This Week In Santa Barbara – August 18th Through August 24th

 

Please Call Ahead To Ensure An Event Is Taking Place!

 

August

Island Whale/Dolphin Watching, Condor Express, ˝ day trips, $94 adults, $50 children (No charge for under 5 yrs.), www.condorcruises.com

1-888-77whale

Ongoing

Old Town Trolley Tours, $19.00 adults. One FREE Youth (12 & under) Day Pass per one paying adult. 60-minute narrated tour, includes free pirate cruise, free clam chowder and store & museum discounts. Leaves every half hour from Stearns Wharf starting at 9 am. 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 and 2 pm and also 4 pm on weekends from Stearns Wharf. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021

683-7600

Ongoing

Whale Watching & Sunset Cruises on the Double Dolphin , (50-ft catamaran), $20 adults & children, (under 2 FREE). Leaves from The Sailing Center. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street, www.sbsailcom

965-3021

962-2826

Ongoing

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

 

Daily

Gladwin Planetarium, 11-3:15, www.sbnature.org/education/planetarium

682-4711

Wednesdays thru 8/27

Nite Moves (Run/Walk/Swim), Leadbetter Beach, 5 pm reg, www.runsantabarbara.com

564-8879 x1

3rd Thursday

Nights, Museum of Art, 5:30-8:00 pm, www.sbma.net

963-4364

3rd Thursday

Santa Barbara Macintosh User Group (SBMUG), Peabody School, 6‑9 pm, www.sbmug.org

 

Fridays / Saturdays

Fairview Gardens / Farmer’s Market Forays, includes a cooking class, with Laurence Hauben, registration required, www.marketforays.com

259-7229

Saturdays

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

965-9564

Saturdays

Historic Home Tour, Fernald House Mansion & Trussell-Winchester Adobe, 414 West Montecito Street, 1 pm & 2 pm, both closed thru 9/6

966-1601

Saturdays

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

962-8404

Saturdays

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

684-5405

Saturdays

El Capitan Canyon's Annual Summer Concerts & BBQ, 6-9 pm www.elcapitancanyon.com

866-352-2729

Sundays

Arts and Crafts Show, Cabrillo Blvd, 10-5, www.sbaacs.com

897-1982

Sundays

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

 

Weekends

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

Weekends

Tour Rancho La Patera and Historic Stow House, 304 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, 2-4 pm, www.goletahistory.org

964-4407

Weekends

Nature Walks, SB Botanic Garden, 11 am,  www.sbbg.org

682-4726

Weekends

Various Programs, Gladwin Planetarium, hourly starting 11am and last show at 3 pm, Sunday show at 3 pm in Spanish,  www.sbnature.org/education/planetarium

682-4711

Ongoing

Identities (thru 9/14), Made in Hollywood: Photographs From The John Kobal Foundation (thru 10/5) Museum of Art, www.sbma.net

963-4364

Ongoing thru 11/2

Giants: African Dinosaurs, , Museum of Natural History, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

Ongoing

Camouflage (thru 11/2), Sharks…..bite size, Ty Warner Sea Center, www.sbnature.org

962-2526

Ongoing thru 10/12

A Beautiful Nothing: The Architecture of Edward Killingsworth, and Vanishing Los Angeles: The Photography of Mary Bowling, UCSB Art Museum, www.uam.ucsb.edu

893-7564 893‑2951

Ongoing thru 9/6

Charlotte Valestra Anything Goes, Art From Scrap, 302 East Cota, www.artfromscrap.org

884-0459 x15

Ongoing thru 8/24

Shakespeare Santa Barbara “Much Ado About Nothing”, Casa de la Guerra, courtyard, Saturdays and Sundays at 5 pm, (bring picnic basket, chairs provided), www.shakes-sb.com, www.sbthp.org

231-5088 966‑1279

Ongoing thru 9/7

Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre: Leading Ladies, www.circlebarbtheatre.com

967-1962

19

Music At The Ranch: Hot Lava, Stow House and Rancho La Patera, 304 N. Los Carneros, 5:30-7 pm, www.goletahistory.org

681-7216

20

Alexandra (film), UCSB Campbell Hall, 7:30 pm, www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

893-3535

20

The Machine: Pink Floyd Tribute, Lobero Theatre, 8 pm, www.lobero.com

963-0761

20

DIJO Productions: Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All To You (staged reading), Victoria Hall Theater, 12:15 pm luncheon and 1 pm performance, www.victoriahalltheater.com, www.dijoproductions.org

494-8497

21

SB Maritime Museum Free Community Day, SB Maritime Museum, 10-5, www.sbmm.org

962-8404

21

Concerts in the Park: A Tribute to the King with Raymond Michael, Chase Palm Park Great Meadow, 6-8:30 pm

