GET GRANTED
The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission is currently offering grants to organizations and individuals working to promote the arts in the community. Categories include community events and festivals, organizational development, and community arts. Applications, deadlines, and guidelines are available online at sbartscommission.org.
SWEET RELIEF
This Thursday, May 12, at 7 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church hosts a concert to benefit victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, as well as needy Tibetan refugees. The night includes performances by Tibetan singer Yungchen Lhamo and tabla master Homnath Upadhya. For info, call 569-5768.
IF YOU BUILD IT
May 17-21, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St.) hosts a group of monks from the Sera Mahayana Buddhist Monastery in South India as they construct a traditional sand mandala of compassion in the facility’s Davidson Gallery. For info and viewing hours, call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net.