Event Calendar

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

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.

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.

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.

 

Gourmet Cheese Tasting & Seminar
Whole Foods Market
Date: 02/12/2010 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Admission Fees: $5
Special Instructions: All proceeds support Haiti Earthquake Relief

Enjoy tasting a selection of cheeses from around the world. Take a tour around our Specialty department and learn how to pair cheese with a variety of gourmet items found throughout the our store. Sign up today by emailing rae.vanseenus@wholefoods.com

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

Toddler Story Time
Whole Foods Market
Toddler Story Time
Date: 02/12/2010 from 10:30am to 11:00am

Bring your little LOVE bugs for reading of Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," which is the inspiration behind Episencial Skincare products for babies and kids. Enjoy samples from the natural skin care line specifically for today's active & healthy families.

Cinema Vanguard Awards
SB International Film Festival
Honoring groundbreaking performances
Date: 02/12/2010 at 8:00pm
Admission Fees: General admission-$55

This tribute was created with the intention of honoring actors with the tenacity to forge new ground in their craft. Past recipients: Kristin Scott Thomas, Ryan Gosling.

Delacroix to Monet: Masterpieces of the 19th-Century
Santa Barbara Muesum of Art
Claude Monet, Springtime, ca. 1872. Oil on canvas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland (37.11, acquired by Henry Walters
Date: Every day (Jan 30-May 30) 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 on Monday

Assembled over a period of more than 140 years, the collection of the Walters Art Museum entails one of the finest holdings of 19th-century paintings in the United States. The only West Coast venue for the exhibition, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art is pleased to present 40 works from this renowned collection, selected for their art-historical significance and superior quality. Although strongly weighted in favor of French painting, this exhibition, like the collection, also includes major works by British, Spanish, and American artists.

Included are such masterpieces as Eugène Delacroix's powerful Christ on the Sea of Galilee (1854), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres' perfected, late version of Oedipus and the Sphinx (1864), Edgar Degas' splendid Before the Race (1882-1884), and such favorites as Edouard Manet's At the Café (ca. 1879) and Claude Monet's Springtime (ca. 1872). The paintings by Monet form the core of a strong group of Impressionist works, including beautiful landscapes by Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley.

Each painting is deeply satisfying on its own and displayed together, make for a ravishing exhibition that well captures the historical breadth and depth of the Walters' collection.

FREE rides on Fridays
South Coast Railroad Museum/Goleta Depot
The Goleta Short Line miniature train runs for FREE... every FRIDAY of each month through November.
Date: Every Fri (Jan 1-Nov 26) from 11:00am to 4:00pm

The Goleta Short Line miniature train runs for FREE... every FRIDAY of each month through November.  Sponsored by the Otlizky Family.

The handcar runs for free on the third Saturday of each month.

 

Trains normally run several times an hour, starting at 1:15 p.m., with the last train of the day dispatched at 3:45. 

 

South Coast Railroad Museum is open 1-4pm Friday through Sunday.  Admission to museum is free.  Tickets for the mini train are normally $1.50 for one ride or $2.50 for a two ride pass.

First Annual Calle Real Blood Drive
Calle Real Business Association
Give Blood & Give Life. Make a monetary donation of $10 or more, and you'll receive a Calle Real Center coupon.
Date: 02/12/2010 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Ages: 16+ (minors need parent present)
Special Instructions: Blood donors must weigh at least 110 lbs.

The Calle Real Center is Proudly Sponsoring the Blood Drive.

Free Special Discount Coupons of 15%-20% off will be given to all blood donors with a donation of $10.00 or more made to the Tri County Blood Bank.

Learningden Parent night out
The Learningden Preschool
Valentines Parent Night Out
Date: 02/12/2010 from 5:30pm to 9:00pm
Ages: 2-10 Admission Fees: 15.00 for 1 child 20.00 for siblings

Come bring your children for a night of fun, food and crafts at the Learningden Preschool. We will be having a pajama party playing games doing projects and having pizza and fruit for dinner. Please RSVP to Karin or June by Friday morning to make sure there is enough food and activities. We look forward to having another successful fun parents night out.