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We're kicking off fall planting season at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden starting October 1.

If you're new to gardening or a long-standing pro, the fall is the perfect time to planting to take advantage of the seasonal rains and climate.

Stop by the Garden's nursery for the most diverse selection of native plants here in Santa Barbara - we've stocked up on some of the most popular as well as unique plants you won't find anywhere else.

The nursery is open daily from 10am to 5pm (members of the Garden get early access starting at 9 am everyday!) For more information please visit sbbg.org

Join us on the web for ZOOM! with Art Trek
Wednesday, September 15th - October 6th, 2021
Every Wednesday 1-2:30p on ZOOM
Paint 4 different works of art during this online workshop. Register Today! https://secure.crpd.org/register/ Use CLASSID: 8529

IN-PERSON for its 15th sell-out year (live-streaming during the pandemic).

Audiences 2 to 102 have fun saving Halloween as they take a musical comedy journey with a bevy of delightful characters, learning super lessons about life, love, laughter and sugar along the way.

This charming Rudie-DeCarlo holiday classic enlists the audience’s aid in helping the aptly named Candy, a sweet young girl who goes on a magical adventure to save everyone’s favorite holiday for one more year.

Birthday parties, hosted by a gaily-costumed member of the ABSOLUTELY HALLOWEEN Company, are available in conjunction with every performance. Friday 6pm twilight shows; special 2pm Halloween matinee Sunday, October 31. All current protocols are observed.

Congregation Am HaYam, the only Conservative Jewish congregation between Thousand Oaks and San Luis Obispo, celebrates the Jewish New Year 5782. Observances of the holiest time in the Jewish calendar begin on Monday, September 6th at 7:00 pm. All are invited to attend. For information contact 805 644-2899.


Congregation Am HaYam invites all to join us in celebrating the High Holy Days - a time for reflection and recommitment. Although the synagogue depends upon financial support from members and the community, no one will be turned away for financial reasons. Our door are open. All attendees must show proof of COVID vaccination, wear masks and observe social distancing.

The Goleta Valley Art Association will host an art festival featuring original works by local artists on Saturday, August 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at La Cumbre Plaza.

The show will be mounted in the outdoor mall area of the plaza and give visitors the opportunity to view and purchase the association’s artwork as well as that of artists affiliated with the La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts, which established three work/display galleries in October 2019.
“This is an opportunity for our association to once again celebrate our vision of ‘Bringing Art to the Community,’ said Elizabeth Flanagan, president of the organization. “We’re very excited to be hosting this show in cooperation with the La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts. Several of the LCCCA artists also are members of GVAA.”


This show is sponsored by La Cumbre Plaza, Art Essentials, The La Cumbre Center for Creative Arts, Limousine Link and Pacific Western Bank.

Join us for Domestic Violence Solutions’ 13th Annual Luncheon: Their Story, Our Story…Celebrating Then and Now.

We can't wait to see you in person (safely outdoors with an amazing view) and have you walk with us through the history of DVS!

This year, our event falls in October – which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

The Los Olivos Rotary Club is delighted to announce the return of its iconic fundraiser, Jazz & Olive, in a new and “re-imagined” format for 2021, and one we’re sure everyone will enjoy. Operating in strict compliance with all COVID-19 regulations, Jazz & Olive Reimagined is scheduled for October 9, 2021 at the private Buttonwood Farm Pond.

Only 200 tickets will be sold for this exclusive seated luncheon with concert. Each guest will enjoy a gourmet catered lunch (olive-themed, of course), and pours of an extensive variety of Buttonwood Farm’s award-winning wines produced by one of the Central Coast’s most acclaimed winemakers, Karen Steinwachs. Karen will be in attendance to introduce the audience to each varietal, as only Karen can! The chart-topping jazz band, The Idiomatiques, will be performing.

Live and silent auctions will add to the fun. New this year will also be the opportunity for attendees to hear from representatives of organizations that benefit financially from Los Olivos Rotary Club Foundation grants, and to learn firsthand about the amazing work Los Olivos Rotary does in the Santa Ynez Valley and beyond.

Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard is located at 1500 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang, CA. Please note, this is not a Buttonwood event and the winery is not selling tickets. For more information, please contact: Mary Ann Norbom, Jazz & Olive co-chair, maryannnorbom@gmail.com

In honor of International Day of the Girl coming up on October 11 the team at The Nieves Law Firm, APC has created the Rising Champion Award. For this recognition, they are hoping to hear about girls in the community who are promoting female empowerment and championing for justice.

This award will recognize a young woman,between the age of 10-18, who promotes female empowerment and
championing for justice. We are asking for your help in recognizing young women who have shown a demonstrated interest in, or taken steps to improve, the lives of others in their community. This could be through speaking, art, humor, activism, writing, volunteer work, creating or participating in a club or afterschool program, or even being a positive role model or example to others.

To learn more about this nomination and how to apply, visit their Rising Champion nomination page. The winner of the nomination will receive a $500 Visa gift card.

This is the first of a series of free 30-minute organ concerts throughout the year. Join us for an afternoon of Baroque music from composers such as Bach, Buxtehude, Telemann and Pachelbel, presented by university organist Adan Fernandez.

For information, call the Music Department at 805-493-3306 or visit callutheran.edu/music.

Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details because event information may change. Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest visitor policies before visiting campus.

The COVID-19 pandemic renewed interest in the global history of infectious diseases. This year’s lecture History Lecture Series presented by History Department faculty and other experts focuses on different periods in world history when societies faced pandemics and their consequences.

In the first lecture, assistant professor of history Samuel Claussen, Ph.D., will address the bubonic plague and its impact on the late Middle Ages, from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The pandemic resulted in cultural and economic crises and transformed medieval European society and culture.

Admission is free, but registration is required at bit.ly/3j2S2oh. The series is sponsored by Cal Lutheran, the Thousand Oaks Grant R. Brimhall Library and Ventura County Library, and generously funded in part by a Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation grant. For information, contact David Nelson at dnelson@callutheran.edu.

Please visit callutheran.edu/events before attending to verify details because event information may change.

Please check callutheran.edu/visitors for the latest visitor policies before visiting campus.