, meet current Grand Jurors and get deeper insight into what it means to serve.
The informational session will take place on:
Saturday, January 20, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon
This film includes over 20 gorgeous Hobson Heights properties and their fascinating stories of Hollywood movie stars, secret speakeasies, Olympic gold athletes, ghosts, ground-breaking firsts, and the heartbreaking story of the fire that almost destroyed it all. Step into the 1920s with “The Legends of Hobson Heights: The Untold Tales.” Join us for a free premiere showcasing a century of captivating stories, Hollywood history, and iconic architecture! Enjoy the documentary, meet the filmmakers and residents, and explore a pop-up exhibit with vintage maps and paintings by local artists. Sip on drinks for a cause – all proceeds support the Museum of Ventura County. Dress to impress in your best 1920s attire! Registration and information at https://venturamuseum.org/events/
Paris in the 1930s — a playground for industrial heirs and debonair architects, but the City of Lights does not shine evenly for all. Struggling actress Madeleine (Nadia Terezkiewicz) and her best friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), an unemployed lawyer, live in a cramped flat and owe five months’ rent. Opportunity knocks after a lascivious theatrical producer who made an inappropriate advance towards Madeleine turns up dead. Madeleine stands trial for murder and ascends to decadent stardom, with Pauline serving as defense counsel and media circus ringmaster. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out.
Ventura County author and journalist Ivor Davis had a front row, eyewitness seat as The Beatles Revolution unfolded in all its gory detail. He travelled with them, ate with them, drank with them, and reveals the behind-the-scenes story of what unfolded from sea to shining sea in his 60th anniversary “Beatles and Me on Tour” book. Doors open at 6 pm for refreshments. Those who are not able to join in-person are invited to view via Zoom. Registration is free for members at the Individual/Family level and higher, $10 non-members, $5 non-members zoom. Registration and information at https://venturamuseum.org/events/
Special note:
We regret to announce that, due to circumstances beyond our control, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo’s January 25 performance at The Granada Theatre has been canceled. There is no reschedule date at this time.
Ticket purchasers may apply the value of their tickets toward a ticket exchange for another event in the 2023-2024 season, donate the value of their tickets to Arts & Lectures (tax-deductible), or receive a refund to their original form of payment.
We appreciate your patience as we work through ticket holders’ replies and requests.
Questions? Contact us at (805) 893-3535 or info@artsandlectures.ucsb.edu, Mon-Fri, 10 AM-5 PM.
Sincerely,
Arts & Lectures
Come learn how to protect yourself from fraud. Discuss legislation and topics relating to scams concerning construction, identity theft, email/texting, foreign lotteries, insurance, and mail fraud. Please RSVP online here or by calling (805) 485-4745.
Spanish interpretation will be available/ Habrá interpretación en español disponible.
OXNARD — Barbie Truck Dreamhouse Living Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at The Collection at RiverPark in Oxnard.
Come check out the new Dreamhouse Living Tour with exclusive merch only available on the Barbie Truck Tour! ruck will be located on Collection Blvd. between Copper Blues and Bowlero.
Due to water damage at The Granada Theatre, the venue for Limón Dance Company has changed to UCSB Campbell Hall. Seating will now be general admission.
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lecture will present the Limón Dance Company at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at UCSB Campbell Hall.
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Zlatomir Fung and Benjamin Hochman on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at Hahn Hall. The youngest musician ever to win First Prize in the International Tchaikovsky Competition Cello Division, Zlatomir Fung is poised to become one of the preeminent cellists of our time. Astounding audiences with his boundless virtuosity and exquisite sensitivity, the 24-year-old has already proven himself a star among the next generation of world-class musicians. Fung teams up with acclaimed pianist and conductor Benjamin Hochman for a breakout recital that promises to be a season highlight.
Beloved by artists across the decades for his fierce, uncompromising dedication to art, John Densmore occupies a rarified space in pop culture. His musicianship landed him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His writing consistently earns accolades and has appeared in a range of publications including the Los Angeles Timesand Rolling Stone. As his friend and American novelist Tom Robbins recently advised him, “If you keep writing like this, I’ll have to get a drum set.”
SANTA MARIA — The Allan Hancock College men’s and women’s basketball programs will honor local first responders, veterans, and active-duty members of the military at the college’s inaugural Hometown Heroes Night on Jan. 31.
The event will feature two basketball games as the Bulldogs host Ventura College for a Western State Conference rivalry showdown. The men’s team will tip off first at 5 p.m., followed by the women’s game at 7 p.m. Both games will take place inside the Joe White Memorial Gymnasium at the college’s Santa Maria campus.
