Take Mom for a Tour of SB's Gorgeous Gardens!

Santa Barbara Celebrates

National Public Gardens Day

May 11th

Get on the Bus....

5-1/2 hour FREE 

Garden Lovers Tour

departing from the Old Mission 

at 8:00 am and 11:15am
805 565-5653 - space is limited

making stops at 4 gorgeous Santa Barbara Gardens

Casa del Herrero in Montecito

described as a National Historic Landmark,

the estate garden is one of the few remaining

 as originally designed during 

the Golden Age of 

American Gardens (1895-19940)

Ganna Walska Lotusland

a 37 acre botanical estate garden containing

subtropical and tropical plants from around the world

(except for the bus tour, lotus land is filled for reservations 
on the 11th)

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Keeper of all things native and known as

our mountain oasis

Mission Santa Barbara - La Huerta

 a collection of plants dating back to pre-1830



by the way, all of Santa Barbara's Public Gardens are
open for tours



Mission  Rose Gardens

A.C. Postel Rose Gardens




Alice Keck Park's Tour will be hosted by
the Park's Architect, Grant Castleberg


SB Zoological Gardens  - two free horticultural 
tours with paid Zoo admission


County Courthouse Sunken Gardens 
docent led tours


Chase Palm Park
offering free Carousel Rides





(all information and photos from 
Billy Goodnick's article in edhat online)
click here to access entire article 



I'd like to personally thank the founders of National Public Gardens Day
for celebrating my own birthday with this wonderful event especially
since I love to garden!

 Carla's Garden

Little Black Dress Event

Santa Barbara Fashionistas

always at the forefront of

FUN!

70 ladies wore their timeless fashion icon,

The Little Black Dress

introduced in 1926 by Coco Chanel

The LBD became synonymous with all

things chick and elegant in 1961

When Audrey Hepburn

starred as Holly Golightly in

Breakfast at Tiffany's

If it is chick today, it will be 10 years from now

as evidenced by our own

Val who wore her 1957 engagement dress

to our LBD event!

There is no limit to what a LBD can be or do,

 says NY based fashion stylist Lucy Knaus

What makes it special is how you accessorize it!

thank you Audrey for your classically timeless appeal!

 The essence of the LBD is that it can be worn by
 women of all shapes, sizes and ages!
Especially when worn with a smile!

"setting the scene 50's glamour style" 

Modern fashionistas added a bit of Princess Kate to the set 

and...of course, anything Tiffany is timeless!

Timing is everything!
Miss Golightly's NY storied hideaway is now for sale!


The pied-a-terre located on Manhattan's Upper East Side
is listed  for $5.85 million!

Santa Barbara Carriage Museum

Established in 1972

located at 129 Castillo Street, SB

near the waterfront at Pershing Park

enter the Museum via the front gate

Storke Saddle

Open daily

9 am to 3 pm 

Monday - Friday 

for unassisted tours

3rd Sunday of the month, 

docent tours are available 

without reservations

1 pm 4 pm

private tours are available for schools and groups 

by reservation, call 9 am - 3 pm weekdays 

The Saloon was renamed the "Senate Saloon"

after the first bar established in Santa Barbara.

The Saloon was located on the 500 block

of State Street, before the turn of the Century.

The newly constructed saloon at the Museum includes 

western saloon doors from a historic saloon in 

Montana (donated by John Mullins).  A mirror behind 

the bar naming the saloon, a one hundred year old sink 

used for ice, aged whiskey bottles from the 1930's

 prohibition period, bottle holders and storage cabinets. 

(funds for improvements donated by Steve and Susan Engles)

for more information call  805 962-2353

or click this link to visit the Museum's website

(all information and photos from the Museum's website)

Santa Barbara Fair and Expo April 25-29

Earl Warren Show Grounds

Las Positas and Calle Real

805 687-0766

"FAIR-y Tails come true" at the 23rd annual Santa Barbara Fair & Expo, April 25-29, 2012 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. It's a happy place that will put a smile on your face! – Exciting Carnival Rides, Bewitching Fair Food and Enchanting Farm Animals are waiting for you!

The story begins in the Carnival Midway. With more than 30 rides and attractions, you will find yourself deeply entrenched in fun. Don't miss the Solar Powered Carousel, only at the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo!

Your children will think they are a part of a great new story as they ride on a real Pony and see the exotic animals in the Petting Zoo. The Kid's Carnival will excite and delight you and the children. You'll hoot with laughter at the All Alaskan Racing Pigs as they run around the track, jump the hurdles and compete for the honor of being the fastest little piggy in the land.

All of your Fair-y Tail dream will come true when you stop along the way to relax and enjoy some great entertainment on the "Jack & the Beanstalk Stage" and the"Humpty Dumpty Stage". Music, Dancing, Magic and more will keep you and your family entertained for hours!

Visit "Storybook Land" (Warren Hall) to see the expo showcase of local foods, wine & beer, arts & crafts, horticulture and fine arts displays. You will love tasting free samples of the featured desserts, appetizers and other scrumptious foods in the Fair & Expo Cooking Contest, offered daily at the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo, where FAIR-y Tails come true!.

Don't head for home until you take your family to visit "The Land of Make-Believe". (Exhibit Building) Here, you will enjoy the interactive displays. You will also be able to see artwork, photography, pottery and many other projects entered by children from our community. For complete info on how to enter in all areas of the Fair, please visit the Exhibitor page on this website or call 687-0766.

So if you're ready for some magical fun that will satisfy your whole family, come visit the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo.

"Off The Wall" SBMA Special Event

Friday, April 20, 6 – 9 pm

Back by popular demand, the SBMA Women's 

Board presents OFF THE WALL―a fun evening 

of suspense as tickets are randomly drawn and 

guests select works of art donated by local artists.

$300/ticket. Each ticket admits up to two people 

and entitles the ticket holder(s) to one work of art.

For more information or to purchase tickets, 

contact Karen Kawaguchi at 884.6428 or 

visit sbmawb.org.

Silver Cloud, oil on canvas

by Phoebe Brunner

Click here for a listing of all upcoming SBMA events.

Become a Member today. For general information, please contact us at info@sbma.net. (all information and photo from SBMA newsletter)

Carpinteria Greenhouse and Nursery Tour April 14th

The flowers are blooming and the farmers are getting 

ready for you to come see their farms!

Tell your friends and share this unique opportunity to 

meet your local flower grower!

See for yourself why "California Flowers are

America's Flowers!"

Santa Barbara County Flower and Nursery 

Growers' Association is hosting a day of

farm tours in the Carpinteria Valley on Saturday

April 14th between 11 am and 4 pm

The public is invited to come and learn about the local

flower industry and see the variety of crops

that are grown.  

This event is free and open to all ages
rain or shine, the tour is on!

 for a list of  participating  growers

and map and special coupon info
click here

Art From Scrap Workshop Saturday April 7th

302 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara

10 am - noon

"Things with Wings"

Guest Artist - Jason Summers

all ages - $8/each

children 5 and younger must have adult supervision

for more information, click here

or call 805 884-0459

(all information and photos from artfromscrap website)