You’re invited to ETC’s 44th Season! T HE Brinkerhoff Ave. $10 suggested donation. Call (805) 5636000. tinyurl.com/GuidedLamrim
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Goleta’s Dam Dinner This free community event will bring together friends and neighbors as tables and chairs will be set up by the dam with breathtaking views of Lake Los Carneros and the mountains. Bring your own picnic dinner and beverages or purchase Dam pupusas, tamales, and tacos from Elubia’s Kitchen. Bluegrass band The Salt Martians will serenade with a few kid-friendly activities and the Kona Ice Truck. 5-7pm. Enter off N. La Patera Ln. or Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd. Free.
TUESDAY 8/23 8/23: Book Launch and Q&A: The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus Public theologian, writer, and video essayist Damon Garcia will give a short talk about his book, The God Who Riots: Taking Back the Radical Jesus, about how God chose the side of the oppressed and how the struggle for liberation with today’s protests, riots, and strikes are not unlike Jesus when he flipped tables in the temple and led an empiredestabilizing movement for liberation. A Q&A will follow the talk. 6-8pm. Third Window Brewing, 406 E. Haley St., #3. $15. tinyurl.com/TheGodWhoRiots
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LBVA National Honey Bee Day 2022 Members
of the Lompoc Valley Beekeepers Association will be on hand to offer local expertise and education on beekeeping, a peek into the life of bees with an observation hive, and honey tasting. Tasting flights will be available for purchase. 11am-4pm. Flying Goat Cellars Tasting & Art Salon, 1520 E. Chestnut Ct., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 588-0996 or email kate@flyinggoatcellars.com.
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Jesse Cook Take in a night of new flamenco, world music, and the ethno-jazz sounds of globalguitar virtuoso Jesse Cook in his Tempest II tour. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $33.75-49.25. Call (805) 963-0761. Read more on p. 37. lobero.org/whats-on 8/24: Illuminate Virtual Speaker Series: A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Kelly McGonigal Health psychologist and lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Dr. Kelly McGonigal’s mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities. Registration is required. 6-7pm. Free. tinyurl.com/DrKellyMcGonigal
SUNDAY 8/21 8/21: 41st McConnell’s Ice Cream Endurance Events Choose from a 5K or 10K (or run both) that will start on the oceanfront and then go out and back on a flat bike path. There will be a free kids’ run at 10:30am. All finishers will receive a chip and McConnell’s ice cream coupons. Funds raised will go toward the Club West, S.B.’s track and field running support group. 8-5pm. Goleta Beach County Park, 5986 Sandspit Rd., Goleta. Free-$30. tinyurl.com/McConnellsRun
8/21: Girly Q: Pacific Pride Week Kick-Off Party and Benefit Concert Comedian Audrey Stewart will be the Master of Ceremonies with performances by award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Jennifer Corday and S.B.’s Jayne Wayne band followed by a dance party with DJ Darla Bea. Proceeds will benefit Pacific Pride Foundation. 5:30-11:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club,1221 State St., Ste. 205. GA: $20-$25; VIP: $75. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-7776 x6. tinyurl.com/Girly-Q
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8/22: Guided Lamrim Meditation Beginners or those with experience can become familiar with the minds of Lamrim, a special set of meditations presented by the Indian Buddhist Master Atisha that condense all the essential teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni into a practice that modern people can use in their daily life. In-person or on Zoom. 6:30-7:45pm. Mahakankala Buddhist Ctr., 508
Rain or shine, meet local fishermen on the Harbor’s commercial pier, and buy fresh fish (filleted or whole), live crab, abalone, sea urchins, and more. 117 Harbor Wy., 6-11am. Call (805) 259-7476.
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