Art & Lectures 2008-09 Offerings   Season subscriptions to more than 40 outstanding jazz, classical music, spoken word, theater, dance, and world music events are available for purchase in themed discount packages and create-your-own series. Single tickets will go on sale beginning Aug. 16. MORE INFO

Case Study House Designers Exhibition Tour, Aug. 23, 1 p.m., University Art Museum  Kurt G. Helfrich, curator of the museum's Architecture and Design Collection, conducts a behind-the-scene tour of the "A Beautiful Nothing" exhibit that will include a special viewing of additional historic objects from Case Study House participants. Reservations required. MORE INFO

"Globalized Education and Globalized Culture," Free Workshop, Aug 26, 9 a.m., Student Resource Building  Trends in international education and immigration law that affect hosting of international students and scholars will be the focus on this public event. MORE INFO

"Son of a Lion," Free Screening, Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Campbell Hall   Eleven-year-old Niaz lives with his father in a small town in northwest Pakistan, where for generations the local population has been producing weapons. Post screening discussion with Shahnaz Rouse, Alice Stone Ilchman Professor of comparative and international studies at Sarah Lawrence College.

Jack Johnson, Performance, Aug. 27, 7 p.m., Harder Stadium   Singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Jack Johnson, a UCSB alumnus, revisits his roots with an exclusive engagement at Harder Stadium. MORE INFO

"One Pair of Eyes: Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles," Film, Sept. 3, 6 p.m., University Art Museum   Reyner Banham's influential and controversial book, "Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies," saw beauty in the sprawling city's layout and car-based urbanism. The BBC documented Banham's vision of Los Angeles for an episode of its series, "One Pair of Eyes." MORE INFO

"Vanishing Los Angeles," Panel Discussion, Sept. 10, 6 p.m., University Art Museum   UCSB and Santa Barbara Museum of Art panelists will consider the representation of the people and places of Los Angeles in photography and film in response to their current exhibitions: "Vanishing Los Angeles:" The Photography of Mary Bowling at the UAM, and "Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation" at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. MORE INFO

New Student Convocation, Sept. 22, 3 p.m., Faculty Club Lawn
Approximately 5,000 freshman and transfer students are expected to attend this ceremonial induction into the university. Environmentalist Céline Cousteau, daughter of ocean explorer and filmmaker Jean-Michael Cousteau and granddaughter of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, will be the keynote speaker. MORE INFO

"Edward A. Killingworth Designs in Context," Panel Discussion, Sept. 27, 2 p.m., University Art Museum  Noted architectural photographer Julius Shulman, Long Beach design retailer Ron Frank, and former Killingsworth associate Ron Lingren will assess Killingsworth's design legacies. MORE INFO

Loudon Wainwright and Leo Kottke, Performance, Oct. 2, 8 p.m., Campbell Hall  Prolific songwriter Loudon Wainwright and musician Leo Kottke will perform together.

David Byrne, Performance, Oct. 4, 8 p.m., Arlington Theatre  Creative dynamo David Byrne comes to Santa Barbara to explore a new and vibrant palette of music created alongside Roxy Music founder Brian Eno. MORE INFO

Soweta Gospel Choir, Performance, Oct. 5, 2 p.m., Campbell Hall  World music sensation the Soweto Gospel Choir returns with rousing tracks from "African Spirit", its second Grammy Award-winning CD. Performing in six languages, the choir blends Western pop, traditional hymns, and South African harmonies to celebrate the inspirational power of gospel music. MORE INFO

Cesaria Evora, Performance, Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Campbell Hall  The reigning queen of world music and legendary barefoot diva returns for a rewarding evening of Cape Verde morna music, a soulful genre unique to the archipelago that fuses Latin jazz and Afro beats with traces of Portuguese fado and Brazilian modinha (ballads). MORE INFO

University Art Museum Exhibitions "A Beautiful Nothing: The Architecture of Edward A. Killingsworth" July 16-Oct. 12 This is the first major presentation of the designs of the Southern California architect, Edward A. Killingsworth (1917-2004), who achieved international prominence during the 1960s with his signature light-weight wooden post-and-lintel residences and commercial buildings. The exhibition features 14 of Killingsworth's most provocative unrealized projects set within a photographic timeline that marks his built and destroyed works. MORE INFO “Vanishing Los Angeles: The Photography of Mary Bowling” Mary Bowling's rarely seen photographs from the 1950s-1960s are striking for their critical and candid assessment of the dramatic architectural transformation of Bunker Hill and downtown Los Angeles. MORE INFO "World of Wonders, A Renaissance Cabinet," Permanent Exhibition An opportunity for visitors to see the world through Renaissance eyes featuring an enormous range of objects and materials installed in this small gallery. MORE INFO