Events around Santa Barbara
Elings Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Landscape Transformation Project breaks ground with the first Volunteer Restoration Work Party on Saturday, September 16 from 10 a.m. to noon, following the …
DANA’s Monthly Sunday Speaker Jim Corridan Presents: The Voyages of William Goodwin Dana September 17, 2023 at 1pm Departing in 1816 at the age of 19, William Dana Circumnavigated the globe. He conducted trade in China, Russia and Alaska, Alta California, South America, and Islands across the Pacific. In 1824 the King of Hawaii …
Shofar In The Park Join Chabad of Ventura this Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, September 17, at the Ventura Promenade Beach Playground for "Shofar in the Park." Return to a simpler, more essential state, together with fellow community members. Hear the stirring, unadulterated blasts of the Shofar as we celebrate the New Year! www.ChabadVentura.com/HighHolidays
The United Nations General Assembly has declared Sept. 21 the International Day of Peace, devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace through observing 24 hours of nonviolence and cease-fire. This year’s theme is “Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals,” which recognizes individual and collective responsibility to foster peace. The community is invited to …
Do you want to electrify your ride? We’re here to help! In this EV101 webinar you’ll learn about the benefits of EV over gas-powered cars and current EV makes/models. We’ll also break down incentives and rebates available that make owning/leasing an EV more affordable, the logistics of EV charging, and more. Presented in English with …
The fifth annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day is set for Saturday, September 23. It's a once-a-year opportunity to experience how the food we eat is grown. The day includes behind-the-scenes tours, tractor with trailer rides, tastings, giveaways and kid-friendly activities. With the help of the online Farm Day Trail Map, the public can pick …
Animal welfare non-profit Canine Adoption and Rescue League (C.A.R.L.) will welcome canine superheroes and their owners to the 2023 Pooch Parade Dog Walk and Pet Expo on Sunday, September 24, at Ventura Harbor Village, 1583 Spinnaker Drive in Ventura on the grassy area. The expo starts at 10 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. with …
The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is pleased to present its third juried exhibition showcasing California’s nine national parks this fall. California National Parks: Stories of Water will feature 37 artists and 39 selected artworks juried from a pool of more than 240 submissions by artists across the U.S., competing for $4,000 in awards. The exhibition …
High Holidays -Yom Kippur Join us for Yom Kippur Services at Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach! At Chabad of Ventura Our services are designed to make everyone feel welcome and at home. The prayers, conducted with Hebrew/English prayer-books, are lively, engaging, and inclusive – spiced with inspiring tunes and insightful explanations throughout – allowing all …
Robert Irwin, PhD, deputy director of the Global Migration Center at UC Davis, will discuss his community-based digital storytelling project, “Humanizing Deportation/Humanizando La Deportación,” which documents the human consequences of contemporary regimes of migration and border control in the United States and Mexico.
Behind the Scenes at the “Flying A” A talk by Betsy J. Green Santa Barbara became the center of the movie-making world when the Chicago-based American Film Manufacturing Company opened the largest production facility in the country in 1913. Known as the “Flying A" due to its winged logo, the studio produced over twelve hundred …
Special Q&A with the filmmakers following the movie. Follow filmmakers Spencer Frost and Guy Williment and surfers Letty Mortenson and Fraser Dovell as they journey to Kamchatka in the far east of Russia in search of new waves along the frozen, unexplored coastline. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk with more …
THRILLER 2023 Saturday, October 28th Costume Dance Party 2:00pm / Thriller Performance 3:00pm Practices begin September 20th Wednesdays 6:00pm, Oak Park Stage Saturdays 9:45am, Beach (Chase Palm Park Soccer Field) Join World Dance For Humanity for Thriller this year – a fun, freeing, fabulous experience for all! Flashmobs galore, a spooktacular Sunken Gardens event Oct. …
This first of its kind immersive educational and entertaining event that focuses on psychology and our world today will take place Sept. 29-Oct 1 on the Pacifica Graduate Institute campus …
Come one, come all! To downtown Carpinteria for the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society and History Museum’s Marketplace on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the museum grounds, 956 Maple Ave. Bursting with treasures of all stripes and sizes — handicrafts, vintage clothing, food items, antiques, collectibles, furniture, musical instruments, toys, and …