May 02 Saturday
THE FRIENDS OF THE BUELLTON LIBRARY ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THEIR SPRING ART SHOWCASE IN HONOR OFMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND MOTHERS’ DAY.
This exhibit for the entire month of May is entitled,“Creating from Within,” featuring four local artists from the Santa Ynez Valley,expressing the love-bond between mother and child, the joy of life, sharing thoughts and feelings without words, and visually representing deeply felt emotions as part of a self-soothing process.
The four artists exhibiting in our Spring Art Showcase are Renée Kelleher, Maggie Powell,Sherry Uyeda & Alexandra Yakutis presenting in various mediums: oils, graphite, watercolors, colored pencil, charcoal, and ceramic.
This art will be on display for the entire month of May inside the Friends’ Room at the BuelltonLibrary, which will be accessible for viewing during our open store hours (3 days per week, 2hours each day), as well as, for the Opening Reception. Our open hours are: Mondays10am-noon, Tuesdays 2-4pm, and Saturdays 11am-1pm.
Our goal for our art showcases is to highlight Local Artists from the Santa Ynez Valley and bringart appreciation to the community. The Friends’ Room is also a used book store, where weraise funds to support the Buellton Library, host lecture series, and other events.
We will be having a wine & hors d'oeuvres Artist Reception on Sat., May 2nd, from 4-6pm.
THE FRIENDS OF THE BUELLTON LIBRARY ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THEIR SPRING ART SHOWCASE IN HONOR OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND MOTHERS’ DAY.
This exhibit for the entire month of May is entitled,“Creating from Within,” featuring four local artists from the Santa Ynez Valley, expressing the love-bond between mother and child, the joy of life, sharing thoughts and feelings without words, and visually representing deeply felt emotions as part of a self-soothing process.
The four artists exhibiting in our Spring Art Showcase are Renée Kelleher, Maggie Powell,Sherry Uyeda & Alexandra Yakutis presenting in various mediums: oils, graphite, water colors, colored pencil, charcoal, and ceramic.
This art will be on display for the entire month of May with an Artist Wine & hors d’oeuvres reception on May 2nd from 4-6pm inside the Friends’ Room at the Buellton Library. The art can also be viewed during our open store hours: Mondays 10am-noon, Tuesdays 2-4pm, and Saturdays 11am-1pm.
Our goal for our art showcases is to highlight Local Artists from the Santa Ynez Valley and bring art appreciation to the community. The Friends’ Room is also a used book store, where we raise funds to support the Buellton Library, host lecture series, and other events.
Join us this weekend for a truly unforgettable musical event— our season finale performances of Bach’s Mass in B Minor.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest achievements in choral music, this monumental work represents the culmination of Bach’s life and artistry. Experiencing it live is rare; experiencing it under these circumstances is extraordinary.
Your ticket also includes an insightful pre-concert lecture led by Maestro Conor Whalen.
Performance Dates & Times🗓️ Saturday, May 2 ⦁ Pre-concert lecture at 5:00pm ⦁ Concert at 6:00 PM🗓️ Sunday, May 3 ⦁ Pre-concert lecture at 2:00pm ⦁ Concert at 3:00 PM
Location📍Samuelson Chapel, 165 Chapel Lane, Thousand Oaks, California
Tickets🎟️ General Admission: $30🎟️ Senior/Active Military: $25🎟️ Students: $10
Order your tickets today (also for purchase at the venue):🌐 ConejoValleyChoralSociety.com/season
If you ever wondered what the pandemic, social media, feminism, god, America, Hamlet, Richard III, Lady Macbeth and Shakespeare have in common, this is the show for you! If you’ve never wondered about any of that, this is still the show for you!
A one-non-binary show with a metaphysical sense of humour, a large amount of physical comedy and more than a dollop of meta-theatricality, inspired by comedy greats like Andy Kaufman, Jerry Seinfeld and Ricky Gervais. Add a soupcon of 70s nostalgia, and you won’t want to miss the Alex Floyd International Tour, now in LA - an immersive and innovative way to see Shakespeare's universe and explore the craziness of modern society in a very unexpected way...
