Event Calendar

Mysterious Marine Mammals
Ty Warner Sea Center
Mysterious Marine Mammals
Date: Every day (Dec 21-Dec 23) from 9:00am to 3:00pm
Ages: 8-10

We'll become ocean detectives and explore the mysteries of the marine mammals that call the Pacific their home. We'll explore their watery realm and learn their amazing ways.

Ages 8-10 December 21-December 23 and
Ages 6-8 December 28-December 30

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Regular Day) Members:$145; non-members $165;

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Extended Day) Members:$170; non-members $190

Passport to Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
Elementary students and adults can visit us free with their Passport!
Date: Every day (Nov 15-Apr 15) from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Admission Fees: Free

Children in kindergarten to sixth grade are invited to the Contemporary Art Forum (CAF) with an accompanying adult free of admission when they present a Passport to Santa Barbara County booklet. Collect a stamp in your passport booklet and experience the art of our time through a variety of art activities, as part of the Santa Barbara Educators Roundtable (SBERT) Passport to Santa Barbara County program. Children who collect eight stamps will receive a free T-shirt. Passport booklets with a list of participating institutions are available through Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Goleta, and Santa Ynez Valley elementary schools, at participating institutions, and from the Santa Barbara Public Libraries.

Unity Shoppe Toy Run
Sundance Beach
Date: Every day (Dec 2-Dec 23) from 9:00am to 8:00pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: $10 Cost of Toy
Special Instructions: Toy must be unwrapped and a $10 or more Value

Bring in any NEW UNWRAPPED toy or clothing item of a $10 Value or more and receive 15% OFF* your entire purchase.  All items will be donated to the Santa Barbara Unity Shoppe.

 

Items collected now through Dec. 23, 2009.

 

*Offer cannot be combined with any other discount.

St. Andrew's 23rd Annual Outdoor Living Nativity
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
You will want to make this part of your family's yearly Christmas traditions.
Date: Every day (Dec 21-Dec 23) from 7:30pm to 8:00pm
Ages: All Ages Admission Fees: Free

Presented on the church lawn in front of the beautiful stained glass windows, with actors, carols, donkey, brass trio, and a special treat for the children.

Movement for Mothers-to-Be
Fredda Spirka
Date: Every Mon from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Ages: Adults Admission Fees: $15 single class, $12 each for set of 4 or more
Special Instructions: You may register online now at www.sbcc.edu/AdultEd

This class is designed for pregnant mothers with exercises aimed at encouraging freedom of movement, strength, stamina, flexibility and toning of muscles. Discussions will include how best to 'support' the dad-to-be/new dad; composing your birth plan; the role of the labor support person; issues relating to changing body image. Please bring your own mat to class.

Instructor: Fredda Spirka

Holiday Resources...
SBParent.com Tips
Check out our holiday tips and calendar for trees, gift ideas, events, church services and more!
Date: Every day (Dec 1-Dec 25)

Special Instructions: Don't miss out on anything this holiday season!

Click for Holiday Tips:

• Christmas Trees... Big Wave Dave  , Boy Scouts Troop 105 , The Home Depot
  
• Santa Claus... at Pacific View Mall, Camino Real Marketplace, La Cumbre Plaza & Paseo Nuevo
  
• List of 2009 Holiday Events
  
• Winter CAMP DIRECTORY  OR  CAMP CALENDAR
• List of Gift Ideas
• List of Activities & Traditions
• Calendar of Church Services

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.

Holiday Gingerbread House
Olsen's Danish Bakery
Date: Every day (Nov 20-Dec 31)

Bent Olsen creates the impressive 8' x 11' x 10' tall gingerbread house using 250 lbs. of gingerbread dough, 150 lbs. of powdered sugar, and 3 gallons of egg whites. Come by and enjoy the delightful sight and smell of this unique creation!

Candy Cane Train
South Coast Railroad Museum
17th Annual Candy Cane Train runs each afternoon!
Date: Every day (Nov 27-Dec 24) from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Admission Fees: $3.50, additional rides $1.50 each
Special Instructions: All miniature-train riders must meet the 34-inch minimum-height requirement.

