Community Calendar

UCSB Library is pleased to present a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar created in collaboration between the California Ethnic & Multicultural Archives (CEMA), Las Maestras Center, and the Makerspace in honor of the holiday. The altar is composed of key elements created by UCSB students and staff in workshops throughout the month of October, including paper picado, tissue marigolds, decorated picture frames, and papier-mache skulls and will be on display until November 6 in the Library’s Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection space (2nd Floor, Ocean Side).

UCSB Library is pleased to present a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar created in collaboration between the California Ethnic & Multicultural Archives (CEMA), Las Maestras Center, and the Makerspace in honor of the holiday. The altar is composed of key elements created by UCSB students and staff in workshops throughout the month of October, including paper picado, tissue marigolds, decorated picture frames, and papier-mache skulls and will be on display until November 6 in the Library’s Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection space (2nd Floor, Ocean Side).

Black in Business 805 presents the second annual She Leads Ventura County, the Black Women's Awards Dinner. The 2026 dinner, Legacy in Motion, honors six leaders shaping Ventura County: LaRita J. Montgomery (Legacy Award), Dr. Kimberly McCowan (Trailblazer Award), Danielle Keys (Leadership Excellence Award), Sade Champagne (Impact and Service Award), Taylesse Deans-Davis (Rising Leader Award), and Global Empathy Training Academy, founded by Dr. Linda McKenzie (Organization of the Year). Red carpet, photo booth and the Legacy Marketplace of Black-owned and women-led businesses at 5 PM; plated dinner, awards, guest speaker, and live music and entertainment from 6 PM. Ages 18 and up, free parking. Tickets on Eventbrite. Sponsor and vendor applications open through Friday, October 30. Details at sheleadsventura.com.

Namba Performing Arts Space is proud to present Joy Clark: Tell It To The Wind. Louisiana-born singer-songwriter and guitarist, Joy creates music with warmth, honesty and a quiet emotional power that stays with you. Blending socially conscious folk storytelling, blues-soaked guitar and the rhythms of Southeast Louisiana with the soul-centered music of her childhood, Clark has developed a sound that is unmistakably her own. For listeners drawn to the emotional clarity of Tracy Chapman, the independent spirit of Ani DiFranco and the deep musical roots of the American South, this is an opportunity to experience a remarkable artist in the setting her songs deserve: up close, attentive and completely live. Namba Performing Arts Space, 47 South Oak Street, Historic Downtown Ventura, CA. Tickets are $23 online at NambaArts.com; $25 at the door.

Celebrate Chanukah with the Montecito community! Join us at the Corner Green for the annual Montecito Menorah Lighting, with music, latkes, donuts and activities for kids. Last year hundreds came out to celebrate!

All are welcome - free of charge!

Menorah lighting at 5:40 PM.