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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: Aparna Nancherla, Shane Bianchi, Julie Weidmann and Brian Jacobovitz.

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

7:30 p.m. $10


Show is 21+

“The delights Gay extols here feel purposeful and imperative as well as contagious in their joy.” The New York Times Book Review

UCSB Reads’ 2025 selection, The Book of Delights by Ross Gay, is a New York Times bestselling collection of essays celebrating small, ordinary wonders. Written daily over one tumultuous year, Gay’s humorous, poetic and philosophical essays cover a wide range of topics. From a high five with a stranger to cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, Gay reveals how staking out a space for joy brings us closer together. Gay won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry in 2015, the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award in 2016 and the PEN/Jean Stein Award in 2021.

Program: 4:30 PM-6 PM
Reception: 6 PM-7:30 PM

Ticket includes digital access to the 2025 Economic Outlook Publication and post-event reception at the Michael Towbes Library Plaza

The annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit features presentations by a panel of experts on the state of the economy and policy in Santa Barbara and California. The Santa Barbara County economic report will be delivered by Peter Rupert, director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project. Presentations will be followed by a panel moderated by Peter Rupert.

“One easy thing we can all do right now is to shut off that fight-or-flight system through our breath… it’s built to get out of threats quickly, but we run it constantly.” – Dr. Laurie Santos

A psychologist and an expert on human cognition, its origins and the evolutionary biases that influence our all-too-imperfect life choices, Dr. Laurie Santos’ work centers around how behavioral change through positive psychology can lead to a happier and more fulfilling life. Host of the The Happiness Lab podcast and professor of Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years – Psychology and the Good Life – Santos will discuss the tools that science provides for managing stress and building a life of happiness, even when crisis looms large. Whether it’s the toll of environmental disasters and wildfires, the challenges of political instability or the anxiety that pervades modern life, Santos offers actionable insights for creating lasting positive change and provides practical habits to reduce stress, foster resilience and improve overall well-being, regardless of external pressures.

JOIN US FOR A CAPTIVATING FREE LECTURE EXPLORING THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF THE ENDANGERED CALIFORNIA CONDOR AND THE ORIGINS OF THE GROUNDBREAKING CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAM.
Join Friends of California Condors Wild and Free for a captivating free lecture exploring the remarkable journey of the California Condor! Discover the origins of the groundbreaking captive breeding program. Learn how cutting-edge genetic research has reshaped our understanding of condor pedigrees, and get an insider’s look at the decision-making process behind where young, captive-bred condors are released into the wild. We’ll also discuss the current status of wild condor populations and the profound impact of breeding and release efforts on their survival.
Our guest speaker, Mr. Steve Kirkland, is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Field Coordinator for the California Condor Recovery Program. He will speak to the public in the Topping Room at the Ventura Public Library located at 651 E. Main St. from 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
During the late 1990’s, Steve worked as a wildlife biologist releasing and monitoring condors in the newly released Southern California flock. In 2001 Steve transferred to the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office where he worked for over a decade on a variety of endangered species projects. He returned to the California Condor Recovery Program in 2012 in his current role where he works closely with the condor field and captive breeding programs, USFWS leadership, researchers, non-lead outreach specialists and other agency and NGO partners all working to help recover the California Condor.
The California condor was listed as an endangered species in 1967. In 1987 California Condors were on the verge of extinction with only 27 alive, as the last free flying condor, AC9, was taken from the wild. In 1992, the Service began reintroducing captive-bred condors to the wild to reestablish the population. Today, there are over 560 birds with over half of them flying free in the wild in various populations including California, Arizona, and Baja Mexico. The California Condor is a resident of the local area and can be found in the mountains behind Ojai, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, and Santa Barbara.
Friends of California Condors Wild and Free is a nonprofit 501c3 all volunteer organization, that has the mission to enhance public awareness of the endangered California Condor and ensure that they are protected, healthy, and free.
Come learn about the endangered California Condor, North America’s largest bird. Learn how you can help the California Condor recovery effort. Become a volunteer! Be informed!
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“The impact that Abramović has had on the contemporary-art scene cannot be underestimated.” Harper’s Bazaar

“By using the body as her medium, Abramović shows just how close art can get to life.” The Guardian (U.K.)

