For decades, oil has been leaking from the wellheads of some of the first offshore oil rigs in the world, over 400 of them right here in Santa Barbara County. The beaches in Summerland were the source, and the oil spread as far southeast as Carpinteria and northwest along the coast to Miramar, Hammonds, and East Beach. Finding the exact locations of these leaks and making the determination that they were indeed old wellheads vs. natural seeps took years of research both above and below the ocean. From a good set of eyes for observations, to shovels and the latest sophisticated technology, from drones and ROV’s to multibeam sonar, Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) and improvised metal detection—all would need to be deployed to solve the mystery of where the oil plumes were coming from and to come up with a viable solution. That task was taken on by Heal the Ocean with Harry Rabin at the helm working with State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson, the California State Lands Commission, UCSB, and Interact.

Tango music performed live on Bandoneon and Guitar by Grammy nominated Hugo Satorre from Buenos Aires at the bandoneon and Santa Barbara's own Adam Tully.

A Zoom presentation by photographer and filmmaker Harry Rabin and an expert panel including Mike Giuliani, Hillary Hauser, and David Valentine, Joe Fabel, and Hannah Beth Jackson

Scholarship Opportunity for High School and Junior College students in Civil Engineering! 

In celebration of opening up Santa Barbara, Summer Solstice we invite you to celebrate with us. Our reception is to be held in the La Arcada Court at Gallery 113 1114 State St., Ste 8
Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
(805) 965-6611.
All are welcome to attend.

Santa Barbara Music Foundation - Ones to Watch Productions presents Songs of Summer - Celebrating Brian Wilson and His Music, a benefit for New Beginnings of Santa Barbara. Tickets are limited. Visit https://www.lobero.org/ to purchase tickets.

Beginning on June 19, The Collection at RiverPark will be hosting a Farmers Market every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in partnership with Raw Inspiration. Presented by Community Memorial Health System, the Farmers Market will be located on Collection Boulevard across from The Annex Food Hall.

On Saturday, June 19th, volunteers from Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community will remove derelict lobster traps from the sand along Santa Barbara’s coastline.

Waypoint Church SB is hosting a pandemic-safe, drive-through food drive every third Sunday of the month. The next drive will be held Sunday, June 20th at 3942 La Colina Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

Get ready Santa Barbara for the largest outdoor event this year! “SANTA BARBARA RIDES AGAIN!” June 23-27, 2021 and to sweeten the deal, admission is FREE!

The SB Fair & Expo is back in Santa Barbara with FREE admission from June 23-27.