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X-WR-CALNAME:Santa Barbara · community · Saturday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Woods Humane Society Launches 4th Annual Pets of the Year Calendar Contest DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTSTAMP:20260903T180610Z UID:10064715-1788220800-1789948799@www.edhat.com CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Woods Humane Society announces its fourth annual Pets of the Y ear Calendar Contest\, sponsored by Mechanics Bank\, open to public entry from September 1 through September 20\, 2026. \nEntry into the contest is free. Participants can nominate their pet by creating a page\, uploading t heir pet photo\, and asking friends and family to vote by donating to thei r contest page throughout the month. \nThe top ten fundraisers will be fea tured in a beautiful\, pet-themed 2027 print calendar. Winners also receiv e four printed calendars and are featured in a 2027 social media post\, em ail and website post. All contestants who raise a minimum of $25 will win a calendar and will have their pet photo included on the calendar’s coll age page. \nWoods will unveil the 2027 calendar and winners at the Woods H umane Society Wiggle Waggle Fall Festival on October 24\, 2026\, where the calendars will be available for sale. \n“The Pets of the Year calendar contest highlights our community’s enthusiasm and adoration for its furr y family-members\, and we can’t wait to see this year’s nominations\, ” says Woods CEO Emily L’Heureux. “This fun\, community contest is a lso a unique way to help homeless pets at Woods. By donating to vote on co ntestants’ pages\, supporters can make a real difference for dogs and ca ts in need. Every dollar donated goes toward helping homeless pets find fo od\, shelter\, medical care\, and loving families.” \nThere is no regist ration fee to participate in Woods Humane Society’s Pets of the Year Cal endar Contest. Calendar contestants earn votes with every donation made to their contest pages\, and the ten top fundraisers will win a featured spr ead in the calendar. All contest participants who raise $25 or more will w in a print calendar and their pet’s picture in a collage page in the cal endar. \nThe Pets of the Year contest begins on September 1\, 2026\, and r uns until midnight on September 20\, 2026. To read more about the contest rules\, prizes\, and guidelines\, visit www.WoodsHumane.org/Contest. \nWoo ds Humane Society is located at 875 Oklahoma Ave.\, San Luis Obispo\, CA 9 3405 and at 2300 Ramona Rd.\, Atascadero\, CA 93422\, and is open to the p ublic daily from 12-5 p.m.\, with adoption hours from 12-4 p.m. For more i nformation about Woods\, visit www.WoodsHumane.org or call (805) 543-9316. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T180610Z LOCATION:Woods Humane Society\, Woods Humane Society URL:https://www.edhat.com/event/woods-humane-society-pets-of-the-year-cale ndar-contest-2026/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=san ta-barbara-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:edhat X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.edhat.com/news/public-asked-to-give-input-on-unme t-transit-needs-in-buellton-santa-barbara-and-santa-maria END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The annual Mary Jane McCord Planned Parenthood Book Sale returns S eptember 10-20\, DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTSTAMP:20260909T000609Z UID:10064712-1788998400-1789948799@www.edhat.com CATEGORIES:community,free,literary DESCRIPTION:The annual Mary Jane McCord Planned Parenthood Book Sale is re turning to the Earl Warren Showgrounds from September 10-20\, 2025\, hosti ng 150\,000 gently used books as well as puzzles\, games\, vinyl records\, CDs\, and DVD’s. Admission is FREE except for Opening Night’s $30 adm ission. September 10th 4-7pm. For more info. visit booksale.ppcentralcoast .org or call 805-722-7870. LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000609Z LOCATION:Earl Warren Showgrounds\, 3400 Calle Real\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, Earl Warren Showgrounds\, 3400 Calle Real\, Santa Barbara\, CA URL:https://www.edhat.com/event/earl-warren-showgrounds-charity-used-book- sale-event/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-barb ara-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:edhat X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.edhat.com/news/public-asked-to-give-input-on-unme t-transit-needs-in-buellton-santa-barbara-and-santa-maria END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads DTSTART:20260919T150000Z DTEND:20260919T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T182503Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51438567393683 CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Since 2007\, UCSB Reads has fostered a shared sense of belongi ng by bringing the UCSB campus and Santa Barbara communities together to r ead a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. Conceived b y then Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas\, the program is led by the UC SB Library in collaboration with campus and community partners. Each year\ , a committee of UCSB faculty\, students\, staff\, and community members s elects a thought-provoking\, interdisciplinary book written by a living au thor that encourages a wide range of readers to engage with a contemporary social\, political\, cultural or scientific issue such as climate change\ , racial justice\, technology\, memory\, identity\, and democracy.\n\nThe program kicks off in winter with a book giveaway for UCSB students led by the Chancellor\, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost\, and University Li brarian\, and culminates with a free public talk by the book’s author(s) at Campbell Hall in the spring. Throughout the winter and spring quarters \, the Library sponsors a variety of free learning\, experiential\, and so cial events to explore the book’s themes. The selected book is also inco rporated into the university curriculum for winter and spring\, allowing s tudents to explore its themes in an academic context. UCSB Reads is genero usly supported by many individuals\, university departments\, and organiza tions. \n\nThis exhibition highlights the history of UCSB Reads since its inception\, featuring promotional posters\, selected books\, custom bookma rks along with testimonials and images of participants engaging with progr amming throughout the years. UCSB Reads has become a beloved campus tradit ion that brings together thousands of people every year and demonstrates t he power of literature to bridge divides\, promote intellectual engagement \, and build community. