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The Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network celebrates the 2023 Transgender Day of Visibility on Saturday, April 1st, 2023 at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara Street from 5pm-9pm.

Ticket sales: Regular admission with meal $25-$50 (sliding scale) / Students $10. Reduced price tickets available by contacting info@sbtan.org
For more information please visit SBTAN.ORG or email info@sbtan.org

Santa Barbara embraces its fifth year of celebrating the Transgender Day of Visibility with music, community, and an art show featuring transgender, non-binary, and genderfluid artists. The Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network will be hosting this very special event on Saturday, April 1st, at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, from 5pm-9pm.

This event brings our transgender community together to showcase our musical and artistic talents, share personal stories, and celebrate the progress and love within our community.

New to the event this year is an art show featuring transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid artists of any age. Art submissions are being accepted until March 26, 2023. Interested artists should contact info@sbtan.org for more information.

Local chef Eileen Randall will be bringing back her famous baked potato bar, which is included in the price of each ticket. There will also be wine and beer available for purchase by those 21 and over.

All proceeds from the event support the work of the Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network, which provides advocacy, education, support and celebration for transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid individuals and their families.

Join us for a very special afternoon celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Festivities begin at 12 noon with music, performances, food, vendors, art, and so much more!

Free Admission! All ages welcome!

Saturday, May 27th, 2023 | 12 - 4 pm
Heritage Square
715 S. A Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
https://www.theopac.org/

This event was made possible thanks to the generous support from the Barbara Barnard Smith World Music Fund.

Stay tuned for more announcements!

On April 25th at 7:00 PM, VCIC will present the second and final forum in this series at Padre Serra Catholic Church, 5205 Upland Road, Camarillo, 93012. Presenters will include a rabbi, a Buddhist monk, and a Catholic priest. In addition to the live presentation, the event will be streamed to Facebook, and you can watch by pointing your browser to https://www.facebook.com/VenturaCountyInterfaith.

The event is free and all are welcome, so feel free to share with anyone you know that might be interested.

Join acclaimed singer-songwriter Rebecca Folsom for an unforgettable evening of music at the Ojai Underground Exchange on Friday, March 31st. Folsom's jaw-dropping live performances and incredible songwriting have earned her rave reviews from critics, including Westword Magazine, which likened her impact to "little earthquakes." KUNC Radio called her performances "knock-you-to-your-knees," while Americana Highways' John Apice described her latest album, Sanctuary, as "something worthy of awe."

Folsom will perform songs from her newly released 13th album, Sanctuary, a collection of 13 dynamic and emotionally charged songs produced by three-time Grammy-winner Tom Wasinger and six-time Grammy-winner Shaun Martin. Each song embodies truth, humor, hope, and possibility and features a dynamic infusion of emotions. Make sure to secure your spot for what promises to be an extraordinary night of music with Rebecca Folsom!

Spy for Spy
$25.00 – $30.00

Fri 31 Mar | Sat 1 Apr | Sun 2 Apr 7.30pm | Sun 2 Apr 2.30pm

FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY!

Is love enough to keep two people together? And do our lives make more sense in the wrong order? Sarah and Molly love each other – and that’s all they have in common. As the uptight lawyer and the free-spirited dreamer strive to make their improbable relationship work we see them break up, meet the parents, move in together and fall in love – all in a completely random order. This hilarious and heart-rending 90-minute play stars celebrated LA actors Meeghan Holaway and Gloria Ines.

Award-winning writer Kieron Barry’s new play is a romantic comedy with a difference; a drama performed like a playlist with the scenes shuffled in a random sequence. Writer of Tomorrow In The Battle (‘white-hot passion!’ New York Times) and Stockwell (Critics’ Choice Time Out London, The Guardian).

Ventura Improv Company $10.00 Every First Friday at NAMBA -7pm

The Ventura Improv Company is a collective of improvisers that gather to grow in our craft and co-create. We exist to enrich people’s lives through excellent improv education and hilarious shows. Our vision is a world filled with laughter. Our passion is creating joy.

The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the hottest comics working today that you've seen or heard on Comedy Central, CONAN, NBC, Last Comic Standing,TBS, Sirius XM and more.

FEATURING: Amy Miller, Mo Welch, Julie Weidmann, Roxxy Haze and Aaron Weaver.

Come have a laugh with us and enjoy a delicious craft beer!

7:30pm $10
Show is 21+

Beyond the Notes features leading scholars whose presentations highlight the times and culture surrounding the works performed by the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale. In this event, learn how composer Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was restricted from having a professional career due to her gender and upper-class status. In spite of this, she became an important musical figure in the nineteenth century and a symbol of women’s struggle for equality.

The San Luis Obispo Master Chorale will host two free educational presentations given by Dr. Marian Wilson Kimber, Professor of Musicology at the University of Iowa, as part of its Beyond the Notes series.

These presentations coincide with the SLO Master Chorale’s concert on Sunday, April 23 at 3pm at the San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center. Titled “Elijah,” it’s a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s great theatrical oratorio Elijah, a dramatic work that tells the story of the prophet Elijah. More details about these presentations are available at www.slomasterchorale.org.

Beyond the Notes is sponsored by Libbie Agran and the Shanbrom Family Foundation.

Conflict and censorship in public education amid a divisive political environment will be discussed at a Community Forum to be presented online on Friday April, 14 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

John Rogers, a Ph.D. Professor of Education and Director of the UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA), will present the topic Defending Public Education and a Diverse Democracy. He will be joined by Lauren Gill, President of the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education, and Betsy Connolly, a past School Board member, who will talk about the local education environment. Also speaking will be Michelle Nelson-Schmidt, an author and illustrator of children's books, who has seen some of her works banned in Florida.

Rogers and his colleagues at IDEA conducted a nationwide survey of high school principals last year, finding that 69 percent reported substantial political conflict over hot button issues that are playing a chilling role in education. In the survey, 50 percent of principals said parents or community members sought to limit or challenge teaching about issues of race and racism, 48 percent reported conflicts over policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ student rights, and 39 percent cited efforts to limit access to books in the school library. Principals said that at times, parents and community members engaged in anti-democratic practices such as spreading misinformation and employing threatening, denigrating and violent rhetoric.

PEN America, an organization that tracks efforts to limit freedom of expression, reports on its website that since January of 2021, 193 bills have been introduced in 41 states intended to restrict teaching and training in schools, colleges, state agencies and institutions regarding discussion of race , racism, gender and American history.

The online event is presented by Chalice Community Forum, a program of Chalice Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Conejo Valley. For a Zoom link to the free forum, register online at forum.chaliceuu.org. For information, visit that website or contact Randall Edwards by e-mail at forum@chaliceuu.org or through the church office at (805) 498-9548.

San Luis Obispo Master Chorale's 2022/2023 season concludes on April 23, 2023, with a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s great theatrical oratorio Elijah. This dramatic work tells the story of the prophet Elijah, a tale that includes the resurrection of a youth, a contest between prophets, the plotting of Queen Jezebel against Elijah, and Elijah’s final ascension into heaven.

The leading role of Elijah will be sung by Chicago-area bass soloist Daniel Eifert. Additional soloists include soprano Elissa Johnston (Los Angeles), as well as known local performers Susan Azaret Davies, contralto, and George Gorrindo, tenor.

The “Elijah” concert is sponsored by Marti Lindholm and Allan Smith. Soloist Daniel Eifert is sponsored by Cricket Handler and Jerry Boots.

“Elijah” will be held in Harold Miossi Hall at the San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly campus. Tickets are available at www.pacslo.org or by calling the PAC box office at 805-756-4849.