Event Calendar

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

BOO AT THE ZOO!
Santa Barbara Zoo
This year's theme is Wild Wild West!
Date: Every day (Oct 23-Oct 25) from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Ages: 2-12 years with adult Admission Fees: $8-$11

Have a spooktacularly good time as the Zoo transforms for three nights of safe, traffic-free trick-or-treating during this merry-not-too-scary event. Features monster-ous thrills and chills including a Trick & Treat Trail, Boo-Choo-Choo train rides, Creepy Crawly encounters, Spooky Storytelling, Goblin Games, nightly Costume Parades, Ghoulish Goodies and much more.

Cost: $11/adults, $9/children 2-12. SB Zoo Members get $1 off. Boo-Choo-Choo priced separately: $3/adults, $2.50/children 2-12. This event is for children 2-12 (accompanied by an adult).
Tickets on sale now online and at the Zoo's front gate.

For the safety of our visitors, no adult guests (12+) will be permitted into the Zoo with masks or painted faces.

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.

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

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.

 

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.

 

 

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

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

FINDING THE BALANCE: A Yoga and Wilderness Retreat for Women
Friends of Wilderness Youth Project
Yoga wilderness skill retreat for women of ALL skill levels.
Date: 10/23/2009

OCTOBER 23-25, 2009 at QUAIL SPRINGS in the CUYAMA VALLEY

Early Bird Registration price - $245 by September 18
Regular Price - $290

Through outdoor yoga sessions, music, song and learning wilderness skills, we will have a chance to renew our energy and nurture our bodies.

Workshop offered by:
Ruby Christine Head is a cook, naturalist, educator and level II Tracker. She is a Permaculture instructor, birder, and yoga enthusiast. "My relationship with balance is inspired by the natural world, the contributions of the ancestors and the work of Byron Katie."

Jenny Johnston is passionate about helping people re-establish healing connections between mind, heart, body and our larger ecological and spiritual selves. She has professionally trained at Kripalu Center for Yoga, Heartwood, Five Branches University and Body Therapy Institute.

Sharon Tollefson has been teaching outdoor survival and wilderness skills for over 15 years. Through metaphor and the teachings of nature, she helps facilitate transformation of self into the best version of us we can be.

To Register or for more information contact Sharon at: Sharon@sunlitlane.net

 

This yoga wilderness skill retreat is a class for ALL skill levels in both yoga and wilderness skill.

Call For Entries '09-'10 Deadline
Contemporary Arts Forum
Date: 10/23/2009
Admission Fees: $20 members/$35 non-members

Deadline to enter our annual juried exhibition. Open to all visual artists living and/or working within Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. This program is designed to encourage artists from the local community to present new work in relation to the alternative arts context of CAF. Three to five artists will be selected by a panel of jurors made up of artists and art professionals currently working in the visual arts field to receive an honorarium and exhibit in a group exhibition held at CAF in 2010. Materials must be received at CAF's office by 5 PM on this date(this is not a postmark date). Hand deliveries will be accepted.

$20 for members/$35 non-members (BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!)

Visit www.sbcaf.org for more information.

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.

Banda Viento de Oro
UCSB Arts and Lectures
Date: 10/23/2009 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Ages: All Admission Fees: Free
Special Instructions: Doors open a half hour before the show

Free reception with the artist after the show
Southern California powerhouse Banda Viento de Oro opens the "¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!" season October 23-25. Formed ten years ago, the 16-member band gained wide-spread notice with televised appearances at the Latin Grammys playing with Joan Sebastián in 2007, and El Grande de México Pepe Aguilar in 2006. Currently Viento de Oro performs throughout Californa with Joan Sebastián's son Trigo Figueroa. Viento de Oro's repertoire includes traditional Mexican rancheros, boleros and corridos in the style of traditional Mexican brass bands with a powerful sound and fantastic vocals.
A unique collaboration between community organizations, "¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!" presents a season of the music, dance and folklore of Mexico and other Latin American regions in free events for youth and families over five weekends in Santa Barbara County.