Events around Santa Barbara
NATUREFEST BRINGS CHILDREN & NATURE TOGETHER (Nipomo, California)— All ages can once again connect with nature at the Dana Adobe’s NatureFest, happening from 10am-4pm on Saturday, April 15, 2023. From …
Join SBMA and Opera Santa Barbara for a special event representing the final performance of the season. The format is part discussion/part performance in advance of Opera Santa Barbara's production …
Join us to feel more alive on this Earth Day with nature, art, and ritual. Earth Day is an opportunity to renew our love for the Earth and to root …
Artist Joan Tanner joins acclaimed poet and art critic, John Yau, Professor of Critical Studies at Rutgers University, for a conversation. Tanner is currently the subject of a solo SBMA …
Art Matters Lecture with Melissa Hyde Though never as ubiquitous in the eighteenth century as the color blue, pink became the color par excellence of the French Rococo. The color was intimately …
Bring the whole family to enjoy Teaching Artist-led activities in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Reimagine Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt’s Summertime (1894) in colored pencil by changing the season, time of day, …
The Lompoc Quilters Etc. Guild Quilt Show to Return! The Lompoc Quilters Etc. Guild, serving the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys, is holding its two-day biennial quilt show, “Sewn with …
All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions. Museum Teaching Artists provide general guidance and all materials.
A wide variety of environmentally sustainable plants from the five Mediterranean climate zones (California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean basin) perfectly suited for the Central Coast climate will …
Design your artisanal fragrance with your mom, for your mom, or simply pay homage to Mother Earth in this natural perfume-making workshop that will awaken your sensorial creativity and stimulate olfactory …
The Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara will hold its annual show, sale and demonstrations Saturday and Sunday May 13 and 14 in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 …
A wide variety of environmentally sustainable plants from the five Mediterranean climate zones (California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean basin) perfectly suited for the Central Coast climate will …
Spend your Mother’s Day in a magical way! Visit the first annual SLO Botanical Faerie Festival. Admission to the garden and all children’s activities, including crafts and musical performances, will …
A wide variety of environmentally sustainable plants from the five Mediterranean climate zones (California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean basin) perfectly suited for the Central Coast climate will …
Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in this hands-on informal workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists. Each month explore a different medium—clay, metal, ink, wood, photography, paper—inspired by works …