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Unleash your creativity in our Junk Journaling Workshop, where reclaimed and recycled materials become art! Bring your own journal, and we’ll provide a treasure trove of upcycled papers, fabric scraps, vintage ephemera, and more. This open-style workshop lets you craft freely, explore new techniques, and connect with fellow journal enthusiasts. Whether you're a seasoned journaler or just starting, this is your time to create, relax, and repurpose with purpose.
All materials provided, just bring your journal!

The Good Good Show is a stand up comedy show featuring the hottest comedians working today that you've seen or heard on Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, After Midnight, Viceland’s Flophouse, Jimmy Kimmel, Sirius XM and more.

FEATURING: Amy Miller, Drew Freed, Julie Weidmann and Taylor Slingerland

Come have some laughs with us and enjoy a delicious craft beer (wine available too)!

7:30 p.m. $10

Show is 21+

Have you ever wondered how avocados made their way to America? Rob Crisell, author of California Avocados: A Delicious History, will explore key events in the rise of California’s avocado industry including how avocados became popular in California. As part of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History’s Talk & Talkback Speaker Series, Crisell will discuss how avocados won the “war on fat” in food, why Haas avocados are so popular, and the most important avocado recipes in history.

The 2025 Talk & Talkback Speaker Series is hosted by the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. Avocado Land: The History of California’s Avocado Industry will be held on Friday, Aug. 8 from 5 p. m. to 6 p.m. at the museum, 956 Maple Ave. in downtown Carpinteria. The talk is free for members of the museum and $10 per person for visitors.

"Rob Crisell is an avocado historian and enthusiast," said Jayme Yahr, the museum's director. "The museum looks forward to a fun, informative, and locally important talk on all things avocado.” For more information on the Talk & Talkback Speaker Series, volunteering at the museum, or other questions, call (805) 684-3112, email info@carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org, or visit carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org.

Celebrate with August Crafternoons: Fiesta Finds! ¡Reuso Creativo! Join us every Wednesday from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the EE Makerspace above Art From Scrap.

This month, we’re honoring Santa Barbara’s Fiesta with eco-friendly crafts that bring the fiesta's spirit to life! Perfect for kids ages 5 and up, these projects use reclaimed materials in colorful and creative ways.

Fiesta Finds Projects include:
Maracas – Shake up the celebration with festive maracas made from repurposed containers, beads, and bright decorations.
Cardboard Castanets – Create your own rhythmic castanets using recycled cardboard and bottle caps for that authentic fiesta sound!
Ojo de Dios – Weave vibrant yarn patterns onto sticks for a meaningful, traditional craft.
There’s something for everyone at Crafternoons. Come craft, create, and celebrate culture and sustainability with us!

Cost: $8.00 per person. Crafternoons are for kids ages 5 and up.
Please note our workshop is upstairs and uses hot glue guns. Adults must remain in the EE Makerspace with their child.

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Celebrate with August Crafternoons: Fiesta Finds! ¡Reuso Creativo! Join us every Wednesday from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the EE Makerspace above Art From Scrap.

This month, we’re honoring Santa Barbara’s Fiesta with eco-friendly crafts that bring the fiesta's spirit to life! Perfect for kids ages 5 and up, these projects use reclaimed materials in colorful and creative ways.

Fiesta Finds Projects include:
Maracas – Shake up the celebration with festive maracas made from repurposed containers, beads, and bright decorations.
Cardboard Castanets – Create your own rhythmic castanets using recycled cardboard and bottle caps for that authentic fiesta sound!
Ojo de Dios – Weave vibrant yarn patterns onto sticks for a meaningful, traditional craft.
There’s something for everyone at Crafternoons. Come craft, create, and celebrate culture and sustainability with us!

Cost: $8.00 per person. Crafternoons are for kids ages 5 and up.
Please note our workshop is upstairs and uses hot glue guns. Adults must remain in the EE Makerspace with their child.

Sign up now!

Dive into printmaking with our hands-on workshop designed for artists of all levels. Learn the technique of linocut printmaking on soft, easy-to-cut rubber blocks and create a stamp that will be reused again and again to make unique handmade stationery, cards, and art for your home. This workshop will provide you with all of the materials and tools necessary to create stamps and printed stationery from start to finish.

