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International Overdose Awareness Day Events in Santa Barbara

10 AM - WALK - Meet at Pershing Park, 100 Castillo Street, procession on sidewalk down Cabrillo Blvd to Calle Cesar Chavez & back

7 PM - Teach-In & Candlelight Vigil at Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 1100 Anacapa Street

Join SBCC’s School of Extended Learning for an OPEN HOUSE!
Saturday, August 17, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wake Campus: 300 N. Turnpike Road, Santa Barbara

Get help with registration while enjoying free giveaways, food, face painting and more!
The event is free and open to all.

You are warmly invited to an afternoon of activities, presentations, and exploration. Class enrollment is ongoing during the event and help with registration will be provided.

The Open House is timed with the start of Extended Learning’s fall session. Hundreds of free, noncredit classes will start the week of August 26, with many short courses and workshops starting every week throughout fall.

Stop by the Open House to find out more or get help signing up for classes and programs like Adult High School and GED, Career Skills, ESL, Personal & Family Enrichment classes, Parenting and new programs for entrepreneurs and businesses!

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (805) 898-8160 OR VISIT https://sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/open_house.php
Hablamos español.

Get ready for natural dyeing fun at our Community Indigo Dye Bath Workshop. Refresh your favorite fabrics and clothing. Bring an item from home that needs a new burst of color and experience the magic of natural indigo dyeing. Our staff will guide you through the dyeing process and help you transform your chosen piece into a vibrant, one-of-a-kind creation. Items must be no larger than a t-shirt, each participant may dye up to 3 items. The cost is $5 per item. Pre-registration is not necessary.

*Tea towels and tote bags will be available to purchase*

Prime Time Band presents a FREE afternoon concert at Stow House in Goleta on Sunday September 8 at 2:00 pm. This long-standing tradition started with the first Prime Time Band concert occurring at Stow House in 1998. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Mori, the band will perform a variety of pop tunes, patriotic classics and family favorites. Guest vocalist Gary Smith, a crowd favorite, will add his talent to the performance.

Performing outdoors in the beautiful surroundings of Rancho La Patera & Stow House, the band invites everyone to come early to claim a spot on the grass. Bring blankets or beach chairs to enjoy this delightful FREE concert.

To learn more about Prime Time Band please visit: www.ptband.org

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, Hulu, Netflix, Jimmy Kimmel, NBC, Adult Swim, SiriusXM and more.

FEATURING: Allen Strickland Williams, Izabel Salimpour, Julie Weidmann, Maddie Connors and Curtis Cook.

Come have some laughs and enjoy a delicious craft beer!

7:30 p.m. $10
Show is 21+

If you are a farmer, rancher, land steward, gardeners or anyone else who loves mother nature this course if for you.

This hands-on course will deepen your understanding of the principles of regenerative agriculture and soil health resulting in improved crop yields and enhanced ecosystem resilience.

By combining scientific knowledge with practical applications, Nicole helps to inspire and equip producers with the tools and understanding needed to transform their agricultural practices for long-term improvements. Nicole’s teachings advocate for a systems-thinking approach, encouraging producers to adopt practices that enhance soil biodiversity, optimize water cycles, and build organic matter.

Join us for what promises to be an inspiring workshop during which you will learn skills that will empower to be able to take actionable steps towards improving soil health in your context.

About Nicole Masters:

Nicole Masters is an agroecologist, author, speaker, and educator with over two decades of experience in soil health. She is a dynamic speaker on the topic of soil health who has worked across diverse sectors, from horticulture to multi-species livestock systems, in regions from New Zealand to the Americas. Through her company, Integrity Soils, she has delivered coaching and educational programs spanning over 30 million acres. Her book, "For the Love of Soil: Strategies to Regenerate our Food Production Systems," highlights the tools and principles used by producers to regenerate their soils.

Lunch is included on Saturday, and Sunday. Coffee and tea provided upon arrival in the morning.

Are scholarships available?

A limited number of scholarships and sliding scale enrollments are available for this workshop. Please click here to apply.

Can I register for one day?

We are currently only offering two day registration. If you would like to attend for only one day, you may sign up on our waitlist and we'll let you know if we can accommodate you as we get closer to the event.

Places to Stay:

In Los Alamos: Skyview Motel, Alamo Motel

In Santa Maria: Raddison Santa Maria (click here for corporate rate)

In Los Olivos: The Inn at Mattei's Tavern an Auberge Resort, Fess Parker Wine Country Inn

The development and representation of the human form in art is one of the critical moments in the Canon of Art History. Realistic depiction in form marks the Classical time period in Greek art, and helps to establish the Renaissance with a renewed awareness of contrapposto. As the history of art moves forward, representation of the human form also evolves becoming more expressive and more abstract. This class will look at the representation and evolution of the human form through sculpture. Starting with the breakthroughs of Greek art, we will see the human form become more and more realistic, and then reach a level of idealized perfection. The Renaissance brings about a renewed idea of the perfect human form. With the Baroque, realism and drama become the main goal of the human form. In the 19th century, rebellion leads to new forms of representation and expressionism. Finally, the 20th century brings new forms of personal depictions and new ways of interpreting the human form.

