Community Calendar

Join us at the library as we craft beautiful handmade things from recycled materials. We'll have a button maker, DIY notebook binder, collage supplies and more!

Join us for a conversation between long-time local activist and author Jane Honikman and historian Rachel Louise Moran (University of North Texas) on postpartum depression and parental mental health. This event celebrates the establishment of the Jane Honikman Papers at UCSB Library’s Special Research Collections and the publication of Moran’s new book, Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America, which draws on the collection.
Honikman and Moran will explore the lasting impact of Honikman’s leadership of national and international non-profit organizations such as Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP) in Santa Barbara, the remarkable historical shifts in approaches to postpartum depression, and the crucial importance of parental mental health for families and communities.
The event is cosponsored by the UCSB Center for Feminist Futures and the Health Justice and Community Initiative, and held in conjunction with UCSB Reads 2025.

The intention of this small group gathering is to provide support for expectant and postpartum parents/caregivers in nurturing their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. We’ll create a safe and supportive space where attendees can connect, reflect, and grow through their shared and lived experience of pregnancy into parenthood.
Our intended audience includes pregnant individuals, new parents/caregivers, and those navigating the transition into parenthood up to one year, with a focus on accessible, inclusive, and facilitated peer support. Refreshments & light snacks will be provided. Older children up to about age three are welcome and care will be provided in the Children’s Garden.
Held in the natural setting of the Children’s Garden at the SLO Botanical Garden, this event will offer guest speakers, guided journaling, peer support, and facilitated discussions, all rooted in evidence-based care and holistic wellness.

This group will meet once per week on Thursdays, from 10 until 11:30 am – from April 10 until May 15, for a six-week session.

Connect with nature through a guided nature tour and hands-on restoration activity at sites around the Campus Lagoon. Join UCSB Reads 2025 and the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in the ongoing effort to restore Campus Point, transitioning it from a monoculture of iceplant to a diverse coastal bluff.
You’ll have the chance to plant native species in soft, sandy soils and learn more about the Campus Point Restoration Project. The tour will also highlight the wildflowers blooming on Lagoon Island following the recent prescribed burn. Additionally, you’ll be introduced to the campus labyrinth, another mindfulness experience to enhance your well-being as part of this tour.
Meeting location: Campus Point (specific directions will be provided in advance—RSVP!)
Parking is available in Parking Lot 6
Planting: 2:30 - 3:15 PM
Tour: 3:15 - 4:00 PM
Guests are welcome to attend either part of the event or the entire session.
Please RSVP.

Since reopening in 2008, the San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum has offered free hours, or Moonlight Hours, the third Thursday of each month from 5 to 7 pm.

Join Daniel Gumbiner, author of Fire in the Canyon, for a lecture and book signing.
“Daniel Gumbiner is fast becoming a sort of 21st century Steinbeck, authoritatively illuminating life in California, with all its glories and calamity. Filled with vivid characters and deep knowledge of the land, this is a commanding second novel.”
—Dave Eggers, author of The Circle
Students attend free; email cuestabook@cuesta.edu to reserve. This event is sponsored by Cuesta College Friends of the Library and County of SLO Public Libraries. Streaming option available for a limited time; a link will be emailed the week of the event. Parking in Lot 2A and transaction fees are included in ticket purchase. All sales final.

Please join us for Kidical Mass at Mitchell Park for a quick safety talk, and then ride to the Farmers Market Bike Valet. This Month's theme is Earth Day- come decked out in your green and blue and pedal to the market where you can enjoy an Earth Day related activity at the Earth Day booth!

Join us for a relaxing evening of tea, seasonal meditation and contemplation, and then a chance to integrate the whole experience creatively through our hands in Wellstone's inspiring art studio. Play with clay, explore many other mediums, or bring your own project. These monthly gatherings are a favorite for the slow, nourishing pace, good company, and delicious tea.

Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey with Into the Woods, the groundbreaking musical that reimagines the fairy tales you know and love. With a spellbinding score by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and a witty, thought-provoking book by James Lapine, this Tony Award-winning masterpiece is a theatrical event you simply can’t miss.
Into the Woods weaves together the stories of iconic characters like Cinderella, Jack (and his beanstalk), Little Red Riding Hood, and the Baker and his Wife as they pursue their dreams and face the consequences of their wishes. As their adventures unfold, the show explores the complexities of human desire, the bonds of family, and the sacrifices we make in pursuit of “happily ever after.”
Performances:
April 17 at 7 pm - (A special preview performance!)
April 18 at 7 pm
April 19 at 2 pm and 7 pm
April 25 at 7 pm
April 26 at 2 pm and 7 pm
April 27 at 2 pm

The Mivos Quartet will give a free talk and concert in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion. They are devoted to bringing new string quartet music to audiences worldwide. The quartet has performed and closely collaborated with established and emerging composers representing a broad range of demographics and compositional aesthetics.
Their 6 pm pre-concert talk will focus on performing, commissioning and collaborating on music being written today. For the *7:30 pm concert they will perform pieces by Victor Báez, Ingrid Laubrock, George Lewis and Cal Poly’s Julie Herndon.