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VISTAS LIFELONG LEARNING, INC. has been providing thought-provoking lectures and seminars on a wide variety of topics to the Santa Barbara community for more than twenty years. Many of our courses are created and presented by our own members, while others feature guest speakers. Our annual calendar also includes social events designed to connect our members, promote discussion, and nourish our curiosity.

Our courses are geared toward intellectually curious adults who like to think creatively, want to seek knowledge for its own sake, and enjoy meeting like-minded people. We meet during daytime hours in various Santa Barbara-area locations.

Please refer back to the Course Schedule page for location and schedule updates.

Have you heard about our upcoming FREE course?…

Extending Healthy Lifespan: Promises and Societal Challenges of Longevity Science

Thursday, November 21, 2024; 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara

Presented by Dr. Joel Rothman
Humans are poised at the threshold of remarkable changes in their relationship with time, sparked by extraordinary advances in the science of aging and the discovery that it can be dramatically slowed and even reversed. These advances mean that in the near future, human health might be dramatically improved not by individually treating many different age-driven maladies, including cardiovascular and neuro­degenerative diseases as well as cancer, but instead by treating only one: aging.
Even more startling, research has revealed that it is possible to reverse many aspects of age-related decline. These discoveries are leading to the development of interven­tions in the progression of aging, many of which are currently being tested in humans.

Dr. Rothman is a Distinguished Professor at UCSB who inaugurated and directs the Center for Aging and Longevity Studies at the university. He has been engaged in longevity-related research for 32 years at three universities: UCSB, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the University of Auckland.

A generous grant made to Vistas Lifelong Learning by Amy Margerum Berg in honor of her mother, long­time Vistas member Barbara Margerum, has enabled us to establish this Distinguished Speaker Program, an annual lecture that will be made available to Vistas members and to the general public at no cost to those who attend. Pre-registration is required for all attendees.

Become a member!

If you find you’re enjoying our classes, consider joining VISTAS. Members enjoy several benefits, including reduced course fees, advance course notices and priority booking, and invitations to members-only lectures and special events.

COVID-19 GUIDELINES

Because of the pandemic, Vistas suspended all in-person classes and began presenting its programs via Zoom in the spring of 2020. In the fall of 2021, we resumed in-person courses and other events, continuing to present only a small number of courses via Zoom. To protect the health and safety of our attendees, as well as their entire families, we limit attendance at all in-person Vistas events to those who are fully vaccinated and boosted and willing to submit proof of their vaccination status. We also comply with local public health directives and recommendations, including mask mandates, when applicable.

Click here to view the Fall 2024 Catalog