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Halley Neal, a folk singer and songwriter based in Nashville, TN, was influenced by artists like Joni Mitchell and Shawn Colvin. Halley’s sound combines inspirations of classic folk music and modern-day singer-songwriters and her live shows center on themes of positivity and peace. Since graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2019, Halley has toured to house concert and listening room venues around the US.

In 2022, Halley was selected as one of 10 finalists for the Planet Bluegrass Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter Showcase and performed on the main stage of the festival. She released her debut self-titled album in June 2021, and her sophomore record “Beautiful and Blue” to critical acclaim on September 30, 2022.

Whether you're a seasoned seamstress or just beginning your sewing journey, our monthly club is the perfect place to bring your projects to life!

A performance of Handel's Messiah with full orchestra, soloists, and the audience as the chorus. All proceeds benefit Unity Shoppe. Singers bring your own scores (available at Chaucer's Books in Santa Barbara's Loreto Plaza).

The Simi Valley Family YMCA will host its annual Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, December 7, featuring a fresh-cooked breakfast, hot cocoa, photos with Santa, a snow play area and holiday crafts. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Families can then select a newly-arrived Christmas tree at the YMCA’s Christmas tree lot operated by the Simi Valley Y’s Men’s Club.

The breakfast costs $20 for YMCA members and $25 for nonmembers, with children 3 and under admitted free. Advance registration is required at www.sevymca.org/breakfast-santa.

The YMCA’s tree lot will have about 750 Noble, Douglas and Nordmann fir trees from 3' to 9' tall. The trees are grown in Oregon, harvested, and then packed in ice for their trip south to the Y. Once they arrive, they are unloaded by LDS Church volunteers, given a fresh cut at the base, put in water and set out for display. Y’s Men’s Club members and volunteers staff the tree lot. Trees go on sale December 6.

Proceeds from tree sales go to organizations in the community, underserved families and YMCA programs. Christmas tree lot hours are 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The tree lot and Breakfast with Santa are at the Simi Valley Family YMCA (3200 Cochran St., corner of Galena Ave. and Cochran St.). For breakfast sponsorship opportunities, contact Dani Hutchison at dhutchison@sevymca.org.

Join the Goleta Valley Historical Society for our free First Sunday Concert as we once again welcome The Chaps to the Stow House lawn!

The Chaps play crowd-pleasing swing, bluegrass, folk, and rock & roll originals plus your favorites from the 1930's to today. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy a super Sunday afternoon. We'll see you soon!

It's that time of year again! Join the Goleta Valley Historical Society for our annual Holiday at the Ranch! Meet Santa and his rein-goats, enjoy festive holiday music, and tour the Stow House halls decked out in delightful decorations! There will be children's crafts, tractor rides, a local artisans market, and food trucks too!


We can't wait to celebrate the Ho-Ho-Holidays with you!

Friday December 6
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday December 7
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday December 8
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Enjoy unique gift shopping this holiday season for your family and friends while browsing through 40 professional artists studios and additional guest vendors! There will be free activities for kids, delicious food and treats available for purchase, and craft beer and wine. Free admission and plenty of free parking.

As our community continues to recover from the Mountain Fire, we want to provide a space and more opportunities to get some temporary reprieve through art and creation.

In the days leading up to our Holiday Art Market, we will be hosting free-to-attend events in the gallery, including activities within the fields of music, visual art and literature.

This programming is kindly being put together with the help of world-class artists who wish to support the community and respond to adversity through their various forms of creativity. Everyone is invited to join us in the gallery, as these events have been designed for a general audience with no prior experience necessary. Come along to learn, explore your own creativity or just hang out with like-minded members of the community.

If you would like to show appreciation for these programs and help support Mountain Fire relief efforts, please consider making a donation to the VCCF Ventura County Wildfire Relief & Recovery Fund.

SBCC School of Extended Learning Presents
The 2024 Arts & Crafts Fair

Saturday, Dec. 7
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
SBCC Wake Campus, 300 N. Turnpike Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93111

Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, more than 50 arts and crafts faculty and students from the SBCC School of Extended Learning will be selling their wares at Wake Campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. Community members are encouraged to stop by and view and/or purchase one-of-a-kind works including Fine Arts, Paintings, Ceramics, Jewelry, Weaving, Sewing & Fabric Arts, Cards and Art Glass— crafted by their very own friends and neighbors.

SBCC's Wake Campus (front patio)
300 N. Turnpike Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Free parking on all Wake Campus lots

Areté Symphonic Choir presents the Christmas portion of G.F.Handel’s timeless classic Messiah. Dr. Wyant Morton, Professor of Music at California Lutheran University, conducts.

“It is an honor to conduct one of the best-loved and best-known works of Handel,” says Dr. Morton. “Filled with joyous refrains and exultant arias, including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus, it is an exultant music tradition of the Christmas season.”

The concert is on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. in Samuelson Chapel, California Lutheran University, 165 Chapel Lane, Thousand Oaks. $20 advance purchase tickets are available online at aretevocalensemble.org and $25 at the door.

Upcoming performances: Areté Vocal Ensemble Sings the Best of Broadway, Sunday, April 13, 2025, 2:00 PM, Samuelson Chapel. Dr. Morton will conduct.

For more information: aretevocalensemble.org