The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM)’s newest permanent exhibit, opening to the public on Thursday, April 14, 2022, shows visitors how whales help maintain the stability and health of the ocean and help minimize the impact of climate change. The Whales Are Superheroes! exhibit focuses on whale diversity in the Santa Barbara Channel, climate connections and the role whales play in climate change. Taking its aesthetic inspiration from comics and graphic novels, the exhibit incorporates text panels and drone footage to illustrate how whales are helping to save the environment. Whales Are Superheroes! is also part of a countywide alliance of museums, the Santa Barbara Zoo, and the Botanic Gardens to present programming addressing climate change (https://www.sbmuseumsalliance.org/).

See the Undersea World Through the Eyes of a Child
Beginning April 14, 2022

Don’t miss the fun and excitement of whales!
Whales help maintain the stability and health of the ocean and minimize some of the worst impacts of climate change. This April, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is opening Whales Are Superheroes! — a collection of exciting exhibits and programs that explore the many wonders of whales. To kick off the opening of all these events, SBMM has planned an unusual month-long immersive experience, "A Whale of a Tale,” on display from Thursday, April 14 through Sunday, May 15, 2022. And the fun is free with museum admission!

As part of its multi-faceted celebration of whales this spring and summer, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum announces the April 14 opening of its newest art exhibit, The Wonder of Whales: Two Artists’ Perspectives, which features whale paintings by two local artists, John Baran and Kelly Clause. Thanks to the generous support of Chevron, Dreier Family, Emmett Foundation, Mimi Michaelis, Hank and Mari Mitchel, June G. Outhwaite Foundation, and Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, the exhibit will be open to the public from April 14-July 31, 2022. Although their subjects are often similar, each artist brings his or her unique perspective, technique, style, and medium to the work in this exhibit.

In November and December 2021, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) staff worked with students from Laguna Blanca Middle School, Peabody Charter, Santa Barbara Charter, and Santa Ynez Elementary School to teach them about the importance of whales to the environment and to create whale-inspired artwork to coincide with the museum’s newest exhibit, Whales Are Superheroes! The result of those efforts is on display in SBMM’s new student art exhibit, Whales are Superheroes! Saving the Planet One CO2 Molecule at a Time, opening on April 14, 2022, and on display through July 31, 2022.

"Roaring 20s Revisited" is the theme of the 23rd annual Mad Hatter Luncheon to take place at the Rosewood Miramar. Enjoy a silent auction, a delicious lunch, and our signature hat contest as well as surprise musical entertainment.

A 6-week online class to learn how to eat what you love in a way that makes you feel energized & strong without nagging symptoms like shakiness, irritability, anxiety, sleeplessness and more. Learn to balance your blood sugar with food, reduce your risk of chronic disease and feel better than you have in a long time!

Drop by the UCSB Library on World Quantum Day and participate in fun interactive games and activities designed to build your quantum intuition.

Join us to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. - (Luke 22:19)

The Lobero Theatre Ghostlight Society presents Lindsey Buckingham Friday, April 15, 2022 at 8 PM.

Monthly Public Telescope Night at the Westmont College Observatory

Set yourself up for success with Personalized Career Planning. This 2-part short course focuses on the assessment of individuals strengths, interests, values, personality and abilities in the context of career and education planning. Improve your decision-making skills by exploring your own decision-making styles and applying specific decision-making models to the career planning process.
Course number: PDW NC001 (CRN 66877)
Date: Saturdays, April 16 and April 23
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Format: In-Person
Location: Wake 28
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.

Please join us for a fun egg hunt at our community garden on Saturday April 16th. The hunt will start at 9:30am SHARP, so please be there a few minutes early. Kids 12 and under please and bring your own basket!

We will also have plant sale going on just in case you are in need of veggies or fruits for your summer garden!

If you have any questions, please email Katie.szopa@gmail.com