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Blissful Boutiques Makers Market
Makers Market is the best outdoor market that Santa Barbara has to offer. Meet the artisans in person. This market offers unique one of a kind items in an outdoor European style setting.
Small-Format American Paintings from the Permanent Collection
The Preston Morton Collection, which forms the core of American art at SBMA, was gifted in 1961 upon the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Museum’s founding. In so doing, Preston Morton ensured that SBMA could boast one of the most comprehensive overviews of American art from the 18th to the mid-20th century among mid-sized institutions. The timing of the gift was significant, representing a corrective to the European bias of midcentury canonical modernism and a proud reassertion of home-grown American art.
This selection of small format paintings is a reminder of the breadth of the Museum’s holdings in this area. Oil and brush conjure the illusion of near and far persuasively, from the close perspective of still life, to the life-size proportions of bust portraiture, to sublime expanses of land and sky. Whether within hand’s reach or at an immeasurable distance, both types of visual experience are captured within the confines of a canvas no more than 15 inches in diameter.
Artists represented include William Merritt Chase, Frederic Edwin Church, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Thomas Eakins, Walter Gay, George Inness, George Luks, Jervis McEntee, John Frederick Peto, Levi Wells Prentice, Edward Henry Potthast.
Image: William Merritt Chase, "Children on the Beach" (detail), 1894. Oil on board. SBMA, Bequest of Margaret Mallory.
MILLION MEALS CHALLENGE – FOOD COLLECTION
Help La Cumbre Plaza in supporting our local community food banks from coast-to-coast. Working with our partner properties throughout the country, we’re aiming to help serve a million meals to those in need.
We’ve partnered with FOOD BANK SANTA BARBARA to host a monetary collection drive.
We thank you for your generosity.
Join our team: MILLION MEALS CHALLENGE LA CUMBRE PLAZA at https://donate.foodbanksbc.org/give/t311203/#!/donation/checkout .
Spooky Zoo!
Although the Santa Barbara Zoo's popular annual Halloween event, Boo at the Zoo, is canceled this year due to COVID-19, guests can still get into the spirit with Spooky Zoo, an outdoor Halloween spell-ebration from October 16–31!
Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio featuring Gerald Clayton and Anthony Wilson
NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Charles Lloyd brings together four-time Grammy®-nominated pianist/composer Gerald Clayton with guitarist/composer, Anthony Wilson, for an unforgettable virtual performance, Live from the Lobero stage.
Halloween Museum Mysteries
Fri, Oct 23–Sun, Oct 25 Museum Mysteries: Max is Missing!
Fri, Oct 30–Sun, Nov 1 Museum Mysteries: The Hidden Fossil
Celebrate safely by solving curious mysteries of natural history. Bring your family in costume to enjoy the Museum decorated for Halloween, with even more bats and spiders than usual. Enjoy bottle rocket launches and spooky science experiments. You can purchase a clue kit to turn your visit into a cryptic adventure revealing and decoding hidden messages and following a scavenger hunt. Continue the fun with a take-home activity and come back next week for another mystery!
Limited availability clue kit includes two secret message magnifying glasses, invisible ink pen, UV light, clues, evidence container, take-home activity, and reusable bag.
Space is limited; reservations required: sbnature.org/tickets
From Sorrow to Celebration: A Community Memorial Altar at Paradise Found
Rebecca Zendejas will be creating a Community Memorial altar at Paradise Found, inspired by the celebrations of Samhain and Dias de los Muertos. If you have lost someone dear in the last year, we invite you to stop by and add their name to the altar.
Housing Santa Barbara Day
Housing Santa Barbara Days 2020 (HSBD 2020) officially kicks off this Saturday, October 24th at 10am!
Free Drive-In Movie & Costume Contest: Coco
Arts & Lectures presents a FREE Pixar film "Coco" and costume contest at the West Wind Drive-in on Oct 28 at 7:00 pm (en Espanol) and Oct 29 at 7:00 p.m. (English)
RESCHEDULED: JAZZ AT THE LOBERO PRESENTS Charles Lloyd & the Marvels
RESCHEDULED: JAZZ AT THE LOBERO PRESENTS Charles Lloyd & the Marvels
$126 - VIP (VIP ticket includes premier seating and a pre-show reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres)
$65 - Section A
$55 - Section B
(Ticket prices include a $6 per ticket Lobero Facility Fee; other fees may also apply.)
