Events & Exhibitions on 05/01/2026
May
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- Mon, 05/04/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Join us for a hands-on workshop where we'll walk you through a simple sewing machine project. Everyone will get to take home a mini snack-sized tote bag they made themselves. We will cover sewing machine operation plus some basic...
May
5
5
- Tue, 05/05/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Other, on-campus
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Location: Student Resource Building (SRB) MPR
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In collaboration with UCSB Reads, join Health & Wellness for another cooking event...
May
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- Wed, 05/06/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Learn to 3D print by creating your own 3D model in TinkerCAD. During the workshop we will cover the basics of designing in TinkerCAD, learn how to remix existing 3D models licensed through Creative Commons, and get acquainted...
May
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- Thu, 05/07/2026 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Campbell Hall
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“Michelle Zauner has written a book you experience with all of your senses: sentences you can taste, paragraphs that sound like music. She seamlessly blends stories of...
May
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- Mon, 05/11/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Join us for a guided electronics project where we will create a prototype for a light up piano. Discover the basics of wiring a circuit with components such as an Arduino (aka the 'brain' of the circuit), a speaker, buttons, and...
May
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- Tue, 05/12/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Join us for a guided tutorial where you will learn to 3D model in Autodesk Fusion by modeling vases in three different styles. You will be able to send your design directly to our 3D printers and later pick up your model. No...
May
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- Thu, 05/14/2026 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) and UCSB Library invite you to join us for an exhilarating event celebrating knowledge, innovation, and the art of...
May
14
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- Thu, 05/14/2026 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Makerspace
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Meet up with your fellow fiber artists at the Makerspace. This event is a casual, drop-in event where you can work on crochet, knitting, or any other yarn art. Feel free to start a new project, or bring a project you've been...
May
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- Tue, 05/19/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Join us for a hands-on workshop where we'll walk you through a simple sewing machine project. Everyone will get to take home a mini snack-sized tote bag they made themselves. We will cover sewing machine operation plus some basic...
May
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- Wed, 02/18/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
- Wed, 03/18/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
- Wed, 04/15/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
- Wed, 05/20/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Online
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Are you experienced with open source software or hardware, or just curious about open source?
In partnership with UC's new Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network, the UCSB Open Source...
May
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- Wed, 05/20/2026 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Location: Makerspace
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Join us for a hands-on journey into the world of laser cutting, where you'll learn how to turn your digital design ideas into physical objects. We will create custom designs through a free, open-source software called ...
May
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- Wed, 05/27/2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Please join us for a reception and awards ceremony honoring the recipients of the 2026 Library Award for Undergraduate Research. Prizes of $750 for first place and $500 for second place will be awarded in each of three categories: Sciences & Engineering, Humanities & Fine Arts, and...
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- Mon, 09/15/2025 - 8:00am to Sat, 05/23/2026 - 5:00pm
Location: Ethnic & Gender Studies Collection
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UCSB Library presents an art installation by artist Elena Yu, exploring histories of the Ethnic and Gender Studies Collection (EGSC) and space in celebration of its 30th anniversary.
In Fall 2023, Yu was invited to create artworks in response to the history of the EGSC. The artist was...
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- Wed, 10/15/2025 - 9:00am to Fri, 06/12/2026 - 4:00pm
Location: Special Research Collections
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"Through most of our lives and work, Cedric and I have had deep commitments to collaboration, internationalism, and solidarity movements."
–Elizabeth Robinson, 2024
This exhibition documents the life’s work of Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth Peters...
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- Mon, 01/05/2026 - 8:00am to Tue, 01/19/2027 - 4:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
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Since 2007, UCSB Reads has fostered a shared sense of belonging by bringing the UCSB campus and Santa Barbara communities together to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. Conceived by then Executive Vice Chancellor Gene Lucas, the award-winning...
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- Mon, 02/09/2026 - 4:00pm to Sat, 06/13/2026 - 4:00pm
Location: Mountain Gallery
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More than 1,200 UCSB students annually participate in the UCSB Education Abroad Program (EAP) to study, intern, and conduct research in 35+ countries, earning UC credit toward majors, minors, and general education requirements. Returning students are invited...
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- Mon, 03/16/2026 - 9:00am to Fri, 06/26/2026 - 4:00pm
Location: Mountain Gallery
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This collaborative exhibition celebrates the intersection of art and environmental stewardship, highlighting the efforts of the Oak Group, the UCSB Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration, and Coal Oil Point Reserve to conserve the Devereux Slough. Art in Service of the Land...
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- Mon, 03/30/2026 - 9:00am to Fri, 06/12/2026 - 4:00pm
Location: Sara Miller McCune Arts Library
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William Shakespeare’s plays transcended their origins almost immediately. Even during his lifetime, his unforgettable characters and indelible lines were already escaping the stage – taken up by others and repurposed and circulated in diverse ways. While his plays have been performed...