897-1982

22

Cabernet Franc Wine Tasting, Appetizers & Music, Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes, 5-8 pm, www.carrwinery.com

965-7985

22

Grand Re-Opening of Tecolote Book Store and Book Signing for “Rosabella” by Gabrielle Rose de Ginant, proceeds to benefit artists, 1470 East Valley Rd., www.profant.org

682-8184

22

Fun Family Nature Night at the Garden, SB Botanic Garden, 6:30-9 pm, www.sbbg.org

682-4726

22

2008 Blue Horizon Film Screenings, UCSB Multicultural Center, 7:00 pm

 

22

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, SB Bowl, 7 pm, www.sbbowl.com, www.ticketmaster.com

583-8700

22-24

Santa Barbara Kennel Club Dog Show, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 9 am www.earlwarren.com

969-1234

23

Case Study House Designers Exhibition Tour and Architecture & Design Collection Highlights, UCSB Art Museum, 1 pm, www.uam.ucsb.edu

893‑2951

23

Water Color Paintings by Liz Cervantes, West Coast Ballet Annual Fundraiser, Ellen Schipper Classical Ballet Studio, 2259 Las Positas Road, 1-4 pm, www.wcballet.org

687-6086

23

Pacific Sound Men’s Chorus Fall Harmony Review, Marjorie Luke Theatre, 2 pm, www.luketheatre.org, www.rinconbeach.org

(800) 353-1632

23

Zoofari Ball XXIII, The Zoo’s annual fundraiser, 5:30-11 pm, wwwsbzoo.org

962-5339 x18

23

Extraordinary Public Lecture by Himalayan Monk, Victoria Hall Theater, 6-8:30 pm (seating begins at 5:30 pm)

(909) 543-6003

23

Family Fun Night at Elings Park, 6:30 pm kids activities including music, carnival booths and bounce house, movie is Disney’s “Cars” at 8 pm, picnic or food for purchase, www.elingspark.org

569-5611

23

Sings Like Hell: David Olney and Carolyn Wonderland, Lobero Theatre, 8 pm, www.singslikehell.com , www.lobero.com

963-0761

23

Trinity Backstage: Minton Sparks with Vincent Stanley, Trinity Episcopal Church, State and Micheltorena, 8-10 pm, www.trinitybackstage.com

962-2970

23

El Capitan Canyon Concert Series: Cadillac Angels, El Capitan Canyon, dinner 6-8 pm, music 7-9 pm, www.elcapitancanyon.com

(866) 352-2729 x714

23

Village Days, La Purisima Mission, Lompoc, 11 am -2 pm, www.lapurisimamission.org

733-3713

23

Wheels N’ Windmills Car Show, Copenhagen Drive, Solvang, 8-4, www.wheelsnwindmills.com

688-6112

23-24

SB Triathlon & Sports Expo, East Beach, www.sbtriathlon.com

899-2929

23-24

Shakespeare Santa Barbara “Much Ado About Nothing”, Casa de la Guerra, courtyard, Saturdays and Sundays at 5 pm, (bring picnic basket, chairs provided), www.shakes-sb.com, www.sbthp.org

231-5088 966‑1279

23-24

Santa Barbara Middle East Festival – Moon Over Morocco VII, Carillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carillo, 10-5 & 8 pm concert on Saturday, 10-4 on Sunday, www.alexandraking.com

687-8823

23-24

Thunder over the Valley Airshow & Ford Car Show, Santa Maria Public Airport, 9-4 on Saturday and 9-early afternoon on Sunday

922-8758

24

Polo - Bombadier Pacific Coast Open Tournament, SB Polo & Racquet Club, 1 & 3 pm, www.sbpolo.com

684-6683

 

FARMERS MARKETS (www.sbfarmersmarket.org  962-5354)

 

Saturdays

Downtown Santa Barbara

Corner of Santa Barbara & Cota Streets

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

 

Sundays

Goleta-Camino Real Marketplace

7004 Marketplace Drive

(In front of Borders)

10 am – 2 pm

 

Tuesdays

Old Town Santa Barbara

500 & 600 Blocks of State Street

4-7:30 pm

 

Thursdays

Goleta

5700 Block of Calle Real

3-6 pm

 

Carpinteria

800 Block of Linden Avenue

4-7 pm

 

Wednesdays

La Cumbre Plaza

Inside La Cumbre Shopping Center

2-6 pm

 

Solvang Village

Copenhagen Drive & 1st Street

4-7 pm

 

Fridays

Montecito

1100 & 1200 Blocks of Coast Village Road

8-11:15 am

 

Please Submit Events For Listing To:

Annmarie@sbchamber.org       nancygoldberg@