This Week In Santa Barbara – August 18^thThrough August 24^th
	Please Call Ahead To Ensure An Event Is Taking Place!
August	Island Whale/Dolphin Watching, Condor Express, ½ 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
3^rd 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 & 1^st Street 4-7 pm Fridays Montecito 1100 & 1200 Blocks of Coast Village Road 8-11:15 am

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