Discover the Santa Barbara lifestyle from a local's perspective. Find all the wonderful things to do in the beautiful Santa Barbara area communities through my tours around town (including Goleta, Summerland, Carpinteria, Montecito and the Santa Ynez Valley. We will be visiting unique places, happenings, local lore and secrets. I will especially tell you about venues which are free to attend. Welcome to our little bit of Paradise on earth!
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Friday, December 25, 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Montecito Holiday Trails Hike Treasure Hunt
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Wreath Competition at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
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Santa Barbara Downtown Makers Market
Local Artisans and handmade gifts
Located at Paseo Nuevo & State
Tuesday 2-6:30
Saturday 10-6
Sunday 11-5
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Monday, November 9, 2020
Trails are open at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens
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Thursday, November 5, 2020
Monday, November 2, 2020
Goleta's West Wind Drive In Movie Theater is Open and lots of fun!
They arrived with blankets, snacks and face masks.
Vehicles of all sizes — SUVs, pickup trucks, vans, midsize cars and compacts — snaked around Goleta’s West Wind Drive-In and filled the dirt parking lot before the red-orange sunset.
With hatchbacks popped open and tailgates down, moviegoers sat back and relaxed while waiting for the film to start.
On Thursday, families and friends enjoyed a movie night at the outdoor drive-in theater as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ film screenings. The in-car entertainment is a new attraction for some locals.
“My friend is going out of town tomorrow, so we thought this would be a fun thing to do,” Linda Sessler said. “We have never tried it.”
UCSB Arts & Lectures is offering free drive-in cinema screenings through mid-December at the drive-in theater at 907 S. Kellogg Ave. The film series will feature Selena, Lady Bird, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spare Parts, Inception, Whale Rider, Yesterday, Cinnamon, Elf and It’s a Wonderful Life.
The organization is planning to show double features once a week through Dec. 16, and most events feature a lineup of two different films, with a few exceptions. Gates open 1½ hours before the first film.
The drive-in attraction is making a big comeback amid the COVID-19 public health crisis, and more than half of the outside venue was filled for Thursday’s movie. It’s a chance to come together as a community while following the latest public guidance on the coronavirus.
Information and photo from NoozHawk.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Monday, October 19, 2020
Morning Bird Walk at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
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Jack O' Latern Workshop Santa Barbara, October 21
Jack O'Lantern Workshop
Wednesday, October 21st, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Make a jack o’ lantern to add some Halloween cheer to your windows. Guest artist Derek Mast will teach you how to draw and decorate your pumpkin to create your very own jack o’ lantern.
Materials for this workshop are things you probably have at home. If you're missing some supplies, you can shop the Art From Scrap Online Store for all of your creative reuse supplies.
You'll need the following:
- Construction paper (orange, blue, black) or light and dark paper to color yourself
- Black marker or brush and black ink
- scissors
- Glue, tape or modge podge
This workshop will take place online via Zoom. Look for the Zoom link in your Inbox on Wednesday morning before the workshop.
Note: We have a new tiered ticketing system that will help us continue to offer art workshops that are more accessible for all. Please choose the ticket that best suits you when you register for the workshop.
Our new workshop tiers are:
Free – Workshop
$5.00 – One Person workshop
$10.00 – Family Workshop
$15.00 – Sponsor a workshop
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
Thursday, September 3, 2020
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Labor Day Studio Artists in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Studio Artists
Labor Day Weekend exhibition
at Ruth Ellen Hoag’s fabulous GraySpace Gallery
219 Gray Ave
in the Santa Barbara Funk Zone.
September 4-7
Opening Reception from 4-8 p.m.
Mask & Social Distancing following the City and State CDC guidelines.
The GraySpace Gallery will be open to the public throughout the Labor Day Weekend, Saturday-Monday from 1 to 5pm.
Santa Barbara Studio Artists and GraySpace Gallery will be adding a wall of small images, with a percentage of sales to support
the Santa Barbara County Foodbank this year.
Please come enjoy fine art at the GraySpace Gallery Labor Day Weekend and support the Santa Barbara Studio Artists and
the Santa Barbara County Foodbank.
