Event Calendar

Butterflies Alive!
SB Museum of Natural History
Date: Every day (May 22-Sep 21) from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Admission Fees: Museum entrance: $6-10, SBMNH members are free

Experience the magic of Butterflies Alive! as you walk through a beautiful garden filled with flowers, luscious greenery, and more than 1,000 free-flying butterflies. Watch as the butterflies flutter past you, and see them as they drink nectar from nearby flowers. Butterflies Alive! will offer many memorable opportunities, so bring your family, friends and cameras. Exhibition entrance included with museum general admission.

GEF 4 Miler
Goleta Education Foundation
4 mile course starting at Goleta Union School District building, kids fun run and children's activities including the Music Van.
Date: 09/20/2009 at 8:30am

Special Instructions: On-line registration until September 17 at www.active.com

4 mi. 8:30am - Goleta Union School District Office (401 N. Fairview Rd.) - Fun & unique course that circles scenic Lake Los Carneros. Benefits music education in Goleta's elementary schools. Refreshments/awards/raffle/music. This race is an SBAA Grand Prix event. Runners and walkers are welcome! Information: 681-1200 x203,  

 

Adult with advance registration $20 T-Shirt $5

Children 12 and under for 4-Miler $10 T-Shirt $5

Children 12 and under for Fun Run $5 T-Shirt $5

 

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

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.

10th Annual Creek Week
County and cities of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta
Date: Every day (Sep 19-Sep 26)
Ages: All Admission Fees: Free

Creek Week is an annual celebration of our local watersheds and an opportunity for community members to get involved in protecting water quality in our creeks and the ocean. This year, Creek Week festivities will begin Saturday, September 19th along with Coastal Cleanup Day, and will continue through Saturday, September 26th.

 

Creek Week is sponsored by the County of Santa Barbara's Project Clean Water, the City of Santa Barbara's Creeks Division, the City of Carpinteria, and the City of Goleta, who team up with many local community and environmental groups to host events including creek and beach clean-ups, habitat restorations, nature walks, and more!

 

Creek Week brings attention to our local watersheds, and the many ways to enjoy and protect them. A complete description of Creek Week activities is available at www.sbcreekweek.com.

School Year Adventures Festival
SB Museum of Natural History
Going Beyond the Classroom. Families & educators are invited to learn more about afterschool programs and educators' resources.
Date: 09/20/2009 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Admission Fees: FREE

Celebrate the new school year at this free festival for educators and families alike! Join us for old fashioned schoolyard games and explore the Museum's backyard. Speak with representatives of school and after school programs offered by the Mueseum, Sea Center, and other local institutions during the school year. It's one-stop shopping for your school and after school needs!

Teachers (K-6th Grade) can also experience our Outdoor Nature Explorations school programs first-hand throughout the day!

Admission and parking are free

REGISTER NOW for Special Needs Basketball Clinic
Page Youth Center & DPLL Challengers
Special Basketball Clinic for Special Kids!
Date: Every day (Sep 16-Sep 22)
Ages: Boys & Girls, grades 2-8 with di Admission Fees: $20

Registration is open now for Co-Ed Basketball Skills Clinic for children in grades 2-8 with disabilities.  

The clinic will be six Tuesdays-  September 22nd - October 27th from 3:45 - 5 pm

 

Page Youth Center and Challenger Little League partner to provide buddy system instruction and game play.   Also seeking a few more good coaches and buddy helpers.

"Distracted" at PCPA in Santa Maria
PCPA Theaterfest
Date: Every Su, Wed, Th, Fri and Sa (Aug 28-Sep 20)
Admission Fees: $19.75- $28/adult $15.25-$10.25/child
Special Instructions: See website for dates and times

This is a modern comedy, cleverly exploring parenting, analysis and the struggle to focus in an era of confusion, the Internet and Ritalin following mother's interactions with teachers, therapists and neighbors as she and her husband attempt to determine if her son's problems are rooted in ADD.
(Mature language and themes)  by Lisa Loomer

 

See our Parent Perks page for a special discount!

West Beach Music & Arts Festival
Twiin Productions Inc.
Music, Art and Fun for the whole family including the Sandbox Kids Stage
Date: Every day (Sep 18-Sep 20)

Special Instructions: Children 10 and Under are Free/ Festival Pricing for Adults

Sept. 18-20th at West Beach.  Three Days of Rock, Reggae, Jam & Electro On The Beach featuring BEN HARPER and RELENTLESS7, SLIGHTLY STOOPID, STEEL PULSE and more. Community Oriented event including major artists and a kids stage.  

 

Children 10 and Under are Free with adult ticket purchase.

 

Taste of the Central Coast
Family Care Network, Inc.
A benefit for local foster and high-needs children and families.
Date: 09/20/2009 from 3:00pm to 6:30pm
Ages: adult Admission Fees: $75

Join the Family Care Network for the 6th Annual Taste of the Central Coast; a fine food and wine tasting event paired with a live and silent auction benefiting foster and high-needs children and families on the Central Coast! This relaxing and elegant afternoon event will be held at the Cypress Ridge Pavilion in Arroyo Grande on Sunday, September 20th from 3:00pm to 6:30pm, and will showcase forty local restaurants, dessert establishments, world-class wineries and live music by Wholly Jazz. We will also be honoring community members, Michael Byrne and Jim Glines, with the 2009 "Circle of Serving" award. Please join us as the 6th annual Taste of the Central Coast promises to be the best event of its kind this year!

Tickets are $75 per/person, and can be purchased by visiting www.fcni.org or by calling the Family Care Network at (805) 706-0569.

Girsh Park's Music in the Park
Girsh Park
End of Summer Sunday Concert Series - Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy live music in a relaxing setting.
Date: Every Su (Sep 6-Sep 27) from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Ages: all ages Admission Fees: FREE

Join Goleta in celebrating the end of summer with Girsh Park's Music in the Park Concert Series, held every Sunday in September from 4:00-5:30 in the beautiful surroundings of Harriett Phillips Meadow at Girsh Park. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy our free concerts featuring great local music.

 

Sept. 6  Stiff Pickle

Sept 13 New Cats

Sept 20 Foggy Dew

Sept 27 Tony Ybarra

 

 

 

Corot in California
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Date: Every day (Jul 4-Oct 11) from 11:00am to 5:00pm
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.

Corot was the most absorbing, respected, and influential landscape painter in France in the generation before Impressionism. He was much beloved by his peers and collectors alike, and remains an important figure whose exploration of the light and poetry of the French and Italian landscape still resonates today.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is pleased to present more than a dozen paintings, plus several prints and drawings, representing the first exhibition devoted to the art of Jean-Baptists-Camille Corot (1796-1875) in California, and the first in the United States since the major survey in 1996. Drawing from private and public collections, including the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and SBMA's own permanent collection, the presentation examines Corot's development as an artist, from his first views of Rome to his late, delicately-painted landscapes, both real and ideal.

Before developing into the leading painter of the Barbizon school of France in the mid-19th century, Corot originated from a moderately well-off family whose house in Anvers, about 20 miles southwest of Paris, remained his home for his entire career. Apprenticed to a fabric designer, Corot finally gained the courage to become a painter only at the age of 26, as he was shy and socially awkward all his life.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is a privately funded, not-for-profit institution that presents internationally recognized collections and exhibitions and a broad array of cultural and educational activities as well as travel opportunities around the world.

Couples Thai Massage Workshop
ZenSpa
Learn the basics of Thai massage!
Date: 09/20/2009 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Ages: Adult Admission Fees: $125/couple - SB Parent members get 10% off workshops!
Special Instructions: To register, please contact us at 845-4701

Under the guidance of Michael Leary, L.M.T., partners will practice basic Thai Massage techniques on each other such as assisted stretching and applying gentle pressure along the body's energy lines. These techniques will help to increase flexibility, relieve muscle and joint tension, and balance the body's energy systems. Each pair should bring a towel or floor mat and wear loose fitting clothing.

Price: $125 per couple

SBParent readers receive 10% off workshops!

Call 845-4701 for questions or reservations.
Space is limited to 10 couples.  Refreshments will be served.

Arts & Lectures 50th Anniversary Season Kickoff Community Party
Arts & Lectures UCSB
Come Celebrate with A&L!
Date: 09/20/2009 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Ages: All ages Admission Fees: FREE

UCSB Arts & Lectures, the Central Coast's premier arts presenting organization, rings in its 50th anniversary season with a free community party .

For half a century, A&L has been educating, entertaining and inspiring Santa Barbara and the Central Coast by bringing you the work of world-class artists and today's foremost social leaders. With an educational outreach program that reaches more than 20,000 individuals annually and diverse events that offer audiences the opportunity to enjoy visits by public figures including as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Yo-Yo Ma, Jack Johnson, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and many more of the most inspiring individuals working today, A&L has much to celebrate. Join us as we ring in our historic 50th birthday with a free community party that will feature promotional giveaways, food, drinks, discounts, info on what's to come in 2009-2010, and much more!

This free community party is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. For more information, call the Arts & Lectures ticket office at 805.893.3535.