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T182503Z LOCATION:Library\, Ocean Gallery URL:https://www.campuscalendar.ucsb.edu/event/creating-community-through-b ooks-20-years-of-ucsb-reads?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_cam paign=santa-barbara-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:UC Santa Barbara Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.campuscalendar.ucsb.edu/lotte_lehmann_concert_hal l_198 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coastal Cleanup Day 2026 DTSTART:20260919T160000Z DTEND:20260919T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T121310Z UID:14528-1789808400-1789819200@exploreecology.org CATEGORIES:community,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Sign Up for Your Favorite Site! \nBecome part of the solution to ocean pollution on Coastal Cleanup Day\, Saturday\, September 19\, at 9 :00 am! Take action to protect the beaches\, creeks\, and parks that make Santa Barbara County such a wonderful place to live. \nVolunteers of all a ges are welcome at any of our 2026 cleanup sites. Pre-registration isn’t required\, but is encouraged! Everyone who pre-registers will be automati cally entered into a prize drawing. \nEach site will have a captain on han d with cleanup supplies. Bring your own gloves\, buckets\, and other reusa ble items to reduce waste and lessen the event’s plastic footprint. \nEv ery piece of trash picked up is one less piece in the ocean. The coast nee ds you on Coastal Cleanup Day! \nCan’t make it on the 19th? Any cleanup you do in September counts toward our totals. \nPart of a statewide effort organized by the California Coastal Commission\, Santa Barbara County Coa stal Cleanup Day is brought to you by Explore Ecology and the County of Sa nta Barbara Resource Recovery and Waste Management\, with support from the cities of Santa Barbara\, Goleta\, and Solvang. \nSign Up for Your Favori te Site! LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T121310Z LOCATION:Santa Barbara County\, CA\, 93101\, United States URL:https://exploreecology.org/event/coastal-cleanup-day-2025-2/?utm_sourc e=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-barbara-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Explore Ecology X-SOURCE-URL:https://exploreecology.org/ee-makerspace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SBWPC Cosmopolitics DTSTART:20260919T183000Z DTEND:20260919T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T000135Z UID:10001097-1789817400-1789824600@fundforsantabarbara.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Leading California Forward\nJoin California State Treasurer Fi ona Ma for SBWPC’s signature brunch and an elegant\, timely conversation about California’s economic future\, fiscal stewardship\, innovation an d the next generation of leadership. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T000135Z LOCATION:Hotel Mar Monte\, 1111 Cabrillo Blvd\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93103 \, United States URL:https://fundforsantabarbara.org/event/sbwpc-cosmopolitics/?utm_source= caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-barbara-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:The Fund for Santa Barbara X-SOURCE-URL:https://fundforsantabarbara.org/event/succession-planning-for -nonprofit-boards END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Our Second Meeting: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due DTSTART:20260919T200000Z DTEND:20260919T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T073703Z UID:event_315790508@meetup.com CATEGORIES:community,literary DESCRIPTION:Well\, That Escalated: A Horror & Thriller Book Club\n**Our Se cond Meeting: *The Reformatory* by Tananarive Due**\nWe'll spend about 90 minutes getting to know one another\, discussing the book (spoilers includ ed!)\, sharing recommendations\, and voting on our next read.\n\nBook Blur b from Amazon:\n"Gracetown\, Florida\nJune 1950\nTwelve-year-old Robbie St ephens\, Jr.\, is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys \, a reformatory\, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister\, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey furthe r into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the s chool they call The Reformatory.\nRobbie has a talent for seeing ghosts\, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing\, bu t the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue\, Robbie is learning not just the rules but how to survive. Mean while\, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida t o find a way to get Robbie out before it’s too late.\n*The Reformatory* is a haunting work of historical fiction written as only American Book Awa rd–winning author Tananarive Due could\, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel."\n\n**When:** Saturday\, September 19\, 1:00–2:30 p .m.\nWe'll aim for about 90 minutes\, though you're welcome to come and go as your schedule allows.\n\n**Where:** Hook & Press\n15 E Figueroa St\nSa nta Barbara\, CA\nTo keep the conversation intimate and give everyone a ch ance to participate\, attendance for our first meeting will be limited to **6 members**. If there's enough interest\, we'll happily expand or add ad ditional meetups in the future.\n\n*Please note:* This discussion will con tain full spoilers for *The Reformatory*. Please try to finish the book be fore attending. LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T073703Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/well-that-escalated-a-horror-thriller-book-club /events/315790508/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=san ta-barbara-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Well\, That Escalated: A Horror & Thriller Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Solo Connections DTSTART:20260919T220000Z DTEND:20260919T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T001509Z UID:5831@ussb.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:A weekly informal chat meet-up for those in the congregation w ho live alone or whose situation is similar to living alone. Come for the full hour or part of it\, every Saturday from 3-4pm. Newcomers welcome! Fo r more information\, contact Keith Strohmaier.\n\n\nZoom link: https://zo om.us/j/95479319747 LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T001509Z URL:https://ussb.org/events/solo-connections-2-2026-09-19/?utm_source=cald iscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-barbara-ca X-SOURCE-NAME:Open Mic X-SOURCE-URL:https://ussb.org/events/open-mic-poetry-song END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR