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2017-2018

Themes:
Our Changing World
Creating a Meaningful Life


SPRING 2018 ​
Exploring Treasures of Our Local Libraries and Archives 
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featuring Writer/Curator Maria Popova

Thu, Apr 5 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library 
Related Event: Maria Popova in conversation with Pico Iyer, Apr 5 ​
Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., Public Lecture
Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

Mon, Apr 16 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
​​FILM: A Path Appears: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty (Ep. 2)
Wed, Apr 18 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
​(Author will not be present)

Related Event: TOWN HALL - Building a Resilient Community with Nicholas Kristof, Apr 23
Taking Action Matters: Santa Barbara Organizations as Global Change Makers
A Moderated Discussion with Nicholas Kristof

Mon, Apr 23 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Related Event: TOWN HALL - Building a Resilient Community with Nicholas Kristof, Apr 23
Mark Morris Dance Group, Dance for PD®, 
In partnership with Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara 

Thu, May 10 / 10 AM / Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara 
Related Event: Mark Morris Dance Group public performance, May 10
Aging While Female: Discussion with Ashton Applewhite
Fri, May 18 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Related Event: TOWN HALL - Aging: The Lifelong Process That Unites Us All with Ashton Applewhite, May 19
Spring 2018 Book Selections
FREE copies of both books will be available beginning March 19 at the A&L Ticket Office (UCSB bldg 402) and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St). Books available while supplies last.​
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A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity
​by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

"Read this book. Seize one of the many opportunities it lists, and change lives for the better, including your own.” The New York Times
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Related Event: TOWN HALL - Building a Resilient Community with Nicholas Kristof, Apr 23

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This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism
​by Ashton Applewhite


"Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me." – Anne Lamott, bestselling author

​​Related Event: TOWN HALL - Aging: The Lifelong Process That Unites Us All with Ashton Applewhite, May 19


WINTER 2018 ​
​Q&A with BJ Miller, M.D.: How Can We Rethink Our Perspective on End of Life Care? 
Thu, Jan 11 / 3 PM / Parish Hall, 
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara 
Related Event: BJ Miller in conversation with Pico Iyer, Jan 11 ​
SBPL History Book Club Discussion 
American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
 
Thu, Jan 25 / 
10:30 AM / Santa Barbara Central Library 
(Author will not be present)
Related Event: Jeffrey Toobin public lecture, Jan 29 ​
Cameron Carpenter Meet-the-Artist 
Tue, Feb 13 / 2 PM / UCSB Elings Hall, Room 1605

Related Event: Cameron Carpenter performs Feb 12 ​
Q&A with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz: All the World's a Lab: Analyzing Data to Discover What Customers Want
Tue, Feb 13 / 3 PM / Carrillo Recreation Center Ballroom
Related Event: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz public lecture, Feb 13
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Public Lecture
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who You Really Are

Tue, Feb 13 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall ​
SBPL History Book Club Discussion: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
Thu, Feb 22 / 10:30 AM / Santa Barbara Central Library 
(Author will not be present)
Related Event: Sarah Vowell & Tony Kushner in conversation, Feb 20 
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Film: An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Mon, Mar 5 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
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Winter 2018 Book Selection: Evicted by Matthew Desmond

​“A deeply humanizing and empathetic book about poverty… Its influence on housing experts has been enormous.” Slate

FREE copies will be available beginning Jan 8 at the A&L Ticket Office (UCSB bldg 402) and the Santa Barbara Central Library (40 E Anapamu St). Books available while supplies last.

​Related Event: Matthew Desmond public lecture, Feb 22 


FALL 2017

Pico Iyer Author Discussion 
Wed, Oct 11 / 12 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library

Related Event: Speaking with Pico series

Walter Isaacson Public Lecture
Sat, Oct 14 / 2 PM / Arlington Theatre


Film Screening: Orchestra of Exiles
Thu, Oct 19 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
Related Event: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performs Nov 1


Conversation with Camilo Lara and Ceci Bastida of Mexrrissey
Fri, Nov 3 / 12 PM / Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Related Event: Día de los Muertos Tour performs Nov 3

Conversation with Avi Avital Kinan Azmeh and Colin Jacobsen
Fri, Nov 10 / 11 AM / The Piano Kitchen, 430 Rose Ave., Santa Barbara
Related Event: The Knights with Avi Avital and Kinan Azmeh perform Nov 9

History Book Club Discussion: American Lion by Jon Meacham
Mon, Nov 13 / 7 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Related Event: Jon Meacham public lecture Nov 16

Emily Esfahani Smith Author Discussion 
Wed, Nov 29 / 4 PM / Santa Barbara Central Library
Related Event: Emily Esfahani Smith public lecture Nov 30
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Fall 2017 Book Selection: The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith

"Beautifully written and rigorously researched, The Power of Meaning speaks to the yearning we all share for a life of depth and significance." – Susan Cain, author of Quiet

FREE copies will be given away as part of the Thematic Learning Initiative. Reserve your FREE copy here. 
Pick-up available at the A&L Ticket Office (UCSB bldg. 402) beginning Oct 1, and at the Nov 29 public lecture at Campbell Hall. Available while supplies last.

​Related Event: Emily Esfahani Smith public lecture, Nov 30

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