Community Calendar

The Office of Collecting and Design, an interactive museum of “lost” and “forgotten” objects, is taking its beloved collection on the road! The museum is often described as a “nostalgia machine,” transporting visitors into a world of delight, curiosity, and half-buried memories. The previous brick and mortar space has been transformed into a 42’ traveling museum, where visitors can open every drawer, explore every box, and engage in hands-on experiences like the Flatlay Session or Scavenger Hunt.

This San Luis Obispo journey kicks off at The Bunker on Tuesday April 29th and closes on May 3rd. Along the way, the museum will be collaborating with incredible local businesses and creative spaces to offer a truly one-of-a-kind experience at every destination.

The Cambria Center for the Arts (CCA) is thrilled to announce this special exhibit, a unique art and literary event. The work of local visual artists will be displayed along with accompanying brief, written interpretations provided by a talented community of writers. Participants will include the Joslyn Center group, “Rough Writers,” as well as a variety of local poets, novelists, journalists, and high school students. Amateur and professional writers will partake in this event.
When: April 29 to June 29 (Tuesday through Sundays from 12 to 4 pm)
Artist’s Reception: Saturday, May 3, from 4:30-6:00 pm
Contact: www.cambriaarts.org or Sheri Parisian at gallery@cambriaarts.org.

It seems like no one ever wants to be the board secretary. The job either goes to the member who is absent when officers are elected or to some generous soul who, after a few minutes of everyone looking at one another, finally raises a hand and says, "Oh all right, I'll do it." (Can you hear everyone else cheering?) Yet the secretary's role can be very rewarding and provide an extremely important service to your organization. This class will give you the basics to perform the role happily and effectively.
Join us and learn:
Master the minutes! What goes in them? What doesn't? What to do with them after the meeting? Does the secretary have to be the one to take them? What are the critical documents every organization should have right at hand for ready reference? How can you use technology to lighten the load?
This class is for any secretary of a nonprofit board of directors. This class is online; link will be sent with registration acknowledgement. This class will be recorded.

Join UCSB Reads and Goleta Valley Library for an afternoon of poetry readings in celebration of National Poetry Month!
The event will kick off with a reading by local poet and UCSB Professor Emerita Shirley Geok-Lin Lim of one of her favorite poems. Afterward, other participants will read their selected poems to the audience.
How to participate? Please complete this form with your name and the title and author of the published poem you’d like to read by April 21st. All genres and styles are welcome. Participants will be confirmed and notified by April 23rd.
This event is free and open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members. Please RSVP in advance.

Three environmental films will be screened as part of the 2025 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.
—“Ella, El Agua,” a film from Argentina, features a professional diver and underwater film director filming ordinary individuals under the sea to raise awareness of this fragile ecosystem.
—“El Pulmo” tells the story of Mario Castro, a retired commercial fisherman, whose tireless efforts have transformed Cabo Pulmo Mexico, into the most successful marine park in the world.
—The third film, from the United Kingdom is an animated film entitled “No One is an Island.” The film explores the idea of whether it is possible for everyone to live a good life without damaging the environment.
The screenings are suitable for all ages and will be free for Film Festival pass holders and on a pay-what-you-want basis for all other attendees. All proceeds will benefit Ecologistics.

The Office of Collecting and Design, an interactive museum of “lost” and “forgotten” objects, is taking its beloved collection on the road! The museum is often described as a “nostalgia machine,” transporting visitors into a world of delight, curiosity, and half-buried memories. The previous brick and mortar space has been transformed into a 42’ traveling museum, where visitors can open every drawer, explore every box, and engage in hands-on experiences like the Flatlay Session or Scavenger Hunt.

This San Luis Obispo journey kicks off at The Bunker on Tuesday April 29th and closes on May 3rd. Along the way, the museum will be collaborating with incredible local businesses and creative spaces to offer a truly one-of-a-kind experience at every destination.

The Cambria Center for the Arts (CCA) is thrilled to announce this special exhibit, a unique art and literary event. The work of local visual artists will be displayed along with accompanying brief, written interpretations provided by a talented community of writers. Participants will include the Joslyn Center group, “Rough Writers,” as well as a variety of local poets, novelists, journalists, and high school students. Amateur and professional writers will partake in this event.
When: April 29 to June 29 (Tuesday through Sundays from 12 to 4 pm)
Artist’s Reception: Saturday, May 3, from 4:30-6:00 pm
Contact: www.cambriaarts.org or Sheri Parisian at gallery@cambriaarts.org.

Dave Ruffner & His All-Starts are back at Puffers of Pismo—by popular demand! Led by renowned trombonist Dave Ruffner, this talented group will bring a vibrant blend of traditional jazz, swing, and soulful improvisation to the cozy setting of Puffer’s.
 $35 when purchase in advance, $40 at the door.
Ticket price includes one glass of wine/beer and light appetizers.

Illuminate's annual Industry Hive is the world's only film industry event dedicated to evolving the conscious film movement into a global phenomenon. Writers, directors, producers, creators, as well as investors and philanthropists, will join together to educate and uplift each other for the greater goal of expanding humanity's compassion and awareness through filmmaking.

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.