Event Calendar

Waterfront Saturdays
SB Maritime Museum
Date: Every Sa (Jan 1-Oct 1)

Waterfront Wednesdays:
A Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Youth Program
Time: Every Wednesday afternoon at 1pm, unless otherwise noted.
Cost: Included with paid admission to the Maritime Museum
Location: The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

1st and 3rd Saturdays during the summer.

Maritime culture comes alive for youth this summer at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. Youth visitors are invited to participate in a medley of maritime activities.

Unless otherwise noted, please meet in the Children's area of the Maritime Museum.

Summer SUNsation
Santa Barbara Family YMCA
Date: 07/12/2008 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

Summer SUNsation is our annual summer family event! This year we are having a Luau filled with games and activities for all ages!  Families will have a chance to watch a performance, socialize with other community members, as well as participate in all our fun Hawaiian activities.  There will also be a BBQ for lunch so you won't go home hungry!

Endangered Species: Flora and Fauna in Peril
Wildling Art Museum
Date: Every day (Jun 25-Sep 14) from 11:00am to 5:00pm

The Wildling Art Museum is pleased to announce its summer 2008 exhibition, Endangered Species: Flora and Fauna in Peril. This exhibition represents the Museum's first international juried art competition, with 50 artworks selected from nearly 200 entries.

The artworks use a variety of media (drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture) to depict flora and fauna listed as threatened or endangered in North America by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Over 47 species are represented, among them the California condor, northern spotted owl, grizzly bear, black-footed ferret, Oahu tree snail, Sonora tiger salamander, Mesa Verde cactus, and Texas wild-rice.

For children, the Wildling offers a folded activity sheet called "The Fox Hunt" with each of the four exhibitions displayed during the year. Each "Fox Hunt" is designed to engage children in the current exhibition and stimulate conversations about the pieces on display with parents, grandparents, siblings, and/or the docent.

The Wildling Art Museum is an educational institution dedicated to presenting the art of America's wilderness and preserving our natural heritage. The museum is located in the town of Los Olivos in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, 30 miles from the city of Santa Barbara

Camoflauge
Ty Warner Sea Center
Date: Every day (May 17-Nov 2) from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Admission Fees: Members free; non-members $8/adult, $7/senior, $7/teen, $5/child

Marine predators and prey alike cloak themselves in camouflage to hide in plain sight. Learn the secrets of blending, patterns, disguises, and mimicry. Sharpen your observation skills and see if you can find the clever critters that deceive to survive. They're hiding right in front of you.

 

Admission to the exhibit included with general admission.

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

French Festival
French Festival
Date: Every day (Jul 12-Jul 13)

Santa Barbara French Festival.  There will be continuous free entertainment on three stages, including cancan, Moroccan belly dancers, grand opera, Cajun and classical groups, folk dancing, jazz, and cabaret music in the tradition of Edith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier. Wandering mimes, jugglers, and accordion players will perform throughout the crowd. Kids will enjoy puppet shows, storytellers, and a wading pool.

Dos Pueblos Swim Program: REGISTRATION
Dos Pueblos High School
Date: Every 2 weeks on Sa (Jun 14-Jul 26) from 8:00am to 10:30am
Ages: 3+ Admission Fees: $60/2 week session
Special Instructions: Register prior to each session.

Register on Saturday June 14, 28, July 12, 26 for the 2 week session following each of the registration dates.

 

Swim Lessons run for two weeks Monday-Friday from 11-2. You sign up for a half hour time slot.

• Session I June 16 - June 27
  
• Session II June 30 - July 11
  
• Session III is July 14 - July 25.
• Session IV is July 28 - August 8.

NOTE:

Swim Lessons, Lap Swim and Open Swim June 16 through August 8.

• Lap Swim is from 11-4 and costs $5 for adults and $3 for kids.
• Open Swim is from 2-4 and costs the same as the lap swim.

