As part of Carpinteria’s Earth Day Celebration, on Saturday, April 18 at 1 pm there will be a poetry reading by the winners of the 2026 “Nature’s Beauty” Poetry Contest. SB Poet Laureate George Yatchisin will also read a nature-themed poem. The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts, Center, 865 Linden Avenue Overpass, Carpinteria, CA 93013