This Week In Santa Barbara –August 30^thThrough September 5^th
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Visit The Santa Barbara Visitor Center | 1 Garden Street, At The Beach Monday-Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Pick Up A Free Visitor’s Map With Many $$$$-Saving Coupons Including: · 2 for 1 Wine Tastings in Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley · Discounts at Museums, Attractions, Restaurants, and Stores www.sbchamber.org Note: The calendar is organized in the following order: 1. Ongoing recreational events, such as tours, cruises, markets, etc. 2. Daily and weekend events 3. Ongoing museum events and plays (end dates included in text if available) 4. Upcoming long-term events, such as museum events, festivals, and plays showing the start and end date 5. Events scheduled by date
August-November		Island Whale / Dolphin Watching. Condor Express, ½ day trips, $94 adults, $50 children (No charge for under 5 yrs.), 10% discount coupon available at the Visitor Center, www.condorcruises.com		1-888-77whale
Ongoing		Old Town Trolley Tours, $19.00 adults. One FREE Youth (12 & under) 2-Day Pass per one paying adult. 90-minute narrated tour, includes free clam chowder and store & museum discounts. Leaves from Stearns Wharf on the hour starting at 10 am until 4 pm.. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street		965-3021 965-0353
Ongoing		Land and Sea Tours, $25.00 adults. $10.00 children (10 and under). 90-minute narrated tours in town and at sea aboard the amphibious vehicle Land Shark. Daily 12 pm, 2 pm & 4 pm from Stearns Wharf. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street		965-3021 683‑7600
Ongoing		DeeTours –Unique City and Scenic Drive, $15.00 adults ($3 off Internet price!) $10.00 children (12 and under). 1-hour, narrated tour of Santa Barbara and Montecito highlights, including scenic views by coastal and foothill roads via a 21-foot, 8-passenger, Jeep Wrangler limo. Small dogs allowed, child seats available. Leaves from in front of the Visitor Center on the hour starting from 10 am to 5 pm (will modify schedule to meet your needs, just call). Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street, www.DeeToursofSB.com		965-3021 568-1811
Ongoing		Double Dolphin (50-ft catamaran) Coastal & Sunset Cruises ($25) under 2 FREE. Leaves from The Sailing Center. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street		965-3021 962-2826
Ongoing		Day Go Tours: Santa Barbara History Red Tile Tour includes gourmet cheese tasting and Santa Barbara Mission Trail Tour includes tapas and sangria. Walking tours available Wednesday-Sunday. Each tour is $31 special summer discount (regular price is $39)!!! History Tour starts at 9:15 am and Mission Trail Tour starts at 1:45 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.daygotours.com		965-3021 568‑1811
Ongoing		Santa Barbara Backroads Wine Valley Tour, including drive-by of Santa Barbara Courthouse and Mission and Cold Springs Tavern, then on to the wineries. Full day tour includes 4 wineries plus lunch for $149 , 10:30-4:30. Afternoon tour includes 3 wineries for $99 (excluding tastings) / $129 (tastings included), 1:30-5:30. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.santabarbarabackroads.com		705-0562 965‑3021
Ongoing		Santa Barbara Adventure Company, daily trips including Channel Islands, coastal kayaking, rentals, surf lessons, rock climbing, wine tours by bike and van, high ropes courses and more. Trips starting at $20, www.SBAdventureCo.com		898-0671
