Opening to the public at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on June 24, 2021, the exhibit traces the history of surfing and the evolution of surfboard design, illustrated by replica boards with oil painting vignettes of the locations, plus text and historic photographs. The book and the exhibit are the result of a unique collaboration between three important figures in the California surfing community: Renny Yater, one of the first commercial surfboard shapers of the 1950s; John Comer, plein-air painter; and painter and surfboard shaper, Kevin Ancell. Altogether, the exhibit presents a multimedia story of surfing, surfboard development, and the California surfing scene.

Braille Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to positively transform the lives of those with vision loss. We offer a broad range of free programs, classes and services serving thousands of students of all ages helping to demonstrate that vision rehabilitation is a beginning, not an end.

We serve the community from seven centers, and hundreds of community outreach locations throughout Southern California, and lead popular national programs like Braille Challenge and Cane Quest. Our staff and volunteers understand losing your vision can be scary, but we believe it is not the end of independence, but a new way of living.

A variety of free classes, workshops and support groups are available to help you or a loved one stay active, remain independent and enjoy connections with others.

Sign up for individual events, workshops and seminars – free and open to everyone. Register online or call our Educational Programs Manager, Tracy Alfino, at (805) 898-8312 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Ensemble Theatre Company Announces In-Person Summer Performance Programs for Ages 8-19

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM), in cooperation with the Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival, is hosting a series of Sea Glass Sundays! this summer on the following Sundays: July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2021, from 10 am-5 pm on the museum’s patio overlooking the Harbor. Summer Glass Sundays! are free and open to the public. The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival, which usually occurs each year in September, has been cancelled for 2020 and 2021 and will not return until 2022; but you needn’t wait so long - join us at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

In order to move past the shuttered venues, loss, and devastation felt throughout the globe; we must also help our brother and sister countries as they continue to be devastated by this pandemic. Therefore, post our benefit concert, proceeds will help us host events to support international humanitarian relief efforts in our sister countries of India, Sri Lanka, and our Border city of Tijuana Mexico. Benefiting the Sri Lankan Foundation, the Mexican Consulate in Oxnard, Resilience Institute Santa Barbara, and Direct Relief International.

You may become a Vendor, Volunteer, or Sponsor by emailing resilienceSBC@Gmail.com

Producing a Digital Magazine takes place on Wednesdays, July 28 & August 4. Classes will be held 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Course number: GDPW NC042 (CRN 82124)
Date: Wednesdays, July 28 & August 4
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Online live video using Zoom
Class cost: Free

Santa Barbara, CA, June 23, 2021 – The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents a book talk with Vicky Durand, author of Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer and Heather Hudson, producer of 93 Letters from Marge and The Women of the Waves films. This special book presentation, Q and A session, and signing event will take place in the museum’s Munger Theater on Thursday, July 29 at 4 pm PDT. Limited seating. Free with Museum admission, but reservations are required and can be made online at reservations@sbmm.org. SBMM members who attend will get a 25% discount on the purchase of Ms. Durand’s book and a 10% discount on Heather Hudson’s DVDs and posters.

Lookout! - Lookout Towers of the Southern Los Padres with Craig R. Carey Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, July 29th, 5:30pm Join local backcountry writer Craig R. Carey for a virtual tour of some of the southern Los Padres’ lookout towers, with a discussion of their origins, role in forest history, and (hopefully) future.

Kicking off the organization’s 50th anniversary, the community is invited to join Girls Inc. of Carpinteria for cocktails and conversations to celebrate the nonprofit organization’s programs, take a tour of its campus, and mingle with Girls Inc. alumnae, board members and staff.

Dr. Patrick Gonzalez, Principal Climate Change Scientist of the U.S. National Park Service, will discuss how greenhouse gas emissions from cars, power plants, deforestation and other human sources have caused anthropogenic climate change in the Channel Islands and across Southern California. Observed impacts include increased temperatures over land and in ocean waters, increased wildfire, drought, sea level rise, and ocean acidification.

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present a double feature with Men in Black and Galaxy Quest on Thursday, July 29th beginning at 8:30 p.m. at the West Wind Drive-In. Gates open at 7 PM. First come, first served. Arrive early for food trucks, concessions, prize drawings and a live performance by Joystix!

Permatint Art Collective at Music Alley on July 30th.