English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

Cup of Culture: Standing Above The Clouds

6pm

Standing Above the Clouds is a story of inter-generational women activists, who call themselves Aloha ʻĀina, or warriors of the land. The mothers and...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

"Illiberal Politics East and West"

12:30pm

"Illiberal Politics East and West: Thinking Through the Conjuncture via Hong Kong" The Department of Global Studies' Colloquium Series is a lecture and...

Humanities Decanted

4pm

Queering Black Atlantic Religions: Transcorporeality in Candomblé, Santería, and Vodou Join us for a dialogue between Roberto Strongman (Black Studies) and...

TV at the Pollock: You and The Magicians

7pm

This event showcases two series co-created, written, and executive produced by Sera Gamble, one of a handful of women running multiple television shows. The...

Jon Meacham: America Then and Now

7:30pm

“He has seen how American politics works close up... yet he has remained uncynical. He is an adroit and appealing storyteller.” The New York Times One of...

Spoken Word with Jahman Hill

7:30pm

Jahman Ariel Hill is a poet, playwright, and college professor based in Birmingham, AL. He is currently ranked 3rd in the world in slam poetry and is touring...

Santa Barbara-Kotor Sister City Recital

12:30pm

In celebration of the collaboration between the Santa Barbara-Kotor, Montenegro Sister City program and the UC Santa Barbara Department of Music, alumni...

Psychedelic CUMBIA! with Ocho Ojos

7:30pm

Ocho Ojos is a Latin Fusion sensation from Coachella, CA that incorporates elements of cumbia, psychedelic chicha, hip hop/funk & electronic music to bring...

Psychedelic CUMBIA! with Ochos Ojos

7:30pm

Ocho Ojos is a Latin Fusion sensation from Coachella, CA that incorporates elements of cumbia, psychedelic chicha, hip hop/funk & electronic music to bring...

Red Temple III ft. Taska Black

8pm

By meshing his background in classical music with pulsating modern day bass music styles, Taska Black has pushed the boundaries of modern day music by...

Eunice Foote to UCSB: A Story of Women,...

8am

Foote’s insights serve as a cornerstone of understanding the greenhouse effect, and her feminist activism created the momentum for changes in the civil,...

Venice Beach Cleanup with Olé LA

10am

Join Olé Los Angeles and help clean up Venice Beach

New Year, New Me Spin Class with Olé SD

11am

Join Olé San Diego in starting the New Year off right!

Hanzhi Wang, accordion

4pm

“Nothing beats the plaintive lusciousness of Wang’s instrument of choice... her Carnegie Hall debut [was] one of THE big accordion events of the year.” New...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

UCSB Reads 2020 - Zine Workshop

5pm

Join the UCSB Library for a free zine workshop, no experience necessary! Zines (pronounced “zeens”) are self-published, DIY collections of photos and text...

Unbreakable Resolve: Building Free-Dem...

6pm

Jerome Morgan, Robert Jones, and Daniel Rideau will lead a powerful discussion about the prison system and incarceration. All three served nearly fifty years...

TV at the Pollock: The Handmaid’s Tale

7pm

Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale unfolds in Gilead, a totalitarian society set in a dystopian version of the US. Faced...

An Evening with Chris Thile

8pm

“Let it be known: Chris Thile is amazing… A graceful and soulful singer, relaxed raconteur, dazzling virtuoso, gifted composer and all-around charmer.” The...

Campus by the Sea: Celebrating the 75th...

How and when did UCSB transform from a sleepy liberal arts college into a world class research institution? Featuring items from UCSB Library's Special...

Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences...

10am

The Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences (AWMAS) is having its conference February 5-7, 2020 right here at UCSB. AWMAS is a student-led organization...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

Feminist Futures

2pm

Sexual Harassment and Violence on Campus: How Do We Move Forward? Feminist Futures Initiative Facilitating Intergenerational Collaborative Research with...

Cup of Culture: OffCenter

6pm

OffCenter is an experimental documentary emphasizing the attitudes and experiences of unconventional African American, Latinx, LGBTQ people in Texarkana, a...

Joy Harjo: U.S. Poet Laureate

7:30pm

A visionary poet of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation, Joy Harjo's wide-ranging body of work includes the landmark poetry collection She Had Some Horses and the...

UCSB Percussion Ensemble

7:30pm

Under the direction of Jon Nathan, the UCSB Percussion Ensemble will present contemporary works and transcriptions for percussion solo and ensemble on...

Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences...

10am

The Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences (AWMAS) is having its conference February 5-7, 2020 right here at UCSB. AWMAS is a student-led organization...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

"Expanding the Focus of Digital...

12:30pm

The Department of Global Studies' Colloquium Series is a lecture and lunch series, which has been made possible by the generosity of the Orfalea Endowment...