The once-a-year annual Mary Jane McCord Planned Parenthood Book Sale is returning to the Earl Warren Showgrounds from September 11-21, 2025, hosting 200,000 gently used books as well as puzzles, games, vinyl records, CDs, and DVD’s at exceptionally reasonable prices.

Admission is FREE for the week except for Opening Night. Opening Night takes place September 11th and gives eager attendees first pick for a $30 ticket.

The inventory is replenished every day, and the already low prices are reduced by 50% on the final day. Funds raised support PPCCC’s six health centers across the Central Coast. For tickets, event details, sale hours, and sponsorship opportunities, visit booksale.ppcentralcoast.org or call (805) 722-4690.

UCSB Library is pleased to present Andy Merolla (Communication) in the Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series for Fall 2025. In his talk “What Hope Do We Have? Searching in the Small Moments of Everyday Communication,” Merolla will examine how hope—as well as the social connection underlying it—is constructed through social interaction. This includes interaction with loved ones, acquaintances, and complete strangers. In many ways, this perspective is heartening, guiding us toward better treatment of others. Yet, it is also troubling given the numerous personal and structural factors that undermine and constrain social connection. Framing hope as an interpersonal phenomenon highlights the opportunities and inherent complexities within our everyday communication experiences.

Andy Merolla is a Professor of Communication at UCSB. His research focuses on interpersonal processes, such as social connection, conflict management, and forgiveness. He has received multiple research and teaching awards, including the Distinguished Teaching Award from the UCSB Academic Senate. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in communication theory, interpersonal communication, health communication, and conflict management. Merolla is the co-author of The Social Biome: How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us (Yale University Press, 2025), which was featured in a New York Times interactive article and quiz.

Merolla’s approximately 45-minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

This event may be photographed or recorded.

Advance registration is recommended as space is limited.

The Annual Lemon Run Returns For Its 10th Anniversary GOLETA, CA -

Lace up your running shoes and join the Goleta Education Foundation (GEF) for a very special 10th Annual Lemon Run on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Lake Los Carneros! This beloved community event is back, bigger and better than ever, to celebrate ten years of running to advance elementary education in the Goodland. This year’s race kicks off at 8:00 am with the 10K Grand Prix, followed by the 5K Jr. Grand Prix at 9:30 am, and wraps up with the 1K Fun Run at 10:30 am.

Runners and walkers of all ages and skill levels are welcome to enjoy the scenic trails surrounding Lake Los Carneros and the historic Stow House. With local business prizes, kid-friendly art activities, and food from local farms and vendors, this year’s Lemon Run promises a full morning of community fun and connection. Proceeds from the Lemon Run directly support GEF’s work across all nine elementary schools in the Goleta Union School District (GUSD).

To register your child for FREE, email info@goletaed.org or join us for bib pickup and in-person sign-ups at the Deckers Brand Showcase located at 6601 Hollister Avenue on Saturday, September 20 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Call for Sponsors: As we celebrate 10 years of Lemon Run, we invite local businesses and community leaders to sponsor this milestone. Your partnership helps fund innovative teaching, equitable resources, and stronger classrooms across the GUSD. Sponsorships come with high-visibility benefits and lasting community impact. Every dollar makes a difference. Register, donate, or become a sponsor at: https://goletaeducationfoundation.org/goleta-lemon-run/. Parking is at The Stow House located at 304 N. Los Carneros Rd. We will also have overflow parking adjacent to the Stow House. To learn more or make a tax-deductible donation, please visit www.goletaeducationfoundation.org.

Join us September 13th at the Scherr Forum Theater at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center for an evening of amazing music from a talented lineup of established and emerging vocal artists. Proceeds from the all-ages concert will directly support Breathe - A Foundation for the Artist providing its innovative dance and music curriculum in local schools. Breathe is a local non-profit 501(c)3 based in TO.

Chick Singer Night highlights local and regional female singer/songwriters. CSN, in its 37th year entertaining in cities around the country, has been a past recipient of