Made in Hollywood: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation
SB Museum of Art
Date: Every Su, Tues, Wed, Th, Fri and Sa (Jul 12-Oct 5) from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Admission Fees: $9 adults, $6 seniors, students with ID and children ages 6-17. FREE EVERY SUNDAY

Drawn from the rich archive at the John Kobal Foundation in London, this exhibition focuses on the stars, the sets and the scenes created by the film industry and memorialized by the most important photographers who worked in Hollywood from 1920-1960. From the silent era through the end of the studio system in the late 1950s, camera artists captured and created the magic that Hollywood symbolized. Featuring more than 90 images, Made in Hollywood offers a glimpse into the world of fantasy, glamour and perfection that the image makers produced.

"Ragtime" at PCPA
PCPA Theaterfest
Date: Every Su, Wed, Th, Fri and Sa (Jul 10-Jul 26)
Admission Fees: Santa Maria: Adults: $16.25-$27.75; Student/Child: $10.25-$17.75.
Special Instructions: Special rates for season tickets

Ragtime, the Musical, an epic tale of a young America played out in song and dance: It paints a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life at the turn of the twentieth century. The musical intertwines three distinct stories that poignantly illustrate history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate. The Tony Award-winning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical) is just as diverse as the “Melting Pot of America” that it seeks to recreate, drawing upon traditional Jewish folk sounds, Vaudeville’s outrageous style, and Scott Joplin to invoke the enlivened spirit of Harlem.
Ragtime plays the Marian Theatre from July 10 through the 26th then the Festival Theater from August 1 through the 24th.
Featured is Equity Guest Artist David St. Louis whose credits include Broadway productions of Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar and Harlem Song, numerous regional credits and TV appearances on Law and Order, One Life to Live, and Trigger Effect. Mr. St. Louis will be playing Coalhouse Walker Jr.
(Contains coarse language)

 

 

 

El Capitan Concerts
El Capitan Canyon
Date: Every Sa (Jun 30-Oct 25) from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Ages: all Admission Fees: $10 per person, BBQ: $18/adults, $12/kids

$10 per person upon entrance. Music is complimentary for overnight guests.

Famous Canyon BBQ available for $18 per adult and $12 per child
(ages 10 and under).

Please note that all dates and bands are subject to change without notice.
Reservations recommended.

2008 Fall Schedule of Bands

September

6 - King Bee
13 - Los Blues
20 - Mari Martin Band
27 - Spencer the Gardener
October

4 - The Bomb
11 - Cadillac Angels
18 - The Fog
25 - King Bee

 

Join us under the stars at beautiful El Capitan Canyon for good music, good food and good FUN!

For Reservations or More Information, Please Call Toll Free 866-352-2729 ext. 714.

GIANTS: African Dinosaurs
SB Museum of Natural History
Date: Every day (May 3-Nov 2) from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Admission Fees: Members free; non-members $8/adult, $7/senior, $7/teen, $5/child.

Step back in time - 135 million years ago - when dinosaurs roamed the Sahara Desert in Africa. GIANTS: African Dinosaurs showcases the African finds of world-renowned paleontologist Dr. Paul Sereno. Through this interactive dinosaur experience, visitors will learn about fossil discovery, be amazed by the art and beauty of ancient bones, and even search and dig for hidden fossils.  Created by Project Exploration.

Admission to this exhibit in Luria Hall included with general Museum admission.

 

THIS EXHIBIT CLOSES NOVEMBER 2.

Summer College Preparation Series
SB Cal-SOAP
Date: Every day (Jul 9-Aug 7) from 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Special Instructions: call to reserve your spot

This summer California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) will be hosting a series of workshops for incoming seniors to help prepare students for the college admissions and financial aid season. Call for more information.

 

The workshop series is open to all students, with individual assistance available for Cal-SOAP eligible seniors (to be determined through the Cal-SOAP application process). The series will consist of five workshops held at Santa Barbara Junior High School in the early evenings during the months of July and August.