Ongoing		Captain Jack’s Tours, wine tasting, kayaking, horseback riding, sailing, whale watching, glider rides, culinary & art tours, paintball courses, high and low ropes courses and more, www.captainjackstours.com		564-1819
Ongoing		SOMAdventures, offers outdoor adventure trips daily! Biking, Facials, Farmers Market Foray, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Massage, Pilates, Polo, Private Training, Sailing, Stand Up Paddle Surfing, Tennis, Wine Tasting and Yoga. Packages and Retreats available. Adventure starts at $35, www.somagetfit.com		403-1855
Ongoing		Farmers Markets, www.sbfarmersmarket.org		962-5354
Ongoing		Guide to SB County Art Venues, galleries, museums, art events, studio artists, public art, www.sbva.org
Daily		Docent Led Tours, SB County Courthouse, Monday, Tuesday & Friday at 10:30 am, Monday-Sunday at 2 pm, www.santabarbaracountycourthouse.org		962-6464
Monday		Wine and Cheese Tasting on the Rooftop, Perch at the Canary Hotel, $20, 5:30 pm, www.canarysantabarbara.com		884-0300
Tuesdays thru 9/7		Santa Barbara Reef and Run, East Beach Bath House, 6:25 pm, www.reefandrun.com		406-0287
Tuesday & Thursday		Reagan Ranch Center Exhibit Gallery, original artifacts and multimedia exhibits, 217 State Street (across from Amtrak station), 11 am-4:30 pm http://www.yaf.org:80/ExhibitGalleries.aspx		957-1980
Wednesdays thru 9/1		Nite Moves (Run/Walk/Swim), Leadbetter Beach, 5 pm reg, www.runsantabarbara.com		564-8879 x1
Wednesday through Sunday		Day Go Tours: Santa Barbara History Red Tile Tour includes gourmet cheese tasting and Santa Barbara Mission Trail Tour includes tapas and sangria. Walking tours available Wednesday-Sunday. Each tour is $31 special summer discount (regular price is $39)!!! History Tour starts at 9:15 am and Mission Trail Tour starts at 1:45 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.daygotours.com		965-3021 568‑1811
Thursday thru mid September		Talk ‘N Walk, 10-minute talk & ½-hour walk, SB Botanic Garden, 12:15 pm, www.sbbg.org		682-4726
Thursday thru 10/28		Free Jazz & Wine Tasting (includes appetizer plate) for $15 at the Plaza, La Cumbre Plaza, 5-7 pm
1^st Thursday		1^st Thursday, An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts, various locations downtown SB, 5-8 pm, www.santabarbaradowntown.com		962-2098
1^st Thursday		Bike Moves, Wheelhouse, parking lot at Cota & Anacapa, 7:30 pm, www.sbbikemoves.com
Thursday & Saturday		Evening in the Barrel Room at Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes St., 5 ‑8 pm, www.carrwinery.com		965-7985
1^st Friday		SB Astronomy Club, Museum of Natural History,7 pm, www.sbau.org		969-6217
1^st Friday		Celebrate Carpinteria (look for the yellow and blue flags), host of restaurant and store incentives, and entertainment, Downtown T, Casitas Plaza and Shepard Place Shops, 5-8 pm
1^st Friday		Swing Dance, Carrillo Rec. Center, 7:30 pm lesson, 8:30-midnight open dance, www.dancesantabarbara.com		698-0832
Friday		Free Train Rides (until Thanksgiving), South Coast Railroad Museum, 11‑4, www.GoletaDepot.org		964-3540
Friday		Double Dolphin Live Jazz Cruise, 50-ft catamaran, $40. Leaves from The Sailing Center, 5:30 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street		965-3021 962-2826
Friday		Dance Party (alcohol-free and smoke-free), SB Dance Center, 127‑A W. Canon Perdido, 9-11 pm		899-2901
1^st Saturday		SB County Parks Presents Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden Tour, Sunken Garden, 10:30 am meet at the main arch on Anacapa St., (cancelled when raining)		568-2472
1^st Saturday		Country Western Night, Carrillo Rec. Center, 7-11 pm, 7:30 pm lesson, www.dancesantabarbara.com		698-0832
Saturday		Fisherman's Market, Santa Barbara Harbor, 7:30-10 am, www.sbfish.com		965-9564
