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Leadership and Vision
At a time of seismic cultural and political shifts, we look to innovators who show us that the impossible is truly attainable. We look to visionaries who point the way toward a peaceful and prosperous future. And we look to those who came before to guide our leaders of tomorrow. Join us as we examine leadership and vision from the personal to the global, to help us move forward with strength, determination and hope.
SPRING 2023
Events
Instructions on Not Giving Up: Poetry Contest
Send your original, unpublished poem to info@ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu no later than Friday, April 14 at 5 PM with the subject line #AandLPoetry and indicate your submission level (K-12 or Age 18+).
Calling all poets: In the spirit of National Poetry Month, you’re invited to submit an original poem expressing the qualities of leadership and vision. U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s “Instructions on Not Giving Up” describes the growth of green leaves in spring as “a return to the strange idea of continuous living despite the mess of us, the hurt, the empty.” Write a poem that inspires you to move forward with strength, determination and hope.
Prizes include: Your poem published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a copy of Ada Limón’s The Hurting Kind, a $50 Chaucer’s Books gift certificate and a $500 A&L ticket voucher good through 2024.
Related Event: Ada Limón, Apr 25
Send your original, unpublished poem to info@ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu no later than Friday, April 14 at 5 PM with the subject line #AandLPoetry and indicate your submission level (K-12 or Age 18+).
Calling all poets: In the spirit of National Poetry Month, you’re invited to submit an original poem expressing the qualities of leadership and vision. U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s “Instructions on Not Giving Up” describes the growth of green leaves in spring as “a return to the strange idea of continuous living despite the mess of us, the hurt, the empty.” Write a poem that inspires you to move forward with strength, determination and hope.
Prizes include: Your poem published in the Santa Barbara Independent, a copy of Ada Limón’s The Hurting Kind, a $50 Chaucer’s Books gift certificate and a $500 A&L ticket voucher good through 2024.
Related Event: Ada Limón, Apr 25
A Thousand Cuts: Film Screening and Conversation with Filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz
Thu, Apr 20 / 7 PM / UCSB Pollock Theater / FREE
Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa is co-founder and CEO of online news site Rappler and a recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. This documentary explores her fight against journalistic persecution in the Philippines during the administration of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. A Thousand Cuts explores the worldwide erosion of press freedoms, the emergence of social media disinformation campaigns, and the threats posed by authoritarian governments to democracy and our very sense of truth. (Ramona Diaz, 2020, 99 min.)
Presented in association with UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center
Related Event: Maria Ressa, May 18
Thu, Apr 20 / 7 PM / UCSB Pollock Theater / FREE
Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa is co-founder and CEO of online news site Rappler and a recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. This documentary explores her fight against journalistic persecution in the Philippines during the administration of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. A Thousand Cuts explores the worldwide erosion of press freedoms, the emergence of social media disinformation campaigns, and the threats posed by authoritarian governments to democracy and our very sense of truth. (Ramona Diaz, 2020, 99 min.)
Presented in association with UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center
Related Event: Maria Ressa, May 18
A Band for the Times: Open Sound Check and Q&A with ARTEMIS
Sun, Apr 23 / 4 PM / Campbell Hall / FREE
Blue Note recording ensemble ARTEMIS opens the doors for a behind-the-scenes sound check
experience. “What makes ARTEMIS exceptional isn’t how they identify, but how they compose, perform, lead and collaborate as the elite musicians that they are,” writes DownBeat. Watch the masters at work as they prepare for a grooving musical adventure.
Related Event: Artemis, Apr 23
Sun, Apr 23 / 4 PM / Campbell Hall / FREE
Blue Note recording ensemble ARTEMIS opens the doors for a behind-the-scenes sound check
experience. “What makes ARTEMIS exceptional isn’t how they identify, but how they compose, perform, lead and collaborate as the elite musicians that they are,” writes DownBeat. Watch the masters at work as they prepare for a grooving musical adventure.
Related Event: Artemis, Apr 23
WINTER 2023
Events
Mental Wellness and Young People: Leadership in Action
Wed, Jan 31& Feb 1 / 8:30PM / Campbell / FREE
Local leaders in mental health share how they are addressing
the pressing issue of psychological distress among young
people. Learn about how they are addressing current
challenges and the actions they are taking to improve access
to resources both on campus and in the community.
