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Wednesday, January 7
Wilderness Youth Project Open House
Bring the kids to sample many outdoor youth activities.
3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuckers Grove Park (Free)
Tell No One
A French thriller based on the bestselling novel of the same name.
7:30 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall ($5 - $6)
The Political Economy of Genocide: Conflicts in Contemporary Africa
Lecture by journalist and war correspondent Keith Harmon Snow.
7:30 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall
S.B. Ski and Sports Club Meeting
The film The Dave McCoy Story - Mammoth Dream will screen.
7:30 p.m., Chase Palm Park
Evenings with the Winemaker
Taste five selected wines, enjoy appetizers and live music.
5 p.m., Los Olivos Cafe ($15)
Thursday, January 8
Birds of Winter
Bird watching at our local creeks, sloughs, and beaches with naturalist Fred Emerson.
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($65 - $75)
Friday, January 9
Nocturnal Exploration of Matilija Canyon
A one-of-a-kind exploratory hike of an interesting local nature spot.
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Farmer and the Cook Restaurant, 339 W. El Roblar Dr., Ojai
Saturday, January 10
Annual Mission Rose Garden Pruning
Donate an hour or two of your time to help the S.B. Parks and Recreation Dept. prune and maintain the A.C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden.
9 a.m., Mission Rose Garden
Nationwide Protest of the Defense of Marriage Act
Hosted by the Pacific Pride Foundation.
10:30 a.m., Courthouse Sunken Gardens, 100 block of E. Anapamu St.
Pokémon Organized Play Championship Game Series
Bring the kids for a day of trading card fun!
12:30 p.m., Metro Entertainment (Free)
John McCutcheon
One of America's finest folksingers and storytellers.
7:30 p.m., Matilija Auditorium ($22 - $25)
Extreme Planets
Discover the exotic world of extrasolar planets in this compelling live planetarium show.
7:30 p.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($3 - $6)
Extreme Planets
Discover the exotic world of extrasolar planets in this compelling live planetarium show.
8:30 p.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($3 - $6)
Sunday, January 11
Ocean-ology: Tidepooling
Explore Santa Barbara's tide pools with aquarist Sarah Green.
2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Ty Warner Sea Ctr. ($20 - $25)
Inside Ireland
Travel film presented by Clint Denn.
2:30 p.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($5 - $6)
Shark Sundays
Watch a live feeding of a school of sharks and rays in their own S.B.-based salt water habitats.
3:30 p.m., Ty Warner Sea Ctr.
Monday, January 12
Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine
A cinematic journey inside the life and imagination of an icon of modern art.
7:30 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall ($5 - $6)
Tuesday, January 13
Vogue In The Movement
A Southern California-based pop-rock indie band.
Noon to 1 p.m., Storke Plaza (Free)
S.B. Chamber Orchestra
Featuring Reiko Aizawa, piano, and Heiichiro Ohyama, conductor. Program will include pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart.
7 p.m., Lobero Theatre ($42 - $47)
Wednesday, January 14
Music Club Morning Concert
Performance by Westmont chamber singers and orchestra members.
11 a.m., The S.B. Public Library (Free)
Town Hall Meeting on Marriage Equality
Hosted by the Pacific Pride Foundation.
6 p.m., Faulkner Gallery
Evenings with the Winemaker
Taste five selected wines, enjoy appetizers and live music.
5 p.m., Los Olivos Cafe ($15)
Thursday, January 15
Birds of Winter
Bird watching at our local creeks, sloughs, and beaches with naturalist Fred Emerson.
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($65 - $75)
Valkyrie
A documentary film based on interviews with survivors of the Stauffenberg Kreis.
5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort (Free)
Green Tea Fundamentals
With tea sommelier David DeCandia.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($15 - $20)
Howie Mandel
Deal or No Deal host will perform in the Santa Ynez Valley.
