Today's Events & Exhibitions

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Collage of UCSB Reads badges from 2007 to 2026
  • Mon, 01/05/2026 - 8:00am to Tue, 01/19/2027 - 4:00pm
Location: Ocean Gallery
Exhibition

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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Apr
7
Two hands molding clay
  • Tue, 04/07/2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Other, on-campus
Event

Location: Student Resource Building (SRB) MPR

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Back by popular demand, join us for another crafty collaboration between Health & Wellness and...

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Apr
16
UCSB Reads 2026 selection "Crying in H Mart" in front of the UCSB Library
  • Thu, 04/16/2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Instruction & Training 2509
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In the 2026 UCSB Reads book, Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner explores her experience of grief as well as music making as part...

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Apr
16
Choi Seung-yoon, right, and Dohyun Noel Hwang appear in a still from Anthony Shim's Riceboy Sleeps.
  • Thu, 04/16/2026 - 7:00pm to 9:45pm
Location: Other, on-campus
Event, UCSB Pollock Theater
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Riceboy Sleeps (2022) is a tender and deeply personal work written, produced, edited, and directed by Anthony Shim. The film traces the bond between a Korean single mother and...

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Apr
21
UCSB Reads 2026 Badge superimposed over an image of an unlit candle in a glass jar with matches and lavender.
  • Tue, 04/21/2026 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Other, on-campus
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Location: Student Resource Building (SRB) MPR

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Crying in H-Mart has been widely renowned for its...

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Apr
22
Grid of four people reading poetry from books, with the UCSB Reads 2026 badge.
  • Wed, 04/22/2026 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Location: Instruction & Training 1312
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Join UCSB Reads and Goleta Valley Library for an afternoon of poetry readings in celebration of National Poetry Month!

The event will kick...

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Apr
23
An H Mart shopping receipt that reads: SHOPPING LIST SCORES. Art Workshop...4.23.26, Red Barn...UCSB, UCSB Reads x Lucy Bell...Art
  • Thu, 04/23/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Other, on-campus
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Location: Old Gym (Red Barn)

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UCSB Reads invites you to join Shopping List Scores, an art workshop led by artist and educator Lucy Bell Thursday, April...

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May
5
UCSB Reads 2026 badge superimposed over Bibimbap in a bowl, containing meat and vegetables with a yellow egg on top.
  • 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...

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May
7
Michelle Zauner
  • Thu, 05/07/2026 - 7:30pm
Location: UCSB Campbell Hall
Event

Very limited tickets available. Contact the A&L Ticket Office at (805) 893-3535.

“Michelle Zauner has written a book you experience with all of your senses: sentences you can...

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