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Drive In Movie Free - By UCSB
Wed, Aug 26 / 8:30 PM
West Wind Drive-in / FREE
In West London, 18-year-old girls Jess (Parminder Nagra) and Jules (Keira Knightley) dream of playing professional soccer like their idol David Beckham. But Jess' Sikh parents have more conventional plans – a law degree and marriage – while Jules' mother wishes for a daughter more interested in boys than soccer. With a cast including Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Archie Panjabi and Juliet Stevenson, Bend it Like Beckham is a hilarious comedy about friendship and family that will have you cheering from the sideline! (Gurinder Chadha, 2002, PG-13, 112 min.)
Gates open at 7:00 PM. First come, first served.
Arrive early to enjoy food trucks, concessions and entertainment!
Socially-distanced parking with room to put chairs in front of your car. Please respect the safety of fellow attendees: wear masks and maintain a distance of six feet from others.
Premier Sponsor:
Presented in association with the City of Goleta, UCSB Athletics, Carpinteria Movies in the Park and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Santa Botanic Garden is Open to Visitors.
Here is information about visiting The Garden during the COVID time. All information and photo is from the Botanic Garden Website and Newsletter.
Visiting the Garden
The Garden is now open to guests, every day from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Members may arrive early for Members-Only hour 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. every day that the Garden is open. Not a member yet? Join today!
How This Works
Please enter through the Garden's parking lot, where you will be greeted by Garden staff and directed to a parking spot.
Park, pay for admission or show your proof of membership at our admission kiosk, maintain 6-foot social distancing protocols, keep your mask on, and enjoy the Garden!
No one will be admitted without a face mask.
What to Expect
Bring your own water. Water fountains have been turned off. Please prepare for hot weather; it’s better to carry too much water than not enough.
Many high-touch and narrowly-spaced features are closed temporarily. Closures include Garden Casitas, the Children’s Centennial Maze, tables, chairs, and some of our small, narrow trails. Some narrow trails will have one-way traffic only.
No interior spaces are open at this time including the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. The retail Nursery is closed.
Bathrooms are available behind the admission kiosk.
Gates will close at 5 PM each day.
Keeping Us All Healthy
If you are sick, please stay home.
All visitors over the age of 2 must wear a face covering at all times.
Leave 6 feet of space between you and others not in your group.
Limit touch! There are plenty of things to hear, see, and smell without touching.
Practice good hygiene: wash your hands, refrain from touching your face, and use hand sanitizer often (we have some for you at the admission kiosk!).
Stay to the right on trails to allow others to pass. If passing another visitor, please announce yourself.
Please follow our signs; some trails are one-way only.
The Fine Print
The health and safety of our members, volunteers and staff are our first priorities. Mandates and recommendations from government officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may change our ability to follow this limited opening plan. Despite our stringent cleaning and sanitizing protocols, we cannot control all circumstances. By entering our premises, you acknowledge that you assume any risks associated with your visit, including but not limited to a risk of injury or illness. If we find that guests are not following appropriate social distancing or other guidelines, we may be forced to completely close again. Please check our website for any changes or updates.
Contact Us
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden: 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
telephone: (805) 682-4726 fax: (805) 563-0030
Website: SBBG.org
Frequently Called Numbers - Dial (805) 682-4726 plus the extension:
- Membership Office ext. 110
- Classes ext. 102
- Tours ext. 160
- School/Youth ext. 161
- Press Inquiries ext. 132
- Donations/Sponsorships ext. 133
- Library ext. 107
Monday, June 29, 2020
Declaration of Independence
Happy 4th of July
Declaration of Independence
In Congress, July 4, 1776
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty,
and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just
powers from consent of the
governed.
That whenever any
form of Government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is
the Right of the People to alter or to
abolish it, and to institute
new Government, laying its foundation
on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as
to them shall seem most
likely to effect their Safety and
Happiness.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Santa Barbara Beaches are Open and amazing!
Santa Barbara Beaches
Harbor and Breakwater
View from Brophy Restaurant at Harbor
Sandspit Beach at the end of the Breakwater
Dolphins at the entry of Wharf
Pelicans on Harbor Restaurant
Beach West of Stearns Wharf
Sunset View of Wharf
(not my photo)
Seaside Center on Wharf
View of Leadbetter Beach
Leadbetter Beach
view from Shoreline Park
East Beach
East Beach Volleyball
Thousand Steps on the Mesa
Hendry's Beach
aka Arroyo Burro Beach
my favorite beach
dogs allowed on leash
up next Montecito and Carpinteria Beaches