Increase your familiarity and comfort with reading or watching a Shakespearean performance. Students learn about the cultural, dramatic, and historical contexts of Shakespeare's plays, and learn strategies for reading and parsing Shakespearean English. The course consists of a combination of informal lecture, group discussion, and small group exercises.    LISTING, MAP & DIRECTIONS UCSB Extended Learning Services WEBSITE    (805) 893-4200    PROFILE ADD to my ITINERARY/CALENDAR EMAIL A FRIEND

American Buddhist Monk Kelsang Wangpo  Unsure about your New Years Resolutions? Looking for that change we were promised so long ago? We can learn to improve our life by making simple changes. Learn six different ways that you can find more joy and happiness in life.   ($10 LISTING, MAP & DIRECTIONS Mahakankala Buddhist Center WEBSITE    (805) 563-6000    PROFILE ADD to my ITINERARY/CALENDAR EMAIL A FRIEND

Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer  Part of the American Roots series.... Jerry Douglas is perhaps the hottest dobro player on the planet (his “day job” is backing Alison Krauss). Mandolin virtuoso Sam Bush has mile-a-minute, fancy fretwork. And phenomenal double bassist Edgar Meyer is equally at home playing with Yo-Yo Ma as with a bluegrass band.    ($30.00 - $100.00) LISTING, MAP & DIRECTIONS Lobero Theatre WEBSITE    (805) 963-0761    PROFILE ADD to my ITINERARY/CALENDAR EMAIL A FRIEND

Kathryn Bigelow   The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is pleased to announce Kathryn Bigelow as the Outstanding Director of the Year. In what has become an annual tradition in featuring a Guest Director, SBIFF will program a retrospective of Bigelow’s films.    LISTING, MAP & DIRECTIONS Santa Barbara International Film Festival WEBSITE    (805) 963-0023    PROFILE ADD to my ITINERARY/CALENDAR EMAIL A FRIEND

What more is there to say. You're a star. So are your friends. So come on down to the James Joyce and let's hear those great voices of you and your friends.    LISTING, MAP & DIRECTIONS James Joyce, The WEBSITE    (805) 962-2688    PROFILE ADD to my ITINERARY/CALENDAR EMAIL A FRIEND

If you work in the restaurant, hotel or bar industry, come and bowl for $2 a game every Monday night from 10 pm to 2 am. Show your paystub or business card to join our club.   ($2 LISTING, MAP & DIRECTIONS Z's Tap House & Grill WEBSITE    (805) 967-1028    PROFILE ADD to my ITINERARY/CALENDAR EMAIL A FRIEND