Westmont students organized a silent auction that raised more than $5,000 for after-school programs for low-income Santa Barbara youngsters. The money from Auction for Eastside Alternatives goes to the Montecito family YMCA, whose territory includes the Lower Eastside.
The Westmont Jazz Ensemble will present an eclectic night of original and traditional jazz in a free recital Friday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. in Deane Chapel on lower campus.
The program will include several challenging bebop-era chestnuts, including Miles Davis's "Little Willie Leaps," Bud Powell's "Hallucinations," and Clifford Brown's "Daahoud," as well as a funky version of Herbie Mann's "Memphis Underground" and Mongo Santamaria's foot-tapping Latin-jazz standard, "Come Candela (Eat Fire)."
Westmont’s computer science department has awarded three students National Science Foundation scholarships. Junior Michael Gardner and sophomores Sarah Coburn and Jonathan Tropper each received $6,000.
“The scholarship is a great help, allowing me to continue studying at Westmont,” says Gardner. “It also encourages us to be involved more in the computer science major.”
Westmont biology students will teach local teens during a free, interactive exhibition of research projects Friday, Dec. 7, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Whittier Science Building, room 102. Biology Bash is limited to the first 20 high school students who sign up.
Westmont’s Third Annual Christmas Festival has sold out. The program will feature traditional and contemporary holiday music performed by Westmont’s Chamber Orchestra and multiple choirs, as well as dance, dramatic readings and visual art. There will be performances at First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu (at Garden Street): Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m.
Westmont kicks off the Christmas season with the sixth annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Kerrwood Lawn, Wednesday, Nov. 28. The lights on the 150-foot redwood tree, affectionately known as The Giant Pickle, will glow at 5 p.m.