First Thursday Week in Santa Barbara

This First Thursday will be awesome!

Join us at City Hall in Santa Barbara at 5 p.m. to for Mayor Schneider’s First Thursday reception. The reception will accompany a special exhibition in her office, which is on the 2nd floor.

There are so many wonderful First Thursday events happening Downtown Santa Barbara, including the Poets Responding to Nell Campbell in Channing Peake Gallery and the Pacific Standard Time exhibitions across the city, including the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbaraand the Historical Museum. The Downtown Organization is sponsoring a Block Party with all the bells and whistles, too!

Pianos Are on State Street! 

We are pleased to share that the pianos in Santa Barbara will enjoy their longest run ever- until October 15! The artists did an incredible job and we hope you have the opportunity to stroll and enjoy them! Learn more about the Pianos on State St. program.

Happy  Arts & Humanities Month! Learn more about Arts & Humanities month.

Join us this First Thursday, October 5, for an evening of poets responding to Bearing Witness: the Photography of Nell Campbell beginning at 6 p.m. 

Hosted by Enid Osborn, our Poet Laureate and Susan Chiavelli.