Event Calendar

Ballroom Dancing & Etiquette Classes for Children 5th ~ 12th Gd
Sensei & Miye Ota
Ballroom Dancing & Etiquette for Children & Young Adults
Date: Every Fri (Oct 2-Nov 21) from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Ages: 5th-12th Grade Admission Fees: Tuition for the 8 week session including a Gala party with parents is ONLY $195 per student - Scholarships and multiple student

WHO, WHAT & WHY:
Students will have an opportunity to mature socially with their peers while learning the latest dances and social etiquette in an 8 week, Friday night series. We are here to inspire confidence while teaching formal etiquette and social skills.

We offer a combined 5th-8th grade class, Junior Cotillion, and a combined high school through 12th grade class, Cotillionaires. Each class is 1 hour in length with 45minutes of dance instruction/dance time and 15minutes of refreshment and etiquette.

The 8th class is a family Gala event with potluck contribution from each family and mini dance instruction with the parents/guardians.

Our teachers Ken and Miye Ota have been instructing Cotillion classes in the Goleta/Santa Barbara area for over 48 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ota received their initial training with Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Ken went on to be the first man in the U.S. to get the highest Arthur Murray student credentials, Triple Gold Star and Gold Bar. The Otas were certified through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD).

Cotillion leader, Neal Erickson, has been dancing at the Ota's Cotillion for the last 10 years. Having gone through many Cotillion classes himself, Neal can relate to children of all ages easily.

WHEN:
8 Week Session
Friday Nights
October 2, 2009 ~ November 20, 2009
Jr. Cotillion (5th-8th) 6:30pm-7:30pm
Cotillionaires (9th-12th) 7:30pm-8:30pm
First time dancers in the high school age group can also attend the Jr. Cotillion for extra instruction

Make up classes are offered weekly from 6:00pm-6:30pm

Gala starts at 6:30pm and is a combination of both classes - parents invited.

Scorpio Rising: Pumpkin Carving Contest & Wine Tasting
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
Enter the pumpkin-carving contest and taste fall-themed wines.
Date: 10/30/2009 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Ages: 21+ Admission Fees: FREE
Special Instructions: ALL ARE INVITED TO ENTER A PUMPKIN! Please submit between 12 PM Oct. 29 - 11 AM Oct. 30 to be eligible for awards and provide your own candle.

In honor of late October's astrological sign and referencing Kenneth Anger's avant-garde film Scorpio Rising, join CAF and Kunin Wines for an evening of ghoulish delights. Join us before the witching hour, where judges will select the most devious and delightful pumpkins and award special prizes. Co-host Kunin Wines, known for some of the most exceptional vintages on the Central Coast, will offer tastings of their premiere selections, with a special focus on Autumnal pairings.

 

Visit www.sbcaf.org for more information and to download an entry form.

 

This event is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau and Film Commission and Santa Barbara Downtown Organization's Epicure.SB. cuisine. libations. culture: a month to savor Santa Barbara.

Ghost Village Road
Coast Village Road Business Association
Coast Village Road will be transformed! Come in costume to enjoy all it has to offer!
Date: 10/30/2009 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Coast Village Road becomes Ghost Village Road the day before Halloween!  You will surely receive plenty of tricks and treats, as all the businesses participate to make this a memorable occasion. 

 

Visit the Haunted House beneath the Montecito Inn.  Participate in the costume photo contest at Here's the Scoop.  Trick-or-treat at the shops.  And more! 

Family Fall Festival
SB Family YMCA
The community is invited to join us for BBQ, games, trick or treating, and costume parades.
Date: 10/30/2009 at 4:30pm
Admission Fees: FREE

Free to the public!  Families, please come and join us for games, trick or treating, COSTUME parades, BBQ, and more! 

Parent Support Group
PEP (Postpartum Education for Parents)
Connect with other parents with children the same age and stage as your own!
Date: Every Fri from 10:00am to 11:30am
Ages: Parents with newborns

Meet with new parents like yourselves to share stories, learn new things, and make new friends with families with same age children. New groups begin every 3 months, offering an opportunity to meet parents with babies the same age as yours. It's a time to share experiences and derive support from one another. The groups are open and can be attended at any time. You do not need to wait for the next group to start.

For parents of newborns 0-5 months: This New Parent Discussion Group meets every friday at ONE Consignment Store. After the initial 12 weeks, parents continue to meet weekly, ususally at a park or at each others homes.

