Citizen’s Alert

Thu., Oct. 26

Clinton on TV: Last week’s Arlington Theatre
discussion between Paul Orfalea and former president Bill Clinton
airs at various times during the week on Channel 21. First airing
at 9pm. Visit sbchannels.tv for full schedule.

Fri., Oct. 27

Nonprofit Benefit: Dinner to benefit La Casa de
la Raza features Moctesuma Esparza, award-winning filmmaker. Event
takes place Fri., Nov. 3; must RSVP by Oct. 27. Cocktails 6pm,
dinner 7pm. Tickets $100 per person. Email casadinner@hotmail.com or call
965-8581.

Musical Musings: Quire of Voyces and SBCC Music
Department hold their fifth annual choral festival. 6:30pm. First
United Methodist Church. Call 455-4949.

Sun., Oct. 29

Safety First: The City Fire Department holds
the annual safety fair. Topics include carseat safety, bicycle
helmet safety, fire safety, and more. Other emergency service
providers will also be involved. 11am-2pm. De la Guerra Plaza.
Free.

Arlington West: Veterans for Peace needs
volunteers to cover the 8-10am and 4:30-5:30pm shifts at Arlington
West. Email oldrodbrown@aol.com.

Wed., Nov. 1

Political Talk: Author Robert Vitalis discusses
his book America’s Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil
Frontier. 4pm. McCune Conference Room, Humanities & Social
Sciences Bldg. 6020, UCSB.

Literary Reading: Local author Chryss Yost
rounds out Santa Barbara Reads!, the annual community-wide reading
and conversation program. Yost will read from My California:
Journeys by Great Writers. 7pm. Faulkner Gallery, Santa
Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.

Ongoing

Adopt-a-Landmine: An estimated 15,000 to 25,000
people are killed each year from un-deactivated landmines. Help
clean up landmines with a donation to Santa Barbara’s chapter of
the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
Email Carl Q. Christol at CarlQC@cox.net.

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