UCSB Arts & Lectures announces Spring including Actor, Producer and Entrepreneur Danny Trejo on April 12

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Dear Friends,

We are excited to announce several added events and opportunities this spring. From National Poetry Month to Mother’s Day, there are many opportunities to gather, to share, to laugh, to reexamine and to rejoice.

Please also note that masks are no longer required in the auditorium, however they are strongly recommended for all guests. Read more about our health and safety policies.

Sincerely,
Arts & Lectures

– Added Spring Events –

Danny Trejo in a blue collared shirt.

Actor, Producer and Entrepreneur

Danny Trejo

A Life of Crime, Redemption and Hollywood

Wed, Apr 12 | 7:30 PM | Campbell Hall

Danny Trejo’s long and multifaceted acting career almost didn’t happen. Learn from the man himself what it took to become a movie star after spending most of a decade in some of California’s toughest prisons.

Nicholas Galanin wearing a blue collared shirt and woven headphones.

Indigenous Multimedia Artist

Nicholas Galanin

Let Them Enter Dancing and Showing Their Faces

Wed, Apr 19 | 7:30 PM | Campbell Hall
FREE

 

Multidisciplinary artist Nicholas Galanin, who is of Tlingit and Unangax descent and a citizen of Alaska’s Sitka Tribe, explores conceptions and misconceptions surrounding Indigenous identity.

Ada Limón in a black blouse.

24th U.S. Poet Laureate

Ada Limón

Why We Need Poetry

Tue, Apr 25 | 7:30 PM | Campbell Hall
FREE for all students (with valid Id)

The first woman of Mexican ancestry to be named U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry. Her latest, The Hurting Kind, was named one of The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2022.

Laura Dern and Diane Ladd holding hands in front of the ocean.

Celebrating Mother’s Day

Laura Dern and Diane Ladd

Honey, Baby, Mine

Wed, May 3 | 7:30 PM | Campbell Hall

Join acclaimed actor Laura Dern and her mother, Academy Award-winner Diane Ladd, for a deeply personal conversation on love, art, ambition and legacy inspired by their own heart-to-hearts.

A woman in a white dress and red head scarf staring out a window that has been bricked up.

Public Art Projection

Woman. Life. Freedom.

Tue, May 9 | 8-11 PM
Art, Design & Architecture Museum
FREE

Featuring 30 artworks by anonymous international artists, this large-scale public art projection responds to systemic gender inequity and discrimination in Iran.

Charles Montgomery in a blue jacket, leaning on a chair with the word "Together" printed on it.

UCSB Reads Author Event

Charles Montgomery

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

Wed, May 10 | 7:30 PM | Campbell Hall
FREE

How do we design happy cities? Urban design consultant, award-winning journalist and author of Happy City, Charles Montgomery looks for answers in psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics, and in cityscapes from Disneyland to Dubai.

Jonathan Greenblatt in a blue suit and red tie.

CEO of the Anti-Defamation League

Jonathan Greenblatt

Fighting Hate for Good

Mon, May 22 | 7:30 PM | Campbell Hall
FREE

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt offers a primer on how we can take back the momentum from conspiracy theories and antisemitic extremists online and in our schools and communities.

UCSB Economic Forecast Project logo.

2023 Santa Barbara County Economic Summit

Wed, May 24 | 9-11 AM
Granada Theatre

Featured speakers include Chris Waller, member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; and Ted Egan, chief economist for the City and County of San Francisco. The Santa Barbara County economic report will be delivered by Peter Rupert, director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project.

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Check out the full 2022-2023 lineup