Combine materials and techniques to create mixed media pieces that include painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Depictions of birds and trees crossing cultures and time in the Museum’s collections will ignite imaginations and inspire both individual and collaborative creations.

Ages: 5 – 12

Instructors: Nicola Ghersen + Jason Summers

Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457 for more information.

Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center

$150/6 weeks SBMA Members
$200/6 weeks Non-Members

UCSB Library is pleased to present these works by Johnny Onionseed, MFA candidate in UCSB's Department of Art.

Continuing its celebration of coastal living, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is thrilled to present The Peaceful Sea: Paintings by Kevin A. Short, an exhibition featuring more than 30 seascapes and ocean-themed landscapes by the renowned contemporary painter and Santa Barbara native. Thanks to the generous support of Mimi Michaelis, June G. Outhwaite Charitable Trust, Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, and American Rivera Bank, the presentation will be on view to the public from August 11 through December 31, 2022.

AHA! is offering after-school programs this Fall in person. Our programs are a fun place for teens to connect and make friends while developing social emotional and leadership skills. Your teen can register by filling out an application at: https://ahasb.org/

We are now enrolling for a variety of after-school programs!

The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians working today!

Become a certified UC Climate Steward and play an active role in the statewide effort to advance rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis in your community.

The MARY JANE McCORD Planned Parenthood Annual Book sale begins September 15th and will run until September 25th, 2022 at the Earl Warren Exhibit Hall, Santa Barbara.

Fundraiser for local community garden, Trinity Gardens on Saturday September 17th. Enjoy local wine and beer, music and farm to table food in a lovely garden harvest setting. $40 per person, 21 and older event. Proceeds will support the garden to better serve our community.

Descanso Music presents Esteban Ramirez: Romance Tour
Composer/pianist/poet Esteban Ramirez presents a delightful evening of neoclassical instrumental piano music with cello, clarinet, flute, and violin ensemble and poetry readings. His poetry will move your soul. His music will touch your heart. September 17th at 7:00 PM. For tickets, visit www.centerstagetheater.org

Garage sale fundraiser for the Santa Barbara Flyfishers. Lots of great gear for women and men, experts and novices, fly fishers and spin fishers, including new and vintage.

Fly rods, fly reels, flies, fly boxes, waders, boots, vests, nets, bags, accessories, books, spinning rods, spinning reels, tackle, and more.

Saturday, 9/17, 8AM to 11AM

3821 La Cumbre Hills Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Join us for Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 17th. The largest volunteer effort in California, Coastal Cleanup Day is our day to give back to the ocean, beaches, and creeks that make Santa Barbara County such a wonderful place to live. Get outside, enjoy nature, and be part of the solution to ocean pollution!

Come volunteer with us! The Land Trust is partnering with Explore Ecology to beautify the Coronado Butterfly Preserve and the Ellwood Bluffs on Coastal Clean Up Day.

Santa Barbara’s 23rd Creek Week will take place Saturday, September 17 through Saturday, September 24. Visit SBCreekWeek.com or Facebook.com/SBCreekWeek for the full schedule.

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day is back, and Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is announcing its participation again for this year. Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket on Saturday, September 17, 2022—and this year SBMM is again one of those museums. In fact, it is the only one in Santa Barbara to do so. SBMM will be open to Smithsonian ticket holders and all others that day from 10am-5pm.

The Arroyo Hondo Preserve is open to the public with reservations on the first and third full weekend of the month, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Connect to nature and explore the winding trails, creek, shady trees, and the rewarding views on your own or sign up for a docent-led hike offered on open weekend Saturdays at 10am.

Physique League of America presents PLA Central Coast Classic on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM. PLA is a Natural and Drug free Bodybuilding competition league, presenting their first show on the Central Coast.
https://www.lobero.org/events/pla-central-coast-classic/
$46 - $106