Oct 11 Saturday
Panteón Fest returns to Downtown Oxnard for it's 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos Festival. Hosted by Pipiripau, a local brand celebrating the beauty of Mexican culture through art, music, and tradition.
This year’s event features live performances from four acts, including LA-based band Poco Pocho, a theatrical play highlighting storytelling and heritage, and traditional dances from across Mexico. Guests can also experience Aztec dancers, community altars, an art gallery showcasing 21 local artists, and the popular Catrín & Catrina Contest.
More than just a festival, Panteón Fest is a day of remembrance and celebration—honoring loved ones while uniting people across generations.
Former Hollywood animator, Netflix director, and fine artist, Rich Wilkie, will be hosting a special experience at his private residence. This unique event offers a rare opportunity to delve into the artistic process and personal insights of a celebrated figure who will take you on a tour of his iconic works. He will provide a drawing lab using a live nude model with an emphasis on movement, emotion and mindset. There will be time for conversation and insights with snacks and wine and non alcoholic drinks provided.● This workshop will explore the state of mind when approaching a quick sketch drawing of a live, nude model, and the understanding that drawing is not about a finished sketch, but the process of creating something of beauty from nothing.● Rich will share the tips, tricks and lessons he learned working for 25 years in animationHis work includes athletes, celebrities, portraits and his personal deep thoughts on life in general.● Rich will cover; Goals, State of Mind, Breaking Old Habits, Quick Sketch, Line, Rhythm, and Form - in a fun and entertaining manner.● Rich will lecture, demonstrate and will work with you one-on-one.● This is a drawing workshop, but bring the materials you are comfortable working with - except no oil paints.Bring a chair, small table, or an easel if you prefer.
This event is in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara. The address will be provided to attendees.
Spaces are limited to ensure an intimate experience. $120 per person. Please RSVP by Date to secure your spot. Adults only.
Contact: Rich@richwilkie.com
See Rich’s work at richwilkie.com
Peek behind-the-scenes of our chocolate factory to get a high-level overview of the chocolate-making process, from bean to bar! This event is great for families, corporate groups, bachelorette weekends, and anyone new to chocolate or curious about where their food comes from. You’ll get to taste warm, flowing dark chocolate from our tempering machine, and you’ll get to sample our single origin 75% dark chocolate bars.
Renowned Western artist Joe Milazzo’s intricate pen-and-ink and charcoal drawings will be on display at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum beginning October 11. The title of the show is “Blessed: The Western Way of Life." Milazzo’s drawings depict ranch life, historical figures, and sweeping landscapes. His subjects range from cowboys and horses to iconic Western scenes. Milazzo’s artwork has been showcased in prestigious locations, including the Ronald Reagan Center in Santa Barbara. The October 11 opening reception with the artist is from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The museum will be open to the public on Sunday, October 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with Milazzo in attendance. A limited number of Milazzo’s works will be on sale. For tickets to the opening reception, go to www.santaynezmuseum.org/joe-milazzo-art-exhibition-sale.
Me, Myself, and Other is a sharp, funny, and unexpectedly moving solo performance about identity, disability, and the messy middle between who you were told to be and who you actually are.
A first-gen American grappling with the feeling of being “othered” throughout her life is forced to confront and embrace her true identity after a life-altering diagnosis. Humorous, heartfelt, and unflinchingly honest, this show takes one on a timely and poignant journey through cultural contradictions, societal expectations, and the resilience it takes to rewrite your own narrative.
Have you ever prayed that Jesus would come back as a stand-up comedian? Well, your prayers have been answered. The second coming is no longer coming. It’s here and it’s called STAND-UP JESUS!
Heaven help us? Hell, yeah!
Come bear witness to a truth that hurts and a truth that’s funny with STAND-UP JESUS! Thy kingdom come, thy will be done; and it will be done with divine satire. In Robert Dubac’s latest solo show, our lord and savior is back and this time he’s no longer a carpenter. He’s a stand-up comedian hell-bent on preaching what God created on the 8th day. Comedy.
Who better to battle modern-day hypocrisy than STAND-UP JESUS! Shining the light of truth on false prophets, duplicitous politicians and immoral sheeple, J.C.’s razor-sharp satire has been intelligently designed to redeem sinners of all faiths. So let he who is without sin cast the first heckle!
