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Join us for An Important Conversation: Advance Care Planning


The ACP will take place in two parts. In part 1, you will learn about what Advance Care Planning (ACP) is, its importance, and how it can help us in the future. In part 2 of the workshop, program volunteers will assist you in reviewing your document to ensure it is legally and properly written. A Notary Public will be available for FREE to notarize your document.


Save the Date and Join Us:
Thursday, October 16th, 4:00PM - 5:30PM, Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Rd., In Person

Thursday, October 23rd, 4:00PM - 5:30PM, Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Rd., In Person


Participants should attend BOTH parts of the workshop unless they are updating an old document.


To RSVP, please call (805) 456-4665 or email CommunityACP@hospiceofsb.org.

Artist Reception: Prufrock’s Days of Hands
Join us for a reception celebrating Prufrock’s Days of Hands, a solo exhibition by Los Angeles–based photographer Tim Bradley. Developed from a personal archive spanning forty-five years, the project is a visual dialogue with T. S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, weaving together photography, poetry, and gesture. Bradley’s evocative images explore touch, connection, and transformation—inviting viewers to reflect on how art and memory shape one another.

- Homecoming Weekend, October 16, 2025
- 3–5 PM
- William Rolland Art Center, California Lutheran University

The Simi Valley Mandir Hindu Temple is hosting this year’s Feast of Faiths. This will be our 1st vegetarian dinner in the finest Indian Cuisine since our annual Feast of Faiths began 2006... First we’re seated at round tables of 8 to 10 people. Then officials from various religions give a blessing and offer some encouraging comments. Then we dine with new friends as we learn from each other and teach each other about our beliefs.

The Mandir Temple asks for modest dress: shoulders and knees should be covered. The Ventura County Interfaith Community [VCIC], who sponsors this event, asks that you not proselytize your religion.

VCIC asks you to please buy your tickets on or before Sunday, September 28 so we can plan on the right amount of food. Presale: $30 General Admission, $15 Students. At the door: $35 and $20

Former Hollywood animator, Netflix director, and fine artist, Rich Wilkie, will be hosting a special experience at his private residence. This unique event offers a rare opportunity to delve into the artistic process and personal insights of a celebrated figure who will take you on a tour of his iconic works. He will provide a drawing lab using a live nude model with an emphasis on movement, emotion and mindset. There will be time for conversation and insights with snacks and wine and non alcoholic drinks provided.
● This workshop will explore the state of mind when approaching a quick sketch drawing of a live, nude model, and the understanding that drawing is not about a finished sketch, but the process of creating something of beauty from nothing.
● Rich will share the tips, tricks and lessons he learned working for 25 years in animationHis work includes athletes, celebrities, portraits and his personal deep thoughts on life in general.
● Rich will cover; Goals, State of Mind, Breaking Old Habits, Quick Sketch, Line, Rhythm, and Form - in a fun and entertaining manner.
● Rich will lecture, demonstrate and will work with you one-on-one.
● This is a drawing workshop, but bring the materials you are comfortable working with - except no oil paints.
Bring a chair, small table, or an easel if you prefer.

This event is in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara. The address will be provided to attendees.

Spaces are limited to ensure an intimate experience. $120 per person. Please RSVP by Date to secure your spot. Adults only.

Contact: Rich@richwilkie.com

See Rich’s work at richwilkie.com

Experience site-specific installations, sculpture, video, photography and music by Land+Sky Artists in Residence at the spectacular Rancho Santa Clara Del Norte.

10am - 3pm: Free artist talks, ranch and garden tours, and tickets to master classes and family art workshops.

4pm - 5:30pm: Concert on the lawn with Olas Perdidas.

Tickets are available for grounds-only, concert-only, or all-in-one. Note: Some installations are not ADA accessible.

Camerata Pacifica presents landmark works for solo piano by Beethoven and Chopin as well as a Mozart tour de force for woodwinds and horn on a milestone program that launches “Beethoven 32,” a momentous three-year cycle featuring Principal Pianist Gilles Vonsattel on all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas in a hybrid blend of solo recitals and chamber programs. Setting the tone for this significant project, Vonsattel performs Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, “Hammerklavier,” considered among the most demanding and monumental pieces in the solo piano repertoire.

A counterweight to the titanic “Hammerklavier” is Mozart’s Wind Serenade in E-flat Major, K.375, at once ceremonial, seductive, and witty, offering striking aural and emotional contrast to the Beethoven. It features oboists Nicholas Daniel and Claire Brazeau; clarinetists Jose Franch-Ballester and Pascal Archer; bassoonists Eleni Katz and William Wood; and Melia Badalian, horn.

To close the program, Vonsattel, “a pianist well worth watching” (The New York Times), plays Chopin’s Nocturne No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 37, No. 1.