7 p.m., Chumash Casino & Resort ($25 - $65)
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
A documentary film that chronicles six McDonald's-munching Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, live, raw foods in order to reverse diabetes naturally.
7 p.m., Faulkner Gallery ($5)
Howie Mandel
Deal or No Deal host will perform in the Santa Ynez Valley.
9:30 p.m., Chumash Casino & Resort ($25 - $65)
Friday, January 16
Saturday, January 17
S.B. Trust for Historic Preservation 46th Annual Meeting
Featuring a community awards presentation.
2 p.m., Presidio Chapel (Free)
Tom Kimmel
A performance by an inspiring singer/songwriter.
8 p.m., Trinity Backstage Coffeehouse ($10)
Donna De Lory
Performance by a singer, songwriter, and producer whose music transcends time and genre.
8 p.m., Yoga Soup ($20 - $25)
Soul Majestic
S.B-based nationally acclaimed reggae band to make tour stop in their hometown.
9:30 p.m., SOhO ($10)
Sunday, January 18
Vicki Genfan and Andrew Jackson
Performance by Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Superstar of 2008.
7:30 p.m., SOhO ($10)
Shark Sundays
Watch a live feeding of a school of sharks and rays in their own S.B.-based salt water habitats.
3:30 p.m., Ty Warner Sea Ctr.
Tuesday, January 20
UniTea Inaugural Ball
Celebrate the presidential inauguration of a lifetime at a glamorous benefit gathering for Unity Shoppe Tea Fire Fund.
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., The Granada ($150 - $250)
Kimono and Culture
Visual presentation on the evolution of the kimono by Liza Dalby, Japan's first and only Western geisha.
7:30 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall
Hellen Callus and Robert Koenig
Performing The Land of Hope and Glory.
7:30 p.m., Music Academy of the West ($7 - $15)
Wednesday, January 21
Memoirs of a Geisha
Screening and discussion with Liza Dalby, author of the book the film is based on.
4 p.m., McCune Conference Room (Free)
Passionate Gestures on Canvas and Film
Film screening and art reception for director and artist Rita Blitt.
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr.
Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour
Featuring music by Bill Charlap, Peter Bernstein, Ravi Coltrane, Lewis Nash, Nicholas Payton, Peter Washington, and Steve Wilson.
8 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall ($18 - $40)
Evenings with the Winemaker
Taste five selected wines, enjoy appetizers and live music.
5 p.m., Los Olivos Cafe ($15)
Thursday, January 22
SOS: Secrets of Survival for Small Business in a Down Economy
Featuring opening speaker Paul Orfalea.
6 p.m., Faulkner Gallery (Free)
Friday, January 23
Creative Wealth For Women
Three-day workshop where S.B. women can learn personal money management and wealth creation skills.
Noon, Veterans Memorial Building ($395)
An Evening of the Blues
Featuring Arthur Adams and Will Jennings.
8 p.m., MultiCultural Ctr. ($5 - $15)
Saturday, January 24
Medusa: S.B. International Film Festival Multi-Media Program
With live music, dance and video for the 2009 SBIFF.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Yoga Soup (Free)
An Evening of Guitar
With music and dance by Chris Burton Jacome Flamenco Ensemble.
7 p.m., Marian Theatre ($22 - $35)
San Francisco Symphony
Part of the Community Arts Music Association's 90th Concert Series.
Time TBA, The Granada ($43 - $83)
Sunday, January 25
Shark Sundays
Watch a live feeding of a school of sharks and rays in their own S.B.-based salt water habitats.
3:30 p.m., Ty Warner Sea Ctr.
Monday, January 26
Chances and Choices: A Community Artist Reflects on Life, Art and Activism
Lecture by San Francisco-based community leader Nancy Hom.
5 p.m., MultiCultural Ctr. (Free)
Solving Our Energy, Climate Change, and Economic Crises
Presentation by award-winning architect and author Ed Mazria.
