This Week In Santa Barbara –October 6th Through October 12th
 

Please Call Ahead To Ensure An Event Is Taking Place!

 

October

Island Whale/Dolphin Watching, Condor Express, ˝ day trips, $94 adults, $50 children (No charge for under 5 yrs.), www.condorcruises.com

1-888-77whale

Ongoing

Old Town Trolley Tours, $19.00 adults. One FREE Youth (12 & under) Day Pass per one paying adult. 90-minute narrated tour, includes free pirate cruise, free clam chowder and store & museum discounts. Leaves every half hour from Stearns Wharf starting at 10 am. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021 965‑0353

Ongoing  

Land and Sea Tours, $25.00 adults. $10.00 children (10 and under). 90-minute narrated tours in town and at sea aboard the amphibious vehicle Land Shark Daily 12 pm and 2 pm and also 4 pm on weekends from Stearns Wharf. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021

683-7600

Ongoing

Whale Watching & Sunset Cruises on the Double Dolphin , (50-ft catamaran), $20 adults & children, (under 2 FREE). Leaves from The Sailing Center. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street, www.sbsailcom

965-3021

962-2826

Ongoing

Guide to SB County Art Venues, www.sbva.org

 

Wednesdays & Fridays

Gladwin Planetarium, 3 pm, www.sbnature.org/education/planetarium

682-4711

Fridays / Saturdays

Fairview Gardens / Farmer’s Market Forays, includes a cooking class, with Laurence Hauben, registration required, www.marketforays.com

259-7229

Saturdays

Fisherman's Market, Santa Barbara Harbor, 7:30-10 am, www.sbfish.com

965-9564

Saturdays

Historic Home Tour, Fernald House Mansion & Trussell-Winchester Adobe, 414 West Montecito Street, 1 pm & 2 pm, both closed thru 9/6

966-1601

Saturdays

SB Maritime Museum Docent-Guided Tours, 2pm, www.sbmm.org

962-8404

Saturdays

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Tour, 10 am, www.carpinteria.ca.us

684-5405

Saturdays

El Capitan Canyon's Annual Summer Concerts & BBQ, 6-9 pm www.elcapitancanyon.com

866-352-2729

Sundays

Arts and Crafts Show, Cabrillo Blvd, 10-5, www.sbaacs.com

897-1982

Sundays

Arlington West, Weekly Memorial for fallen US troops in the war in Iraq, Stearns Wharf, sunrise to sunset, www.veteransforpeace.org

 

Weekends

Historic Downtown Walking Tours, Saturday from De La Guerra Plaza, Sunday from the steps of the Main Library, 10 am, www.afsb.org

965-6307

Weekends

Tour Rancho La Patera and Historic Stow House, 304 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, 2-4 pm, www.goletahistory.org

964-4407

Weekends

Nature Walks, SB Botanic Garden, 11 am,  www.sbbg.org

682-4726

Weekends

Gladwin Planetarium, 11 am, and 1, 2, and 3 pm shows, www.sbnature.org/education/planetarium

682-4711

Weekends

Fillmore Spooktacular October Trains, www.fwry.com

524-2546

October

Autumn Arts Festival, Various downtown venues, www.sbva.org

 

Ongoing

Picasso on Paper: Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection, 1899-1967, (thru 12/7), Ten!: Gifts of the SBMA PhotoFutures (thru 1/2009) Museum of Art, www.sbma.net

963-4364

Ongoing

Giants: African Dinosaurs (thru 11/2), The Illustrated Bird (thru ?), Museum of Natural History, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

Ongoing

Camouflage (thru 11/2), Sharks…..bite size, Ty Warner Sea Center, www.sbnature.org

962-2526

Ongoing thru 10/12

A Beautiful Nothing: The Architecture of Edward Killingsworth, and Vanishing Los Angeles: The Photography of Mary Bowling, UCSB Art Museum, www.uam.ucsb.edu

893-7564 893‑2951

Ongoing thru 11/2

Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre: I Remember You, www.circlebarbtheatre.com

967-1962

Ongoing thru 10/19

Take Me Out, A Play by Richard Greenberg, Ensemble Theatre, www.ensembletheatre.com

962-8606

10/11-11/9

Fall Plant Sale, Botanic Garden, www.sbbg.org

682-4726

6

Santana with special guest Salvador Santana Band, SB Bowl, 6 pm, www.sbbowl.com, www.ticketmaster.com

583-8700

6

Mind & Supermind Lecture: Frank Otaseki presents “The Spirit of Service,” Lobero Theatre, 7:30 pm, www.lobero.com

687-0812 x0

6

The Virgin River Anasazi: Stories About Water in the Desert with Katherine Bradford, Museum of Natural History, 7:30 pm, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