Presented at four Southern California locations, the performances are Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 pm, at The Huntington’s Rothenberg Hall in San Marino; Wednesday, October 29, 7:00 pm, at Santa Barbara’s Music Academy of the West; Thursday, October 30, 8:00 pm, at Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles; and Sunday, November 2, 2025, 3:00 pm, at Thousand Oaks’ Janet and Ray Scherr Forum.

For tickets ($75 at The Huntington, Music Academy of the West, and Zipper Hall; $94.40, including fees, at Janet and Ray Scherr Forum) and information, visit www.cameratapacifica.org.

“Mine for the Tribe” is a sermon (I know, no running away yet). Written and performed by Chris Smith, this one person show focuses on mental health in the arts. By following Chris’ journey through growing up on a ranch, attending theater school, being a television producer in LA, leaving LA because of his one-eyed rescue pup and then watching his world crumble as two important women in his life died (one an artist that never faced her demons), he drives home the point that we need to take better care of ourselves and each other to keep creating. Set up in chapters, some are Chris playing cultural avatars from his life phases, interspersed with “book reports” on the ideas that made him know he was an artist and that his brain ain’t like the average person’s (ideas that, as the show points out, make artists go “Fuck, yeah, that!”). Once the greatest tragedy in his life happens, he realizes that once you heal yourself, the mission is to help the other artists around you, so we don’t lose any more. Armed with only a stack of four books and a few easy to add costumes and props, Chris jumps between clowning, character work, intense need to devour interesting ideas and find the honest problem within to help others.

ABOUT CHRIS SMITH
Chris Smith is a country boy who reads philosophy and writes plays. He grew up on a cattle ranch, found theater, went to LA, became a producer for film and TV and then returned to the ranch. These days he’s writing and annoying cattle. As a writer, and due to events that shaped him in this solo show, he’s focusing on two areas that matter to him “Mental Health in the Arts” and “Building Better Men”. After years of acting, writing, directing, producing, designing and other film and theater stuff, he wants to help his fellow artists.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us at 1st Thursday, happening October 2, from 5:00-8:00pm.

Join us for a special evening co-created with Michael Montenegro of Chicano Culture SB, with a pop-up history exhibit of images from the Museum's Santa Barbara News-Press archive, lowriders in the courtyard, and entertainment including Mariachi Reyes, Folklorico Dancers, and Freddy Castro & Friends!
Free admission, bring a friend! All ages welcome.

Image:
Manuel Unzeuta in front of his mural at Ortega Park, with kids who also helped paint.⁠ Photo by Doug Pensinger, September 14, 1986. Collection Santa Barbara Historical Museum

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

Shadow Country is a collection of poems about life, love, memories, and perception. From sitting next to a lake, to traveling through mountains, to watching elderly residents from behind a desk, Mr. Pompey’s poems take in life with insight, dry humor, and the perceptions of a poet who has reached the twilight of aging. Somewhere in this mix is God the observer and perhaps a chance to live in peace. As such, the poetry, violin, and piano music presented tonight reflect the atmosphere, emotions, and values of a life in search of that peace.

About Sharon Cooper-Crandall

Violinist and violist, is an active freelance musician in southern and central California. She has performed throughout the US west coast, Arizona, Europe and Australia in numerous recitals, chamber ensembles, theater productions, orchestras and civic events. Sharon has performed solo works with symphonies including Moorpark, Valley (LA), New Valley and Antelope Valley. Along with her business partner, Cyndi Hall, Sharon is a partner in the ownership of Cyndi Hall’s Music Studio, cyndihallmusic.com serving the needs of our musical community.

About Alex Curry

Alexandra Curry is a thoughtful pianist with a flair for the dramatic. Her repertoire ranges from the works of J.S. Bach to John Cage, and she’s never afraid to tackle a new emotion through music. She has performed with VC’s Symphony Orchestra (under the direction of Dr. Ashley Walters), VC’s Chamber Orchestra, and many ensembles over the years. Currently, she accompanies the Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Ventura, with a healthy amount of piano students to keep her busy in the meantime.

About Tim Pompey

Tim Pompey is a journalist, fiction author, musician, and poet living along California’s Central Coast. He holds a B.A. in Sociology, an M.A. in Theology, and an M.Div in Pastoral Ministries. His poetry book titled Shadow Country was published in 2020 and his latest work of fiction, Darkness and Light, was published in 2025. All his work can be found on his website: www.timpompey.com or through links to Amazon.

Me, Myself, and Other is a sharp, funny, and unexpectedly moving solo performance about identity, disability, and the messy middle between who you were told to be and who you actually are.

A first-gen American grappling with the feeling of being “othered” throughout her life is forced to confront and embrace her true identity after a life-altering diagnosis. Humorous, heartfelt, and unflinchingly honest, this show takes one on a timely and poignant journey through cultural contradictions, societal expectations, and the resilience it takes to rewrite your own narrative.