7:30 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall
Tuesday, January 27
Al-Andalus Then and Now: Translating Israel and Palestine
Lecture by MacArthur Fellow Peter Cole.
4 p.m., McCune Conference Room (Free)
Juan Sebastian Lach
Lecture by Mexican composer of electroacoustic and microtonal music.
7 p.m., Studio Xenakis, Music 2215, UCSB (Free)
Wednesday, January 28
Something's Brewing in Arabia: A History of Coffee and Coffee Houses
A discussion and demonstration by UCSB Religious Studies Department faculty Juan and Magda Campo.
4 p.m., McCune Conference Room (Free)
Evenings with the Winemaker
Taste five selected wines, enjoy appetizers and live music.
5 p.m., Los Olivos Cafe ($15)
Thursday, January 29
Birds of Winter
Bird watching at our local creeks, sloughs, and beaches with naturalist Fred Emerson.
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($65 - $75)
The Neville Brothers
Performance by Grammy award-winning band.
8 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall ($19 - $45)
Friday, January 30
Fire and Chapparal: the Myths, the Reality, and the Balancing Act
Featuring speaker Dr. Bob Muller.
Noon, S.B. Botanic Garden (Free)
Saturday, January 31
Sunday, February 1
Shark Sundays
Watch a live feeding of a school of sharks and rays in their own S.B.-based salt water habitats.
3:30 p.m., Ty Warner Sea Ctr.
Monday, February 2
Wednesday, February 4
UCSB Percussion Ensemble
Jon Nathan directs this unique ensemble in a variety of works for percussion.
7:30 p.m., Karl Geiringer Hall ($7 - $15)
Evenings with the Winemaker
Taste five selected wines, enjoy appetizers and live music.
5 p.m., Los Olivos Cafe ($15)
Thursday, February 5
Friday, February 6
Walter Isaacson
CEO of the Aspen Institute and former editor of Time magazine will speak at the President's Breakfast.
7 a.m., Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort ($75)
Saturday, February 7
Sunday, February 8
Wednesday, February 11
Robin Williams
Legendary comedian to make Weapons of Self-Destruction tour stop in S.B.
8 p.m., Arlington Theatre ($58 - $98)
Friday, February 13
A Valentine Serenade
A night of romantic music benefiting the UCSB Music Affiliates Scholarship Fund.
7:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church ($10 - $85)
Saturday, February 14
Extreme Planets
Discover the exotic world of extrasolar planets in this compelling live planetarium show.
7:30 p.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($3 - $6)
Extreme Planets
Discover the exotic world of extrasolar planets in this compelling live planetarium show.
8:30 p.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($3 - $6)
Sunday, February 15
Thursday, February 19
Saturday, February 21
Sunday, February 22
Tuesday, February 24
Friday, February 27
Iron Jawed Angels
A 2004 film about the women's suffrage movement.
7 p.m., Quaker Meetinghouse, 2012 Chapala St. (Free)
Monday, March 2
The Best of the 32nd Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival
15 stimulating films including People’s Choice Award-winner "Trial & Error" and the Best Film on Mountain Sport Award-winner "20 Seconds of Joy"
7:30 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall ($10 - $12)
Tuesday, March 3
The Best of the 32nd Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival
15 stimulating films including People’s Choice Award-winner "Trial & Error" and the Best Film on Mountain Sport Award-winner "20 Seconds of Joy"
7:30 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall ($10 - $12)
Wednesday, March 18
Academy of Ancient Music
Enjoy Bach's Brandenburg Concertos as Richard Egarr conducts.
8 p.m., The Granada ($33 - $68)
Saturday, March 21
Tuesday, March 31
Friday, April 17
Saturday, April 18
Sunday, April 26
Ninth Annual Hidden Gardens of Montecito Garden Tour
Proceeds benefit the Community Arts Music Association's International Series and Masterseries, and CAMA’s Music Education Program in public schools.
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Call for meet-up location. ($75)
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