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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)

George Winston

Rural folk and blues piano.
8 p.m., Lobero Theatre ($28 - $30)

Dylan Schmidt and Exit 86

Two soulful, mixed-genre rock bands.
8 p.m., SOhO ($7)

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

Lone Angels

With Springtime is Wartime.
9 p.m. to midnight, Velvet Jones

Hollywood U2

L.A.'s leading U2 tribute band.
9:30 p.m., SOhO ($10)

Saturday, January 10

Family Bike Tour

9 a.m. to 11 a.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($20 - $25)

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)

Wonders of the Winter Sky

Live planetarium show.
3 p.m., S.B. Museum of Natural History ($4)

A Christmas Tale

Catch the holiday spirit in January.
4:30 p.m., Ojai Theater ($6 - $9)

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)

Inga Swearingen

7:30 p.m., SOhO

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

Crowfoot

Appalachian/Quebecois fusion trio.
7 p.m., Ojai Valley Women's Club ($15)

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)

S.B. Maritime Museum Community Day

10 a.m., S.B. Maritime Museum

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

Religulous

A hilarious and eye-opening film by Bill Maher.
7 p.m., Isla Vista Theater

Bye Bye Bush Show

Comedy performance by I.V. Live.
8 p.m., Embarcadero Hall ($3 - $5)

Religulous

A hilarious and eye-opening film by Bill Maher.
10 p.m., Isla Vista Theater

Saturday, January 17

Master Gardener's Help Table

Third Saturday of every month.
11 a.m., S.B. Botanic Garden

Marine Science Career Day

Great for kids!
Noon to 3 p.m., Ty Warner Sea Ctr.

S.B. Trust for Historic Preservation 46th Annual Meeting

Featuring a community awards presentation.
2 p.m., Presidio Chapel (Free)

Lenka

Sydney-based music and televison star.
6:30 p.m., SOhO ($12 - $14)

Festa Italiana

S.B. Symphony conducted by Nir Kabaretti.
8 p.m., The Granada ($29 - $125)

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

Festa Italiana

S.B. Symphony conducted by Nir Kabaretti.
3 p.m., The Granada ($29 - $125)

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.

Roham de Saram

Cello recital by a renowned classical musician.
7 p.m., Karl Geiringer Hall (Free)

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)

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

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)

Peking Acrobats

Part of Entrance! The Series.
7 p.m., The Granada

An Evening of the Blues

Featuring Arthur Adams and Will Jennings.
8 p.m., MultiCultural Ctr. ($5 - $15)

Kaki King

An indie sensation.
9 p.m., SOhO ($15 - $18)

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

Saturday, January 24

Orfeo Ed Euridice

Starring mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe.
10 a.m., Music Academy of the West ($22)

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)

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

Sunday, January 25

Orfeo Ed Euridice

Starring mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe.
2 p.m., Music Academy of the West ($22)

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

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

Scrabble Club

Last Tuesday of each month.
10 a.m. to noon, Jewish Federation

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)

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

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)

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

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)

Karli Henriquez

A discussion with the host of MTV Tr3s' Karlifornia.
7:30 p.m., MultiCultural Ctr.

The Neville Brothers

Performance by Grammy award-winning band.
8 p.m., UCSB Campbell Hall ($19 - $45)

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

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)

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

7 p.m., Isla Vista Theater

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

10 p.m., Isla Vista Theater

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

Saturday, January 31

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

Sunday, February 1

24th Annual S.B. International Film Festival

Time TBA, Lobero Theatre

Fruit Bats and Sera Cahoone

Time TBA, Muddy Waters Cafe

1st Saturday Country Western Dance

Time TBA, Carrillo Ballroom ($12 - $15)

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

S.B. Newcomers Club Welcome and Orientation Meeting

7 p.m., Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort

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

Forum Lounge: Sara Paul Ocampo

7 p.m., Contemporary Arts Forum

Viva La Mamma!

Presented by the UCSB Opera Theatre.
8 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall ($7 - $15)

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)

Viva La Mamma!

Presented by the UCSB Opera Theatre.
8 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall ($7 - $15)

Saturday, February 7

Viva La Mamma!

Presented by the UCSB Opera Theatre.
8 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall ($7 - $15)

Sunday, February 8

Viva La Mamma!

Presented by the UCSB Opera Theatre.
2 p.m., Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall ($7 - $15)

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)

A Mendelssohn Celebration

Featuring solo violinist Jennifer Koh.
8 p.m., The Granada ($29 - $125)

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

A Mendelssohn Celebration

Featuring solo violinist Jennifer Koh.
3 p.m., The Granada ($29 - $125)

Thursday, February 19

Cecilia Bartoli

Mezzo-soprano in recital.
8 p.m., The Granada ($43 - $83)

S.B. Maritime Museum Community Day

Time TBA, S.B. Maritime Museum

Saturday, February 21

Master Gardener's Help Table

Third Saturday of every month.
11 a.m., S.B. Botanic Garden

Master Gardener's Help Table

Third Saturday of every month.
11 a.m., S.B. Botanic Garden

The Jungle Book

Performed by the State Street Ballet.
8 p.m., The Granada ($16 - $50)

Sunday, February 22

The Jungle Book

Performed by the State Street Ballet.
2 p.m., The Granada ($16 - $50)

Tuesday, February 24

Scrabble Club

Last Tuesday of each month.
10 a.m. to noon, Jewish Federation

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

Master Gardener's Help Table

Third Saturday of every month.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., S.B. Botanic Garden

Tuesday, March 31

Scrabble Club

Last Tuesday of each month.
Time TBA, Jewish Federation

Friday, April 17

Cathie Ryan

Celtic singer and songwriter.
7:30 p.m., Matilija Auditorium ($20 - $22)

Saturday, April 18

Master Gardener's Help Table

Third Saturday of every month.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., S.B. Botanic Garden

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)

Saturday, May 23

Salaam

Middle Eastern music.
7:30 p.m., Matilija Auditorium ($20 - $22)

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