The 17th Annual "Candy Cane Train," a popular year-end event at the South Coast Railroad Museum, will open Friday, Nov. 27 and continue through Tuesday, Dec. 24. The event runs daily during this period, except for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15, when the museum will be closed.

 

Hours for the event are 1 to 4 p.m. each day. In order to take part in all Candy Cane Train activities, event attendees are urged to arrive not later than 3:30 p.m. Event tickets are $3.50 (adult or child). Ticket-holders each receive a ride on the museum's festively-decorated miniature-train, a candy cane, and holiday favors, plus a coupon good for a future ride on the museum train. Additional Candy Cane train rides will be available for $1.50 each. All miniature-train riders must meet the 34-inch minimum-height requirement.

Tickets may be purchased at the museum during event hours. Admission to the railroad museum is by donation; a $1 donation is suggested for adult visitors. Candy Cane Train attendees will also be able to view the museum's festive holiday display, "Toy Trains and Teddy Bears!" which also opens Nov. 27. The display features objects from the museum's collections and keepsakes shared by members of the museum family.

20th Annual Living Nativity
First United Methodist Church of SB
Camels and Sheep Flock to Appear in Living Nativity
Date: Every weekday (Dec 21-Dec 23) from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Ages: All Admission Fees: Free

Dress warmly and come experience the beauty of the season in a re-creation of the Holy Night complete with live camels, donkey, sheep and people silently portraying the Nativity. The event will be held outdoors under the redwood tree in the church garden. Tours of the beautiful, historic sanctuary will also be offered. A truly glorious and inspiring Christmas event for the whole family. Free! Bring your camera!

A Gem of a Nutcracker
West Coast Ballet
Traditional Nutcracker story complete with fighting mice, magical toys, and of course a sugar plum fairy.
Date: Every day (Dec 20-Dec 21) at 7:30pm
Ages: All ages Admission Fees: $26 general, $21 students and seniors, $16 children 12 and under

E.T.A. Hoffman's eternal Christmas story comes to life complete with fighting mice, magical toys, and of course a sugar plum fairy.

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.

Leonard Bernstein's PETER PAN
SBT: The Santa Barbara Theatre
Join Peter and the Darling children for adventures in the Never Land with pirates, Indians, mermaids, and fairies.
Date: Every day (Dec 20-Jan 3)
Ages: 5 to 105 Admission Fees: $30-$70. Patron $105 to $170. Children $32.50. Discounts for groups of 15 or more.
Special Instructions: Call (805) 963-7282, (866)963-7282 toll-free, for groups of 15 or more

 

Sunday, December 20 at 2:00 pm
Tuesday, December 22 at 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 23 at 7:00 pm
Thursday, December 24 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, December 26 at 2:00 pm
Sunday, December 27 at 2:00 pm and 7:00pm
Tuesday, December 29 at 2:00 pm
Wednesday, December 30 at 2:00 pm
Thursday, December 31 at 2:00 pm
Saturday, January 2 at 2:00 pm
Sunday, January 3 at 2:00 pm

 

SBT: the Santa Barbara Theatre, a professional AEA theatre company, presents PETER PAN, J.M. Barrie's classic 1904 fantasy play for all ages with beautiful songs and enchanting music written by America's great composer/conductor, Leonard Bernstein, for a 1950 hit Broadway production. Live orchestra, Flying by Foy, and gorgeous sets and costumes complete the picture as the Darling children and Peter Pan fly to the Never Land for adventures with pirates, Indians, fairies, mermaids and one very large crocodile.

CHESS/AJEDREZ-Eastside Library
SB Public Library System
Date: Every Mon (Jan 5-Dec 15) from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Ages: young adults and older Admission Fees: Free

PLAY CHESS! Beginners to Masters - for young adults and older. Join your friends for a game of chess! Better your game, make new friends and meet new challengers!

German playgroup
Moms
Date: Every Mon from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Ages: 3-4

We meet at different parks and beaches, monday mornings at 10 am.
The children are 3-4 year old german speakers. Anybody interested in joining us please contact me.
sbinternationaltoddlers@yahoo.com