Topic: “How Ayahuasca and Other Plant Medicines Can Heal Depression”Date: Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 Times: 5:00pm to 9:00pm (Interview at 6:30pm) Where: LoDo Studios, 216 E. Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (Please only park across the street on the Office…
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Renée Fleming on Thursday, February 1 at 7 p.m. at The Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Santa Barbara. Radiant soprano Renée Fleming’s lustrous voice is the stuff of legends. Affectionately called “America’s Diva,” only she can claim to have sung at the Super Bowl, Buckingham Palace, a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and a presidential inauguration, in addition to all the world’s major opera houses – not to mention boasting five Grammy wins, an indie rock album and a Tony-nominated Broadway appearance. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear “one of the truly magnificent voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times) lend her trademark warmth and sensitivity to a rare recital program.
This hands-on experience invites you to craft visually compelling narratives around issues close to your heart—from social justice to personal stories. Let the museum be your creative playground, and let your ideas flow in a tangible, shareable format.
The Festival of Hearts, Friendship Center’s premier annual fundraiser now in its 25th year, celebrates caregivers and raises funds for low-income seniors living with dementia to enjoy our specialized programs that uniquely provide social, physical and cognitive engagement.
Since the first Festival of Hearts in 2000, the heart and soul of the event has been the heart-art sold at silent auction, and created by local artists and celebrities, including Jeff Bridges, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Askew and Rod Lathim. Provided with a blank three-dimensional papier-mâché heart, the imaginative “heart-ists” paint, sculpt, and decorate in various ways to create their unique works.
Over 200 dog beds were donated by community supporters and we need help putting them together! If you’re interested and available, you’re invited to our Build-A-Bed event on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 from 9:00am – 12:00pm at the Camarillo Animal Shelter at 600 Aviation Drive, Camarillo.
SANTA BARBARA — Friendship Center returns to Rosewood Miramar Beach this February to host the 25th Annual Festival of Hearts. This year’s seaside-elegance themed, Silver Jubilee celebration will take place on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 at the stunning Rosewood Miramar Beach, located across the street from Friendship Center at 1759 S Jameson Ln, Montecito, CA.
Friendship Center’s Festival of Hearts honors all the caregivers, past and present, who have supported an aging loved one through their final voyage. This fundraiser enables Friendship Center to continue to stay true to its mission of providing care and companionship to seniors and adults living with dementia.
Due to the evacuation order issued by the county for parts of Santa Barbara, as well as the warning issued today by the National Weather Service, Mountain Stage with Host Kathy Mattea has been canceled. There is no reschedule date at this time.
As reported by KEYT, “The National Weather Service announced a high risk for life threatening and damaging flash flooding in all of Santa Barbara down to Los Angeles, and stressed the importance of preparation and avoiding flooding roadways.”
Explore a variety of orchids from vendors like Orchid Design, CalCoast Orchids, Sunset Valley Orchids, and more. The event takes place at Nipomo High School, 525 N. Thompson Ave, Nipomo, CA 93444. For additional details, visit www.fcos.org or contact Jeffrey Parham, FCOS President, at 360-271-3971. Don’t miss this orchid extravaganza!
Due to reports of heavy rain and possible flooding the next few days we have decided to postpone Monday’s film and reschedule to Monday, Feb 12. Thanks, George
“One of the director’s finest, its thematic scope and emotional power growing with each new revelation.” MONSTER screening Monday, Feb 5. Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu. A NYTimes Critics’ Pick.
?Our Film Series screens (usually) two films each month, on the first and third Mondays at 3:30pm and 6:30pm at Plaza Cinemas in downtown Oxnard.
We will continue our mission of providing the best of world cinema to the Oxnard and Ventura County community and supporting local filmmakers.
Thanks and stay safe. George J. Sandoval, Executive Director
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents a FREE Thematic Learning Initiative event with head of TED Chris Anderson, discussing his new book Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading on Tuesday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall. As head and curator of TED, Chris Anderson has had a ringside view of the world’s boldest thinkers sharing their most uplifting ideas. With his new book, Infectious Generosity, Anderson looks at one of humankind’s defining but overlooked impulses – generosity – and how we can super-charge its potential to build a hopeful future.
OXNARD — OPAC and its honorary board member and Oxnard native, Jose Cano of Las Cafeteras, are teaming up to present a second installment of the “INSIGHT IN SOUND” series starting with a “Women in Music” panel discussion on Tuesday, February…
CAMARILLO — Chicana/o Studies at CSUCI celebrates “Nuestra Quinceañera” at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Grand Salon at CSU Channel Islands.
Join us to mark our 15th year milestone! You are cordially invited to Nuestra Quinceañera: 15 Years of Chicana/o Studies at CSU Channel Islands. This fundraising dinner and celebration will honor the impact of Chicana/o Studies at CI and beyond.
Resilience can ripple outward, changing the lives of people, families and communities. A cultural trauma navigator, Resmaa Menakem connects individual and familial experiences to societal processes, helping people find paths forward from intergenerational racial and historical trauma. Known best for his New York Times bestseller My Grandmother’s Hands and his Guerrilla Muse podcast, Menakem helps us apply critical, empathetic and embodied thought to controversial topics. His work sets a course for critical understanding, healing and transformation of our ailing societies.