CommUNITY Yoga Project: Yoga for Black Lives
CommUNITY Yoga Project: Yoga for Black Lives
A coalition of yoga studios in Santa Barbara is hosting an all-day yoga festival in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Event to Purchase Homemade, Authentic Greek Food
Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Event to Purchase Homemade, Authentic Greek Food
Opa! Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Presents Pop-Up Event on Nov 7th and 8th to Purchase Homemade, Authentic Greek Food. Pre-orders until October 25th!
A Discussion with Marshall Brown: “Collage Is…Collage Ain’t” (via Zoom)
A Discussion with Marshall Brown: “Collage Is…Collage Ain’t” (via Zoom)
Working through the intertwined histories of art, architecture, and photography, Marshall Brown’s collages create new connections, associations, and meanings among disparate architectural and photographic sources. This talk focuses on collage making as a transgressive medium that embraces multiple histories, formal impurities, and uncertain visions for the future.
Marshall Brown is an architect, artist, and director of the Princeton Urban Imagination Center.
Ticket Cost:
Virtual Experience via Zoom: FREE
Black Power Afterlives: From the Black Panther Party to Black Lives Matter
Black Power Afterlives: From the Black Panther Party to Black Lives Matter
As part of the UCSB Library's Pacific Views Lecture series, Diane Fujino and Matef Harmachis draw from their new book, Black Power Afterlives, to discuss the multifaceted arenas in which Black Panther activism continues on.
WEBSTREAM: Stephen Schwartz’s Seance on a Wet Afternoon
WEBSTREAM: Stephen Schwartz’s Seance on a Wet Afternoon
It's that time of the year for all things creepy. In the mood for a dark psychological thriller?
Join us as we raise the “virtual” curtain once more for Opera Santa Barbara’s 2009 World Premiere of Stephen Schwartz’s "Séance on a Wet Afternoon" on Tuesday, October 27, at 5PM.
Registration for the stream is FREE and open to all. On October 27, you will receive an email with a link to access the webstream.
More info and to register: https://www.operasb.org/events/event/seance-on-a-wet-afternoon-webstream/
Transitional Youth Services offers first annual Youth Empowerment Summit
Transitional Youth Services offers first annual Youth Empowerment Summit
The Santa Barbara County Education Office’s Transitional Youth Services Program invites youth, educators, parents/guardians, and anyone who works with youth to attend the first annual Youth Empowerment Summit on Wednesday, October 28 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Valiant Voices Virtual Meetup!
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Valiant Voices Virtual Meetup!
Join the community virtually for Domestic Violence Awareness Month!
Community Food & Farming Discussion Series: Food Access and Food Security / Acceso a Los Alimentos y Seguridad Alimentario
Community Food & Farming Discussion Series: Food Access and Food Security / Acceso a Los Alimentos y Seguridad Alimentario
How do we (and how can we better) meet the basic food needs of our entire community and ensure fair access to local food resources? ¿Cómo podemos (y cómo podemos mejorar) satisfacer las necesidades alimentarias básicas de toda nuestra comunidad y garantizar un acceso justo a los recursos alimentarios locales?
Heal the Ocean Imaginary Gala 2020
Heal the Ocean Imaginary Gala 2020
Heal the Ocean's Fantasy Chair Julia Louis-Dreyfus invites you to the Heal the Ocean Imaginary Gala 2020. It is guaranteed to be the "best party you never went to!"
Thrills & Chills Virtual Dance Fest 2020
Thrills & Chills Virtual Dance Fest 2020
Join World Dance For Humanity for a spooktacular virtual dance fest!
PARANORMAL PAIRINGS WITH SB GHOST WALKS
PARANORMAL PAIRINGS WITH SB GHOST WALKS
Oenophile’s add on to the 1 hour and 30 minute Paranormal Encounters Ghost Tour from Santa Barbara Ghost Walks. 40 minute personalized Italian wine tasting experience. Afterwards you will receive a private escort to begin the Paranormal Encounters Ghost Tour.
Paranormal Encounters Ghost Tour with SB Ghost Walks
Paranormal Encounters Ghost Tour with SB Ghost Walks
Are you ghost curious? Do you want to get a hands-on opportunity to experience some paranormal activity? Santa Barbara Ghost Walks has a tour for you!
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION INVITES SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RESIDENTS TO JOIN 2020 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S ON NOVEMBER 7TH
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION INVITES SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RESIDENTS TO JOIN 2020 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S ON NOVEMBER 7TH
The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Santa Barbara County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in their largest signature fundraising event of the year, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
The Paranormal Ghost Hunt with SB Ghost Walks
The Paranormal Ghost Hunt with SB Ghost Walks
This is the ultimate upgrade to the 1 hour and 30 minute Paranormal Encounters Ghost Tour. You will get to use our equipment to go on the hunt.