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Come and root for your hometown faves! Ventura Improv goes head-to-head against an epic team of Los Angeles improvisers in a CLASH OF THE LAUGHS! The all-improv action will be judged and scored by a team of judges who will determine who will go home with the belt! The VIC has been making Ventura County laugh since 1989!
$10.00 online or $15.00 at door

This class is a second iteration of the class hosted on March 16th 2025, added due to popular demand.

Join the California Nature Art Museum and Artisan Perfumer Susan Farber for a natural perfume-making workshop on Sunday, April 13th, 2025, from 1:00PM-4:00 PM. During this hands-on, creative experience, you’ll craft a unique, nature-inspired fragrance that honors the forests and florals of California. You’ll explore a carefully curated selection of precious essential oils and absolutes, learn the essentials of perfume structure and formulation, and receive personalized guidance in creating a perfume that is entirely your own.

The Prime TIme Band of Santa Barbara celebrates its 30th anniversary year beginning with a free concert at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara. The performance on Sunday, April 6, at 2:00 PM features a variety of music for symphonic band. The program includes favorites by John Philip Sousa and Gustav Holst, music from movies such as Top Gun and Mary Poppins, and upbeat jazz standards by Dave Brubeck.

Formed in 1995 the Prime Time Band provides free concerts for the greater Santa Barbara community. Its membership consists of amateur musicians, ranging in age from 40 to 95. Together they deliver moving and inspiring performances under the direction of Dr. Paul Mori.

The 2025 calendar includes a July Fourth celebration at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, an outdoor summer concert at the Stow House in Goleta, and an annual holiday concert and singalong in December on the steps of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

For more information, please visit the Prime Time Band’s website at www.ptband.org or contact by email at primetimebandsb@gmail.com.

Twelve wineries and six breweries that will be pouring local beer and wine for attendees. There will be music and four food stations. William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art will be open throughout the event. Everything is included in the price of admission. All proceeds go to benefit Cal Lutheran University student athletes. 

Thursday, April 17, 2025
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Cottage Heart & Vascular Center presents a FREE Virtual Meet the Doctor event featuring cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon, Michael Paulsen, MD who will lead a conversation on Minimally Invasive Approaches to Cardiac Surgery.
The discussion will highlight advances in cardiac surgery, focusing on:
- Heart valve-saving procedures and minimally invasive techniques.
- Overview of common heart conditions, their causes and symptoms.
- Strategies for prevention and the latest surgical options.
Register for free at: cottagehealth.org/heartmtd
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining via Zoom.

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, Conan, HBO, Netflix, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel, TruTV, SiriusXM and more.

FEATURING: Megan Gailey, Julie Weidmann and Subhah Agarwal.

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

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

Marc Abrahams, Founder of the Ig Nobel Prize, to Speak in Santa Barbara Saturday, May 3 at 1 PM
Is science funny? For over 32 years, Marc Abrahams has proved unequivocally that the answer is yes. The celebrated creator of the Ig Nobel Prizes will speak at a special free public event on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Faulkner Main Gallery at the Santa Barbara Library.
Please join us for a truly unique event where Marc will highlight the funniest of the Ig Nobels and reflect on a career that honors scientific achievements through humor.
This event is hosted by the California Los Padres Section of the American Chemical Society. Please RSVP at using the link or QR code at www.lospadresacs.org

Joining the exciting “Black History [every] Month” 2025 line up is Vasthy Mompoint’s fabulous interactive afternoon of fun.

"Sesame Street" meets Broadway...Mr. Rogers meets musical theater...music, dance, poetry, and fun for the whole family (including grown-ups!) Your hostess, eight-time Broadway actress (The Prom, Spongebob, Mary Poppins) Vasthy Mompoint, will take you on a musical theater adventure combining live performance with virtual production for kids to engage with the arts in a way like no other. Get ready to sing, dance, and play. Vasthy says, “We promise you will leave with a smile on your face.”

Written & Performed by Vasthy Mompoint. Producer/Performer Leanne Gadow. Musical Director Alyson Snyder. Keyboards Moko. Performers Larry Sapperstein, Carly Hughes, Amanda Kloots.

Do something WITH your kids, not just FOR them!

The Santa Monica Playhouse Black History [every] Month Project presents African-American theatrical creations not just in February, but throughout the year, recognizing, honoring and celebrating the rich heritage of Black arts, artists, and culture in our community.

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.

1st Thursday
Thursday, May 1
5:00-8:00pm

Don Louis Perceval: His Vision of the West

Join the Museum for 1st Thursday, on May 1, from 5:00-8:00pm, to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition, Don Louis Perceval: His Vision of the West.⁠

Don Louis Perceval (1908-1979) was born in Woodford, Essex, England and raised in Los Angeles, where he attended the Pasadena Military Academy and Chouinard Art Institute.⁠

As a young man he traveled throughout the Southwest, becoming enamored with the natural beauty of the landscape and its Hopi and Navajo peoples, and began documenting their life through his sketches. After studying at the Royal Academy and service to the Royal Navy, he was drawn back to the west and commissioned to create advertisements for the Rio Grande Oil Company. After a life dedicated to his work he spent his final years in Santa Barbara. ⁠

Experience Perceval's passion brought to life in this new exhibition, curated by Marlene Miller.

Santa Barbara Historical Museum
reception@sbhistorical.org
(805)-966-1601
https://www.sbhistorical.org/events/

Join us for a curatorial talk from Robyn Wallace and Elana Kundell discussing Studio Channel Islands current exhibition, Transformed. Trans is a Latin prefix, meaning across, beyond, or into another state or place.

Until the morning of November 6th, 2024, the objects on display were tools for living and creating.
On that day, the preternatural forces of the Mountain Fire brought them into another state of being, and our community of Camarillo joined millions of people, plants, and animals around the globe who have undergone a radical transformation as a results of catastrophic natural disasters. Whether functional or sentimental; machine or hand made, the history and functionality of these objects has been displaced by a patina that puts our own existence in perspective.
Like us, they are survivors, unified by the scars of the fire.