Katherine E. Zoraster is an Art Historian and a Professor of Art History at several local colleges specializing in Western art from the Renaissance to the 20th century. She graduated with a double major in English Literature and Art History from the University of California, Los Angeles. Following her undergraduate degree, she received a Master’s Degree with Distinction in Art History from the California State University at Northridge.
In addition to the courses Katherine teaches for other lifelong learning programs, she also works as an Art History Instructor for the full-time program at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Arts. Katherine also serves as a commissioner for the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and volunteers at the Burbank Animal Shelter. In her free time, Katherine is an avid runner and travels extensively.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50+ years of age, seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.

This course can be attended online via Zoom or in-person at our Thousand Oaks campus.

After October 7th, the Israeli settlers have been frequently in the news. From being sanctioned by the US government, to being accused of stealing land, to involvement in violence (or being attacked), the settlers are a unique community within the West Bank (and previously Gaza). Through the lens of colonialism, the settlers are often seen as the enemies and perpetrators. Through the lens of Zionism and occasionally biblicism, the settlers can be perceived as heroes. But who are they? What is it that motivates them to live where they live? Why are so many people frustrated with them? This course will explore the Israeli settlers and attempt to dive deeper into their history, ethos, and opposition.

Jason Hensley, PhD (Holocaust and Genocide Studies), Dmin (Biblical Studies), teaches religious studies at a private school in Los Angeles. He is a fellow of the Michael LaPrade Holocaust Education Institute of the Anti-Defamation League, a higher-education ambassador for the Council on Foreign Relations, and the award-winning author of 12 books. His work has been featured in The Huffington Post as well as the BBC, and he has served as the historical advisor for a Holocaust documentary. Connect with him at jasonhensley.net.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50+ years of age, seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.

This course can be attended online via Zoom.

This course is Part 2 in an examination of the Beatles’ recording career in the studio. (This course can be taken independently of Part One.) The thrust is to look at the “revolution” of the Beatles as songwriters and as innovators in the recording studio, without which they would probably have been a colorful, but short-lived British pop band. Elements of the Beatles’ genius as songwriters, their curiosity about the recording process, willingness to experiment with things that had not been done before, and especially, the ingenuity of producer George Martin in shaping, expanding, and putting into practice the Beatles’ ideas, are what we will be devoting our class time to. In the process, we will be playing songs that many of you no doubt have committed to memory over the past half-century. It is hoped that this class will help you re-learn the songs, listening to them with a different ear by using a more analytical approach to how the records sounded.
The class will be dissecting each album, in chronological order, beginning with “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and concluding with their final release, “Abbey Road.” In the final week, we will track the Beatles’ heritage as a group through post-breakup releases.
Week 1: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Week 2: Yellow Submarine / The White Album (1968)
Week 3: Let It Be / Abbey Road (1969)
Week 4: Post-Beatles Discoveries / Live Albums / Studio “Reunions” /
Love (1970 – 2024)

Cary Ginell is a Grammy-nominated writer and author of 12 books on American music. After a 30-year career in radio, he has spent the last 20 years as a public speaker, talking about music in classrooms, at conferences, and on cruise ships. Cary brings a lifelong passion for the recording industry to his work and is one of the world’s foremost authorities on his specialty, western swing. Cary previously served as President of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, an international organization of music scholars and world-renowned institutions. He holds a master’s degree in Folklore from UCLA and a bachelor’s in Radio/TV/Film from Cal State University Northridge.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50+ years of age, seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.

This course can be attended online via Zoom or in-person at our Thousand Oaks campus.

Spearhead of Western democracies during the Cold War, NATO’s joint efforts reached an apex with the dissolution of both the Communist Warsaw Pact and Soviet Union in 1991. We’ll explore the post-World War II origins of the grand alliance, and its expansion eastward over the last 25 years, including Finland and Sweden’s very recent accession to the Alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From his childhood in a Lithuanian refugee family, Linas J. Kojelis, rose to positions in Washington D.C. including Special Assistant the President (OPL/Defense and Foreign Policy) at the White House and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, as well as service in the U.S. Senate, Pentagon and U.S. Naval Reserve (Lieutenant/Naval Intelligence). Later, he founded and headed the U.S.- Baltic Foundation. His articles on Soviet affairs have been published in the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. Later, he headed Kojelis & Company consulting in Vilnius, Lithuania for five years. He received his B.A. in History (highest departmental honors) from U.C.L.A., and a M.P.A. (International Relations) from Princeton University. He lives with his wife in Simi Valley, and his interests include cinema, travel, art and historic preservation.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50+ years of age, seeking intellectual stimulation through university level courses (without the pressure of grades) for the sake of learning and social engagement.

This lecture can be attended online via Zoom or in-person at our Oxnard campus.