 

If your child is older than 5 months, please call the PEP Warmline or visit our website.

 

"Halo"ween @ Twelve35
Twelve 35 Teen Center/ City of SB Parks & Rec
Teens can celebrate "Halo"ween by playing "Halo" in costume!
Date: 10/30/2009 from 4:00pm to 9:00pm
Admission Fees: FREE for members & those in a costume

Prepare to show your friends how scary you can be controlling this game. Free to all Twelve35 members. Not a member yet? Come in costume and get a free membership all day. Light (and free) refreshments.

StoryTime for Preschoolers!
Whole Foods Market
StoryTime & Smoothies!
Date: 10/30/2009 from 10:00am to 10:45am

Bring your preschooler for a spooky Halloween story time and demonstration on how to make "Boo" Berry smoothies! Please RSVP to spsbrmarketing@wholefoods.com. Space is limited to 15 children.

Friday morning playgroup
Debbie Donley/Michelle Bone
Fri morning playgroup in Ballard
Date: Every Fri from 9:00pm to 12:00pm
Ages: 14 months and up Admission Fees: $30 weekly

A small group of relaxed, nature based activities for young children 9am -12pm on Fridays
Come check it out

Halloween Extravaganza
Calle Real Center
Pony rides, face painting, bounce houses, fire truck, tunnel of living terrors and more!
Date: 10/30/2009 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Come celebrate Halloween on Friday at Calle Real!  Pony rides, face painting, bounce houses, fire truck, tunnel of living terrors and more!  Meet & greet Winnie the Pooh, Dora the Explorer, Spiderman and Sponge Bob!  So much fun... you'll scream!

Downtown Halloween Safe Trick-or-Treat
Downtown Organization
Kids- bring your own bag & come in costume for treats, stickers, coupons, and goodies!
Date: 10/31/2009 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Downtown businesses get into the spirit of the holiday by welcoming hundreds of costumed children with treats, stickers, coupons or other Halloween goodies. With more than 100 locations to stop at, Downtown Halloween Safe Trick-or-Treat provides a fun and safe environment for children in the community. Children just need to bring their own goodie bag to fill at participating businesses that display a "Trick-or-Treat HERE" window sign and balloons. Participating locations are on State Street and side streets from Gutierrez to Micheltorena Street.

 

Halloween Kids' Club Kick-off!
Whole Foods Market
Trick o' Treat Time!
Date: 10/31/2009

Bring your little ghouls and goblins for a FREE healthy treat (allergen-free products,too). Whole Foods Market offers a wide array of fun, alternative snacks to the typical Halloween sugar load. Visit the customer service desk to pick-up your child's "Kids' Club" Membership card when you get to the store. Don't forget your costumes!

Fall Family Festival
Cliff Drive Care Center
Date: 10/31/2009 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm

A safe, relaxed atmosphere for a free Halloween celebration featuring bounce houses, games, BBQ, hot dogs, a musical "cake walk" and children dressed in non-scary costumes.

Magical Halloween Journey
The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara
Come in costume to enjoy this exciting event for young children through grade three.
Date: 10/31/2009 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Ages: young children & families Admission Fees: $5/child & $3/adult

The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara's annual Halloween Journey is an exciting, sweet and memorable treat for costumed children Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Three.

Bring your young princesses, knights, witches and clowns for an enchanting visit to Rapunzell's Tower, the Sleeping Dragon, the Pumpkin Queen and much more. There are special treasures to treat your child along the way. Meet your friends by the bonfire and enjoy live music with food and beverages for purchase.

No masks or scary costumes, please.

The first journey starts at 5:30 pm & the last journey starts at 8:00 pm

La Cumbre Trick-or-Treat
La Cumbre Plaza
Wear your costume and trick-or-treat!
Date: 10/31/2009 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join La Cumbre Plaza for a Family Fun Night featuring trick-or-treating at all of your favorite stores and restaurants. There will be plenty of yummy treats for scary monsters and fairy princesses alike!!

Family Fall Festival at Living Faith Center
Living Faith Center
Enjoy a Safe Halloween Alternative with us!
Date: 10/31/2009 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Ages: all Admission Fees: Free
Special Instructions: children must be accompanied by an adult

Family Fall Festival for the whole family! Join the fun in a safe environment where kids and kids-at-heart can enjoy game booths, bounce houses, a cupcake walk, face painting, lots of prizes, and CANDY of course! Admission is FREE, so don't miss this great time out with the family!

Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Questions? Call us at (805) 967-5651 or
email us: fallfest@livingfaithonline.net
Visit our website: www.livingfaithonline.net

All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult!

Art Walk
Camino Real Marketplace
Date: Every Sa from 11:00am to 5:00pm

Come see locally produced art and crafts. A percentage of the profits will be donated to Goleta non-profits. There will be live music around lunchtime.  This is a wonderful way to support your local artists and purchase really unique items.

Family Fall Fesitival
Living Faith Center
Join us for a safe and fun Halloween with games, bounce houses, candy and lots more!
Date: 10/31/2009 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Ages: 0-11 Admission Fees: Free

Please join us for Games, Bounce Houses, Candy, Prizes and Admission is Free! Food and beverages will be available for purchase. All Children 11 and under welcome - must be accompanied by a responsible parent! Join us for an afternoon of safe, Halloween fun!

Fall Harvest Festival
Community Covenant Church
FREE fun and games for everyone!
Date: 10/31/2009 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Admission Fees: FREE

Join us for our annual Fall Festival. A night of fun and games for all ages. Bring your friends, bring your neighbors, bring the school bully (maybe we'll get a dunk tank). Show off your costume and get your picture taken. Win prizes at our carnival-style booths. Fill up on candy and goodies...there's something for everyone!

 

Check out the list of stuff we're doing:

• AMAZING MAZE
• FACE PAINTING
• KID-IN-A-BUBBLE
• LITTER-CHARIOT RIDES
• HOUSE OF FOG
• PHOTO BOOTH
• SLING BALL
• HUFF-N-PUFF CANDLE SNUFF
• FEED THE ELEPHANT
• DUCK POND ... AND MORE!

Kid-friendly costumes welcomed.

Da de los Muertos Holiday Craft Event
SB Trust for Historic Preservation
Celebrate Da de los Muertos, "Day of the Dead" with a free family craft workshop at Casa de la Guerra in downtown Santa Barbara
Date: 10/31/2009 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Ages: All ages Admission Fees: Free event

Discover the fascinating history of this special holiday while making skeleton masks, decorating sugar skulls, designing traditional tissue paper marigolds and creating holiday prints. Traditional Día de los Muertos refreshments, including pan de muerto and Mexican hot chocolate, served.

Docent Tour
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Your family will love getting a closer look at what the SB Maritime Museum has to offer!
Date: Every Sa from 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Every Saturday from 2-3pm, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum offers a docent-guided tour of the Museum's collection. Docent tours provide a unique opportunity to further explore the rich maritime heritage of the California Coast. Please come and join in on the fun!

Introductory Class - Fundamentals
IM=X Pilates
If you're serious about getting into OR back into shape...
Date: Every Sa from 10:30am to 11:30am
Ages: 18 and older Admission Fees: FREE
Special Instructions: Must call or register online .

We are happy to offer you a FREE Introductory class comprised of both Mat and Reformer Pilates to help educate you and your body on the proper ways to execute this amazing program! You will get a great workout and see/feel what Pilates can do for you!

Pumpkin Patch Fun
Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch
Date: Every day (Oct 5-Oct 31)
Admission Fees: FREE

It's a farm-like experience for the whole family with farm animals, tractors and farm equipment, and  "Joe the talking Scarecrow."

 

Corn Maze is open weekdays from 3-8pm and weekends 9am-8pm

 

Horse-drawn wagon rides are from 9am-8pm on Saturdays and 2-4pm on Sundays.

 

 

Preschool Storytimes
SB Public Library System
Date: Every Tues, Wed, Th, Fri and Sa (Dec 27-Jun 1) at 10:30am
Admission Fees: free
Special Instructions: View website for calendar of themes.

Tuesday

• 10:30am Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. - 564-5603
• 10:30am Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr. - 688-4214

Wednesday

• 10:30am Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. - 963-3727
• 10:30am Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave. - 964-7878
• 10:30am Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr. - 688-4214

Thursday

• 10:30am Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carp. Ave. - 684-4314
• 10:30am Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. - 564-5603
• 10:30am Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview - 964-7878
• 10:30am Montecito Library, 1469 E. Valley Rd. - 969-5063

Friday

• 10:30am bilingual storytime Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. - 963-3727

Saturday

• 10:30am bilingual storytime Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. - 564-5638
• 10:30am bilingual storytime Solvang Libary, 1745 Mission Dr. - 688-4214

Kids in costume Eat Free on Halloween
Enterprise Fish Company
Kids in Costume eat FREE on Halloween
Date: 10/31/2009 from 11:30am to 10:00pm
Ages: 0-10
Special Instructions: Kids in costume eat free on Halloween! limit one kids meal per adult entree.

