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Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) hosts its 11th annual Heroes of Hospice luncheon on Sunday, September 10th, in person, from 11 am - 1:30 pm at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort, which is helping sponsor the event. This year’s event will have a special focus on Celebrating Those We Love and their ongoing impact in our lives.



The event honors the people and organizations that bring compassion and care, at all levels, to those in need in the greater Santa Barbara community. This year’s honorees include Charlie Zimmer, Santa Barbara Foundation and HSB’s Patient Care Services team.



In recent years, the demand for HSB’s services has been growing. To help meet this need, fundraisers and the recognition that comes with Heroes of Hospice allows the organization to reach additional community members struggling with grief or life-threatening illness, free of charge. To learn more, sponsor, or purchase tickets, please visit: HospiceofSB.org/Heroes

Following his win at the Chopin International Piano Competition in 2021, Bruce Liu experienced a star-is-born moment at London’s Royal Festival Hall in March of 2022. Summoned at the last moment to join the Philharmonia Orchestra for an all-Tchaikovsky program, Liu called for the notoriously difficult Concerto No. 2 as a substitute for the more commonly played Concerto No. 1. After an astounding performance and glowing reviews, Liu found himself shifted to an even higher level of demand.

What ingredients shall we toss into the bubbling cauldron today? Fear? Hope? Love? Loss? Disappointment? Delight? Watch them dissolve, evolve and resolve into the simmering stew of our lives. Is it time to move on? am I alone in the universe? is it me she loves? can I forgive the lie? Can we scry the answers to our queries by gazing into that swirling morass or by listening to the advice of a slightly off-beat G(r)eek Chorus?

Join the members of ShortBurst® Theatre R.A.W. as they explore the deepest, darkest, weirdest issues of life and laughter, guided, consoled and controlled by a less-than-profound cadre of Muses.

Helmed by Playhouse co-artistic director Chris DeCarlo, written by Evelyn Rudie, and crafted and performed via the internationally acclaimed ShortBurst® Theatre method, the production Smita Bagla, Victoria Bemis, Sydni Brown, Marty Cohen, Jazmin Dant, Bob Hucul, Linda Kohn, Jonathan Liu, Michael Starratt, Allie Trelles. Theda Weston and Berkeley Sanjay who does double duty as Associate Director of Adult Education. Logo created by Jonathan Liu.

ShortBurst® Theatre is a collaboration in which professional artists, tyro performers and members of the community at large pool their resources, their time, and their concerns, to create theatre that is relevant on a personal, local and global level, and do it all in a very short span of time, hence the name.

Over the past 36 years, ShortBurst® has created more than 4 dozen collaborative productions locally, nationally and with companies from 11 countries, many that have later become main stage and touring productions, fostering cultural exchange and understanding and making a tangible difference across the city and around the world.

“The performances and collaborations are excellent and very educative. Their work is brilliant!” Fusami Sugimine, Director Global Project, International Human Network, Japan.

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MIchele Ybarra McKInley will tell the story of the robbery of the Piru Bank and more stories of law enforcement in Piru.

Rev. Heidi Alfrey is the featured speaker at Unity of Ventura, Sunday, August 20. Services are at 10:00 a.m. in "The Chapel" at the Ventura Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 6300 Telephone Rd. in Ventura CA. This Sunday, Rev. Heidi continues a series of talks entitled “The Power of Prayer.”

Rev. Heidi’s topic this week is “Daily Prayer and Meditation.” She explains: “Daily Prayer and Meditation build spiritual consciousness." This Sunday she will explore the ways in which we avoid living the life we were given to live, and we will discover ways to focus or meditate on this gift of life we've been so graciously blessed with.

Join us live or stream the service at on Unity of Ventura Facebook. Music during the service will be provided by Smitty and Juljia, Ojai-based artists known for their uplifting sounds and beautiful vocal harmonies.

Following the service is an informal gathering. All are invited. For more information, call 805-653-1059 or go to www.UnityofVentura.org.

All lifestyles, faiths, genders and ethnicities are welcome.