Saturday		SB Maritime Museum Docent-Guided Tours, SB Maritime Museum, 2pm, www.sbmm.org		962-8404
Saturday		Carpinteria Salt Marsh Tour, 10 am, www.carpinteria.ca.us		684-5405
Saturday		Double Dolphin Dinner Cruise, 50-ft catamaran, $55. Leaves from The Sailing Center, 5:30 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street		965-3021 962-2826
4^th Saturday		Swing Night, Carrillo Rec. Center, 7 pm doors open, 7:15 pm lesson, 8:30‑11 pm open dance, www.dancesantabarbara.com		698-0832
Saturday		Latin/Swing/Ballroom Night!, SB Dance Center, 127-A W. Canon Perdido, 7:00 pm lesson, 8‑9 pm dancing, www.santabarbaradancecenter.com		899-2901
Saturday& Sunday		Day Go Tours: Santa Barbara Waterfront Walking Tour. Meet at the Maritime Museum, 10:30 am. Each tour is $31 special summer discount (regular price is $39)!!! Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.daygotours.com		965-3021 568‑1811
Saturday & Sunday		Weekend Winedown with Free Live Music, Oreana Winery, 28 Anacapa, 2‑5 pm, www.oreanawinery.com		962-5857
Sunday (thru 9/5)		Rethink Afghanistan, Weekly Memorial for fallen US troops in the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq, Stearns Wharf, sunrise to sunset, www.veteransforpeace.org
Sunday		Arts and Crafts Show, Cabrillo Blvd, 10-5, www.sbaacs.com		897-1982
Sunday		Sea Stories at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf, 11:30 am–Noon, www.sbnature.org		962-2526
Sunday		Shark Sundays at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf, 3:30-4:30 pm, www.sbnature.org		962-2526
Sundays thru 10/17		Polo Season Tournaments, SB Polo & Racquet Club, 1 & 3 pm, $10 (kids under 12 free). Free practice games on Thursdays and Fridays at 1 & 3 pm, www.sbpolo.com		684-6683
Weekend		Historic Downtown Walking Tours, Saturday from De La Guerra Plaza, Sunday from the steps of the Main Library, 10 am, www.afsb.org		965-6307
Weekend		Tour Rancho La Patera and Historic Stow House, 304 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, 2-4 pm, www.goletahistory.org		964-4407
Ongoing		Gladwin Planetarium Shows, Weekdays at 1, 2, and 3 pm, Saturday and Sundays hourly from 11 am with last show at 3 pm, in Spanish on Sunday at 3 pm, Museum of Natural History, www.sbnature.org		682-4711
Ongoing		The Robot Zoo (thru 9/5), SB Natural History Museum, www.sbnature.org		682-4711
Ongoing		Superpowers (thru 10/9), Ty Warner Sea Center, www.sbnature.org		962-2526
Ongoing		Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography (thru 9/19); Museum of Art, www.sbma.net		963-4364
Ongoing		Postcards From Paradise (thru 9/30), SB Maritime Museum, www.sbmm.org		962-8404
Ongoing		Reagan Ranch Center Exhibit Gallery, original artifacts and multimedia exhibits, 217 State Street (across from Amtrak station), 11 am-4:30 pm Tuesday and Thursday only, http://www.yaf.org:80/ExhibitGalleries.aspx		957-1980
Ongoing		Herb Parker: A Nature-Based Installation, SB Botanic Garden, www.sbbg.org		682-4726
Ongoing		Lasting Impressions: Colin Campbell Cooper (thru 10/7), Santa Barbara Historical Museum, www.santabarbaramuseum.com		966-1601
Ongoing		Ceramics Rediscovered: Science Reshapes Understanding of Hispanic Life in Early California (thru 1/28/2011), El Presidio, www.sbthp.org		965-0093
Ongoing thru 9/5		Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre: Precious Nonsense, www.circlebarbtheatre.com		967-1962
9/2-10/28		Jazz at the Plaza, La Cumbre Plaza, Thursdays, 5-7 pm
30		Santa Barbara Kennel Club, Earl Warren Showgrounds, Friday, Sunday & Monday 8 am-6 pm, Saturday 8 am- 11 pmwww.earlwarren.com		967-7700