THOUSAND OAKS — Temple Grandin, Ph.D., a multi-hyphenate, celebrated advocate for autistic communities, will present “Great Minds Are Not All The Same” as part of the California Lutheran University Dean’s Lecture Series. The event is at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 in Samuelson Chapel on the Cal Lutheran campus and brings awareness to the start of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March.
We are thrilled to invite you to the conference hosted by the Center for Economics of Social Issues. This conference aims to shed light on the Demographic Profile and Economic Impact of Undocumented Immigrants in California.
Thursday, February 22 | 8:00 AM (PT) | Lundring Events Center
Join, explore, and participate in discussions on the social and economic challenges faced by undocumented families in California and their irreplaceable value for the entire state, organized by the Center for Economics of Social Issues. Register now!
MOORPARK — Moorpark College and The Colleges of Law welcome the community to attend “How to Save Democracy with David Pepper” on Feb. 22. This special event will feature a lecture by esteemed author David Pepper on election law and voting rights. Following the lecture, Dr. Jackie Gardina, Dean and Chief Academic Officer of The Colleges of Law, will engage in a conversation and Q&A session with Pepper.
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Taj Mahal Quintet and Sona Jobarteh on Thursday, February 22 at 8 p.m. at Campbell Hall. Celebrated blues legend Taj Mahal brings his glorious voice and virtuosic multi-instrumentalism to this uniquely powerful evening of new world music. A musical innovator, cultural ambassador and winner of the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album, Taj Mahal’s long career touches on every imaginable strand in the fabric of roots music.
VENTURA — The Ventura Downtown Lions presents “Bowl to Strikeout Cancer” from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 at Buena Lanes, 1788 S. Mesa Verde Road, Ventura.
For just a $30 donation per person, you’ll enjoy an action-packed afternoon filled with excitement. Lace up your bowling shoes and show off your skills with three thrilling games of bowling. But that’s not all! Indulge in a mouthwatering BBQ lunch complete with all the fixin’s to keep your energy levels high.
CAMARILLO — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) President Richard Yao will speak at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center as part of the 19th annual CSU Super Sunday on Feb. 25.
The CSU’s annual Super Sunday event is an opportunity for California State University (CSU) system leaders, campus presidents, administrators, and students to visit predominantly African American churches throughout the state to share personal stories and important college-related information to advance access, opportunity and success for Black and African American students. Since its launch in 2005, more than a million people have participated in this signature awareness event for CSU’s African American communities.
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Leila Josefowicz, violin on Sunday, February 25 at 4 p.m. at Campbell Hall. An invaluable advocate for living composers, Leila Josefowicz has premiered dozens of new works for violin including concertos written expressly for her by John Adams, Esa Pekka-Salonen and many others. Josefowicz’ program illuminates the path to contemporary music that travels through expressionism. Works by Debussy and Szymanowski transport us to a lush, harmonic fantasy world, while those by Tüür and Stravinsky continue our journey into a more visceral realm that delights us with unexpected humor, excitement and passion.
Janna Ireland lives in Los Angeles, where she is an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Occidental College. A broad selection of Ireland’s work was included in the exhibition Family Album: Dannielle Bowman, Janna Ireland and Contemporary Works from LACMA at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Charles White Elementary School Gallery. Ireland’s photographs are held in the permanent collections of institutions including LACMA, the Nevada Museum of Art, the California African American Museum, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago.
The screening has been rescheduled to Feb. 26, 2023 at 3:30pm and 6:30pm
THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE
2023 Germany 1hr 34minutes
Drama Not Rated
In German with English subtitles
Germany’s Submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Film.
NYTImes Critic’s Pick Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the matter on her own. Carla tries to mediate between outraged parents, opinionated colleagues and aggressive students, but is relentlessly confronted with the structures of the school system. The more desperately she tries to do everything right, the more the young teacher threatens to break.
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present the Ying Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27 at SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara.
The Ying Quartet occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today’s world.
SANTA BARBARA — UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) presents the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour – two nights, two programs – on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns for two nights of exhilarating mountain adventures at larger-than-life scale. Featuring the world’s best films on subjects ranging from base jumping in Pakistan to freediving the Mara Islands of South Korea, the tour delivers adrenaline-packed thrills alongside profound messages about human potential and the natural world. Curated and hosted by Roman Baratiak, A&L Associate Director Emeritus, an entirely different program of films screens each night.
FILLMORE — King & King Ranch Field Day will be held from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29 at 684 E. Guiberson Road, Fillmore.
The event will feature a bird walk, a series of talks given by the growers, researchers and agricultural professionals, and a tour of a newly planted hedgerow, followed by lunch. Topics include:
