New Year Eve with the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra

Ring In The New Year

With the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra

Evening: Tuesday, December 31, 2013; at 8:30PM - 10:30PM

Matinee: No Matinee;

Location: Granada Theater 

 

Fast becoming a Santa Barbara favorite, Bob Bernhardt returns with a Pops feast of your favorites, as well as a few surprises! Ring in the new year at the best party in town, but get your tickets early—this concert is always a sell-out! Call 805-898-9386 to pre-order.

Bob Bernhardt, Guest Conductor

With dancers from State Street Ballet

Cohan/arr.: George M. Cohan Salute
Bernstein/Mason: West Side Story Selections
Grieg: Morning Mood from Peer Gynt #1
Anderson: Blue Tango
Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida
Miller/Holcombe: String of Pearls
Arr. Tyzik (Schirmer): Lawrence of Arabia, Gone with the Wind, Pink Panther
Badelt/Ricketts: Pirates of the Caribbean Selections
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
Morricone/Longfield: Gabriel’s Oboe
Anderson: Bugler’s Holiday
Strauss, Jr.: Emperor Waltz
Jenkens: Palladio
Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984)

(all information and photos from the SB Symphony Website)

The Count Down Begins....

The Table is Set....

The Champagne is on ice...

and

The Count Down Begins....

See you Next Year!

Drop the Kids off at the Santa Barbara Zoo - New Year's Eve Overnight!

Santa Barbara Zoo Overnight for Kids

New Year's Eve

December 31-January 1
5:30 p.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Let your kids swing into the New Year in wild style! Drop them off for a fun-filled night at the Zoo. They’ll have a pizza dinner, check out what’s cookin’ in our animal kitchen, tour the Zoo at night, eat a pancake breakfast, and much more. Sorry parents, this fun night is for kids only!

Cost: $70/child (includes dinner & breakfast). Ages 5-12. To register, download the snooze registration form or email the education department. 

What fun for everyone! Parent's get a night off and the kids have a magical overnight at the beautiful SB Zoo. Many Zoo animals are up at night!

Santa Barbara Zoo

500 Niños Drive 

Santa Barbara, CA 93103 

Tel: (805) 962-5339

Info line: (805) 962-6310

Fax: (805) 962-1673

Email: General email address

Website: www.sbzoo.org

Merry Christmas to You and Yours from Santa Barbara

May Your Christmas be Merry and Bright

Come Visit Santa Barbara in the New Year!

 Christmas Tree at the end of Stearns Wharf

Santa Barbara, California

 Santa taking a well deserved beach break!

Santa Barbara, California

Quick Facts About Santa Barbara County

	People QuickFacts	Santa Barbara County	California
	Population, 2012 estimate	431,249	38,041,430
	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base	423,895	37,253,956
	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012	1.7%	2.1%
	Population, 2010	423,895	37,253,956
	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012	6.5%	6.7%
	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012	22.6%	24.3%
	Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012	13.3%	12.1%
	Female persons, percent, 2012	49.7%	50.3%
	White alone, percent, 2012 (a)	86.1%	73.7%
	Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a)	2.4%	6.6%
	American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2012 (a)	2.2%	1.7%
	Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a)	5.5%	13.9%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a)	0.2%	0.5%
	Two or More Races, percent, 2012	3.4%	3.6%
	Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b)	43.8%	38.2%
	White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012	46.9%	39.4%
	Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012	79.0%	84.2%
	Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012	23.5%	27.1%
	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012	39.9%	43.5%
	High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	79.7%	81.0%
	Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	31.5%	30.5%
	Veterans, 2008-2012	26,280	1,952,910
	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012	19.4	27.1
	Housing units, 2012	152,708	13,707,386
	Homeownership rate, 2008-2012	53.2%	56.0%
	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012	29.8%	30.9%
	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012	$482,400	$383,900
	Households, 2008-2012	141,247	12,466,331
	Persons per household, 2008-2012	2.87	2.93
	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012	$30,114	$29,551
	Median household income, 2008-2012	$62,723	$61,400
	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012	15.3%	15.3%

	Business QuickFacts	Santa Barbara County	California
	Private nonfarm establishments, 2011	11,064	849,3161
	Private nonfarm employment, 2011	133,803	12,698,4271
	Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011	-0.5%	1.3%1
	Nonemployer establishments, 2011	31,562	2,887,014
	Total number of firms, 2007	39,834	3,425,510
	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	S	4.0%
	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	1.3%
	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	14.9%
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	F	0.3%
	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.9%	16.5%
	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.3%	30.3%
	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)	3,174,119	491,372,092
	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)	4,023,586	598,456,486
	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)	4,983,368	455,032,270
	Retail sales per capita, 2007	$12,443	$12,561
	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)	1,361,476	80,852,787
	Building permits, 2012	461	58,549

	Geography QuickFacts	Santa Barbara County	California
	Land area in square miles, 2010	2,735.09	155,779.22
	Persons per square mile, 2010	155.0	239.1
	FIPS Code	083	06
	Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area