Yes! STAND-UP JESUS is irreverent, sacrilegious and, above all, hysterical! Atheists and believers both praise STAND-UP JESUS as, “A miracle! It succeeds at being heaven and hell, enlightening and offensive; all at the same time!”
“Razor-sharp, whip-smart, irresistible satire!” PBS Chicago
Robert Dubac (author, actor) belongs to a rare breed of humorists who make comedy smart and tragedy funny. Eschewing drama in the pursuit of humor he deftly combines stand-up with theater, pulling our emotional strings with intelligence and wit. In other words, you get more truth and less dick jokes. He constantly tours the world with all three of his solo shows, sometimes all at once, as a self-contained one-man repertory company.
Admission includes post-show wine and wafers (the vanilla and chocolate kind) reception with the artist
You can’t stop the beat! 🎶
The smash-hit musical Hairspray is coming to Thousand Oaks this fall — packed with show-stopping numbers, laugh-out-loud moments, and a heart as big as its hair!
Join us October 10–26 at the Scherr Forum Theatre, Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks.
🎟 Reserve your seats today at 5StarTheatricals.com
Oct 12 Sunday
October 1- 31 - Join us for a month-long celebration of new vegan dishes all over Santa Barbara!
For the second year in a row, businesses across the region will showcase exciting special vegan menu items for an entire month, giving everyone the opportunity to explore creative plant-based dishes crafted by talented local chefs.
How It Works:
1- Visit participating restaurants across Santa Barbara.2- Try their exclusive vegan offerings.3- Share your experience—rate and review the dishes you try, comment, post photos of your favorite meals, and tag us at @veganchefchallengeWest.
This event is open to everyone, not just vegans! It’s about bringing our community together to celebrate incredible food and support our region's chefs.
Get Involved: Looking for ways to connect? Volunteer with us! We’re seeking passionate individuals to help with outreach, event promotion, and community building throughout the month. It's a great way to meet like-minded people and make a difference! Volunteer using this link: TinyURL.com/VOLVCC
Join us in making Santa Barbara an even more inclusive, vibrant, and compassionate community.
For details on participating businesses, menus, sponsorship opportunities, and more, visit our website at veganchefchallenge.org/SantaBarbara.
"Through most of our lives and work, Cedric and I have had deep commitments to collaboration, internationalism, and solidarity movements."–Elizabeth Robinson, 2024
This exhibition documents the life’s work of Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth Peters Robinson, placing it in the global context of the Black radical tradition. The Robinsons were renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), in academia, and across many public arenas. The exhibition is drawn from the Cedric J. and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive (“Robinson Archive”) and supplemented by a variety of materials from other collections in UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections, as well as personal contributions from Elizabeth Robinson.
A deeply influential educator, Cedric Robinson (1940-2016) was a well-known scholar of racial capitalism and the Black radical tradition, and an active participant in political movements, both at home and internationally. For more than 30 years, Elizabeth Robinson has been an educator, social worker, former associate director for media at KCSB-FM radio, activist, and community media producer.
This exhibition was curated by Yolanda Blue, the Library’s Curator of American and International History, Politics, and Cultures Collections, in collaboration with New York University and UCSB Library staff.
This exhibition showcases historic Broadway posters from collector Richard C. Norton, a comprehensive selection of musical theater posters 1972 to the present ranging from the famous to the obscure, from the celebrated to the damned. These posters offer insight into the evolution of American musical theater, graphic design, marketing, image branding and audience engagement. Far more than advertisements, they reflect the artistic, social and commercial contexts of their time—revealing how productions were first introduced, how stars were celebrated, and how visual trends paralleled theatrical innovation. As ephemeral objects, their preservation provides rare evidence of the material culture surrounding performance. By examining these posters through an academic lens, we can better understand Broadway’s influence on American theater, music and popular culture. The exhibition invites viewers to explore how theater has been represented and remembered, and how visual media contributes to the construction of cultural memory.The exhibition will be accompanied by a lecture featuring Nicholas van Hoogstraten, author of Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969 (Schiffer Publishing, 2024).
About the Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection:The Richard C. Norton Musical Theater History Collection consists of materials documenting musical theater including 25,000 playbills, 800 typescripts, and 1,500 published libretti, as well as sheet music and 78rpm records. Norton is the author of A Chronology of American Musical Theater (Oxford UP, 2002) a landmark work with details on thousands of Broadway productions. The collection was assembled to support the research for his book.