Renowned conceptual artist Marina Abramović has pushed the boundaries of contemporary art, not just within performance art but across the entire spectrum of the art world. Since the 1970s, her cutting-edge work has explored the body, endurance, the relationship between the performer and audience, and the possibilities of the mind. Her iconic performances include The Artist Is Present, the MOMA retrospective which sparked an HBO documentary as well as collaborations with such pop icons as Jay-Z and Lady Gaga. “Her life, performances, body art, controversial experiments and celebrity status all contribute to a larger narrative that could be considered one grand piece of art, curated by Abramović herself” (Widewalls).

Anthropologist and 2024 National Book Award Winner

FREE copies of De León’s new book, Soldiers and Kings, will be available while supplies last (pick up at event, one per household)

“I refuse to live in a world without hope.” – Jason De León accepting the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction

Join 2024 National Book Award-winner Jason De León as he explores the human consequences of U.S. immigration policies and shares stories of hope and resilience from the border. An expert on the study of migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, De León is an internationally recognized anthropologist, MacArthur fellow and the award-winning author of The Land of Open Graves and Soldiers and Kings. De León is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a collective that raises awareness about migration issues and helps families of missing migrants reunite with their loved ones. Don’t miss this urgent conversation on the human cost and potential solutions to the crisis of global border enforcement.

“Of course, calling it a silent film is a misnomer – there will be plenty of music, and jazz is like a conversation between the players so there’ll be no shortage of dialogue.” – Wynton Marsalis

LOUIS is a captivating blend of vintage cinema and contemporary musical brilliance. This unique event features a silent film based loosely on the childhood of Louis Armstrong, a pivotal figure in jazz history, brought to life with a live score composed and performed by the renowned jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, Cecile Licad and an 11-piece all-star jazz ensemble. Directed by Dan Pritzker and shot in beautiful sepia tones by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond as a modern reimagining of early silent film, LOUIS (originally released in 2010) is an homage to Louis Armstrong and the birth of American music. The grand alleys and cemeteries of 1907 New Orleans provide a backdrop of magic for 6-year-old Louis as he navigates the colorful intricacies of life in the city and acquires his first cornet.

Winner of nine Grammy awards and a Pulitzer Prize in music, Wynton Marsalis is one of the most outstanding jazz musicians and trumpeters of this – or any other – generation. A favorite among jazz musicians and audiences worldwide, he is a brilliant composer and a bandleader in the tradition of Duke Ellington, and the driving creative force behind Jazz at Lincoln Center’s creation and success. Don’t miss this nearly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Wynton Marsalis in this very special immersive experience. (LOUIS: Dan Pritzker, 2010, R, 90 min.)

The film is rated “R” – Restricted (Some Sexual Content)

“An alliance of Americana virtuosos.” The New York Times

“Together their sound is both ethereal and purposeful, a combination of searing musicianship and tender vocals.” The Guardian (U.K.)

I’m With Her, the acclaimed trio Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins, takes the stage with a powerful new collection of songs exploring ancestry, change and the ties that bind us. Known for their luminous harmonies and masterful storytelling, the group behind “Call My Name,” the 2020 Grammy winner for Best American Roots Song, brings a deepening sense of creative connection to their new album Wild and Clear and Blue(May 2025). With voices that intertwine in meticulous, multifaceted arrangements, they deliver a performance full of heart, harmony and soul.

Program
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 4
Tessa Lark: Ysaÿe Shuffle
Tessa Lark: Jig and Pop
Kreisler: Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane
Kreisler: Syncopation
John Corigliano: Sonata for Violin and Piano

“Tessa Lark embodies joy in music making.” – John Corigliano, composer
Born and raised in Kentucky, versatile violinist Tessa Lark’s earliest musical influences were bluegrass and Appalachian folk. Her passion for fiddling led her well beyond these original interests, until in 2012 she won the Naumburg International Violin Competition, one of classical music’s highest honors. Since then she has pursued all facets of her wide-ranging musical talent, leading her to a Grammy nomination in 2020 for Best Classical Instrumental Solo and to her innovative 2023 release, The Stradgrass Sessions, featuring Jon Batiste, Edgar Meyer and Sierra Hull. Lark will perform a program exploring all sides of her prolific career, from Bartók to bluegrass and beyond.