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Come to the BIG BOOK SALE, Saturday Dec. 13th from 11am - 1pm at the new Buellton Library.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Buellton Library
All proceeds go to support the Buellton Library

~ Lots of good titles at low prices
~ Come early for best selection
~ Enjoy refreshments while browsing

Questions? Email us at Friendsofthebuelltonlibrary202@gmail.com

Create charming holiday decorations in this fun and imaginative workshop! Use succulents and other natural materials to customize a miniature wreath, and choose from our curated collection of tiny items to design a festive snow globe. All tools and materials are provided. For ages 13+.

9-time Grammy® nominated jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton has received a “Best Jazz Vocal Album” Grammy® nod for every project she has released in the last decade. Known for her impeccable voice and imaginative treatments of The Great American Songbook, Sutton is heralded for her abilities as both a jazz storyteller and her ability to use her voice as an instrument. Her 14 recordings as leader have addressed themes such as materialism (“Desire” 2009), the pursuit of happiness (“On The Other Side” 2007), as well as paying tribute to the music of Bill Evans (“Blue In Green” 2002), Frank Sinatra (“Dancing In The Dark” 2004), and pop icon Sting (“The Sting Variations” 2016). Her 2013 Joni Mitchell tribute, “After Blue” featured keyboardist Larry Goldings, drummer Peter Erskine, jazz vocal legend Al Jarreau, and NEA Jazz Master flautist Hubert Laws.

The SBCC School of Extended Learning Arts & Crafts Fair is a beloved holiday marketplace, showcasing handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, paintings, cards, glass art, sewing, and more – from more than 50 local student-artists from SBCC School of Extended Learning classes. Find unique and meaningful gifts for everyone on your list - while supporting local artists and lifelong learners!

EVENT DETAILS
SBCC School of Extended Learning Arts & Crafts Fair
Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
SBCC's Wake Campus (front patio) at 300 North Turnpike Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Catered lunch available for purchase by Chef Rene's Cuisine
(Free parking on all Wake Campus lots)

https://sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/pdfs/FINAL%20SEL%20Arts%20Crafts%20Fair%202025.pdf

A Holly Jolly Christmas! A Christmas Concert celebrates the holiday season at the United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks on Sunday, December 14th at 6pm.

This family-friendly concert is filled with holiday classics such as “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Feliz Navidad.” The UMCTO Choir will also sing George Michael’s Christmas classic “Last Christmas” and a medley of music by Alan Silvestri from the movie Polar Express including “Believe” and “Hot Chocolate.” Juan Gonzalez will sing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Edward Pola and George Wyle.

The concert includes pieces for choir, piano, and string orchestra and will include a piece by the classical composer Mari Esabel Valverde titled “her first snow.” It will also include world premieres of the choral piece “Christmas Alleluia” and string orchestra pieces “Pre-Luge”, and “Snow Day”, composed by our very own music director and conductor Isaac Schanno Johnson.

Admission is free. United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks is located at 1000 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. For those who are unable to attend in-person, the concert will be livestreamed. The livestream link can be found on our website at umcto.org.

Bestselling author and Grammy-nominated musician Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) shares the moving story behind her memoir Crying in H Mart, a powerful meditation on family, food, identity and loss. Through lyrical prose and emotional honesty, Zauner explores her Korean-American heritage and her mother’s enduring influence, evoking the tastes and textures that shape memory.

The UCSB Reads 2026 book selection is Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Zauner's debut book spent 60 weeks on The New York Times hardcover non-fiction bestseller list and received a 2022 American Book Award and the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography. It was also named a top book of the year by numerous publications, including TIME, The Atlantic, and Entertainment Weekly.

Michelle Zauner is a young Korean-American musician, singer, songwriter, director, and author. She is the lead vocalist of acclaimed indie pop band Japanese Breakfast. The band’s third album, Jubilee (2021), charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 56, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards – for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. TIME magazine named Zauner one of the 100 most influential people of 2022.

Our annual Howliday Donation Drive-Thru takes place Saturday, December 6, from 11am to 2pm. This year, we offer multiple drop-off locations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, including Earl Warren Showgrounds and both locations of Klondike Pizza. We are grateful for dry and canned pet food donations as well as monetary gifts toward pet food and wellness services. All of the resources raised help keep pets healthy and with their families for life! https://care4paws.org/howliday/

UCSB Library is pleased to present Heejung Kim (Psychological and Brain Sciences) in the Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series for Winter 2026. In her talk, “Culture and Social Support: Implications for Health and Well-Being,” she explores how relationships lie at the heart of human life, strongly influencing our health and well-being. Yet what counts as a “good relationship” can vary widely across cultures. Different cultural values—such as prioritizing personal independence or emphasizing group harmony—shape how people set social expectations, regulate emotions, and interact with those closest to them. In this talk, Kim will present her research on how these cultural differences influence the way people use and benefit from social support when dealing with stress.

Heejung Kim is a Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UCSB. Her research interests are in cultural psychology, looking at how culture influences psychological processes to understand why and how people engage in a range of everyday behaviors, such as acting pro-environmentally, giving and seeking social support, making product choices, and interacting with others from different cultures. Her research has been funded by multiple grants from the National Science Foundation.

Kim’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 Good Good Show is Santa Barbara's longest running monthly stand up comedy show featuring the hottest comedians working today that you've seen or heard on Comedy Central, HBO Max, Hulu, The Late Late Show, FX, VICE, Fuse, Jimmy Kimmel, Sirius XM and more.


FEATURING: Troy Walker, Babs Gray, Jeff Frame, Natalie McGill and Julie Weidmann


Tickets are ONLY $10 so come have some laughs with us and enjoy a delicious craft beer (wine available too)!


7:30 p.m. $10


Show is 21+

Across the nation, the boundaries of free speech are being tested. From challenges facing journalism, higher education, and peaceful protest to debates over academic freedom and viewpoint diveristy, questions about the First Amendment are taking on new urgency. How can we make sense of these shifts and protect the core freedoms that systain a democratic society?

This luncheon, sponsored by American Association of University Women Interbranch Council (Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, and Simi Valley, will feature a panel of faculty and students from The Colleges of Law in Ventura and Santa Barbara that will discuss the topic. Led by Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Brandy Price, JD, the panel will address these questions and more.

Tickets are $40 for buffet Italian lunch and program. Register by January 12th to ensure your spot.