Library Award for Undergraduate Research — Reception
Please join us for a reception and awards ceremony honoring the recipients of the 2026 Library Award for Undergraduate Research. Prizes of
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Memory Rehearsal: Eleni Sikelianos
One of Publishers Weekly’s Most Anticipated Books for 2026 To mark the closing of Elliott Hundley’s By Achilles’ Tomb, celebrated author
Parallel Stories – “No Way Home” with T.C. Boyle
Returning to the Museum in what has become a much-anticipated and highly animated annual event, T.C. Boyle, Santa Barbara’s prolific
Against Erasure
Journalist and author Josie Cox and women’s historian Lorissa Rinehart come together for Against Erasure, a timely, illuminating conversation about
The Power Of The Book Club
Book clubs have long been more than a gathering of readers—they are engines of connection, empathy, and change. The Power
Film, Fabric, and the Feminist Imagination
In her lecture Film, Fabric, and the Feminist Imagination, artist Sabrina Gschwandtner examines the intersections of film, textiles, and feminist histories
RiseLive
RiseLive is an experiential day of storytelling where intellect meets intuition, redefining what it means to take the stage. 10 ten-minute talks by 10 visionaries that
Connectivity: Cinema Paradiso (Director’s Cut)
In Cinema Paradiso (1988), filmmaker Salvatore “Totò” Di Vita (Jacques Perrin) returns to his small Sicilian community of Giancaldo to attend the
John Lilly and Earth Coincidence Control Office
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office (2025) uncovers the story of daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly, a scientist
Connectivity: An Evening with Rea Tajiri
The Carsey-Wolf Center is honored to welcome filmmaker Rea Tajiri for a one-night retrospective of her work on ancestral time
