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���ϰٿ� ushers in the Christmas season with the15th annual Pickle Tree Lighting at Kerrwood Lawn on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 5 p.m. Following holiday music and the Pickle Address, a mystery tree lighter will throw down the massive switch that lights the 150-foot redwood tree, affectionately known as the Pickle Tree. The event is free and open to the public.

���ϰٿ� presents its 12th annual Christmas Festival, retelling the Christmas story by weaving narration with music from the ���ϰٿ� Orchestra, College Choir and Choral Union, Dec. 2-3 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave.

Santa Barbara celebrates the remarkable life and work of Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death by hosting a series of performances, including three plays, by an international coalition of theaters and arts organizations Nov. 17-20.

���ϰٿ� student musicians and composers show off their talents at six free concerts this month. For more information, please contact theat (805) 565-6040.

, born without arms and legs, speaks in chapel on Friday, Oct. 28, at 10:30 a.m. in ���ϰٿ�’s Murchison Gym. The 45-minute chapel service is free and open to the public; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

���ϰٿ� will honor the late William S. “Bill” Klug ’98 and Angie Hill ’90 as Alumnus and Alumna of the Year during Oct. 14-16.

A small fire inside a storage closet at ���ϰٿ�’s Page Hall forced the evacuation of about 200 students this evening around 5:40 p.m until 10 p.m.

One student suffered minor burn injuries to his feet, and emergency personnel took him to the hospital. The fire was quickly contained and did not damage any student rooms.

���ϰٿ�’s Reel Talk series explores the difficult issues associated with immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. in Adams Center room 216. Following the film, “Who Is Dayani Cristal?” there will be a panel discussion with five ���ϰٿ� faculty and staff members who took part in a U.S. Border Immersion Faculty Seminar in May.

���ϰٿ� remains in the top by for the eighth straight year.

Paul Cronshaw, president of the , explores the critical ecological importance of bees in agriculture at a lecture Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 3:30 p.m. in ���ϰٿ�’s Founders Dining Room.

Four distinguished tenure-track professors join ���ϰٿ�’s faculty this fall: Elizabeth Gardner (communication studies), Carmen McCain (English), Jonathan Mitchell (physics) and Serah Shani (anthropology).