The Lure of Lighthouses & Dancing Waves Photographs by Dan Merkel

SBMM) presents The Lure of Lighthouses & Dancing Waves, an exhibit featuring more than 35 photographs of lighthouses and waves by the renowned and Emmy Award-winning surfing photographer and videographer Dan Merkel. The lighthouse photographs include images of lighthouses from near and far—from Cape Elizabeth and Cape Hatteras on the East Coast and Point Loma and Point Pinos on the West to Portugal and Australia. The images are accompanied by Dan’s breath-taking photos capturing waves throughout the world. Beginning on Thursday, January 26, the exhibit will be on view in SBMM’s Gallery and Munger Theater through August 27, 2023.

SB Botanic Garden “At the Edge” Exhibit: Stories from the Frontlines the Garden’s Conservation Projects on the Channel Islands

“At the Edge,” a new exhibit now on view at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery, goes to the frontlines of the Garden’s conservation work on the Channel Islands to present graphic and photographic stories from two of their ongoing research projects. One section profiles the 30-year-long effort to rescue island mallow, a shrub native only to the Channel Islands, from certain extinction. The other illustrates a study that uses DNA meta-barcoding of the diets of island foxes.

The Good Good Show

The Good Good Show is Santa Barbara's longest running monthly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians working today!

Everything Fiesta! A talk about Old Spanish Days history

This year's Fiesta El Presidente and Old Spanish Days historian David Bolton takes on a historic journey through the first 99 years of Fiesta. As we look to next year's Old Spanish Days centennial celebration, David will examine the unique stories behind our beloved summer-time celebration.

Sketching in the Galleries

All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in "The Private Universe of James Castle: Drawings from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and James Castle Collection and Archive." Museum Teaching Artists provide general guidance and all materials.

Concerts in the Park: The Molly Ringwald Project

Enjoy an evening of free live music along Santa Barbara’s waterfront courtesy of the City's Parks and Recreation Department. Concerts take place every Thursday in July on the Great Meadow in Chase Palm Park. This free concert series is hosted in partnership with the Parks and Recreation Community (PARC) Foundation.

An Evening with Jimmy Webb

PCI Concerts presents An Evening with Jimmy Webb on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 8 PM. Jimmy will be performing his many hits, including songs from his Glenn Campbell songbook, plus many collaborations with numerous artists spanning his 50 year history in the music industry. https://www.lobero.org/events/jimmy-webb/

FREE Summer Cinema: Alien

Friday night under the stars!
Bring breathable blankets or a low chair, a picnic and your friends.
**Please respect the lawn and your fellow filmgoers: only bring blankets that are permeable (no plastic/nylon/tarps), and chairs that are low-backed and low to the ground. Setup permitted starting at noon on the day of the screening.
Location: County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA
Link: https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets/events/23-24/alien/

An Evening with Graham Nash

EARL MINNIS PRESENTS and Lobero LIVE present An Evening with Graham Nash on Saturday, July 15, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 7:00 PM. As a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, the legendary artist has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments. The extraordinary GRAMMY® Award-winning renaissance artist is a two-time Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame inductee and was inducted twice into the Songwriters Hall of Fame – for his work with CSN and his work as a solo artist. Nash will be joined on stage by his longtime musical partners, Shane Fontayne (guitar and vocals) and Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals), performing favorites from across his sixty-year career.

Back to Top

Ad Blocker Detected!

Hello friend! We noticed you have adblocking software installed. We get it, ads can be annoying, but they do fund this website. Please disable your adblocking software or whitelist our website. And hey... thanks for supporting a local business!

How to disable? Refresh

Log In

Forgot password?

Don't have an account? Register

Forgot password?

Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.

Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired.

Log in

Privacy Policy

To use social login you have to agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. %privacy_policy%

Add to Collection

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.

Close