The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival (SBSGOAF) is having an Instagram silent auction from October 11-18, with 100% of the proceeds going to @sbmaritimemuseum. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has been closed for the duration of the pandemic and may not be able to reopen until the end of the year. We wanted to help them out, and we are hoping you will support our efforts. 12 amazing professional artists are transforming wood fish into beautiful original art for you to bid on!

Makers Market is the best outdoor market that Santa Barbara has to offer. Meet the artisans in person. This market offers unique one of a kind items in an outdoor European style setting.

To celebrate our favorite holiday and to raise money for a great cause, Sespe Creek Collective is hosting a 4/20 Limited Edition T-Shirt Design Contest. The winning design will be printed on t-shirts and sold at the Sespe Creek Collective. Proceeds of each sale will help support our pot lifers program. See details at scc.to/contest.

The 5th annual Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival, organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, will be held Wednesday, March 11 through Sunday March 15 at The New Vic Theatre, 33 W. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara. 

Meet your favorite fairytale characters, enjoy crafts & activities, animal encounters, and learn more about frog conservation efforts on Saturday and Sunday March 14th and 15th from 10am to 3pm at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Fairytale Weekend at the Santa Barbara Zoo is fun for the whole community, featuring meet-and-greets with everyone’s favorite fairytale characters, special crafts and activities, animal encounters, photo opportunities, and more. Enjoy live music, fairytale-themed storytime and entertainment, in addition to learning more about frog conservation efforts. Princesses, pirates, frog lovers and all characters are welcome!

Tryouts on March 15 & March 22 for Santa Barbara's youth basketball club, The Vipers.

TITLE: FATHER OF THE BIG BANG: GEORGES LEMAITRE
SPEAKER: PROF. THOMAS HERTOG, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Leuven, Belgium 

Professor Hertog will recount the remarkable story of the discovery of the Big Bang Theory, one of the most monumental scientific discoveries of all time. A major player was the Belgian priest and astronomer George Lemaitre, who predicted that our universe explains and so must have had a beginning. Prof. Hertog will also give an update on our latest insights. 

Acclaimed equine author and photographer Deborah Kalas to give a presentation at the Wildling Museum on March 15, 2020

Join Rev. Karen S. Wylie at The Ojai Retreat on Sunday, March 15, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., for her Mid-Month Devotional Retreat, this month devoted to “Meditation: The Doorway to the Self.”

Buellton Wine and Chili Festival 2020 - Flying Flags RV Resort, Buellton, CA - March 15, 2020
Join us for a Sunday Fun Day of wine, craft beer, chili, salsa and live entertainment on Sunday, March 15th at Flying Flags RV Resort & Campground from 12 - 4:30 p.m. 30+ wineries, and craft breweries, and plenty of chili and salsa!