Socks In The Frying Pan is an award-winning trio from County Clare, the universal hub of Irish traditional music. Formed in 2014, this trio comprises Aodán Coyne on guitar and vocals, Shane Hayes on accordion and Fiachra Hayes on fiddle & banjo. Socks In The Frying Pan blends traditional Irish melodies and pitch perfect vocal harmonies with their own personal flair and energetic approach to music. Their clear love for live performance and onstage wit has captivated audiences around the world. They have performed in 46 U.S. states, headlining most of the major Irish music festivals in America, and have toured extensively in Europe. They have also branched into the broader world music scene, performing at events such as Walnut Valley Festival in Kansas, Tønder Festival in Denmark and the world-famous New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Socks In The Frying Pan has released three studio albums. In 2015, their self-titled debut was awarded “Album of the Year” from the Live Ireland Music Awards, while the band was named “Best New Band” by Irish Music Association. In 2020, they were named “Live Band of the Year” and received “Live Album of the Year” award by the Celtic Music Awards. Their most recent release, Raw Ríl Live (Raw & Reel), was recorded in front of a sold-out capacity crowd at Glór theater in their hometown of Ennis.

Socks In The Frying Pan launched their fall tour of the U.S. on July 28, 2023, at the Dayton Irish Festival, winding through the Northeast, Midwest, mid-central East Coast, and West Coast, wrapping up at the end of September.

Calling all animal lovers! Bring your two and four-legged friends to Elings Park on Sunday, October 1, for C.A.R.E.4Paws’ second annual Walk Against Abuse. Enjoy a dog parade, fun activities, food and music from 11am to 2pm. Proceeds benefit Safe Haven, a program that helps pet families exposed to domestic violence. It costs only $25 to participate for adults 13 and up and $10 for children 12 and under. Plus, community members and local businesses can choose from several sponsorship opportunities. Join us to make a pawsitive impact!

As part of its monthly lecture series, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to present Disaster at Devil’s Jaw, a new film about the Naval disaster at Honda Point. The film screening will take place at SBMM on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Producer and Director Lee Abbott will speak about the film, which is 115 minutes, while also sharing photographs and stories, and answering questions. The cost is free for SBMM Navigators Circle members; $10 for all other members; and $20 for the general public. SBMM members will enjoy a pre-lecture reception from 5:15-5:45 p.m. Space is limited; reservations are required.
Register at: https://bit.ly/Disaster-at-Devils-Jaw. Learn more about becoming a member here: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-maritime-museum-membership/.

“Honda is the largest tragedy that very few people know about,” said SBMM Executive Director Greg Gorga. “But while many mistakes were made, once wrecked on the rocks, our sailors displayed amazing acts of courage and bravery. And we have a lot of local connections to this disaster.”

Just up the California coast from Santa Barbara, north of Point Conception, there is a location known locally as Honda Point. To mariners, this area has been known as "the graveyard of the Pacific" and to 16th-century Spanish explorers it was known as "La quijada del diablo”.... the devil's jaw. It was here, 100 years ago this year, that the largest peacetime disaster of the U.S. Navy occurred on September 8, 1923.

On a cold moonless night, in thick coastal fog, 14 new ships of Destroyer Squadron 11 were sailing at a record pace from San Francisco to San Diego under radio silence and in close formation. The ships turned hard east into the Santa Barbara Channel - or so they thought. Seven destroyers, and 23 sailors were lost to the jagged shore. Was it human hubris? Natural phenomenon? Foreboding omens? This film is their story.

"I'd really like to thank Greg Gorga and SBMM for their incredible contributions to getting this film made and made right,” said Lee Abbott. “Greg's knowledge and introductions to key interviews was absolutely invaluable to the final quality of the film."

This event is generously sponsored by Marie L. Morrisroe.

The Honda Naval Disaster that occurred off the coast of what is now Vandenberg Space Force Base remains the navy’s greatest peacetime disaster. In the space of less than 20 minutes, 7 navy destroyers wrecked on the jagged rocks at Point Honda. Many theories have been offered to explain the disaster including human error, arrogance, discomfort with new technology, and irregular wave behavior due to an earthquake in Japan an ocean away. Despite a court of inquiry and court martial trial, the exact cause of the disaster continues to be debated.

The museum program will focus on actions taken by the US Navy before and after the incident, and how the historic location of the accident has been managed for the past 100 years. Community responses to the accident and its aftermath will also be explored

Join Ventura County Astronomical Society for our next Star Party on September 9th at 8:00 pm at Moorpark College Observatory.

On September 9th we will provide a presentation on the Autumn Constellations, the Stars, Planets, and Mythology. Visible will be Saturn's Rings, Jupiter's Moons and Andromeda Galaxy.

The evening will start at 8:00 pm with a power point presentation followed by observing through the Dome and member telescopes.

Tickets for the Dome with be on a first come basis.

There will be star maps of the night sky while supplies last. Mark your calendars and hope to see you there.

The “Under the Stars Program” is brought to you by Ventura County Astronomical Society.