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Oct. 20 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — Vender Expo: For the Creative Economy
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Bilingual report — Oct. 20 — Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to meet in Santa Maria
Oct. 20 — Rescheduled date — UCSB Arts & Lectures to present Akram Khan Company performance to be held at The Granada Theatre
Oct. 20 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association (VCTA) — 2026 Taxpayers Luncheon with keynote speaker Siyamak Khorrami, presentation of Bill Wilson Award
Oct. 21 — Santa Barbara City College to host 2026 SBCC Trustee Candidate Forum
Bilingual report — Oct. 21 — City of Ventura invites community to help shape the future of Pierpont Beach
Oct. 21 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Clarice & Sérgio Assad, celebrating a Brazilian musical legacy at UCSB Campbell Hall
Oct. 22 — Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) Isabella Project Lunch & Learn with First 5 Ventura County
Oct. 22 — Close Out 2026 In Style: Free Webinar by Employment Law Firm LightGabler LLP
Oct. 24 — Community Environmental Council (CEC) — Students grades 6-12 — Join our free Youth Climate Workshop, more events
Through Oct. 26 — Sullivan Goss Gallery — Patricia Chidlaw has a new solo show coming
Oct. 27 — Commununity Environmental Council (CEC) — Your Roadmap to EV Ownership — Join our Free Webinar, more events
Oct. 28 — Spooktacular season returns: candy, costumes and community await at The Collection at RiverPark
Oct. 28 — District 216 to present upcoming events
Oct. 28 — Ventura County Taxpayers Association to present Next Breakfast Club meeting
Oct. 29 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents CelloGayageum at UCSB’s Hahn Hall
Oct. 29 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — FREE Webinar Series: From AI Basics to Smarter Workflows: Claude 101 & 102
Oct. 29 — Community Environmental Council (CEC) announces upcoming event
Oct. 30-31 — ‘Frightmare Forest’ brings Halloween scares back to Allan Hancock College
Oct. 30 — Free Halloween Playdate at the Yarrow Family YMCA
Oct. 31 through Nov. 1 — Dia De Los Muertos Downtown Ventura Street Festival
Oct. 31 — San Luis Obispo celebrates Dia De Los Muertos on the Mission Plaza
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 — SLO Ranch Día de los Muertos Celebration
Nov. 1 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents An Evening with Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band at UCSB Campbell Hall
Nov. 1 — Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum to present Día de los Muertos commemoration
Nov. 1 — Día de los Muertos Market & Craft Day to be held at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park
Bilingual report — Nov. 1 — Lompoc Unified School District celebrates Día de los Muertos
Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23 — Oxnard Film Society presenting Monday Night Foreign Film Series
Through Nov. 2 — Celebrate Día de los Muertos: Visit the 2026 Community Altar / Ofrenda at The Collection at Riverpark
Nov. 4 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Nemanja Radulovic & Double Sens at UCSB Campbell Hall
Nov. 4, 13, 12; Dec. 3, 10; Jan. 13, 14, 26; Feb. 3, 17, 24; March 3, 16, 23, 31; April 7 — Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) — Strengthen Your Cybersecurity for FREE!
Nov. 5 through 22 — Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) presents ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Nov. 5 — Unite to Light celebrates 15 years of impact and 300,000 solar lights distributed at The Power of Possibility
Nov. 5 — Cottage Breast Health Clinic hosting a free virtual ‘Meet the Doctor’
Nov. 6 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Terrace Martin at UCSB Campbell Hall
Nov. 7 — Conejo Recreation & Park District to present Festival de los Muertos
Nov. 7 — Habitat Ventura returns to Westlake Village for fifth annual Playhouse Build Blitz, presented by Bank of America
Nov. 7 — SAVE THE DATE — 29th annual Camp Fire Hollyberry Benefit fundraiser to be held in Pismo Beach
Nov. 7, 8 — 5th Annual Bowl of Thanks & Ventura Pottery Market returns to Ventura Harbor
Nov. 12 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Min Jin Lee, American Hagwon at UCSB Campbell Hall
Nov. 12 — Association of Fundraising Professionals, Santa Barbara/Ventura County Chapter celebrates National Philanthropy Day
Nov. 14, Dec. 5 — SBCC’s School of Extended Learning hosts end-of-year events to inform, enlighten
Nov. 14 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Doug Varone and Dancers at the Lobero Theatre
Nov. 14 — ‘Canciones de Mi Gratitud: An homage to culture, family, love and stories before me’ to be presented at Allan Hancock College
Nov. 14 — CLEAN International celebrates 10 years of global impact with Ventura Walk for Water
Nov. 14 — Discover Cal State Channel Islands at Fall Open House (RESCHEDULED FROM OCT. 17)
Nov. 14 — Meridian, a UC Berkeley student-led conference, invites university students across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties to attend event at UCLA
Nov. 19 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Economist Rana Foroohar to discuss how climate change is turning the Arctic into the next geopolitical flashpoint
Nov. 23-25 — Yarrow and Simi Valley YMCAs hosting Thanksgiving Break Camps
Dec. 5, 6 — 5th Annual Holidays In The Village, A European Marketplace
Bilingual report — Dec. 5 — Bethel Casa de Dios & Right at Home In Care Home & Assistance to hold Christmas Card Writing Day in Grover Beach
Dec. 15 — Tickets on sale now for special holiday event — Chanticleer. See other upcoming events
Online degrees draw record enrollment at CSUCI
CAMARILLO — Nurses finishing bachelor’s degrees between hospital shifts. Principals earning doctorates while running schools. Teachers adding graduate credentials without leaving their classrooms.
These are the students behind a 24% increase this Fall in online enrollment at Cal State Channel Islands. While Fall numbers are preliminary, the University currently has 764 students enrolled in fully online programs, four times the number it enrolled online five years ago.
Aug. 5, — District 216 announces a variety of upcoming events
Through Jan. 31, 2027 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art announces Summer and Fall 2026 exhibitions
Through Oct. 17, 2027 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) to present exhibit ‘Martin Mull: The Joys of Indoor/Outdoor Living’
Continuing — Bilingual report — United Parents provides variety of youth mental health, behavioral and/or emotional disorders programs and services
Continuing — Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice provides a variety of grief & bereavement services
Bilingual report — 2025: A Year in Review from People’s Self-Help Housing
As we reflect on the past year, we’ve compiled some of the top stories that highlight what we were able to accomplish together. These stories were made possible by strong partnerships and visionary investments from people like you. Thank you for your advocacy, goodwill, and generous support every step of the way!
Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA 26th District) — 2025 by the Numbers
This year has been especially difficult for working families across the country, and my focus has been on delivering real support here at home. From reckless and aggressive immigration operations in our communities, to massive disruptions to the federal workforce caused by a record-breaking government shutdown, to the erosion of judicial independence, to the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, to an all-out assault on healthcare affordability and food assistance, our community has endured challenge after challenge.