 

• Wednesday, July 9th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - College Options, Globe Theater
• Tuesday, July 15th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - College Options, Globe Theater
• Wednesday, July 16th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - College Choice and Fit, Globe Theater
  
• Tuesday, July 22nd (6:00pm-7:30pm) - College Choice and Fit, Globe Theater
  
• Wednesday, July 23rd (6:00pm-7:30pm) - Resources, Globe Theater
• Tuesday, July 29th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - Resources, Globe Theater
• Wednesday, July 30th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - Student Aid, Globe Theater 
  
• Tuesday, August 5th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - Student Aid, SBJHS room TBD
• Wednesday, August 6th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - Plan of action, SBJHS room TBD
• Thursday, August 7th (6:00pm-7:30pm) - Plan of action, SBJHS room TBD

Public Swimming Pool Hours
City of SB Parks & Recreation
Date: Every day (Jun 16-Aug 23)

• Carpinteria Community Pool - 5305 Carp. Ave., Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sa-Su 8am-5pm 566-2417
• Ortega Park Pool - 600 E. Ortega St. Mon-Fri 1:30-4pm, Sa-Su 12-5pm (June 18-Labor Day)
• Oak Park Wading Pool - 300 W. Alamar St., M-Su 11am-5pm (June - Sept. 1)
• SB High School Pool - Adult Lap Swim M,T,W,F 6-8am & 11am-1:30pm - Th 12-1:30pm - Sa 10am-12pm (Youth Swimming Lessons M,T,W,F 10-11am) -- Recreation Swim M-F 1:45-2:45pm

POOL CLOSURE: June 15-Aug 29:

• Los Banos del Mar Pool - 401 Shoreline Dr. Mon-Fri 1:45pm-3:45pm (rec swim), Sa 1:15pm-5pm
• West Beach Wading Pool - 401 Shoreline Dr., M-Su 11am-5pm (June 18-Labor Day) 966-611

pacific pride festival 2008
pacific pride foundation
Date: 07/12/2008 from 11:00am to 7:00pm
Admission Fees: free

Live entertainment - including American Idol, Dream Girls, and Broadway RENT diva Frenchie Davis - accompanies a community gathering to celebrate diversity in Santa Barbara. Booths, food, and beverages (alcoholic & non-alcoholic) will be available. Talent provided by www.DivasAndDjs.com

Visit the REEF at UCSB
Marine Science Institute, UCSB
Date: Every Sa (Jan 1-Jun 28) from 11:00am to 2:00pm

FREE, open to the public every Saturday (when UCSB is in session) from 11-2. Aquarium with touch tanks. 

Park in lot 6 (or 5 if 6 is full).  Saturday parking permits cost $3+, bills or debit/credit card only.  No coins.  No change is given.  REEF building is the one closest to the beach.  *Call to verify times.

Boot Camp for Dads
Fatherhood Coalition of SB
Date: The 2nd Sa of every month (Jan 1-Dec 31) from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Admission Fees: $5 donation
Special Instructions: Dads can drop-in or sign up ahead of time.

Attention Dads! You are invited to an exciting workshop for new fathers. This nationally recognized program, designed to help men meet the challenge of becoming a father, is a two-part series. Participants attend one session in the last trimester of pregnancy and return as "Veterans" for the second session (when their baby is 2 to 3 months old) to inspire and encourage the next group of "new guys."

Enter to Win a $500 Paseo Nuevo Shopping Spree!
Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center
Date: Every day (Jul 11-Jul 27)

Back-to-School shopping is right around the corner!

Enter to win 1 of 2 $500 shopping sprees good at all your favorite stores and restaurants in Paseo Nuevo.

Entry forms are attached to the free-standing signs throughout Paseo Nuevo, in the Mall Management Office (upstairs next to Contemporary Arts Forum) and online at www.sbmall.com.

Also, look for our Back-to-School Fashion Page in the News-Press Life section on July 13 & 20.

Dancing Drum Drums up Music at Solvang
SB Public Library System
Date: 07/12/2008 from 10:30am to 11:00am

Participate in the universal language of rhythm while enjoying this unique performance by Dancing Drum. Led by local artists Steve Campbell and Lindsay Rust, this program is the result of their research in Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and the US. Enjoy rhythm, sound and dance as the audience makes music with Dancing Drum.