30		Wine and Cheese Tasting on the Rooftop, Perch at the Canary Hotel, $20, 5:30 pm, www.canarysantabarbara.com		884-0300
31		Jesse Rhodes, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 8:30 pm, www.sohosb.com		962-7776
1-5		Bad Daddy: The Musical, Center Stage Theater, 9/1-9/4 at 8 pm, and 9/5 at 2 and 7 pm, www.centerstagetheater.org		963-0408
2		Early Bird Flea Market, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 7 am-7:30 pm, www.earlwarren.com		258-1765
2		1^st Thursday, An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts, various locations downtown SB, 5-8 pm, www.santabarbaradowntown.com		962-2098
2		Summer Evening at the Sea Center, Ty Warner Sea Center, 5-7:30 pm, www.sbnature.org		962-2526
2		Starlight Cinema on the Wharf (free movie): Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 8 pm (free parking on the wharf after 7 pm)
2		Bike Moves Downtown Ride, meet at Cota and Anacapa, 7:30 pm, www.sbbikemoves.com
2		A.A. Bondy, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 9 pm, www.sohosb.com		962-7776
3		Sunset Cruise with Fun, Food and Live Music - Donna Greene and the Roadhouse Daddies (blues & jazz). Condor Express, 6‑8:30 pm,, www.condorcruises.com		882-0088
3-5		Gem Faire, Earl Warren Showgrounds, Friday noon-7, Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 10-5, www.earlwarren.com, www.gemfaire.com		687-0766
3-5		66^th Annual Arabian & Half-Arabian Horse Show., Earl Warren Showgrounds, all day, www.earlwarren.com, www.ahasc.org		687-0766
4		Coal Oil Point Reserve Nature Tour, Coal Oil Point Reserve (Storke Road south past Devereux Slough to Slough Road, 2-4:15 pm, http://coaloilpoint.ucnrs.org:80/Tours.html
4		Jason Reeves, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 6:30 pm, www.sohosb.com		962-7776
4		The Smashing Pumpkins with Bad City, Lobero Theatre, 8 pm, www.lobero.com		963-0761
4		El Capitan Canyon Concert Series: Soulamente, El Capitan Canyon, dinner 6‑8 pm, music 7-9 pm, www.elcapitancanyon.com		(866) 352-2729 x714
4		Purisima’s El Pastor, La Purisima Mission, Lompoc, 11 am -2 pm, www.lapurisimamission.org		733-3713
4-5		Arroyo Hondo Preserve Public Access Weekend, reservation required and docent-led tour on Saturday 10 am –noon, www.sblandtrust.org		567-1115
4-5		Sidewalk Sale, SB Zoo, www.sbzoo.org		962-5339
5		Pier-To-Peak Half-Marathon, Stearns Wharf, 6:30 am, www.RunSantaBarbara.com		564-8879
5		Ray LaMontagne & David Gray, SB Bowl, 6 pm, www.sbbowl.com, www.ticketmaster.com		583-8700
5		Del Castillo Band / La Noche Brava, La Cumbre Jr. High, 8 pm, www.singslikehell.com , www.lobero.com		963-0761
5		Man Man with the Growlers, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 9 pm, www.sohosb.com		962-7776
	FARMERS MARKETS (www.sbfarmersmarket.org 962-5354) Summer Hours – Daylight Saving Time Winter Hours – Standard Time
	Saturdays Downtown Santa Barbara Corner of Santa Barbara & Cota Streets 8:30 am - 1 pm (year-round)		Sundays Goleta-Camino Real Marketplace 7004 Marketplace Drive (In front of Borders) 10 am – 2 pm (year-round)
	Tuesdays Old Town Santa Barbara 500 & 600 Blocks of State Street 3-6:30 pm (winter), 4-7:00 pm (summer) Thursdays Goleta-Camino Real Marketplace 7004 Marketplace Drive (In front of Borders) 3-6:30 pm (year-round) Carpinteria 800 Block of Linden Avenue 3-6 pm (winter), 3-6:30 pm (summer)		Wednesdays Harding School 1625 Robbins St., just south of Valerio 3-6:30 pm (year-round) Solvang Village Copenhagen Drive & 1^st Street 2-6 pm (winter), 2:30-6 pm (summer) Fridays Montecito 1100 & 1200 Blocks of Coast Village Road 8-11:15 am (year-round)

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