2026 UCSB Grad Slam Final Round
Launched in 2013 and inspired by the 3 Minute Thesis competition, Grad Slam is an exciting annual event that brings
Campbell Hall
A&L presents Philip Glass and The Poets
Approaching the composer’s 90th birthday, Arts & Lectures presents Philip Glass and The Poets. This special event, featuring some of his
A&L presents Terry Tempest Williams with Pico Iyer
Author and activist Terry Tempest Williams joins Pico Iyer to explore the role of imagination in seeking justice and stewarding
A&L presents Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet – David Harrington, violin – Gabriela Díaz, violin – Ayane Kozasa, viola – Paul Wiancko, cello Quentin E. Baxter, percussion Laura Ortman, Apache violin, amplified violin Wu Man, pipa
A&L presents Ed Yong
Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Ed Yong invites audiences on a thrilling journey into the hidden worlds of
A&L presents Bill McKibben
Pioneering climate journalist and environmental activist Bill McKibben arrives bearing calls to action and optimism. In Here Comes the Sun (August
A&L presents Emmet Cohen Quintet
Emmet Cohen, piano Phil Norris, bass Joe Farnsworth, drums Jeremy Pelt, trumpet Tivon Pennicott, saxophone An all-star quintet led by pianist Emmet Cohen celebrates the
UCSB Reads Author Event: Michelle Zauner
Bestselling author and Grammy-nominated musician Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) shares the moving story behind her memoir Crying in H Mart, a
Sierra Hull
Sierra Hull, a six-time Grammy nominee including Bluegrass Album of the Year for her latest release A Tip Toe High Wire,
Award-Winning Journalist and Author Masha Gessen
One of our most incisive observers of democracy, Masha Gessen is the author of 11 books, including the National Book
