This Weeks In Santa Barbara –January 30th Through February 5th

 

Call Ahead To Ensure An Event Is Taking Place!

 

 

 

 

Visit The Santa Barbara Visitor Center

1 Garden Street, At The Beach

Monday-Saturday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 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

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

www.sbchamber.org

(Click on Calendar and City Events)

January-February

Island Whale / Dolphin Watching.  Condor Express, ½ day trips, $85 adults, $50 children (No charge for under 5 yrs.), 10% discount coupon available at the Visitor Center, www.condorcruises.com

1-888-77whale

January

Eagle Cruises, Lake Cachuma, www.sbparks.org/DOCS/lakecruise.html

686-5055

January-May

Harbor Seal Birthing, Carpinteria, view from the bluffs above the rookery, www.santabarbarahikes.com

684-5479

February

Black History Month

 

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 from 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 from Stearns Wharf. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021 683‑7600

Ongoing

DeeTours –City and Wine Tours in 2-to-10-passenger Jeep Limo or 2-to-4-passenger Mini Jeep. City tour starting at $20.00 adults / $10.00 children (12 and under). 1-hour, narrated tour of Santa Barbara and Montecito highlights. Wine tour starting at $99, includes 3 wineries, wine glass and lunch. All tours leave from the Visitor Center. Daily departures – call for available tour times. Lap dogs allowed, child seats available. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street, for additional information see www.DeeToursofSB.com

965-3021

448-8425

Ongoing

Double Dolphin Coastal & Sunset Cruises, $25, under 2 FREE. 50-ft catamaran. Leaves from The Sailing Center. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street.

965-3021 962‑2826

Ongoing

Lil’ Toot, daily (except Wednesday), narrated harbor tour on the Santa Barbara Water Taxi, leaves from Stearns Wharf and the Harbor, schedule and discount coupon available at the Santa Barbara Visitor Center, 1 Garden St.

896-6900

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

884-WAVE

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

Farmers Markets, www.sbfarmersmarket.org

962-5354

Ongoing

Guide to SB County Art Venues, www.sbva.org

 

Ongoing

Docent Led Tours, SB County Courthouse, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, & Friday at 10:30 am, daily at 2 pm, www.santabarbaracountycourthouse.org

962-6464

Monday thru Friday

Happy Hour, $4 draft beer, $5 wine and well drinks, $7 blood orange mason jar margaritas, and $5 appetizers, Jill’s Place, 632 Santa Barbara, 5-7 pm

963-0378

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

Tuesday & Thursday

Early Bird Flea Market, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 7 am-7:30 pm, www.earlwarren.com

258-1765

Wednesday

City of Peace SB – Teen Program (music, poetry, storytelling, theater), La Cuesta School. 4-8 pm, 710 Santa Barbara St.,

899-4292

Wednesday & Friday (thru 2/29)

Gladwin Planetarium Shows, Wednesday & Friday at 3 pm,  www.sbnature.org

682-4711

1st Thursday

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

1st Thursday

1st Thursday, An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts, various locations downtown SB, 5-8 pm, www.santabarbaradowntown.com

962-2098

1st Thursday

Bike Moves, Wheelhouse, parking lot at Cota & Anacapa, 7:30 pm, www.sbbikemoves.com

 

Thursday

Wine and Pizza Pairing at Corks n’ Crowns with Pizza by Fire and Ice Events, Corks n’ Crowns, 32 Anacapa, 4-7 pm

845-8600

Thursday

Happy Hour - $5 Glasses of Select Wines, Deep Sea Tasting Room, Stearns Wharf, 5-7 pm, www.conwayfamilywines.com

618-1186

Thursday

Dannsair, Traditional Irish Music (free performance), Dargan’s, 18 E. Ortega, 6:30-8:30 pm

 

Thursday

Salsa Night!, SB Dance Center, 127-A W. Canon Perdido, 7:00 pm lesson, 8‑9 pm dancing, www.santabarbaradancecenter.com

899-2901

Thursday

Live @ Enterprise, music & happy hour, Enterprise Fish, 225 State, 9‑11 pm, www.enterprisefishco.com

962-3313

Thursday‑ Saturday

Evening in the Barrel Room at Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes St., 5‑8 pm, www.carrwinery.com

965-7985

Thursday/

Saturday/

Sunday

Eyes of the Sky, meet live raptors, SB Museum of Natural History, 2-4 pm, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

1st Friday

SB Astronomy Club, Museum of Natural History, 7:30 pm, www.sbau.org

969-6217

1st 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

 

1stFriday

Swing Dance, Carrillo Rec. Center, 7:30 pm lesson, 8:30-midnight open dance, www.dancesantabarbara.com

698-0832

Friday

Happy Hour, drink and appetizer specials, free pool and board games, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 5-8 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

Saturday

Fisherman's Market, Santa Barbara Harbor, 7:30-10 am, www.sbfish.com

965-9564

Saturday

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Tour, 10 am, www.carpinteria.ca.us

