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.

Dressage Returns to the Historic Earl Warren Showgrounds, Showcasing a Display of Beauty and Precision to the Santa Barbara Community

The Arroyo Hondo Preserve is open to the public on the first and third full weekends of each month, advanced reservations required. An abundance of native plants and mule deer, foxes, hawks, and other wildlife can be seen throughout the preserve, making for a family friendly adventure or a peaceful solo hike.

Join Hospice of Santa Barbara on Wednesday, August 24th at 6:00 PM for their next illuminate Speaker Series Event: A Conversation with Dr. Kelly McGonigal.

A career spanning twenty-five years has brought this Canadian guitarist multiple accolades including a coveted Acoustic Guitar Magazine ‘Player’s Choice Silver Award’, eleven Juno Award nominations (he won for 2001’s ‘Free Fall’), a Gemini Award and, most impressively, ten platinum and gold studio albums.

Moreover, he has sold out concert halls the world over, produced five PBS television specials and five live CD’s. Not a bad legacy for a guy who never planned to release an album.

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!

On Thursday, August 25th, from 6-9pm, LISTEN presents the 35th Anniversary screening of the 1987 cult classic surf movie, NORTH SHORE at the beautiful Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA. 

Center Stage Theater Presents Les Femmes Fatales at Center Stage, Encore! A Santa Barbara Drag Revue and Cabaret! Bonsoir! Bonsoir! WE ARE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR AN ENCORE PRESENTATION! Center Stage Theater, along with Santa Barbara drag stars BellaDonna SantaBarbara and Miss Kitty Willows, have created Les Femmes Fatales at Center Stage, Encore! a drag revue and cabaret at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara. August 25, at 7:30 PM. For tickets, visit www.centerstagetheater.org or call 805-963-0408. This production is considered “PG-15” and contains suggestive material and language.