7

Picasso in Private: Fact and Fiction, lecture by Professor Alfred Moir, 3 pm, Museum of Art, www.sbma.net

963-4364

7

An Evening with Cesaria Evora, UCSB Campbell Hall, 8 pm, www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

893-3535

8

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Annual Luncheon, Coral Casino, 11 am-1:30 pm, www.teddybearcancerfoundation.org

962-7466

8

Georges Bizet: The Road to Carmen presented by Simon Williams, Victoria Hall Theater, 5:30 pm

898-3890

8

Natural History Book Club (The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner), Museum of Natural History, 7 pm, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

8

Telluride Mountain Film On Tour, UCSB Campbell Hall, 7:30 pm, www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

893-3535

9

An Evening with the Executive Director, Museum of Natural History, 5:30-7 pm, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

9

CA Education Fund - Health Care For All: “Outside The Box,” silent auction, wine, food, and music, Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center, 7-9 pm

636-5011

9

Preservation’s Role in Addressing Climate Change, lecture with Anthony Veerkamp, Presidio Chapel, 7 pm, www.sbthp.org

965-0093

9

SBCC Adult Ed Series “Seeks the True Green” with April Palencia and others – Sustainability, Eco-Footprint and Lifestyle Choices, SB Central Library Faulkner Gallery, 5:30-7:30 pm

 

9

Ahmad Jamal Trio, Lobero Theatre, 8 pm, www.lobero.com

963-0761

9

Jeff Dunham Spark of Insanity, Arlington Theatre, doors open at 7 pm, show at 8 pm, www.ticketmaster.com

963-4408

9-12

SFVHSA Benefit Horse Show & Medal Finals, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 7 am, www.camelotevents.com , www.earlwarren.com

(818) 360-4389

10

Dos Pueblos Invitational Cross Country, Shoreline Park, www.santabarbaraca.gov/Resident/Things/Arts/Special_Events_in_our_City.html

968-2541

10

Environmental Defense Center TGIF!, 906 Garden St., 5:30-7:30 pm, www.environmentaldefensecenter.org

963-1622

10

SB Botanic Garden Dara Emery Memorial Lecture: Joint Forces with Annie Hayes, SB Botanic Garden, 6:30 pm, www.sbbg.org

682-4726

10

The Dancers’ Ball, Montecito Country Club, 8 pm-midnight, www.sbdancealliance.org

966-6950

10

Family Zoo Snooze, SB Zoo, 6:30 pm, www.sbzoo.org

962-5339

10-11

La Purisima Candlelight Tours, 7-10 pm, www.lapurisimamission.org

733-3713

11

Harbor Seafood Festival, Santa Barbara Harbor, 10-5, www.sbmm.org, www.santabarbaraCa.gov/visitor/things/waterfront/

897-1962

11

SB Maritime Museum Hosts Tall Ship: Spirit of Dana Point, public dockside tours 10 am-4 pm, sunset adventure sail 5-7:30 pm (boarding at 4:45 pm), www.sbmm.org

962-8404

11

Walking Tour with Judy Keim: Shelton Brothers Architectural Designs and Hidden Treasures of Lower East and West Sides of State St, D’Angelo Bakery, 10 am sharp, www.sbparksandrecreation.com

560-7542 687‑2912

11

Outfooters 12K & 5K Fun Run/Walk, Dos Pueblos HS, 8:30 am

687-4533

11

Opera Santa Barbara: The Magic Flute, Marjorie Luke Theatre, 2 & 4 pm, www.luketheatre.org, www.operasb.com

898-3890 899‑2222

11

Music Scholarship Benefit Concert, SBCC FeBland Forum, 4 pm, www.sbmusicclub.org

252-3877

11

United Way Red Feather Ball, Fess Parker DoubleTree, 6-11 pm, www.unitedwaysb.org

965-8591

11

Gladwin Planetarium: Secrets of the Sun,7:30 and 8:30 pm shows, www.sbnature.org/education/planetarium

682-4711

11

K.D. Lang, Arlington Theatre, 8 pm, www.ticketmaster.com

963-4408

11

Family Sleepover, Ty Warner Sea Center, 6:30pm – 9:30 am, www.sbnature.org

962-2526 x110

11

El Capitan Canyon Concert Series: Cadillac Angels, El Capitan Canyon, dinner 6-8 pm, music 7-9 pm, www.elcapitancanyon.com

(866) 352-2729 x714

11

Celebration of Harvest, Rancho Sisquoc Winery, Santa Maria, 1-4, www.sbcountywines.com

688-0881

11-12

The Metropolitan Opera Live HD: Salome, Hahn Hall, Music