684-5405

Saturday

SB Maritime Museum Docent-Guided Tours, SB Maritime Museum, 2 pm, www.sbmm.org

962-8404

Saturday

Latin/Swing/Ballroom Night!, SB Dance Center, 127-A W. Canon Perdido, 7:00 pm lesson in salsa only, 8‑9 pm dancing, www.santabarbaradancecenter.com

899-2901

1st Sunday

Arlington West, Weekly Memorial for fallen US troops in the war in Iraq, Stearns Wharf, sunrise to sunset, www.veteransforpeace.org

 

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

How To Train Your Dinosaur, Santa Barbara Zoo, shows at 1, 2, and 3 pm, www.sbzoo.org

962-5339

Weekend

Tour Rancho La Patera and Historic Stow House, 304 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, 1-4 pm, www.goletahistory.org

681-7216

Weekend (thru 2/29)

Gladwin Planetarium Shows, hourly from 11 am-3 pm, on Sunday last show in Spanish at 3 pm,  www.sbnature.org

682-4711

Ongoing

Van Gogh to Munch: European Masterworks from the Armand Hammer Foundation and Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation (extended thru 2012); Publicly Private: Enrico Natali and Doug Rickard (thru 4/22); Museum of Art, www.sbma.net

963-4364

Ongoing

The Flying A Studio: Silent Film in Santa Barbara (thru 8/19), Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 E. De La Guerra, www.santabarbaramuseum.com

966-1601

Ongoing

The Spill’s Broad Reach (thru 2013); SB Maritime Museum, www.sbmm.org

962-8404

Ongoing

Dazzling & Dangerous (closing in March), Ty Warner Sea Center, Stearns Wharf, www.sbnature.org

962-2526

Ongoing

Santa Barbara Printmakers (thru 2/29), Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center, 524 Chapala, opening reception 12/4 from 2-4 pm

957-1115

Ongoing thru 2/5

SB International Film Festival, www.sbfilmfestival.org

963-0023

2/2-2/19

The 39 Steps, Ensemble Theatre, www.ensembletheatre.com

965-5400

2/4-4/15

Science PlayLab, SB Museum of Natural History, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

2-4-12/31

Scenery, Story Spirit: American Painting and Sculpture from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Museum of Art, www.sbma.net

963-4364

31

Van Dyke Parks, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 8 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

1

World Music Series: Dia de la Candelaria, UCSB Music Bowl, 12 noon, www.mcc.ucsb.edu

 

1

Preservation Hall Jazz Band in a Workshop with UCSB Jazz Ensemble UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, 2 pm, www.music.ucsb.edu

893-7001

1

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, UCSB Campbell Hall, 8 pm, www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

893-3535

1

Tribal Seeds with Fortunate Youth, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 8 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

1 & 3

Neal Graffy Presents “ A Liar, A Drunk & A Piano Teacher – The Story of the Flying A,” reservation required, SB Historical Museum, 136 E. De La Guerra, 11 am, www.santabarbaramuseum.com

966-1601

2

Groundhog Day

 

2

1st Thursday, An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts, various locations downtown SB, 5-8 pm, www.santabarbaradowntown.com

962-2098

2

Laguna Blanca Lower School Art Exhibit, light refreshments, Montecito Aesthetics Institute, 1150 Coast Village Rd., 5-7 pm, www.montecitoaesthetics.com

565-5700

2

Wine and Pizza Pairing at Corks n’ Crowns with Pizza by Fire and Ice Events, Corks n’ Crowns, 32 Anacapa, 4-7 pm

845-8600

2

Happy Hour - $5 Glasses of Select Wines, Deep Sea Tasting Room, Stearns Wharf, 5-7 pm, www.conwayfamilywines.com

618-1186

2

Dannsair, Traditional Irish Music (free performance), Dargan’s, 18 E. Ortega, 6:30-8:30 pm

 

2

Bike Moves Downtown Ride, meet at Cota and Anacapa, 7:30 pm, www.sbbikemoves.com

 

3

National Wear Red Day

 

3

SB Sandwich Showdown (Three Pickles, Savoy Café and Deli and an Amateur), Whole Foods Market, 3761 State, 4-5 pm

 

3

Jason Womack and Your Best Just Got Better, SBCC BC Forum, 4:30‑5:30 pm

 

3

Happy Hour, drink and appetizer specials, free pool and board games, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 5-8 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

3

Unbreakable: The Western States 100 (film), Marjorie Luke Theatre, 6:30‑8:00 pm, www.luketheatre.org

899-8802

3-4

Santa Barbara Dance Alliance Presents Kinesis, Center Stage Theater, 8 pm, www.centerstagetheater.org

963-0408

4

The Cool School (film), Museum of Art, 1 pm, www.sbma.net

963-4364

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

Reggae Rock Steady, 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 - 1:00 pm (year-round)

 

Sundays

Goleta-Camino Real Marketplace

7004 Marketplace Drive (In front of the theatres)

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 & 1st 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)

 

 

Please Submit Events For Listing To:

Annmarie@sbchamber.org       nancygoldberg@verizon.net