E. Patrick Johnson

6pm

Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women E. Patrick Johnson is the chair of African American Studies, Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance...

TV at the Pollock: Dick Wolf

7pm

Writing Television Past, Present, and Future The Carsey-Wolf Center is delighted to welcome television titan Dick Wolf to the Pollock Theater as part of the...

Understanding Genetics and Cancer: Featuring...

7:30pm

“There has never been a scientific career quite like Mary-Claire King’s.” The New York Times The Genetics of Inherited Breast and Ovarian Cancer: From Gene...

Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences...

10am

The Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Sciences (AWMAS) is having its conference February 5-7, 2020 right here at UCSB. AWMAS is a student-led organization...

Daniil Trifonov, piano

7pm

“One of the most awesome pianists of our time.” The New York Times “He is, no other word, a phenomenon.” The Guardian (U.K.) Russian pianist Daniil...

Mamma Mia! the Musical

8pm

Donna, an independent hotel owner in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the...

Mamma Mia! the Musical

2pm, 8pm

Donna, an independent hotel owner in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the...

Mamma Mia! the Musical

8pm

Donna, an independent hotel owner in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the...

Fantasy: Music for Flute, Oboe, and Piano

2pm

UC Santa Barbara Professor of Flute Jill Felber will present a chamber music concert, titled “Fantasy," with oboist Thomas Gallant and pianist Dianne Frazer...

FLIP Fabrique: Blizzard

6:30pm

“FLIP Fabrique projects an irrepressible spirit of fun and, yes, it’s catching.” The New York Times With some of today’s most exciting circus performers,...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

‘Fros, Berets, and Leather: The...

6pm

This talk will focus on why the Young Lords argued for a structural analysis of intersectionality and solidarity among people of color and oppressed people...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

From “The Central Park Five” to “The Exonerated...

6pm

On April 19, 1989, a young woman was brutally raped in New York City’s Central Park. Five boys—four black and one Latino—were unjustly and wrongly convicted...

¡Las Sandinistas!

7pm

¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the stories of the women who shattered barriers by leading combat and forcing social reform during Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista...

David Brooks: The Quest for a Moral Life

7:30pm

“Brooks, one of the most influential columnists of our time, tells a compelling redemption story.” The Washington Post David Brooks has a gift for bringing...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

William Faulkner: Exposing the Creative Secrets...

3pm

This year, the UCSB library acquired the complete 44-volume facsimile edition of William Faulkner’s most important manuscripts to be housed in the UCSB...

Cup of Culture: Harriet

6pm

From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad, the story of heroic...

Lemony Lunches at CITRAL: College Made Whole

12am

Join us for the annual CITRAL Lemony Lunches Reading Group! We’ll read and discuss College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World by Chris...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

“Straighten Up and Fly Right: Long...

4pm

Michael Dickinson is the Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering and Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology. After receiving...

Global Gaucho Mixer

5pm

UCSB is international! Come mingle other with scholars, post-docs, faculty, and grad students from around the world. Yummy appetizers provided, no host bar,...

TV at the Pollock: Gender, Work and the Sitcom...

7pm

As a living-room fixture in homes across the world, television has reinforced and challenged our changing cultural values and shared beliefs. This event will...

Sammy Miller and The Congregation

8pm

“This is feel-good party jazz, harking back to the ’20s and ’30s. It’s brassy, stomp your feet and dance music, and it’s got the raw, uplifting vibe of a New...

One Night Stand

8pm

One Night Stand is a collection of feminist Bedtime Stories, featuring pieces from Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, Caitlin Moran, and other original...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

February Professors at the Pub

5:30pm

Our first Profs at the Pub of 2020 features Associate Professor of Marine Sciences, Douglas McCauley. Dr. Douglas McCauley began his career as a fisherman...

"Rising: Dispatches from the New American...

6pm

Dr. Ken Hiltner, a professor of environmental humanities, will facilitate a book discussion on the UCSB Reads 2020 selection Rising: Dispatches from the New...

Cirque Eloize: Hotel

7pm

“A particularly stunning amalgam of theater, modern dance, original music...and top-notch circus skills.” Time Out, New York “The glamour of a high-flying...

TV at the Pollock: Deadwood

7pm

When the richest gold strike in U.S. history thrusts South Dakota’s Black Hills into the center of the nation’s get-rich-quick dreams, a throng of restless...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

Cup of Culture: THE BOI DOC

6pm

Evolve Benton will host a poetry reading and film screening. Participants will hear poems from Evolve’s poetry collection SIR: poetry dedicated to Boihood...