And yes, it’s in English.
Starring Alex Floyd
Produced by Wild Orchid Company (Orchidée Sauvage)
Presented by the Santa Monica Playhouse International Cultural Exchange Series. Admission includes a post-show Q&A (in French and English) and wine reception with Alex.
May 03 Sunday
The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley (ACCV) is thrilled to announce the Inaugural Conejo Cottontails 5K Color Run, happening May 3, 2026, at Memorial Field on the Cal Lutheran University Campus—and YOU’re invited to be part of the starting lineup! This untimed, family-friendly 5K is all about movement, creativity, and COLOR. Walk, run, ride, or hop your way through a celebration that’s less about the clock and more about the experience. Whether you’re a seasoned athlete or just here for fun, this is a game everyone wins.
Event Day Play-By-Play
7:00 AM – Check-in opensGrab your Conejo Cottontails swag bag and get ready to run8:00 AM – 5K Walk | Run | HopHit the course featuring Conejo Cottontail art stops, photo ops, color stations, and interactive moments11:00 AM – Color CelebrationBring your color packets and join us for a massive group powder toss that turns the venue into a living, joyful canvas
Art Sale & Jubilee (All Morning)Shop original art, meet local artists, and connect with creative organizations from across the Conejo Valley
Why This Event MattersEvery registration supports the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley and helps fund impactful programs like: *Conejo Public Art projects (including the iconic Conejo Cottontails)*Hang With The Best student art competition*Richard and Elaine Williams Legacy Scholarship*Summer Concerts in the Park
Register today: conejoarts.org/5kcolorrun
More than 1,200 UCSB students annually participate in the UCSB Education Abroad Program (EAP) to study, intern, and conduct research in 35+ countries, earning UC credit toward majors, minors, and general education requirements. Returning students are invited to share their most memorable images from their time outside the United States with EAP.
Curated by EAP staff, this exhibition showcases standout submissions from EAP’s annual photo contests. Through these eye-catching photographs, students share their experiences living abroad with the campus community and highlight how EAP has enriched their undergraduate education at UCSB.
Since 2007, UCSB Reads has fostered a shared sense of belonging by bringing the UCSB campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. Conceived by then Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas, the program is led by the UCSB Library in collaboration with campus and community partners. Each year, a committee of UCSB faculty, students, staff, and community members selects a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary book written by a living author that encourages a wide range of readers to engage with a contemporary social, political, cultural or scientific issue such as climate change, racial justice, technology, memory, identity, and democracy.
The program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and University Librarian, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning, experiential, and social events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also incorporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring, allowing students to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is generously supported by many individuals, university departments, and organizations.
This exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception, featuring promotional posters, selected books, custom bookmarks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with programming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradition that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates the power of literature to bridge divides, promote intellectual engagement, and build community.
Rooted in community and guided by cultural wisdom, this one-day experience brings together cultural practitioners, holistic healers, educators, and mental health professionals for a day of deep learning, nervous system restoration, and meaningful connection. Through dynamic workshops, somatic and sound-based activations, thought-provoking panels and so much more.
This collaborative exhibition celebrates the intersection of art and environmental stewardship, highlighting the efforts of the Oak Group, the UCSB Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration, and Coal Oil Point Reserve to conserve the Devereux Slough. Art in Service of the Land invites viewers to explore how art documents, interprets, and amplifies the ongoing work of conservation, revealing the beauty and complexity of the North Campus Open Space (NCOS) and inspiring engagement with our local environment.
This exhibition was curated and cosponsored by the Oak Group and the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, in collaboration with UCSB Library staff.
The Oak Group is one of the first artist groups in the U.S. to combine creativity with conservation. Since 1986, Oak Group artists have exhibited artworks painted on location to raise awareness and funds for open spaces, generating over $3 million in sales to support the preservation of lands for wildlife, recreation, ranching, and farming. The group includes 25 active members and has presented more than 100 exhibitions benefiting over 20 conservation organizations.
"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.