Everyone needs a good meal before trick or treating. All day on Halloween kids dressed in their Halloween costumes get to eat for free at The Enterprise Fish Company. Limit one free kids meal per adult entree/ dine in only.

Light the Night Family Halloween Alternative
Calvary Chapel of SB
Country Fair Theme
Date: 10/31/2009 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: $4

This is a fun family alternative to Halloween. There will be tons of game booths, prizes, and a Halloween favorite- CANDY! Bring you families in their costumes for some fun!

Youth Spotlight TV show
Patricia Henley Foundation
Date: Every Sa (Sep 19-May 29) from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Ages: 13 to 19 Admission Fees: Free
Special Instructions: Interviews held July 23, 24 & 25

The Patricia Henley Foundation is excited to announce their new FREE fall 2009 Teen Television show in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Channels. This exciting, fast-paced 30 minute weekly show will be produced for and by teens. The topics and segment possibilities are endless and unlimited - dictated by your imagination and creativity! A team of teen reporters will cover area junior and senior high school performing arts, sports, science, environment, mock trial, trends, fads, cell talk, student created videos, movie reviews and hot issues. Whether you have experience with video production or want to learn from scratch about interviewing, writing, camera and sound operation, editing, graphics and more, YOU want to be one of the Team of 20 who will create this new television show. Students ages 13-19 will be training in the amazing new studios of Channels 17 & 21 and creating an upbeat teen show reflecting the lifestyles, issues, creative expression and voices of teens.

Interviews for this amazing program will be held July 23, 24 & 25, 2009 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Please call 805-568-3600 X115 to reserve your place.

Artisan Jewelry Trunk Show
Santa Barbara Muesum of Art
Jewelry by Juan Garcia Alfaro
Date: 10/31/2009 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Ages: Adult Admission Fees: Free

Join us for a trunk show featuring jewelry by Juan Garcia Alfaro utilizing traditional silver and goldsmithing techniques. The artist incorporates many styles in his custom works, including Pre-Colombian from the Americas and Art Nouveau.

Diana Thater Exhibition
Santa Barbara Muesum of Art
Date: Every day (Oct 28-Feb 2) from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Ages: All Admission Fees: $9 adults, $6 seniors, students with ID and children ages 6-17. Free on Sunday
Special Instructions: Closed Monday. Open Tuesday-Sunday `11 am. to 5: pm.

Internationally renowned pioneer of film and video art Diana Thater creates what she describes as "sculpture with images of nature in space." Phenomena of the natural world are recurring motifs for the artist, whose site-specific video and light installations explore the relationship between beauty and technology, and nature and the way it is mediated through human intervention. Two major works are the focus of this compelling exhibition, including Untitled Videowall (Butterflies) (2008), which stems from the Monarch Butterfly Project, the artist's response to a call by curators, collectors and environmentalists to draw attention to encroachments upon the species' winter home in Michoacán, Mexico. The Museum debut of this work coincides with the arrival of the Monarchs on the central coast during their annual migration.

Poinsettia Sale
Dos Pueblos Little League Challenger Division
Order beautiful poinsettias at $10 each to benefit children with special needs!
Date: Every day (Nov 1-Nov 25)

ORDER NOW...for local delivery the first week in December (or earlier by request):

6 inch Florist Quality Poinsettias in Red, White, Pink or Burgundy (while supplies last).

$10.00 each includes gold foil pot cove. Tax Deductible receipt available upon request.

 

Supports Challenger Little League Player Scholarships for Children with Special Needs.

 

Click Link Here for Order Form.

 

Supports Challenger Little League Player Scholarships for Children with Special Needs.
Make Checks Payable to DPLL Challengers. Thank you!