Anita Hill: From Social Movement to Social Impact

7:30pm

“Hill was transformed into a symbol and catalyst for the #MeToo movement in support of sexual-harassment victims, decades before it had a name.” The New...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

Measuring Diversity and Inclusion in Large...

11:30am

Topics associated with diversity and inclusion in higher education STEM disciplines have been an increasing focus of researchers and major national and...

"A Global Ethnography of Chinese...

12:30pm

The Department of Global Studies' Colloquium Series is a lecture and lunch series, which has been made possible by the generosity of the Orfalea Endowment...

Critical Mass Talk: Art as Compass

4pm

Amplifier.org is “a nonprofit design lab that builds art and media experiments to amplify the most important movements of our times.” In this lecture the...

The Social Significance of Racialized Emotions...

6pm

Racialized emotions are part of modernity; once racism emerged and races were created, the racial edifice was suffused with emotions. In this talk, Professor...

TV at the Pollock: The West Wing and Veep

7pm

As a prelude to the Carsey-Wolf Center’s “Television, Politics, Publics” conference, the Center presents two iconic television shows that deeply explore...

Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group: Texas Music...

8pm

“For more than 30 years, Lovett has been putting out consistently solid albums that carry the torch for not only traditional country music storytelling, but...

LISO Research Focus Group Talk: John J. Gumperz...

1:30pm

Accent, Interaction, and Intimacy on the Autism Spectrum Kira Hall University of Colorado Boulder If intimacy is collaboratively produced in interaction, as...

LISO Research Focus Group Talk: John J. Gumperz...

1:30pm

Accent, Interaction, and Intimacy on the Autism Spectrum Kira Hall University of Colorado Boulder If intimacy is collaboratively produced in interaction,...

Jill Lepore: This America

7:30pm

“The most prolific, nimble, and interesting writer of American history today, vigorously kicking at the past until she dislodges it from the ossifying grip...

Sea Level Rise in Your Backyard: Tour of the...

9am

In conjunction with the UCSB Reads 2020 book Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush, UCSB Library is pleased to sponsor a tour of...

Sea Level Rise in your Backyard: Tour of the...

9am

In conjunction with the UCSB Reads 2020 book Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush, UCSB Library is pleased to sponsor a tour of...

Tour of the Huntington Library & Gardens w/...

10am

Join fellow Gauchos for a tour of The Huntington Library

Miloš and Friends: The Voice of the Guitar

4pm

“One of the most exciting and communicative classical guitarists today.” The New York Times A young star who has revitalized the role of the guitar in...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by...

6pm

Last year the MultiCultural Center kicked off a new series to explore the issues of race and belonging through literature. This series is an interactive...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

Grupo Corpo: Bach & Gira

8pm

“It is the sheer physical virtuosity of the company that is so impressive – the sinuous, athletic bodies seemingly inexhaustible.” The Guardian (U.K.) “The...

Campus by the Sea: Celebrating the 75th...

How and when did UCSB transform from a sleepy liberal arts college into a world class research institution? Featuring items from UCSB Library's Special...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

"The Global Informality Project"

12:30pm

The Department of Global Studies' Colloquium Series is a lecture and lunch series, which has been made possible by the generosity of the Orfalea Endowment...

Cup of Culture: Singing Our Way To Freedom

6pm

Singing Our Way to Freedom is a multilayered look at the life of San Diego Chicano musician, composer and community activist, Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez....

UCSB Chamber Players

7:30pm

Directed by Robert Koenig, the UCSB Chamber Players will present an evening of chamber music favorites on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm in Karl...

Plans for the Future: UCSB Long Range Building...

As UCSB grew from a small liberal arts college into a large Research One University, the plans for the campus buildings grew accordingly. This exhibition...

English Conversation Program

10am

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers English conversation classes for students, scholars, and their family members. Classes are held...

United Way + UC Santa Barbara's Annual Bean Bag...

11:30am

Create a team that's gaucho back and participate in the annual United Way cornhole tournament! All proceeds go directly to the United Way Campaign.

“Recent Advances in the Neural Dust...

4pm

Michel Maharbiz is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and a Co-Director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center at the University of...

The Creative Imagination & Race –...

6pm

In all of her work, Rankine’s voice is one of unrelenting candor, and her poetry is some of the most innovative and thoughtful work to emerge in recent...

Othello in the Seraglio: The Tragedy of Sümbül...

7pm

Othello in the Seraglio: The Tragedy of Sümbül the Black Eunuch, a uniquely powerful “coffeehouse opera,” retells the age-old story of passionate love and...

UAS Talent Show

7pm

The Undergraduate accounting society is hosting its second annual talent show. there will be all kinds of talents, from dancing to singing to playing an...

Jane: A Thematic Learning Initiative Event

7:30pm

Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage from the National Geographic archives, award-winning director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane...