The Channel City Club
now including the Committee on Foreign Relations
Santa Barbara’s Window on the World
The Channel City Club
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.
Channel City Club celebrates Santa Barbara's upcoming Fiesta season with this party appropriate for the whole family.
Channel City Club celebrates "Fiesta Forever", honoring the second century of Santa Barbara's annual tradition of "Old Spanish Days." The history and legacy of Fiesta with its parties and parades is a vital part of Santa Barbara's culture.
Please join us for this joyous event. Invite family and friends to our Fiesta Party, complete with Fiesta Dignatarios, special speakers and guest performers, and a delicious dinner and dessert.
Reserve your tickets below:
Channel City Club's annual Fiesta Party returns! Come join us on July 8, 2026 at the
Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum from 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Recent Events
North America's Future in Trade and Investment - an Automotive Industry Perspective
Tim Ingle
Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Toyota North America
Link to Noozhawk Article
Dictators and Dependency - Unraveling the Havana - Caracas Alliance
Dr. Richard Downie
Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Pacific Council on International Policy
Link to Noozhawk Article
Weaponizing Space - The Quiet Contest Above
Michelle L.D. Hanlon
Executive Director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi
Annual Christmas Brunch: 4 OF THE 11 FIVES: General Dwight David Eisenhower; General Omar Nelson Bradley; Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; General Douglas MacArthur
Speaker: John Blankenship
Founding Director, Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation; former Lt. US Navy pilot; local military historian; Viet Nam veteran
Featuring a Montecito Union School Chorus performance, under the direction of Pam Herzog
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
Join Us!
Please join us for your first CCC/CFR program.
Please contact us for more information.
Click Here for Membership
Information
Brooks Firestone, CCC/CFR presiding; John Blankenship, Co-Founder PCVF, Sheriff Bill Brown, Bd. Membe PCVF; and Cadet Daniel Keefe, UCSB ROTC Surfrider Battalion, leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Photo credit: Drew Wakefield
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.
Email us:
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2247
Santa Barbara, CA 93120
© 2026 Channel City Club