 

Kids: Create a Rusty's ad to WIN...
Rusty's Pizza Parlor
Celebrating 40 years of award winning pizza! Enter ad contest to win a pizza party for ten!
Date: Every day (Sep 30-Nov 30)
Ages: 2-12 years

Kids - draw your own ad for Rusty's and you could win a Pizza Party for up to 10 people! ( Up to $100.00 value. No alcohol included) 

 

Download an entry form and turn it in to one of your local Rusty's (addresses below).

 

One winner in each age category (Age 2 - 6 & 7 - 12) for each Rusty's SB area store.

Rusty's employees and their families are not eligible to win. All entries must be turned in to a Rusty's store by November, 30th, 2009.

Winners will be announced January 18, 2010.

 

Contest available in Santa Barbara County only.

 

270 Storke Rd., Goleta

6025 Calle Real, Goleta

149 S. Turnpike, Santa Barbara

3731 State St., Santa Barbara

232 W. Carrillo, Santa Barbara

15 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara

414 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara

5250 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria

Mendelssohn Mania
Music at Trinity
Celebrate two hundred years of musical memories. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 2/3/1809-11/4/1847
Date: 11/01/2009 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Music of Felix Mendelssohn for organ, piano, and instruments

Performed by acclaimed members of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in honor of the bi-centenary year of his birth.

 

This is an unprecedented opportunity to hear four of the organ sonatas presented in the splendor of sacred space.

 

For further information, please contact:

David A. Gell
805.965.7415 or 687.0189

 

Farmers Market
SB Certified Farmers Market Association
Date: Every Su, Tues, Wed, Th, Fri and Sa (Jan 1-Dec 31)

Special Instructions: Times vary -- see website for details.

Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market Association - Each week the farmers in the marketplace display a colorful bounty of agricultural products grown right in our backyard. Seasonal diversity will be available year round rain or shine. Music and entertainment enlivens the markets while creating a positive ambiance. Come. Shop. Socialize. Certified - the only way to buy. See the Event calendar for our hours. Find us between Carpinteria and Solvang.

 

Schedule:

• Tues - Old Town Santa Barbara- State St. 4-7:30pm in summer
• Wed - Solvang/Copenhagen Dr. 2:30-6:30pm in summer
• Wed - Harding School, 1625 Robbins St 3-6:30pm
• Thurs -  Goleta- Camino Real Marketplace 3-6:30pm
• Thurs - Carpinteria/Linden Ave. 3-6:30pm in summer
• Fri - Montecito- Coast Village  8-11:15am
• Sat - Downtown SB- Corner of SB & Cota St. 8:30am-1pm
• Sun - Goleta- Camino Real Marketplace 10am-2pm

California Calling: Works from SB Collections 48'-08'
Santa Barbara Muesum of Art
Karl Benjamin, F.S. #1, 1961. Oil on canvas. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Museum Purchase
Date: Every day (Oct 27-Mar 7) from 11:00am to 5:00am
Ages: All Admission Fees: $9 adults, $6 seniors, students with ID and children ages 6-17. Free on Sunday
Special Instructions: Closed Monday. Open Tuesday-Sunday `11 am. to 5: pm.

Eclectic, inventive, anti-conformist... these are just a few of the widespread characterizations of artists who have lived and worked in the richest, most diverse, and most populous region in the United States since the end of World War II. California Calling is a two-part exhibition highlighting works from a selection of artists and movements in California from the past sixty years. Drawn from the Museum's permanent collection and selected local collections, works included exemplify the distinctive vitality of art in the region and the significance of the SBMA as a venue for art on the West Coast.

Noble Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom
SB Museum of Art
Wooden Figurines of Musicians, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE). Wood and bamboo, 36 cm H. Excavated 1972, Han Tomb I, Mawan
Date: Every day (Sep 19-Dec 13) from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Ages: All Admission Fees: $9 adults, $6 seniors, students with ID and children ages 6-17. Free on Sunday
Special Instructions: Closed Monday. Open Tuesday-Sunday `11 am. to 5: pm.

Noble Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom, China (3rd Century BCE - 1st Century CE)
September 19 - December 13, 2009

Originating from the Hunan Provincial Museum, this exhibition travels to the United States for the first time and highlights one of the most important archaeological excavations in China-the unearthing of Mawangdui, the tombs of the prime minister of the Changsha Kingdom and his family in the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE - 8 CE). The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is the second and only west coast venue for this presentation which includes some of the finest and among the earliest lacquers, silks, bronzes, jade, paintings, calligraphy, and books.