The Channel City Club
now including the Committee on Foreign Relations
Santa Barbara’s Window on the World
The Channel City Club
now including the Committee on Foreign Relations
Santa Barbara’s Window on the World
Now approaching its 80th anniversary, the Channel City Club was founded by Louis Lancaster in 1946 to provide Santa Barbara with a local venue for leading experts on state, national and international topics through lectures and discussions.
Recent Events
Can a Competitive World Avoid Conflict?
Sir Jeremy Greenstock, GCMG
United Kingdom's Diplomatic Service; Special Advisor to the NGO Forward Thinking
Will Tariffs Make America Weak or Strong?
Daniel Crocker
Channel City Club's Board Director; Former Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official and Diplomat
Capture the Spirit
Annual Fiesta Party
Channel City Club Member and this year's Fiesta Parade Grand Marshalls: sisters Henrietta Holsman Fore and Marta Holsman Babson. Channel City Club members and past Fiesta Presidentes: W. Scott Burns, Stephanie Petlow, Denise Sanford, and Herb Barthels
Performers: Fiesta Spirit Natalia Trevino and Junior Spirit Victoria Plascencia
The Golf 100: A Spirited Ranking of the Greatest Players of All Time
Best Selling Author Michael Arkush Speaks about his New Book
Former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times; he has also contributed to the New York Times and Washington Post
Who Needs Soft Power?
Goli Ameri
Served as the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Earthquake faults in California and how we use remote sensing to study them
Andrea Donnellan, Ph.D.
Manager of the Instrument Systems Section at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a JPL Senior Research Scientist
Capture the Spirit
CCC Annual Fiesta Party
July, 2025
Looking Back to 1983
Santa Barbara News Press photo by Bob Ponce – President Jimmy Carter with Mrs. Curtis C. (Yvonne) Jordan, Vice President of the Channel City Club Forum (January 31, 1983). Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
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Dr. Donnellan is Senior Research Scientist, NASA ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Christmas Brunch, Dec. 4, 2025 at Hilton Beachfront Resort. Photo credit: Robert Ayers
2024 Christmas Brunch
In Partnership with Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation
Dr. Donnellan is Senior Research Scientist, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Christmas Brunch, Dec. 4, 2025 at Hilton Beachfront Resort. Photo credit: Robert Ayers
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