Related Event: Hiding in Plain Sight, Jan 31 & Feb 1
Friendship, Solidarity & Leadership Roundtables
Sat, Feb 11 / 2-3:30 PM / La Lieff Tasting Room / FREE
210 Gray Ave, Santa Barbara
Nina Totenberg, now widely known as NPR's award-winning Supreme Court correspondent, was once a young journalist trying to make her mark in a field dominated by men. She struck up a friendship with another young woman starting her career in a male-dominated field, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a young lawyer who would become a celebrated figure for her work as a Supreme Court justice. Totenberg centers her new book Dinners with Ruth on her friendship with the late "notorious RBG." Join others in discussing the power of friendship and solidarity, particularly for people who are minorities in their field.
Free copies of Dinners with Ruth will be provided in advance.
Related Event: Nina Totenberg, Feb 7
Mastering the Profile: Amplifying Voices of Unsung Heroes
Sun, Mar 19 / 1-2 PM / Virtual / FREE
https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/82691078388?pwd=dVNFRkhoMkZsOG1hNEwvNVBTOS9tQT09
This session has been moved to Zoom due to rain. Drawing from Tracy Kidder’s use of the written profile to bring the groundbreaking achievements of humble leaders to broader public attention. A&L's Senior Writer/Publicist and former Santa Barbara Independent Executive Arts Editor Charles Donelan will guide participants in crafting compelling profiles of people they know and admire.
Free copies of Tracy Kidder’s Rough Sleepers will be provided in advance.
Related Event: Tracy Kidder in Conversation with Pico Iyer, Mar 14
Book Giveaway
FREE copies of How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future will be available starting Tuesday, January 10th at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
FREE copies of How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future will be available starting Tuesday, January 10th at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
by Maria Ressa
Mapping a network of disinformation – from Duterte's drug wars, to America's Capitol Hill, to Russian and Chinese cyberwarfare, to Facebook and Silicon Valley – How to Stand Up to a Dictator is an urgent cry for us to recognize the dangers to our freedoms before it is too late.
Related Event: Maria Ressa, Jan 19
Book Giveaway
FREE copies of Dinners with Ruth will be available starting Tuesday, January 24th at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
FREE copies of Dinners with Ruth will be available starting Tuesday, January 24th at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
by Nina Totenberg
Award-winning legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg discusses her decades-long friendship with the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg and shines a light on the inner workings of our nation’s highest court.
Related Event: Nina Totenberg, Feb 7
Book Giveaway
FREE copies of Rough Sleepers will be available starting Tuesday, March 7th at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
FREE copies of Rough Sleepers will be available starting Tuesday, March 7th at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's
Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
by Tracy Kidder
The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference by helping to create a program to care for Boston’s homeless community – by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains.
Related Event: Tracy Kidder in Conversation with Pico Iyer, Mar 14
Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
by Tracy Kidder
The powerful story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference by helping to create a program to care for Boston’s homeless community – by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains.
Related Event: Tracy Kidder in Conversation with Pico Iyer, Mar 14
FALL 2022
Events
Leadership Roundtable
facilitated by Leading From Within
Thu, Oct 13 / Noon-1 PM / 21 E. Canon Perdido St., Suite 301
FREE; registration required. Limited availability
A guided conversation featuring select leaders from our community to share thoughts and reflections based on the Arts & Lectures event with David Gergen.
Related Author Event: David Gergen, Oct 11
FREE Documentary Screening
Take Every Wave:
The Life of Laird Hamilton
Thu, Sep 29 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre
FREE; no registration required
This white-knuckle look at a life lived on the edge traces the remarkable journey of living legend Laird Hamilton, an innovator who has revolutionized his sport.
Presented in association with The Arlington Theatre
Related event: An Evening with Laird Hamilton, Oct 16
Book Giveaway
FREE copies of Hearts Touched with Fire will be available starting Tuesday, Sep 20 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
FREE copies of Hearts Touched with Fire will be available starting Tuesday, Sep 20 at Arts & Lectures’ Campbell Hall Box Office at UCSB, the Santa Barbara Public Library (40 E. Anapamu St.) and Goleta Valley Library (500 N. Fairview Ave.). Books available while supplies last.
Hearts Touched with Fire: How Great Leaders are Made
by David Gergen
“A clarion call for lives dedicated to service and leadership, offering sage lessons and a unique perspective borne of Gergen’s own heralded half-century career in the public arena. Now is the moment for this vital and compelling work.” – Doris Kearns Goodwin
This powerful guide to the art of leadership traces the journeys of iconic leaders from Winston Churchill to John Lewis to Greta Thunberg.
Related Author Event: David Gergen, Oct 11